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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rondo Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Mart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rondo Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Mart!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mart.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mart makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Donovan scores with a hook.
Donovan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mart circles away quickly and effectively.
Donovan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mart.
Donovan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mart.
Mart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Mart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mart tries to clinch there but Donovan circles away.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
Mart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Mart avoids nicely.
Mart lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Donovan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Rondo Donovan has been cut.
Mart looks to land a combination. Donovan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mart wants to clinch.
Mart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donovan's calf.
Donovan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mart counters with a big head kick but Donovan shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mart scores with a jab to the body.
Mart is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
Mart forces Donovan back against the cage and clinches.
Mart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mart is looking to clinch.
Mart wants to clinch up but Donovan keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan swinging wildly here.
Mart lands a head kick!
Mart tries to clinch there but Donovan circles away.
Mart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donovan misses with a double jab
and Mart counters with a head kick. That will keep Donovan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Donovan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donovan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan misses with a left hand
and Mart counters with a one-two to the body.
Mart is looking to clinch.
Mart throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Donovan's head.
Mart scores with a nice body kick.
Mart tries to clinch but Donovan moves out of range.
Rondo Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick there by Mart.
Donovan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mart can pounce on him.
Donovan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mart stuns Donovan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mart.
Mart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mart lands a head kick!
Mart wants to clinch.
Donovan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rondo Donovan's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mart.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Mart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mart tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Mart counters with an outside leg kick.
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donovan tries to move into range but Mart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donovan misses with a double jab
and Mart counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Mart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rondo Donovan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mart counters with an outside leg kick.
Donovan misses with a few strikes there.
Donovan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mart circles away quickly and effectively.
Donovan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mart ducks under a wild hook from Donovan.
Mart tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rondo Donovan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donovan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donovan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mart tries to clinch up.
Mart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donovan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mart tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mart is looking to clinch.
Donovan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mart lands with a nice body kick.
Mart lands with a kick to the temple. Donovan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donovan.
Mart tries to clinch but Donovan moves out of range.
Mart tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
Mario Mart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mart doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Mart tries to clinch but Donovan moves out of range.
Mart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mart lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mart connects with a high kick.
Mart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mart tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Mart does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Mart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Mart avoids them all with ease.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donovan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Donovan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mart lands a head kick!
Rondo Donovan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mart doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Mart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mart.
Mart connects with an inside leg kick.
Donovan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mart is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donovan throws an off balance right hand
and Mart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donovan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mart stalks Donovan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Donovan's face. Donovan staggers backwards, shaken.
Mart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Mart counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donovan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mart feints a jab promting Donovan to slip. Mart then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Donovan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mart counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mart tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Donovan misses.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mart.
Mart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Mart.
Mart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donovan.
Mart is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donovan rather than just go for the knockout.
Donovan misses with the combination.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mart counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mart finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donovan misses with a hook
and Mart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donovan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Mart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donovan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Donovan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mart backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Mart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rondo Donovan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mart avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mart makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Donovan really felt that one!
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Mart moves out of range.
Donovan throws an off balance right hand
and Mart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Mart avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Mart.
Mart lands a right hook to the body.
A combination from Mart does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mart tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Mart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mart is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
Mart lands a nice looking body kick.
Mart lands with an overhand left.
Mart dips to his left and cracks Donovan with an uppercut!
Mart doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Mart tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Mart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mart digs a good body shot into Donovan's ribs.
Mart throws a head kick that half lands.
Donovan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mart lands a right hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Mart.
Mart swinging wildly here.
Mart has closed the distance and engaged Donovan in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Mart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donovan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mart's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Donovan dodges the punch combination from Mart.
Mart scores with a leg kick.
Donovan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mart.
Donovan takes one to the chin there.
Mart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donovan swings widly with a right hand
and Mart counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mart doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Donovan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mart to score with a decent uppercut.
Mart throws a shot to the body.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donovan walks into a straight right hand from Mart.
Mart moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donovan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mart is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Mart does no damage.
Donovan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mart wants to clinch up but Donovan keeps it at a distance.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Mart counters with a solid body kick.
Mart tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Mart.
Donovan fails to land with a series of punches.
Donovan looks to land a combination but Mart avoids it well.
Mart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mart doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Mart ducks under a wild hook from Donovan.
Donovan misses with an uppercut
and Mart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mart tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
Mart has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mart is trying to break free.
Rondo Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Mart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Mart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mart 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Mart!
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hype
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