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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnelly comes to the cage accompanied by Schizophrenia by BrokeNCYDE. 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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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Higgins is trying to stand back up but Donnelly is controlling him
Donnelly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Higgins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higgins wants to get back to his feet.
Donnelly seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Donnelly connects with a nice short shot to Higgins's temple.
Higgins taking some punishment here, with Donnelly in his half guard.
Higgins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donnelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Donnelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Higgins is trying to stand up here but Donnelly is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Donnelly connects with a nice short shot to Higgins's temple.
Donnelly is looking to advance position but Higgins won't allow it.
Donnelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Higgins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Donnelly thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donnelly lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donnelly is nestled in close to Higgins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Donnelly passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Donnelly.
Donnelly landing punches.
Donnelly won't let Higgins get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Donnelly unloading with bombs!
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
Higgins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Donnelly landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Donnelly.
Donnelly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Higgins hang on?
Higgins wants to get back to his feet.
Donnelly is landing with some decent strikes but Higgins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Donnelly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Higgins?
Donnelly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Higgins tries to buck Donnelly off but he can't manage it.
Donnelly in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Higgins's face.
Higgins wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Donnelly looking to finish Higgins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Higgins!
Donnelly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Higgins squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Higgins is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Donnelly thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Higgins tries to buck Donnelly off but he can't manage it.
Donnelly in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Higgins wants to try and get back to his feet.
Donnelly landing strikes from the mount and Higgins is in trouble!
Poor strikes thrown by Donnelly there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Donnelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Donnelly looking to finish Higgins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Higgins!
Donnelly lands with some strikes.
Donnelly dominating with strikes here.
Higgins is rocked!
It looks like Jonathan Higgins has been cut.
Donnelly landing shots from mount.
Higgins is still in real trouble! Can Donnelly finish him?
Donnelly unloading with bombs!
Donnelly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That has opened up Jonathan Higgins's cut even more.
Donnelly lands a heavy elbow.
Donnelly landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly landing shots from mount.
The cut above Jonathan Higgins's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Donnelly unloading with bombs!
Donnelly lands a big elbow.
Jonathan Higgins's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonathan Higgins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruce Donnelly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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