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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny O Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabuko Nabakenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabakenya has chosen Stand up and shout (Steel Dragon) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Danny O Donnelly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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191 cm
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213 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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180 cm
24
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny O Donnelly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuko Nabakenya! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Donnelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nabakenya's head. O Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Jab from O Donnelly. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by O Donnelly. O Donnelly defending well as Nabakenya loads up on a big left hand. O Donnelly goes for a high kick. It partially lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! O Donnelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nabakenya's calf. O Donnelly throws a nice head kick!
O Donnelly tries to clinch up. Nabakenya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Donnelly throws a hook but Nabakenya avoids it easily. O Donnelly lands with a hook. Nabakenya tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Nabakenya lands with a cross. O Donnelly scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Donnelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nabakenya misses with a left hand and O Donnelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Nabakenya pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nabakenya on the wrong end of a nice hook. O Donnelly clinches with his opponent.
O Donnelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nabakenya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. O Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Nabakenya controls his hands.
O Donnelly tries to land a knee to the head but Nabakenya blocks with his arms.
A short right from O Donnelly on the inside. O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Nabakenya avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good body shot from O Donnelly.
Nabakenya looks gassed! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! O Donnelly crunches a lovely knee into Nabakenya's ribcage. O Donnelly lands a nice elbow. Nabakenya avoiding damage as O Donnelly throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from O Donnelly. O Donnelly tries to land a knee to the head but Nabakenya blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from O Donnelly.
It looks like Kabuko Nabakenya has been cut. O Donnelly has Nabakenya pushed against the cage. O Donnelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nabakenya's defenses. O Donnelly lands an elbow just above Nabakenya 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Donnelly leaning his opponent against the cage. O Donnelly breaks from the clinch.
O Donnelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. O Donnelly moves into the clinch successfully.
O Donnelly effectively controlling the action here. O Donnelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nabakenya blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Donnelly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Danny O Donnelly. O Donnelly rushes Nabakenya and presses him up against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Donnelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. O Donnelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nabakenya's defenses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A short left from O Donnelly. O Donnelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny O Donnelly dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kabuko Nabakenya's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Donnelly cracks Nabakenya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nabakenya misses with an uppercut
and O Donnelly counters with a head kick. That will keep Nabakenya thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! A slapping body kick lands there for O Donnelly. O Donnelly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. O Donnelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Donnelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Donnelly. O Donnelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. O Donnelly has closed the distance and engaged Nabakenya in a clinch.
O Donnelly leaning his opponent against the cage. Nabakenya is breathing heavily. A nice glancing elbow lands by O Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Donnelly lands a damaging elbow. O Donnelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. O Donnelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nabakenya is defending well for now. O Donnelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Nabakenya takes an elbow to the temple. O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Nabakenya avoids the damage to the body. O Donnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. O Donnelly tries to clinch up. The fight moves into the clinch position. O Donnelly looking to throw knees to the head but Nabakenya is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Donnelly controlling the action here for a moment.
O Donnelly lands an elbow inside. O Donnelly is stalling here.
Nabakenya is trying to force a seperation but O Donnelly has the dominant position. O Donnelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. O Donnelly lands an elbow just above Nabakenya 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by O Donnelly. O Donnelly lands a body punch. O Donnelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Nabakenya backwards. O Donnelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nabakenya can do to turn this around? O Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Nabakenya avoids the damage to the body. Stalling in the clinch from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside. O Donnelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. O Donnelly closes the distance and clinches. O Donnelly lands a shoulder strike. O Donnelly lands a damaging elbow. O Donnelly is pushing Nabakenya up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A nice glancing elbow lands by O Donnelly. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! O Donnelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by O Donnelly. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice elbow from O Donnelly. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny O Donnelly dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Kabuko Nabakenya's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
O Donnelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Nabakenya on the wrong end of a nice jab. O Donnelly misses with the combination.
Nabakenya swats away the attempt to clinch by O Donnelly. O Donnelly scores with a head kick.
O Donnelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Nabakenya slips a jab and a cross from O Donnelly.
O Donnelly throws a nice outside leg kick. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. O Donnelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nabakenya. Nabakenya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Donnelly, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! O Donnelly cracks Nabakenya with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round. A thudding body kick lands there by O Donnelly!
Nabakenya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Donnelly. O Donnelly obviously looking to wear him down.
O Donnelly has closed the distance and engaged Nabakenya in a clinch.
O Donnelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, O Donnelly scores with a nice short uppercut. O Donnelly lands a nice elbow. O Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nabakenya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. O Donnelly scores with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. O Donnelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nabakenya is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nabakenya takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nabakenya is still on wobbly legs! Can O Donnelly finish him? Look low, kick high! O Donnelly uses the oldest trick in the book to send Nabakenya tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! O Donnelly is absolutely delighted - when Nabakenya wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny O Donnelly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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