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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 2585 p4p, 291 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 19410 p4p, 694 weight class). McDonnell has chosen Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a leg kick but McDonnell checks it.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell avoids it easily.
McDonnell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Caria on the side of the head.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Caria.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
As Caria backs off McDonnell throws a huge counter combo but Caria manages to avoid it all.
Caria lands a glancing blow to the side of McDonnell's head.
Caria throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell connects with an inside leg kick.
Caria throws a lazy body kick
and McDonnell counters with a right hand to the body.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Caria counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Caria.
Caria fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Caria throws a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
Caria fires out a quick counter leg kick but McDonnell just manages to avoid it.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonnell throws out the jab.
McDonnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McDonnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McDonnell lands an uppercut.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
McDonnell has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria blocking some punches.
Caria tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonnell gets through Caria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell looking to slow down the pace here.
Caria swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonnell tries a knee to the head but Caria blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McDonnell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonnell gets an underhook and turns Caria into the ropes.
McDonnell stalling in the clinch.
McDonnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from McDonnell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria presses McDonnell against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonnell throws an elbow but it misses.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Caria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonnell with a jab.
Caria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caria doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away.
Caria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caria connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caria misses with a head kick.
McDonnell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonnell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDonnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonnell lands with an overhand left.
Caria looks to throw a body kick
and McDonnell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Caria connects with a leg kick. McDonnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cory McDonnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDonnell throws a head kick but Caria moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonnell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caria misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Caria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caria throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
McDonnell throws a body kick that misses.
Caria misses with a leg kick
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Caria lands a nice shot that snaps McDonnell's head back.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Caria.
Caria throws a good cross that connects.
McDonnell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caria backs up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caria takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McDonnell thuds a left hand into Caria's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Caria blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caria. Caria obviously looking to wear him down.
Caria misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Caria connects with an inside leg kick.
McDonnell misses with a kick to the body.
Caria sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Caria avoids them all with ease.
McDonnell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
McDonnell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
A big right from Caria misses.
McDonnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caria connects with a right hand. McDonnell shakes it off.
McDonnell lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory McDonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell throws a counter combo.
McDonnell checks a leg kick.
Caria connects with the punch.
Caria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonnell.
Caria throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Caria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria misses with a straight right.
Caria moves out of range as McDonnell strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell lands a jab to Caria's midsection.
A shot to the body from McDonnell misses
and Caria counters with a three punch combo that has McDonnell backing up. McDonnell nods at Caria to acknowledge the strikes.
Caria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
Caria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonnell checks it well.
Caria misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caria really felt that one!
Caria throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Caria stuns McDonnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caria throws a right hand that misses
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cory McDonnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caria checks the leg kick nicely there.
McDonnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McDonnell tries to score with a low kick but Caria moves his leg out of the way.
Caria missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caria throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonnell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonnell connects with a looping right hand.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Caria.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonnell misses the target.
Caria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Caria.
McDonnell lands a really nice looking cross but Caria seems unphased.
McDonnell lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonnell works over Caria's head and body with a nice combination.
McDonnell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Caria.
McDonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Caria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caria throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonnell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
Cory McDonnell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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