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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 cm
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176 lbs
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184 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan De Wilde! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Wilde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Donelly. De Wilde does a little dance to reset his feet. Donelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from De Wilde. De Wilde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Donelly lands with a cross. Donelly throws a low kick but De Wilde avoids it. Donelly throws a series of punches but De Wilde avoids them all with ease. Donelly checks a leg kick nicely. Donelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands. De Wilde avoids the head kick by Donelly.
Donelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A big left from De Wilde misses. Donelly throws a hook to the side of De Wilde's head but De Wilde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Donelly scores with a jab to the jaw. Donelly misses with a looping right. De Wilde scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Wilde takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donelly has closed the distance and engaged De Wilde in a clinch.
De Wilde cracks Donelly with a nice body shot. De Wilde misses with a punch on the inside.
De Wilde tries a body shot but Donelly blocks it.
De Wilde will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donelly up against the cage. Donelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Wilde dodges an elbow strike from Donelly.
De Wilde misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from De Wilde fails to land. Donelly scores with an uppercut up the middle. Donelly lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jordan De Wilde has been cut. De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Donelly. Donelly throws an elbow but it misses.
De Wilde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donellys head. Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Wilde misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Wilde tries to work over Donelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Donelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A head punch blocked on the inside by De Wilde. Donelly looks to throw an elbow but misses. Donelly lands an elbow that stopped De Wilde in his tracks for a moment. With the fighters up against the cage, Donelly throws an elbow but misses. Donelly misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Wilde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. De Wilde avoids the elbow strike from Donelly, against the cage.
De Wilde blocks the elbow strike.
Donelly misses with a body punch.
De Wilde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donelly's elbow. De Wilde blocking some punches.
De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Wilde. De Wilde misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donelly. Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Wilde misses with a punch to the body.
Donelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donelly has a couple of punches blocked by De Wilde.
De Wilde blocks an uppercut.
Donelly tries to work over De Wilde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. De Wilde misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from De Wilde. De Wilde blocking some punches.
De Wilde avoiding damage as Donelly throws knees to the body.
De Wilde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donelly blocks an uppercut.
De Wilde avoids the elbow strike from Donelly, against the cage.
Donelly digs a right hand underneath De Wilde's ribcage. De Wilde let out a lung full of air as it connected. Donelly misses with a punch to the body.
Donelly misses with the head strike.
Donelly working some nice short punches in the clinch. A shot in the inside from Donelly. De Wilde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Wilde misses with some punches.
De Wilde misses with a punch on the inside.
Donelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donelly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Wilde backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Wilde takes an elbow to the temple. Donelly throws an elbow that misses.
Donelly misses with an elbow strike.
Donelly misses with a body punch.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses. Donelly works on De Wilde's body with a couple of short punches. Donelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Wilde's elbow. Donelly lands an elbow just above De Wilde 's eye. Donelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Wilde misses with some punches.
De Wilde throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Donelly lands a shoulder strike. Donelly blocking some punches.
Donelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Wilde blocks it with crossed arms. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Donelly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Wilde's defenses. De Wilde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donelly backwards. Donelly lands an elbow inside that De Wilde shrugs off. A hook to the body from De Wilde.
De Wilde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Donelly dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jordan De Wilde's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. De Wilde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donelly.
De Wilde shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Donelly's guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. De Wilde trying to control the position from guard on top but Donelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. De Wilde stopping the sweep attempt from Donelly. De Wilde wants to pass the guard but Donelly is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Wilde gets to his feet - Donelly follows without any prompting. De Wilde lands with a nice body kick. Donelly throws a series of punches but De Wilde moves out of range. Donelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting De Wilde counter with a right hand. De Wilde blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Donelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Donelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Wilde. Donelly rushes De Wilde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Wilde misses with some punches.
Donelly working aggressively here.
De Wilde has a couple of punches blocked by Donelly.
De Wilde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donelly backwards. De Wilde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donelly backwards. A shot in the inside from De Wilde. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Donelly looking to throw knees to the head but De Wilde is blocking nicely.
De Wilde prevents a body shot from Donelly. A head punch blocked on the inside by Donelly. Joseph Donelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donelly throws an elbow that misses.
Donelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Wilde's elbow. Donelly looks to throw an elbow but misses. Donelly blocks a body shot from De Wilde. Donelly blocking some punches.
De Wilde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Wilde scores with a shoulder strike. De Wilde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Wilde misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Wilde swings wildly with an uppercut but Donelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donelly tries to throw a body punch but De Wilde avoids it by throwing Donelly back against the cage. Donelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Wilde's elbow. De Wilde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Donelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Donelly. De Wilde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Wilde misses with a body punch.
Donelly misses with an elbow over the top. De Wilde takes an elbow to the temple. Donelly working aggressively here.
Donelly lands an elbow just above De Wilde 's eye. De Wilde trying to control the position but instead, Donelly has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Wilde into the cage. A shot in the inside from Donelly. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Donelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Wilde blocks an elbow strike. Donelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Wildes head. De Wilde takes an elbow to the forehead. De Wilde misses with a short punch on the inside. Donelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Donelly struggles to land a body shot inside as De Wilde controls his hands.
Donelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Wilde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Wilde can't find room to land a body shot as Donelly controls the action.
Donelly lands a right hand. De Wilde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Wilde working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Wilde. Donelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A shot in the inside from De Wilde. Donelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donelly throws a punch but it's blocked by De Wilde. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Wilde's brow. De Wilde misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joseph Donelly will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Jordan De Wilde's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Wilde moves out of range of the leg kick from Donelly. De Wilde missing with a left hand there. Donelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Donelly loads up on a big right hand but De Wilde slips the punch. De Wilde shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Donelly misses with a straight left. De Wilde lands with a nice body kick. Joseph Donelly seems to be getting the better of the standup. Donelly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Wilde back to the cage. Donelly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Donelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Donelly wants to clinch. Donelly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. De Wilde avoids the head kick by Donelly.
De Wilde blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donelly throws a poor cross that misses
and De Wilde counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Wilde. De Wilde postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. De Wilde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom. De Wilde postures up in Donelly's guard and throws a big left but Donelly blocks it. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Wilde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Donelly seems keen to control De Wilde's posture. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. De Wilde stopping the sweep attempt from Donelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joseph Donelly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Donelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donelly cracks De Wilde with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Donelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Wilde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. De Wilde scores with a push kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Donelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. De Wilde blocks a jab. Donelly throws a jab when De Wilde was well out of range. Donelly misses with a left hand and De Wilde counters with an inside leg kick. De Wilde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donelly looks to land a left hand but De Wilde moved out of range nicely. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donelly misses with an uppercut. De Wilde saw that one coming. Donelly tries to clinch there but De Wilde circles away.
De Wilde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donelly. De Wilde moves out of range as Donelly strikes. De Wilde scores with a hook. Donelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Wilde. De Wilde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donelly throws a sloppy head kick and De Wilde moves out of range easily. Donelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Wilde moves into the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Donelly. De Wilde tries to throw a body punch but Donelly avoids it by throwing De Wilde back against the cage. De Wilde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donelly's elbow. Donelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A left hand lands to the body for De Wilde.
De Wilde tries a body shot but Donelly blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Donelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donelly swings wildly with an uppercut but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Wilde's brow. Donelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Donelly lands a nice elbow from the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Donelly misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from De Wilde. Donelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Wilde misses with a punch to the body.
De Wilde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donelly looking to throw knees to the head but De Wilde is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from De Wilde as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Donelly prevents a body shot from De Wilde. De Wilde effectively controlling the action here. De Wilde lands with a short head shot on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jordan De Wilde did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The cut man is working on Jordan De Wilde's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Wilde thows a left - swing and a miss! De Wilde instigates a clinch. Donelly lands a hook to the side of the head. Donelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Wildes head. Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. De Wilde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Wilde's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Donelly lands an uppercut. Donelly lands an elbow inside. Donelly misses with a short punch on the inside. De Wilde dodges an elbow strike from Donelly.
De Wilde tries to throw a body punch but Donelly avoids it by throwing De Wilde back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Wilde stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Donelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nice elbow from Donelly. Donelly lands a hook that snaps the head of De Wilde backwards. De Wilde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Wilde blocks an uppercut.
