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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnely comes to the cage accompanied by Hayling- FC Kahuna. Grigori Rasputin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Donnely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rasputin has closed the distance and engaged Donnely in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donnely throws an elbow but misses.
Donnely tries to score a body lock takedown but Rasputin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rasputin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasputin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Donnely taking a breather.
Donnely is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Donnely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnely tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnely tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rasputin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnely.
Rasputin is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Donnely misses its intended target.
Donnely misses with a head kick.
Donnely throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Donnely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donnely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rasputin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rasputin drags the fight down to the ground.
Donnely postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rasputin can't keep his opponent in guard - Donnely advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Donnely winds up and cracks Rasputin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Donnely prevents Rasputin from improving his position.
Rasputin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rasputin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rasputin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Donnely!
Rasputin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Donnely to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Donnely shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnely is trying desperately to improve position.
Rasputin looking to finish Donnely with some ground and pound. This is bad for Donnely!
Rasputin controlling the pace for now.
Rasputin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rasputin unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donnely tries to lock up and control but Rasputin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rasputin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnely is trying desperately to improve position.
Rasputin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Donnely is wriggling around trying to escape.
Donnely wants to hold on but Rasputin pushes him away.
Donnely is working to get back to half guard.
Rasputin working for a submission but Donnely is keeping him at bay.
Rasputin with shots to the head and body - Donnely looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rasputin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Donnely slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donnely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rasputin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donnely does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Donnely flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnely won't allow Rasputin to pass to mount.
Donnely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donnely has a hand on Rasputin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rasputin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Donnely is squirming around, avoiding Rasputin's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Donnely is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Rasputin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rasputin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Donnely to the ground. Rasputin is now in Donnely's guard.
Donnely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Donnely is working hard here to advance position.
Donnely is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rasputin is aware though and is defending well.
Rasputin looking to pass the guard.
Rasputin distracts Donnely with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rasputin lands a couple of digs.
Rasputin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donnely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasputin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin gets to his feet. Donnely looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rasputin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rasputin defending well as Donnely loads up on a big left hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Donnely enables Rasputin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Donnely manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rasputin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Rasputin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rasputin wants to control from the top but Donnely keeps moving.
Donnely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasputin is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Grigori Rasputin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rasputin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Donnely did well to prevent Rasputin getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rasputin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rasputin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rasputin scoring with some ground and pound.
Donnely looking for a sweep. Not yet Donnely, not yet.
Donnely looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rasputin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Donnely is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donnely is looking for a sweep. Rasputin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Donnely tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rasputin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rasputin controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Donnely can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rasputin controlling from the full mount.
Rasputin looking to finish Donnely with some ground and pound. This is bad for Donnely!
Grigori Rasputin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rasputin breaks from Donnely's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rasputin controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnely is working to get back to half guard.
Rasputin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donnely is looking to escape.
Rasputin breaks from Donnely's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Donnely is desperately trying to improve his position but Rasputin has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasputin landing shots from mount.
Rasputin scoring with strikes but Donnely is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donnely defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rasputin.
Rasputin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Donnely to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grigori Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donnely pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donnely throws a looping overhand right but Rasputin ducks down to avoid it.
Donnely throws the left hand but Rasputin avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donnely jumps guard but Rasputin stands there with Donnely around his waist. Donnely gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rasputin breaks from the clinch.
Donnely pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown but Donnely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donnely tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasputin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donnely manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rasputin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Donnely will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donnely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rasputin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to free his leg and advance position but Donnely is retaining full guard.
Donnely striking off his back but it's not causing Rasputin any problems.
Rasputin looking to pass the guard.
Donnely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasputin won't allow Donnely to sweep him here.
Rasputin postures up and lands a big shot to Donnely's brow.
Rasputin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rasputin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Donnely gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rasputin pulls guard successfully.
Donnely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Donnely wants to pass the guard but Rasputin is keeping the position.
Rasputin is controlling Donnely's posture.
Liam Donnely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnely wants to stand but Rasputin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rasputin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donnely's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnely keeping moving, preventing Rasputin from controlling successfully.
Donnely has momentary wrist control but Rasputin slips an elbow through the middle.
Donnely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rasputin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Donnely wants to get back to his feet but Rasputin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rasputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Donnely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin stays in close to Donnely's body and controls the position.
Donnely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasputin is one step ahead there.
Rasputin working some strikes from top position.
Rasputin passes Donnely's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rasputin slows the pace down in half guard.
Rasputin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Donnely is looking for a sweep. Rasputin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnely wants to get back to full guard but Rasputin has mounted him!
Donnely is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rasputin gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Donnely throws a poor cross that misses
and Rasputin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donnely won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rasputin is staying tight to Donnely's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rasputin stands up and beckons Donnely to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Donnely's half guard.
Grigori Rasputin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Still in half guard, Rasputin seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigori Rasputin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rasputin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigori Rasputin!
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