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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Louis comes to the cage accompanied by Nique La Police. Donowitz has chosen JEW FLOW 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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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donowitz tries to work over Saint Louis's front leg with a kick but Saint Louis checks it.
Donowitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Abraham Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donowitz's corner calls for a 1-2. Donowitz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donowitz lands a jab-cross combination.
Saint Louis keeps Donowitz at a distance using the push kick.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saint Louis stuns Donowitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Saint Louis darts in and clinches Donowitz up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Donowitz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Donowitz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Donowitz digs a right hand underneath Saint Louis's ribcage. Saint Louis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saint Louis backwards.
Saint Louis lands a right hand.
Saint Louis avoids the elbow strike from Donowitz, against the cage.
Saint Louis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donowitz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saint Louis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Donowitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donowitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Saint Louis.
Donowitz lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis trying to control the position but instead, Donowitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint Louis into the cage.
Saint Louis trying to control the position but instead, Donowitz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saint Louis into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis has a couple of punches blocked by Donowitz.
Donowitz prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Donowitz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Donowitz throws an elbow but misses.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Donowitz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donowitz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Saint Louis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Donowitz can turn it around.
A short body shot lands from Saint Louis as the two fighters clinch.
Saint Louis pushes Donowitz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
Donowitz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Donowitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donowitz cracks Saint Louis with a nice body shot.
A short right from Saint Louis on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saint Louis.
Donowitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint Louis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Donowitz - that landed with a thud.
Saint Louis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Donowitz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis avoids the elbow strike from Donowitz, against the cage.
Saint Louis dodges an elbow strike from Donowitz.
Saint Louis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donowitz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donowitz blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saint Louis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donowitz.
Donowitz pushes Saint Louis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donowitz pushes off an throws an elbow but Saint Louis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donowitz misses with a body punch.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of 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!
Saint Louis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis blocks an elbow strike from Donowitz.
Donowitz blocks an uppercut.
Saint Louis blocks an elbow strike.
Donowitz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint Louis is working Donowitz over against the cage.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Donowitz prevents a body shot from Saint Louis.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Donowitz misses with a body punch.
Donowitz misses with an elbow over the top.
Donowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint Louis.
Donowitz gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Saint Louis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donowitz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint Louis's elbow.
Saint Louis misses with some punches.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint Louis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donowitz backwards.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saint Louis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donowitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Saint Louis down.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Louis.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Donowitz blocks a jab.
It seemed like Donowitz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz walks into a straight right hand from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint Louis connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donowitz is looking for the big counter here.
Saint Louis lands the left hand.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis ducks right into an uppercut from Donowitz.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Donowitz throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint Louis dodges the punch combination from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis throws a front kick aimed at Donowitz's knee but Donowitz avoids it well.
Saint Louis slips under a jab from Donowitz.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that misses.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donowitz shoots in and drives through. Saint Louis sprawls well.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Saint Louis's leg. Saint Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz moves forwards but Saint Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donowitz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saint Louis. That did some damage!
Saint Louis lands a nice shot that snaps Donowitz's head back.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Saint Louis lands with an uppercut that bounces Donowitz off the cage and back into range.
Donowitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Saint Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Donowitz lands a nice looking body kick.
Saint Louis lands a jab to the head.
Saint Louis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donowitz is rocked!
Saint Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
A little jabbing left from Donowitz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Saint Louis
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz wants to land a leg kick but Saint Louis is out of range.
Saint Louis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Donowitz jumps back.
Donowitz connects with a single shot there.
Donowitz misses the jab.
Donowitz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint Louis connects with the punch.
Donowitz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint Louis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saint Louis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donowitz under the eye.
Saint Louis jabs Donowitz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saint Louis cracks Donowitz with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donowitz, as that shot connected.
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Saint Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis drops his hands momentarily and Donowitz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donowitz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Donowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Donowitz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donowitz lands a jab to Saint Louis's midsection.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick.
Saint Louis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Donowitz as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a looping right hand.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz jabs Saint Louis right on the nose. Saint Louis blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz slips a jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Saint Louis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy right hand. Saint Louis should have avoided that one.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Donowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Saint Louis there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Louis. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donowitz tries to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis shakes him off and moves away.
