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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Lemaitre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemaitre comes into the arena with La Marseillaise blaring out of the sound system. Donovan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Failure by Breaking Benjamin. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samir Lemaitre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lemaitre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lemaitre counters with a straight right hand.
Lemaitre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lemaitre misses with a body shot.
Zeke Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lemaitre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan connects with a single shot there.
Lemaitre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lemaitre looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Donovan slips a straight right by Lemaitre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lemaitre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donovan throws a head punch that misses.
Lemaitre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lemaitre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donovan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemaitre controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Lemaitre fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Donovan fails to land.
Donovan lands a shoulder strike.
Lemaitre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lemaitre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan looks winded!
Lemaitre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lemaitre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lemaitre is working Donovan over against the cage.
Lemaitre lands a right hand.
Lemaitre lands a shot to the body.
Lemaitre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Zeke Donovan has been cut.
Donovan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Donovan blocks a body shot from Lemaitre.
Donovan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lemaitre lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemaitre scores with a hook to the body.
Lemaitre lands an uppercut.
Lemaitre lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Lemaitre.
Lemaitre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donovan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lemaitre presses Donovan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Lemaitre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lemaitre creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lemaitre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donovans head.
Lemaitre is working Donovan over against the cage.
Lemaitre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lemaitre lands a right hand.
Lemaitre pushes Donovan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donovan is rocked!
Knees to the body from Lemaitre.
Donovan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lemaitre finish him?
Lemaitre drops Donovan with a big right hand! Lemaitre charges in looking to finish - Donovan manages to keep Lemaitre in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Lemaitre postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Donovan's head off the mat! Donovan is out! He's out! Lemaitre jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samir Lemaitre!
Samir Lemaitre managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bullet Proof System, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Zeke Donovan stepped up to the mic, saying 'I underestimated my opponent, and didn't try as hard I could have. He was the better man. Simple as that.'.
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hype
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