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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spider Trenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russo has chosen Imagine Dragons-Radioactive as his entrance music. Donato Russo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Spider Trenton's chin.
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150 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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172 cm
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149 lbs
31 - 23 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spider Trenton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trenton lands with a nice body punch.
Russo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trenton counters with a two punch combo.
Trenton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russo was well out of range. Poor timing from Trenton.
Some bone on bone action there as Trenton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trenton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trenton duly obliges.
Trenton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Russo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trenton throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trenton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Russo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Russo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Russo throws an elbow but Trenton slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo prevents Trenton from escaping the position.
Russo working the strikes but Trenton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trenton taking some punishment here, with Russo in his half guard.
Russo seems to be looking for submissions.
Russo throwing shots but Trenton is blocking nicely.
Russo works his way into side control.
Russo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Trenton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Russo.
Russo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Russo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Russo scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a strike aimed at the side of Trenton's head but Trenton avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trenton is trying to improve his position.
Russo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trenton holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Trenton parries the strikes from Russo easily there. Russo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Trenton to escape.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Russo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trenton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Russo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trenton has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trenton dodges the ground and pound from Russo.
Russo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Russo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Russo crashes against the mat.
Russo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Trenton is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is trying to get an arm triangle but Trenton is defending well.
Russo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Russo lands some shots froms side control.
Russo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Trenton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Russo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Trenton can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Russo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trenton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Russo is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donato Russo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Trenton.
Trenton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russo was well out of range. Poor timing from Trenton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trenton. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trenton misses with a two punch combination.
Trenton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trenton misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
Trenton looks to throw the jab but Russo is out of range.
Trenton looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Trenton misses with a looping left.
Trenton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trenton misses with a lunging right hand
and Russo moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo wants to take the fight to the mat but Trenton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Trenton stalling in the clinch but Russo improves position.
Trenton tries to circle away but Russo has him pinned against the cage.
Trenton trying to control the position but instead, Russo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trenton into the cage.
Russo goes for a takedown attempt but Trenton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Trenton throws a nice looking combination but Russo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trenton swinging wildly here.
Russo moves in looking to clinch but Trenton pushes him off.
Spider Trenton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trenton looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
Trenton misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Trenton.
Russo closes the distance and pushes Trenton back into the cage.
Russo has Trenton pressed against the cage, preventing Trenton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trenton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trenton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Spider Trenton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donato Russo.
Russo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Russo has Trenton pressed against the cage, preventing Trenton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trenton manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trenton. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trenton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Trenton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spider Trenton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo moves out of range as Trenton strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Trenton.
Trenton loads up on a big right hand but Russo slips the punch.
Donato Russo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Trenton misses.
Trenton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trenton throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trenton throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trenton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trenton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spider Trenton is winning the standup battle so far.
Russo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trenton is fending him off so far but Russo persists. Nope, Trenton circles away and we're back to standing.
Trenton thows a body shot but no joy.
Trenton throws a right hand that misses
and Russo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Russo pulls guard successfully.
Russo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trenton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trenton manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spider Trenton dominated that second round.
That's time! Trenton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Russo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trenton's half guard.
Donato Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russo working over Trenton with some ground and pound. Trenton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trenton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Trenton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Russo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo working Trenton over with strikes.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trenton defending well though.
Russo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Russo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Trenton tries to hold on but Russo postures up.
Russo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Russo raining down shots from the mount!
Russo with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trenton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo with a couple of short strikes.
Trenton is rocked!
Trenton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oh Trenton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russo with the ground and pound from mount.
Trenton is trying to escape the mount.
Russo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trenton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Russo! Trenton is hurt baaadly! Russo is firing away with more strikes - Trenton is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donato Russo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Donato Russo waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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