Saint Louis slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donowitz manages to avoid it.
Donowitz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donowitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Saint Louis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Saint Louis misses its intended target.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Donowitz's head but Donowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donowitz throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donk. Donowitz catches Saint Louis right on the button with a cross.
A shot to the body from Donowitz misses
letting Saint Louis counter with a right hand.
Saint Louis throws out a loose jab but Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz throws a shot from downtown. Saint Louis moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Donowitz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis is looking to chop away at Donowitz's legs.
Donowitz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saint Louis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donowitz takes one to the chin there.
Donowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saint Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some bone on bone action there as Donowitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donowitz throws a head kick that misses.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Donowitz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Donowitz.
Saint Louis misses with a hook to the body
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis tries to work over Donowitz's front leg with a kick but Donowitz checks it.
Saint Louis ducks under a wild hook from Donowitz.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint Louis thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
and Donowitz moves into the clinch.
Saint Louis struggles to land a body shot inside as Donowitz controls his hands.
Abraham Donowitz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donowitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Donowitz blocks an uppercut.
Donowitz pushes off an throws an elbow but Saint Louis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donowitz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint Louis lands a nice uppercut.
Donowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donowitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Donowitz checks a low kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis sets himself, and Donowitz steps forward looking for the clinch! Saint Louis avoids it this time.
Donowitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Donowitz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saint Louis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint Louis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.
Donowitz wants to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis pushes him away.
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Donowitz misses its intended target.
Saint Louis lands with an overhand left.
Donowitz blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Saint Louis tenderised Donowitz's leg. Donowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saint Louis.
Donowitz swinging wildly here.
Saint Louis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donowitz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint Louis throws the left hand but Donowitz avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Donowitz catches Saint Louis right on the button with a cross.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Saint Louis saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz moves out of range as Saint Louis throws a body kick.
Saint Louis feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
Saint Louis avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint Louis tries to close the distance and clinch but Donowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick
letting Donowitz counter with a right hand.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Donowitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donowitz lunges at Saint Louis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint Louis's hand.
Saint Louis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint Louis.
Donowitz tries to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis shakes him off and moves away.
Donowitz staying out of range there.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Saint Louis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Donowitz. Those never looked like landing.
Donowitz throws a right and a left that Saint Louis avoids nicely.
Donowitz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint Louis throws out the jab.
Donowitz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Saint Louis
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donowitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Despite the aggression on Donowitz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Donowitz throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis lunges at Donowitz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donowitz's hand.
Donowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
Donowitz misses with a hook
and Saint Louis counters with an outside leg kick.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz checks a leg kick nicely.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis misses the shot to the body.
Donowitz is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis lands with an uppercut that bounces Donowitz off the cage and back into range.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Donowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Saint Louis off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis had his way with Abraham Donowitz in that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Donowitz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a jab when Donowitz was well out of range.
Donowitz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saint Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Saint Louis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donowitz. Saint Louis shrugs it off though.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint Louis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint Louis misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saint Louis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donowitz. Saint Louis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Saint Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint Louis blocks a leg kick.
Donowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
A combination from Donowitz does no damage.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Donowitz.
Saint Louis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donowitz wants to counter with a clinch but Saint Louis pushes him away.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis is looking to counter punch.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abraham Donowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a front kick that sends Donowitz stumbling back into the cage.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick
and Saint Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Donowitz throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Saint Louis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Donowitz manages to circle out of the way.
Saint Louis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Donowitz is out of range.
Saint Louis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donowitz is able to avoid easily.
Donowitz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Saint Louis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws out a powerful jab.
Donowitz walks into a stiff left hand from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Saint Louis down.
Saint Louis wants to land a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Saint Louis.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint Louis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body. Donowitz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saint Louis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Donowitzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A clash of legs there as Saint Louis blocks the low kick.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saint Louis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range and Saint Louis settles back down.
Saint Louis lands with a right hand.
Saint Louis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donowitz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donowitz throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint Louis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
Martin Saint Louis is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Martin Saint Louis 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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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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