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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Mighty (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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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 New York, James Donald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Mighty!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mighty cracks Donald with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Mighty there.
Mighty punishes Donald's body with a nice straight punch.
Mighty works Donald's body with a nice hook.
Mighty lands a nice hook to Donald's body. Donald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mighty throws out a powerful jab.
Mighty thuds a left hand into Donald's body.
Mighty digs a good body shot into Donald's ribs.
Donald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Mighty moves into the clinch.
Donald misses with the head strike.
Mighty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mighty.
Mighty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mighty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mighty fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mighty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donald on the side of the head.
Mighty lands with a good body shot.
Mighty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donald momentarily.
Mighty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donald at a distance.
Donald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mighty moves into the clinch successfully.
Mighty just leaning against Donald, taking a breather.
Mighty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donald backwards.
Donald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mighty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mighty.
Donald throws a head punch that misses.
Donald manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donald ducks right into an uppercut from Mighty.
Mighty lands the left hand.
Mighty scores with a nice strike.
It looks like James Donald has been cut.
Mighty lands a body shot.
Mighty scores with a body shot.
Mighty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mighty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mighty lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mighty connects with a body shot that sends Donald's belly button to the back.
Mighty scores with a nice strike.
Mighty rushes Donald and presses him up against the cage.
Donald has Mighty pushed against the cage.
Donald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mighty gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donald wants to stall.
Mighty lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mighty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donald goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mighty prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Donald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald working aggressively here.
Mighty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mighty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Donald or not.
Donald can't find room to land a body shot as Mighty controls the action.
Mighty tries to break the clinch but Donald is controlling the position.
Mighty lands a left hand.
Mighty leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mighty.
Mighty manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Mighty.
Mighty lands a really nice looking cross but Donald seems unphased.
Mighty tries to clinch up but Donald circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Mighty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Donald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mighty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mighty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mighty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donald's hands.
Mighty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mighty jabs at Donald's body.
Mighty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donald under the eye.
Mighty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donald.
Mighty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mighty paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mighty thuds a left hand into Donald's body.
Mighty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mighty digs a good hook to Donald's body.
Mighty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donald rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mighty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mighty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donald under the eye.
Donald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mighty finds it's way round the side to connect with Donald's head.
Donald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mighty connects with a crisp jab.
Mighty cracks Donald with a good jab.
Mighty lands a jab.
Mighty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mighty stuns Donald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mighty connects with a right hand. Donald shakes it off.
Al Mighty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Donald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mighty scores with a jab to the body.
Mighty tries to clinch up
and Donald counters with a takedown into side control.
Donald scoring with punches and elbows.
Mighty wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Donald landing a few strikes.
Mighty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Donald landing strikes.
Mighty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donald tries to advance to mount but Mighty denies him.
Donald trying to control the action but Mighty is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donald prevents Mighty from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Donald trying to control the position but Mighty is working away.
Donald works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mighty takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Mighty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Donald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A lazy left from Mighty finds it's target.
Donald drops his hands momentarily and Mighty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mighty lands a nice shot that snaps Donald's head back.
Mighty connects with a body shot that sends Donald's belly button to the back.
Mighty moves into the clinch successfully.
Donald is struggling to control the position.
Mighty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donald tries to work over Mighty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mighty.
Donald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mighty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald breaks from the clinch.
Donald is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mighty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Mighty as he connects with a hook.
Donald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mighty punishes Donald's body with a nice straight punch.
Mighty lands a body shot.
James Donald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Mighty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mighty lands a jab to the nose.
Mighty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mighty lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mighty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mighty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mighty lands a jab to Donald's midsection.
Donald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donald looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mighty stuffs the takedown attempt from Donald. Donald gets slowly back to his feet.
Mighty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mighty tries to clinch there but Donald circles away.
Mighty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Donald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mighty throws a shot to the body.
Mighty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mighty scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Mighty.
Mighty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Mighty lands.
Mighty tries to close the distance and clinch but Donald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mighty lands a jab to Donald's midsection.
A jab from Mighty finds it's way through Donald's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Mighty - just one landing.
Mighty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donald takes one to the chin there.
Mighty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Donald has time to react.
Mighty digs a good body shot into Donald's ribs.
Mighty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mighty thuds a left hand into Donald's body.
Mighty lands a nice hook to Donald's body. Donald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al Mighty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A cross from Mighty lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Mighty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mighty winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Mighty!
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energy
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hype
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