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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Waitzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donzel Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado has chosen Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door as his entrance music. 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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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Waitzel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donzel Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fortunado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Waitzel.
Waitzel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mugler Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Waitzel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fortunado avoids the body shot from Waitzel.
Nice straight punches there by Waitzel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Waitzel.
It looks like Donzel Fortunado has been cut.
Fortunado moves out of range of the strikes.
Waitzel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortunado. That did some damage!
Waitzel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fortunado.
Fortunado lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Shane Waitzel has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Fortunado.
Waitzel slips under a jab from Fortunado.
Fortunado doesn't manage to clinch there - Waitzel circles away.
Fortunado has managed to clinch.
Fortunado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fortunado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado throws a head punch that misses.
Fortunado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortunado.
Waitzel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waitzel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortunado blocks an uppercut.
Fortunado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waitzel backwards.
Fortunado is stalling here.
Waitzel keeps control of Fortunado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Fortunado fails to land.
Fortunado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waitzel blocks it with crossed arms.
Waitzel lands an uppercut.
Fortunado lands an elbow inside that Waitzel shrugs off.
Fortunado working Waitzel over with knees to the body.
Waitzel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Waitzel takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortunado struggles to land a body shot inside as Waitzel controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Waitzel working aggressively here.
Fortunado misses with the head strike.
Fortunado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Waitzel.
Waitzel misses with a punch to the body.
Fortunado wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fortunado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waitzel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Waitzel misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortunado blocks a body shot from Waitzel.
Waitzel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortunado tries a knee to the head but Waitzel blocks it.
Waitzel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fortunado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fortunado looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fortunado.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Fortunado fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Waitzel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waitzel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waitzel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fortunado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waitzel or not.
Waitzel misses with a body punch.
Waitzel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fortunado is looking to control Waitzel's arms but Waitzel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fortunado has his back to the cage.
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 Waitzel.
Fortunado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortunado prevents a body shot from Waitzel.
Waitzel scores with a shot to the side of Fortunado's head.
Waitzel has a couple of punches blocked by Fortunado.
Fortunado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Waitzel blocks it with crossed arms.
Waitzel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fortunado backwards.
Fortunado lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado leaning against his opponent.
Fortunado can't find room to land a body shot as Waitzel controls the action.
Fortunado cracks Waitzel with a nice body shot.
Fortunado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fortunado misses with a knee to the head.
Waitzel tries to throw a body punch but Fortunado avoids it by throwing Waitzel back against the cage.
Fortunado blocking some punches.
Fortunado misses with an elbow strike.
Waitzel avoids a wild elbow strike from Fortunado.
Waitzel tries a body shot but Fortunado blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortunado is pushing Waitzel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Waitzel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donzel Fortunado dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Waitzel misses the shot to the body.
Waitzel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Waitzel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fortunado's hands.
Fortunado misses with a wild combination.
Fortunado throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fortunado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Waitzel cracks Fortunado with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fortunado shoots in but no luck this time.
Fortunado throws a series of punches but Waitzel avoids them all with ease.
Waitzel throws a body punch but Fortunado moves out of range.
Waitzel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shane Waitzel is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortunado throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Waitzel scores with a sloppy right hand. Fortunado should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortunado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Waitzel momentarily.
Waitzel checks a leg kick.
Waitzel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Waitzel cracks a nice hook into Fortunado's ribs.
Fortunado works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waitzel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fortunado. That did some damage!
Fortunado ducks under a wild hook from Waitzel.
Fortunado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waitzel.
Fortunado wants to clinch up but Waitzel keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Fortunado. Those never looked like landing.
Fortunado wants to slow Waitzel down by chopping away at his legs.
Donzel Fortunado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Fortunado.
Nice straight punches there by Waitzel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Waitzel.
Fortunado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Waitzel. Waitzel obviously looking to wear him down.
Waitzel lands a left and a right that send Fortunado crashing to the mat, dazed. Waitzel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sloppy strikes from Fortunado. Those never looked like landing.
Waitzel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Waitzel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Waitzel throws a series of punches but Fortunado moves out of range.
Waitzel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortunado is rocked!
That has opened up Donzel Fortunado's cut even more.
Fortunado misses with a lunging right hand
and Waitzel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fortunado thinking.
Fortunado is breathing heavily.
Fortunado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fortunado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Waitzel throws a body punch but Fortunado moves out of range.
Fortunado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Waitzel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado throws a sloppy head kick and Waitzel moves out of range easily.
Waitzel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Waitzel cracks Fortunado with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Waitzel!
Shane Waitzel retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Shane Waitzel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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