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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz's entrance music is Mama Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. Kelly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
47 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kelly! But no joy.
Kelly swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Donowitz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Donowitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Donowitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly darts in and clinches Donowitz up against the cage.
Donowitz lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Donowitz.
Donowitz tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Donowitz back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Donowitz.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Donowitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donowitz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Donowitz misses.
Kelly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelly needs to keep his hands up - Donowitz had a free shot at his head there.
Donowitz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kebab House in the buildup to the fight.
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly 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.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Donowitz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz misses with a body kick.
Kelly was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Donowitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kelly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donowitz blocks the body kick.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Kelly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donowitz is out of range.
Donowitz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Donowitz throws a sloppy body shot
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donowitz.
Kelly punishes Donowitz's body with a nice straight punch.
Donowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz scoring well with a low kick there.
Donowitz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Donowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Kelly lunges at Donowitz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donowitz's hand.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Donowitz moved out of range nicely.
Donowitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Donowitz misses the target.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donowitz moves away.
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 Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Donowitz.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donowitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly throws a leg kick that misses.
Donowitz throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donowitz lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donowitz.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Donny Donowitz has been cut.
Donowitz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Donowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly scores with a kick to the body.
Donowitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Donowitz.
Donk. Donowitz catches Kelly right on the button with a cross.
Kelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Donowitz.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Donowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Donowitz tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donowitz misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donowitz's hands.
Donowitz missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
A big left from Donowitz misses.
Donowitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kelly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donowitz tries to score with a low kick but Kelly moves his leg out of the way.
Donowitz digs a good body shot into Kelly's ribs.
Donowitz connects with a body shot that sends Kelly's belly button to the back.
Donowitz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Donowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Donowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Donowitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That kick from Kelly tenderised Donowitz's leg. Donowitz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz lands a jab to Kelly's midsection.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donowitz.
Kelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donowitz checks it well.
Donowitz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donowitz scores with a body shot.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donowitz checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
Kelly is looking to chop away at Donowitz's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donny Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Donowitz misses.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Donowitz will feel that in the morning.
Kelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donowitz.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Donowitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kelly as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donowitz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donowitz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kelly now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly tries to bum rush Donowitz with a series of wild strikes but Donowitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donowitz is looking to counter punch.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Donowitz is just out of range.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Donowitz misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Donowitz 's knee.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donowitz. Donowitz obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Donowitz blocks the leg kick.
Donowitz ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Donowitz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donowitz.
Kelly thinks about the counter body kick.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
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!
Donowitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donowitz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Donowitz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donowitz misses with a looping right.
Kelly misses with a kick to the body
and Donowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly lunges at Donowitz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donowitz's hand.
Donowitz throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Donowitz misses
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly tries a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Kelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donowitz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Donowitz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donowitz lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
Kelly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donowitz to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz misses with a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donowitz tried to score with a low kick but Kelly checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kelly misses.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Donowitz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kelly throws a push kick but Donowitz slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
Donowitz misses with an uppercut.
Kelly swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donowitz tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but George Kelly just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz'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.
Donowitz connects with a looping right hand.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donowitz.
Donowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Kelly works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donowitz's sensitive parts.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Donowitz counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kelly feints and then cracks Donowitz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donowitz down.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Donowitz moved away.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelly just manages to avoid it.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Kelly's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Donowitz slips the punch.
Donowitz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donowitz!
Kelly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Donowitz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donowitz lands a jab to the nose.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donowitz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Donowitz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kelly.
Donowitz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donowitz lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Kelly needs to keep his hands up - Donowitz had a free shot at his head there.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donowitz misses with a straight left.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donowitz thows a leg kick but Kelly checks it
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donowitz looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly moves out of range as Donowitz throws a body kick.
Donowitz throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donowitz moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donowitz.
Kelly takes a swing at Donowitz's ribcage but misses.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donowitz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly slips a jab from Donowitz.
Donowitz backing away here, and Kelly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Kelly swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz had his way with George Kelly in that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donowitz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Donowitz looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donowitz scores with a nice body kick.
Donowitz moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Donowitz throwing a counter right hand but Kelly manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donowitz throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Donowitz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Donowitz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Donowitz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kelly just manages to avoid it.
Donowitz pushes Kelly away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Donowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Kelly's leg. Kelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donowitz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donowitz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donowitz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donowitz swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly throws a low kick but Donowitz avoids it.
Donowitz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Donowitz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kelly takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Donowitz.
Kelly misses the body punch
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Donowitz moves his leg out of the way.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks for the body kick but Donowitz saw that one coming.
Donowitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donowitz connects with a crisp jab.
Donowitz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly tries to work over Donowitz's front leg with a kick but Donowitz checks it.
George Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donowitz throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly tries a quick counter leg kick but Donowitz is wise to it.
Donowitz throws a big shot that misses.
Donowitz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly thows a leg kick but Donowitz checks it
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Donowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Donowitz.
Kelly has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donowitz.
Decent striking displayed by Donowitz there.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Donowitz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelly under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kelly shoots in and bounces Donowitz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donny Donowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Donowitz 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donny Donowitz!
A very excited looking Donny Donowitz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
George Kelly was interviewed post fight and said 'My hats off to him he was the better fighter tonight. '.
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