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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Eduardo Demaestri (ranked 6173 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donall Doyle (ranked 9103 p4p, 0 weight class). Donall Doyle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Eduardo Demaestri! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donall Doyle! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doyle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Doyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demaestri closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doyle to the mat! Doyle manages to get full guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Demaestri landing some decent shots from guard. Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Demaestri pushes down on Doyle's leg and manages to get into half guard. Doyle is trying to stand back up but Demaestri is controlling him
Doyle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Demaestri scores with a couple of nice shots. Doyle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Demaestri. Demaestri prevents Doyle from improving his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Demaestri drops an elbow to the side of Doyle's head. Demaestri is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Demaestri not doing much here.
Doyle keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doyle wants to get back to full guard. Demaestri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Demaestri working the head and body with strikes. Demaestri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Doyle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Demaestri is working away from the top position though. Demaestri scoring with strikes to the body and head. Demaestri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two 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. Demaestri lands strikes from half guard. Demaestri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Demaestri lands strikes from half guard. Demaestri is keen to just control but Doyle is a slippery customer. Demaestri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Doyle has hold of Demaestri's hands but Demaestri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Doyle taking some punishment here, with Demaestri in his half guard. Doyle felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Demaestri slips a nice elbow through Doyle's hands, connecting with Doyle's forehead. Demaestri trying to control from half guard but Doyle is working away. Doyle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Demaestri is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Demaestri passes the guard and advances to mount! Demaestri breaks from Doyle's wrist control and lands an elbow. Demaestri landing shots from mount. Demaestri content just to control the position here. Demaestri is landing with some decent strikes but Doyle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Demaestri lands a nice shot to the head. Demaestri is landing with some decent strikes but Doyle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Demaestri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Demaestri landing shots from mount. Doyle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Demaestri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Demaestri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Doyle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Demaestri raining down shots from the mount! Demaestri is landing with some decent strikes but Doyle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Demaestri scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Demaestri is in the full mount, landing strikes. Demaestri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doyle is looking to escape. Demaestri controlling the position easily from mount. Demaestri fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Demaestri throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Doyle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Demaestri is in Doyle's guard. Demaestri trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom. Doyle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Demaestri distracts Doyle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Demaestri's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Demaestri lands a couple of digs. Doyle pushes Demaestri off and gets back to his feet.
Demaestri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doyle as he avoids it easily. Demaestri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doyle napping and manages to drive through into side control! 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! Doyle on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Demaestri landing strikes. Demaestri lands a nice forearm strike. Demaestri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around? You can see the frustration on Doyle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Demaestri scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Doyle to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round. Demaestri lands a decent elbow from side control. Doyle is looking to reverse the position. Demaestri lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doyle down.
Demaestri is working Doyle over with some ground and pound from side control. Demaestri works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Demaestri is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Doyle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Demaestri working the ground and pound. Demaestri lands an elbow. Demaestri lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Demaestri connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Doyle some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doyle is not content to let Demaestri control the position. Doyle is trying to escape the position but Demaestri is controlling the position. Doyle is not content to let Demaestri control the position. Demaestri is putting a hurting on Doyle here, landing some big shots from side control. Demaestri wants to control but Doyle is keeping him busy. Demaestri taking a breather here. Demaestri is putting a hurting on Doyle here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doyle taking a bit of punishment here - Demaestri scoring with strikes. Demaestri tries to move to full mount but Doyle actually manages to regain half guard. Doyle won't allow Demaestri to pass to mount. Doyle pushes Demaestri off looking to stand but Demaestri dives back in and keeps control.
Doyle taking some punishment here, with Demaestri in his half guard. Julian Eduardo Demaestri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Doyle tries to roll over but Demaestri keeps him under control. Doyle is breathing heavily. Demaestri lands with a punch from half guard. Demaestri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Demaestri lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Demaestri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Demaestri takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Demaestri working Doyle over with strikes. Demaestri drops an elbow to the side of Doyle's head. Nice strikes from Demaestri there. Demaestri working over Doyle with some ground and pound. Doyle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Demaestri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Demaestri slows the pace down in half guard. Demaestri scores with a couple of good hammerfists. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Doyle tries for a takedown but Demaestri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Doyle sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Demaestri to the ground! Doyle dives into full mount looking to finish!
Demaestri is rocked! Doyle drops a big elbow. That's hurt Demaestri! More shots from Doyle and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donall Doyle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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