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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donzel Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortunado comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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241 lbs
36 - 16 - 0 |
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270 lbs
41 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donzel Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Fortunado does no damage.
Fortunado misses with a body shot
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
It looks like Donzel Fortunado has been cut.
Fortunado missing with a left hand there. Speed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fortunado closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Fortunado.
Fortunado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fortunado swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortunado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Fortunado misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortunado forces Speed back against the cage and clinches.
Speed misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Fortunado has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fortunado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Speed cracks Fortunado with a nice body shot.
Fortunado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've been hearing reports that Speed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Speed is breathing heavily.
Fortunado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Fortunado.
Fortunado gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Fortunado.
It looks like Daniel Speed has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Speed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fortunados head.
Good body shot from Fortunado.
Speed tries to stall but Fortunado uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fortunado landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fortunado lands a knee to the head.
Fortunado stalling.
Fortunado lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Fortunado.
Fortunado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fortunado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fortunado has Speed up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed misses with some punches.
Fortunado has Speed pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fortunado on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortunado.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fortunado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Fortunado.
It looked like Speed wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Speed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daniel Speed's cut is getting worse.
Donzel Fortunado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortunado misses with a takedown attempt - Speed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Speed went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fortunado doesn't manage to clinch there - Speed circles away.
Speed throws a chopping leg kick but Fortunado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fortunado cracks a nice hook into Speed's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Speed.
Fortunado moves away from the strike by Speed.
Fortunado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Fortunado there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Speed leaves Fortunado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fortunado shoots in but no luck this time.
Daniel Speed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donzel Fortunado.
Fortunado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Speed, right into the meat.
Fortunado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice sprawl there from Speed as Fortunado shoots in.
It appears Speed was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fortunado walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado lands a nice looking body shot.
Speed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortunado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Speed takes a swing at Fortunado's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fortunado. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortunado lands a leg kick that knocks Speed off balance momentarily.
Fortunado sizes up Speed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Fortunado.
Fortunado lunges at Speed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Speed's hand.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortunado.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fortunado lands a nice hook to Speed's body. Speed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortunado manages to avoid it.
Fortunado darts in trying to clinch
and Speed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fortunado thinking.
Fortunado tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Speed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speed is looking to wear down Fortunado with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fortunado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortunado is just out of range.
Fortunado shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Speed sprawls well. Speed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fortunado gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortunado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Speed swivels and escapes.
Speed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Speed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Fortunado appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fortunado lands a left and a right that send Speed crashing to the mat, dazed. Fortunado thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fortunado closes the distance looking to clinch
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Speed takes a swing at Fortunado's ribcage but misses.
Fortunado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Speed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortunado displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daniel Speed's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortunado lands with a shot to the body.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Fortunado's head but Fortunado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fortunado swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Fortunado misses with a head kick.
Fortunado connects with a nice looking jab.
Jeez, Daniel Speed's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Speed's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donzel Fortunado!
A relieved looking Donzel Fortunado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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