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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Mizrahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Mizrahi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Bourque's chin.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Donnie Mizrahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizrahi tries to clinch up but Bourque circles away and keeps his distance.
Bourque lands with a nice body punch.
Mizrahi throws a head kick that Bourque semi-blocks.
Bourque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mizrahi takes one to the chin there.
Bourque moves out of range of the body kick from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a body shot.
Bourque checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mizrahi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bourque lands a glancing blow to the side of Mizrahi's head.
Bourque moves out of range of the strikes.
Mizrahi misses with an uppercut.
Bourque throws a jab but it's blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mizrahi throws a poor cross that misses
and Bourque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donnie Mizrahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque lands a jab to the head.
Mizrahi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bourque circles away.
Bourque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque misses with an uppercut
and Mizrahi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mizrahi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bourque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mizrahi circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mizrahi. That's going to slow Bourque down.
Bourque jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bourque throws a hook to the side of Mizrahi's head but Mizrahi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mizrahi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bourque. Bourque circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bourque misses with a series of wild punches.
Bourque throws a good cross that connects.
Mizrahi misses with a body kick.
Mizrahi misses the shot to the body.
Mizrahi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mizrahi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Donnie Mizrahi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bourque throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mizrahi throws a right hand that misses
and Bourque counters with a right hand to the body.
Mizrahi misses with a hook to the body
and Bourque makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mizrahi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mizrahi moves into range and clinches up with Bourque.
Bourque avoiding damage as Mizrahi throws knees to the body.
Mizrahi lands a left hand.
Mizrahi tries to throw a body punch but Bourque avoids it by throwing Mizrahi back against the cage.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Bourque makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mizrahi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
Mizrahi leaning against his opponent.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bourque avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bourque's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mizrahi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Mizrahi controlling the action here for a moment.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourque blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mizrahi.
Bourque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizrahi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mizrahi.
Mizrahi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bourque has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bourque stalling in the clinch but Mizrahi improves position.
Mizrahi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizrahi lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mizrahi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mizrahi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mizrahi tries to clinch up.
Bourque throws a series of punches but Mizrahi moves out of range.
Mizrahi throws a right and a left that Bourque avoids nicely.
Bourque missing with a left hand there. Mizrahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mizrahi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mizrahi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mizrahi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mizrahi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bourque avoids the damage to the body.
Bourque managing to block the knees to the body from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
Bourque prevents a body shot from Mizrahi.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Bourque is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi lands a hook that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi crunches a lovely knee into Bourque's ribcage.
Bourque wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
Bourque is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mizrahi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mizrahi misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Mizrahi.
Bourque wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mizrahi has him pressed against the cage.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mizrahi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourque's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque tries to break free but Mizrahi pushes him back against the cage.
Mizrahi stalls.
Mizrahi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Mizrahi on the inside.
Mizrahi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but Bourque blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mizrahi tries to land a knee to the head but Bourque blocks with his arms.
Mizrahi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizrahi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mizrahi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bourque has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bourque tries to break free but Mizrahi pushes him back against the cage.
Bourque being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mizrahi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bourque working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mizrahi as Bourque tries to tie him up.
Mizrahi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mizrahi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bourque blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourque tries to break free but Mizrahi pushes him back against the cage.
Mizrahi keeps control of Bourque as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Mizrahi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Mizrahi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mizrahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bourque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bourque goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bourque takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bourque lands with a nice combination. Mizrahi backs away looking to recover.
Bourque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mizrahi.
A nice combination there by Mizrahi.
Bourque lunges at Mizrahi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mizrahi's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bourque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mizrahi looks for the body kick but Bourque saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Bourque. Those never looked like landing.
Mizrahi loads up on a big right hand but Bourque slips the punch.
Paul Bourque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque slips a jab from Mizrahi.
Bourque takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizrahi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bourque throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mizrahi.
Mizrahi throws a sloppy head kick
and Bourque cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mizrahi moves into the clinch successfully.
Mizrahi tries to throw a body punch but Bourque avoids it by throwing Mizrahi back against the cage.
Bourque has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mizrahi taking a breather.
Mizrahi missing with knees to the body.
Mizrahi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourque.
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi digs a right hand underneath Bourque's ribcage. Bourque let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mizrahi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Bourque is blocking nicely.
Bourque is looking to break free of the clinch but Mizrahi has double underhooks.
Bourque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizrahi lands a good knee to the midsection. Bourque won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mizrahi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizrahi tries to throw a body punch but Bourque avoids it by throwing Mizrahi back against the cage.
Mizrahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul Bourque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mizrahi misses with a knee strike.
Bourque wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mizrahi is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi looking to throw knees to the head but Bourque is blocking nicely.
Mizrahi tries a body shot but Bourque blocks it.
Mizrahi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bourque can't break the clinch.
Bourque wants to break free but Mizrahi has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mizrahi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bourque looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizrahi scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Paul Bourque has been cut.
Bourque wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bourque is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mizrahi is keeping busy.
Mizrahi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mizrahi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bourque backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mizrahi controlling the action here for a moment.
Bourque swings wildly with an uppercut but Mizrahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Mizrahi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mizrahi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Mizrahi!
Donnie Mizrahi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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