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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Donatelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donatelli comes to the cage accompanied by I Sell Comics - Courage My Love. Williams has chosen Noise Won't Stop as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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225 cm
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195 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Donatelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donatelli leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Donatelli.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donatelli throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Donatelli wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donatelli throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donatelli circles away quickly and effectively.
Donatelli wants to clinch.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donatelli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donatelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donatelli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Donatelli wants to clinch.
Donatelli moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Donatelli shrugs it off.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli throws a big shot that misses.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donatelli.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donatelli pinned against the cage. Donatelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kirk Donatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peekay Williams.
Donatelli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donatelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Donatelli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donatelli with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Donatelli.
Donatelli gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donatelli happy to just control the position for now.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Donatelli is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Williams is trying to control Donatelli's posture but Donatelli avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams regains half guard there - taking advantage of Donatelli's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donatelli is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kirk Donatelli wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Donatelli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Donatelli tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Donatelli's guard now.
Donatelli trying to control the position.
Donatelli keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Donatelli manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Donatelli throws a big elbow that misses.
Donatelli wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donatelli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donatelli wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking to control.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donatelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Donatelli!
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kirk Donatelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donatelli is working hard here to advance position.
Williams blocks Donatelli's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Williams prevents Donatelli from getting the reversal.
Williams controlling his opponent.
Williams looking to control but Donatelli is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Donatelli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Donatelli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donatelli tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Williams avoids the attempt from Donatelli to control.
Donatelli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams trying to control but Donatelli is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Donatelli manages to avoid easily.
Donatelli tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Donatelli working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peekay Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Donatelli scores with a shot to the body.
Donatelli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donatelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirk Donatelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Donatelli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donatelli moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Donatelli misses with a wild combination.
Donatelli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Donatelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Donatelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donatelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Donatelli is looking to clinch.
Donatelli wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Donatelli backing up. Donatelli nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donatelli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donatelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams avoids the head kick by Donatelli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Donatelli.
Donatelli throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donatelli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donatelli swivels and escapes.
Kirk Donatelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peekay Williams.
Donatelli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a series of punches but Donatelli moves out of range.
No joy there for Donatelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donatelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Donatelli.
Donatelli throws a leg kick
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Donatelli pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams postures up.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donatelli is keeping the position for now.
Donatelli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donatelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donatelli keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Donatelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donatelli keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donatelli moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirk Donatelli.
I think Donatelli has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Donatelli!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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