De Wilde prevents a body shot from Donelly. With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Wilde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Donelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Wilde blocks it with crossed arms. De Wilde taking a breather. De Wilde lands a shoulder strike. De Wilde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donelly working aggressively here.
Donelly misses with a punch to the body.
De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Donelly. Donelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donelly misses with an elbow over the top. Donelly takes a shot to the head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! De Wilde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. De Wilde scores with an uppercut up the middle. De Wilde is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donelly is keeping busy. A right handed body shot lands from Donelly.
Donelly blocks an uppercut.
Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. De Wilde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donelly backwards. Donelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Wilde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Donelly lands an uppercut. De Wilde avoids a wild elbow strike from Donelly. Donelly scores with a hook to the body. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Wilde blocks an elbow strike from Donelly.
Donelly lands a hook to the side of the head. Donelly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donelly tries to work over De Wilde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short left from Donelly. De Wilde lands a hook to the side of the head. Donelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. With the fighters up against the cage, Donelly throws an elbow but misses. Donelly blocks an uppercut.
De Wilde misses with a punch to the body.
Donelly lands a nice elbow. Donelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Wilde backwards. Donelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Wilde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short uppercut from Donelly. Donelly can't find room to land a body shot as De Wilde controls the action.
Donelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Wilde has a couple of punches blocked by Donelly.
Donelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Wilde backwards. Donelly misses with an elbow strike.
Donelly throws a head punch that misses. De Wilde throws a head punch that misses. Donelly scores with a hook to the body. De Wilde blocks an uppercut.
Donelly pushes De Wilde back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Donelly lands a nice uppercut. De Wilde avoids the elbow strike from Donelly, against the cage.
De Wilde dodges an elbow strike from Donelly.
Donelly with a knee to the head.
De Wilde misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Wilde's brow. Donelly lands with a short head shot on the inside. Donelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Donelly. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Donelly dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Jordan De Wilde's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Donelly connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Donelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Donelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Wilde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donelly was well out of range. Poor timing from De Wilde. Donelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Donelly looks to land a body kick but De Wilde moved away. De Wilde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. De Wilde checks a leg kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donelly.
Donelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. De Wilde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donelly at a distance.
Donelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. De Wilde stuns Donelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donelly misses with the body kick and De Wilde counters with a straight right hand. De Wilde takes one on the button. De Wilde clinches. Donelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Wilde taking a breather. De Wilde misses with some punches.
De Wilde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. De Wilde takes an elbow to the temple. De Wilde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A short right from Donelly. De Wilde throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donellys head. De Wilde misses with a hook from the clinch. Donelly misses with the head strike.
Donelly lands a hook to the side of the head. Donelly lands a right hand. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Nice elbow from Donelly. Donelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jordan De Wilde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Donelly on the inside. De Wilde is stalling here.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses. De Wilde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Wilde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Donelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Wilde blocks a body shot from Donelly. Donelly misses with some punches.
De Wilde throws a punch but it's blocked by Donelly. Donelly throws a head punch that misses. De Wilde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Wilde prevents a body shot from Donelly. Donelly misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Wilde lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donelly backwards. Donelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Donelly lands a nice uppercut. De Wilde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donelly blocking some punches.
De Wilde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. De Wilde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donelly has a couple of punches blocked by De Wilde.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Wilde's brow. De Wilde tries to throw a body punch but Donelly avoids it by throwing De Wilde back against the cage. De Wilde struggles to land a body shot inside as Donelly controls his hands.
Donelly blocking some punches.
Donelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Donelly has a couple of punches blocked by De Wilde.
Donelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Wilde working aggressively here.
De Wilde dodges an elbow strike from Donelly.
De Wilde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Wilde lands a right hand. Donelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Wilde. Joseph Donelly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A head punch blocked on the inside by Donelly. De Wilde doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donelly lands with a short shot to the head. Donelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Wilde misses with a punch to the body.
De Wilde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donelly's elbow. Donelly misses with an elbow over the top. Donelly misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! De Wilde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Wilde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. De Wilde misses with some punches.
De Wilde throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Joseph Donelly. I think Donelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 46:49 Judge Topper Green scores the fight 46:49 Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Donelly! Joseph Donelly is the new welterweight champion! After winning the bout, Joseph Donelly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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