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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Liam Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleen Donham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192 lbs
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210 lbs
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Brawler
KO power
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aleen Donham!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donnelly.
Donham tries to land knees in the clinch but Donnelly avoids the damage to the body.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donnelly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Donham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Donnelly blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Donnelly - that landed with a thud.
Donnelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donham's efforts to push away.
Donnelly lands a nice uppercut.
Donnelly tries to work over Donham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly digs a right hand into Donham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donham's gas tank.
Donnelly is leaning against Donham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donham is trying to push Donnelly away but Donnelly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Donham manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donnelly lands with a left to the head.
Donnelly managing to block the knees to the body from Donham.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Donham's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donnelly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Donnelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donnelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donham blocking some punches.
Donham wants to get back to striking at distance but Donnelly won't allow it.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Donham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly tries to throw a body punch but Donham avoids it by throwing Donnelly back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Donnelly.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donham breaks the clinch.
Donnelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Donham is trying to break the clinch but Donnelly has him pressed against the ropes.
Donnelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Donham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly lands a body shot.
Donnelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Donham backwards.
Donnelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Donham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donnelly.
Donham tries a knee to the head but Donnelly blocks it.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donnelly takes a swing at Donham's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Donnelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donham tries a head kick but it misses.
Donham tries to score with a low kick but Donnelly moves his leg out of the way.
Donnelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Donham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donham misses with a few strikes there.
Donnelly digs a good hook to Donham's body.
Donnelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donham wants to clinch.
Donnelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donnelly digs a good body shot into Donham's ribs.
Donnelly has Donham up against the ropes in a clinch.
Donnelly misses with a body punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Donnelly here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Donham backwards.
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Liam Donnelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donnelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Donham.
Donham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donham tries to circle away but Donnelly has him pinned against the ropes.
Donnelly presses Donham against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donham blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donham blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Donnelly.
Donham can't break the clinch.
Donham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donham struggles to land a body shot inside as Donnelly controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donnelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly lands a left hand.
Donnelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donham is trying to break free.
Donnelly gets through Donham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donnelly tries to work over Donham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donham is looking to break free of the clinch but Donnelly has double underhooks.
Donham stalling in the clinch but Donnelly improves position.
Donnelly lands with a left to the head.
Donnelly lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Donnelly dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Donham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donham takes one to the chin there.
Donnelly closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly digs a right hand underneath Donham's ribcage. Donham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donnelly misses with the head strike.
Donham is trying to push Donnelly away but Donnelly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Donham blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Nice body punch from Donnelly.
Nice body punch from Donnelly - that landed with a thud.
Donnelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donnelly tries a body shot but Donham blocks it.
Donham blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Donham is trying to push Donnelly away but Donnelly has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Donham backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donham tries to circle away but Donnelly has him pinned against the ropes.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Donham controls the action.
Donnelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donham wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Donnelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donham wants to stall.
Donham wants to break free but Donnelly has control.
A short uppercut from Donnelly.
Donnelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donham's efforts to push away.
Donham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donnelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donnelly lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Donnelly.
A short body shot lands from Donnelly as the two fighters clinch.
Donnelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the side of Donham's head.
Donham tries to circle away but Donnelly has him pinned against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Donnelly.
Liam Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly scores with a shot to the side of Donham's head.
Donham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Donnelly.
Donham is trying to break the clinch but Donnelly has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donnelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donnelly is working Donham over against the ropes.
Aleen Donham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnelly digs a right hand into Donham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donham's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Donnelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donnelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Donnelly!
A very excited looking Liam Donnelly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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