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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Logan Donaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coisa Feia Fuinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coisa Feia Fuinha will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Logan Donaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Coisa Feia Fuinha!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaldson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fuinha.
Donaldson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No luck for Fuinha with that takedown attempt.
Fuinha should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fuinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuinha shoots in but Donaldson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Logan Donaldson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coisa Feia Fuinha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donaldson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donaldson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fuinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Donaldson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donaldson trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuinha controls his hands.
Donaldson prevents the takedown attempt.
Fuinha breaks the clinch.
Fuinha looks to clinch
and Donaldson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fuinha is wriggling around but Donaldson manages to pass to half guard.
Fuinha tries to roll over but Donaldson keeps him under control.
Donaldson is thwarting Fuinha's attempts to control the position.
Fuinha is looking for a sweep. Donaldson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson stands up and beckons Fuinha to join him on the feet.
Donaldson clinches with his opponent.
Donaldson stalling against the cage.
Donaldson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Donaldson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fuinha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Donaldson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fuinha breaks from the clinch.
Fuinha throws a head kick but Donaldson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a lazy head kick
and Fuinha counters with a two punch combo.
Donaldson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuinha.
Fuinha looks winded!
Donaldson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuinha is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fuinha doesn't manage to clinch there - Donaldson circles away.
Donaldson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fuinha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Donaldson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donaldson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Donaldson.
A frustrated look appears on Donaldson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donaldson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fuinha fails to pull guard.
Fuinha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donaldsons head.
Donaldson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fuinha letting Donaldson take a breather here.
Fuinha is trying to pull guard but Donaldson has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donaldson lands a takedown into guard.
Fuinha is wriggling around but Donaldson manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donaldson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Donaldson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donaldson clinches up with Fuinha and pushes him back against the cage.
Fuinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuinha tries to pull guard but Donaldson holds him up against the cage and eventually Fuinha drops back down to his feet.
Donaldson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Donaldson manages to break the clinch.
Donaldson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuinha darts in and clinches Donaldson up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donaldson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fuinha manages to break the clinch.
Donaldson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuinha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donaldson tries to avoid it but Fuinha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donaldson to the ground. Donaldson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fuinha fails to land the takedown.
Logan Donaldson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coisa Feia Fuinha.
Fuinha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donaldson swivels and escapes.
Fuinha is breathing heavily.
Fuinha throws a hook to the side of Donaldson's head but Donaldson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donaldson is looking to counter the offense by Fuinha and move into the clinch.
Donaldson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Donaldson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuinha throws a leg kick but Donaldson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coisa Feia Fuinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donaldson slaps away a takedown attempt from Fuinha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuinha tries to clinch but Donaldson is having none of it.
Donaldson is looking to counter the offense by Fuinha and move into the clinch.
Donaldson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donaldson avoiding damage.
Fuinha letting Donaldson take a breather here.
Fuinha keeps control of Donaldson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donaldson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coisa Feia Fuinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donaldson throws a front kick that sends Fuinha stumbling back into the cage.
Fuinha shoots in but no luck this time.
Fuinha moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fuinha is fighting off a takedown attempt but Donaldson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fuinha to the mat. Fuinha regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Donaldson working some strikes from top position.
Donaldson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Logan Donaldson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fuinha wriggles free and stands up.
Fuinha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuinha has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuinha shoots in looking for a takedown but Donaldson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fuinha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fuinha tries for a takedown but Donaldson circles away easily
and Donaldson counters by clinching up.
Donaldson manages to break the clinch.
Fuinha shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donaldson as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donaldson drives through and clinches with Fuinha against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuinha is working for takedown but Donaldson is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Donaldson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Donaldson misses with a low kick.
Fuinha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Donaldson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Donaldson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuinha can do to turn this around?
Fuinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donaldson 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.
Fuinha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Donaldson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fuinha somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donaldson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuinha.
Logan Donaldson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coisa Feia Fuinha.
Fuinha wants to clinch up but Donaldson keeps it at a distance.
Fuinha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fuinha tries to clinch up.
Donaldson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson closes the distance and clinches.
Fuinha trying to control the position but instead, Donaldson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fuinha into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Donaldson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Donaldson stalling in the clinch.
Donaldson working hard to break the clinch.
Fuinha has had enough of the clinch but Donaldson keeps him there for the moment.
Fuinha is looking to take this one to the mat.
Donaldson has Fuinha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fuinha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Donaldson is trying to push Fuinha away but Fuinha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donaldson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donaldson is pushing Fuinha up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Donaldson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Donaldson avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Logan Donaldson.
Donaldson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuinha throws a head kick that misses
and Donaldson counters by clinching up.
Fuinha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Donaldson to keep the fight standing.
Logan Donaldson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fuinha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fuinha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donaldson's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fuinha as Donaldson tries to tie him up.
Fuinha keeps control of Donaldson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fuinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donaldson slips a jab and a cross from Fuinha.
Logan Donaldson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuinha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fuinha or perhaps it was just good defense by Donaldson, which made it look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head kick misses from Donaldson.
Fuinha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donaldson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donaldson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuinha shoots in for a takedown but Donaldson shows good takedown defense.
A head kick from Donaldson lands but Fuinha takes it in his stride.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fuinha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donaldson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fuinha's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Donaldson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donaldson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Donaldson!
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