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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhengtao Wei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhengtao Wei!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wei. Wei obviously looking to wear him down.
Donnelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly cracks Wei with an open hand slap.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Wei moves out of range easily.
Wei takes one to the chin there.
Donnelly swings for the body but Wei moves out of range.
Wei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from Donnelly.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wei throws out a leg kick but Donnelly moves out of range and Wei only half commits.
Donnelly misses with a hook. Wei ducked under it nicely.
Wei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donnelly connects with a body shot that sends Wei's belly button to the back.
Donnelly throws a body kick that misses
and Wei counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Donnelly is looking to stand back up but Wei counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Donnelly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly tries to kick Wei off but Wei keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wei not doing much here.
Wei is trying to control. Donnelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet.
Donnelly manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Wei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Donnelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Donnelly moves forwards but Wei connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wei uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donnelly.
Donnelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
Donnelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donnelly. Donnelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Donnelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wei.
Wei scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Wei moves out of range easily.
Donnelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donnelly lands a glancing blow to the side of Wei's head.
Wei connects with a leg kick. Donnelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donnelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wei.
Wei finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wei lands a nice shot to the body.
Wei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donnelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wei.
Wei moves out of range as Donnelly strikes.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Wei slaps the foot to one side.
Wei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donnelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly cracks a nice hook into Wei's ribs.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Wei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wei tries to land a leg kick but Donnelly saw it coming and moves away.
Wei lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Wei.
Wei throws a sloppy head kick
letting Donnelly counter with a right hand.
Donnelly stuns Wei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donnelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wei feints the counter takedown.
Wei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Wei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Donnelly slips a jab from Wei.
Wei throws a chopping leg kick but Donnelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Donnelly scores with the left hand. Wei knows he should have avoided that one.
Wei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wei 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.
We've been informed that Wei has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheers as Donnelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wei doesn't seem phased though.
Donnelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donnelly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wei.
Donnelly swings for the body but Wei moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
And Wei tries to counter it with a takedown but Donnelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donnelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donnelly.
Donnelly tries a low kick but Wei avoids it.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wei moves away.
Donnelly throws the kick towards the body but Wei avoids it.
Donnelly missing with a left hand there. Wei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donnelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Wei.
Donnelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donnelly throws a body punch but Wei moves out of range.
Wei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donnelly moves away.
Donnelly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wei connects with a nice looking jab.
Donnelly is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Brian Donnelly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donnelly looks to land a left hand but Wei moved out of range nicely.
Wei drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Donnelly defends it well.
Good work by Donnelly as he checks the leg kick.
Wei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wei.
Wei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range and Wei settles back down.
Donnelly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wei.
Donnelly checks the leg kick.
Donnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donnelly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Donnelly looks to land a body kick but Wei moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei thows a leg kick but Donnelly checks it
and Donnelly counters with a two punch combo.
Wei wants to slow Donnelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Donnelly scores with a shot to the body.
Wei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donnelly checks it well.
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!
Wei misses with a kick to the body.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donnelly scores with the left hand. Wei knows he should have avoided that one.
Donnelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donnelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Wei slaps the foot to one side.
Wei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donnelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donnelly digs a good body shot into Wei's ribs.
Donnelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wei counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wei laying and praying for a moment but Donnelly takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wei is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donnelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wei is trying to control. Donnelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly has hold of Wei's hands but Wei slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wei working the head and body with strikes.
Donnelly tries to kick Wei off but Wei keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wei is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wei prevents Donnelly from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wei lands a nice short elbow.
Wei is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wei thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donnelly's head.
Zhengtao Wei has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet.
Donnelly is refusing to be controlled, as Wei sits in half guard.
Donnelly has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Wei is on him like a limpet, forcing Donnelly back against the cage.
Wei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wei fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donnelly misses the shot to the body.
Wei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Wei.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Wei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donnelly momentarily.
Donnelly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wei's head.
Wei throws a leg kick but Donnelly moved away.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly lands with a good body shot.
Wei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donnelly connects with a right hand. Wei shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wei. That's going to slow Donnelly down.
Donnelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly cracks Wei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donnelly lands a jab-cross combination.
Wei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wei.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly throws a hook but Wei avoids it easily.
Wei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wei tried to score with a low kick but Donnelly checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Donnelly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Wei takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donnelly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donnelly. Wei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donnelly misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly misses with a body punch
and Wei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wei trying to control but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
Wei stops Donnelly from standing up.
Wei postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wei won't allow Donnelly to get back to his feet.
Donnelly wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Wei manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wei lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly gets full guard.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Wei from controlling successfully.
Wei is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Donnelly's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wei throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wei trying to control but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
Wei is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wei controlling from the top position.
Wei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wei prevents Donnelly from getting back to his feet.
Donnelly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donnelly keeping full guard, as Wei tries to pass.
Donnelly keeping moving, preventing Wei from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donnelly throws an overhand right that lands on Wei's shoulder, as Wei tries to avoid the shot.
Wei tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wei takes one to the chin there.
Wei misses with a head kick.
Wei connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Wei slaps the foot to one side.
Wei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donnelly throws out the jab.
Donnelly tries to land a leg kick but Wei saw it coming and moves away.
And Wei tries to counter it with a takedown but Donnelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly stuns Wei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wei cracks a nice hook into Donnelly's ribs.
Donnelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wei on the side of the head.
Donnelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wei was well out of range. Poor timing from Donnelly.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wei is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donnelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Donnelly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Donnelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhengtao Wei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnelly misses with a hook. Wei ducked under it nicely.
Wei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Donnelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Donnelly.
Wei misses with a head kick.
Donnelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wei slips a straight right by Donnelly.
Brian Donnelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wei.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wei.
Wei swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Wei has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Wei moves out of range easily.
Wei feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Donnelly sprawling to the canvas! Donnelly rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wei finish him?!
Donnelly is rocked!
Wei throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Donnelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donnelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wei. That did some damage!
Donnelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Donnelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly throws a low kick, looking for Wei's leg but Wei calmly moves out of range.
Wei takes one to the chin there.
Wei catches Donnelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Donnelly. Those never looked like landing.
Wei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
And Wei tries to counter it with a takedown but Donnelly pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zhengtao Wei.
I think Donnelly 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Donnelly!
Brian Donnelly very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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