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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dany Crosby (ranked 2144 p4p, 271 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 17923 p4p, 547 weight class). McDonnell has chosen Jorge Quintero - 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music. Dany Crosby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
25 - 12 - 2 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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World class MT
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
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dany Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby misses with a looping right.
Crosby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Crosby.
A shot to the liver by Crosby. Beautiful body shot.
Crosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McDonnell loads up on a big right hand but Crosby slips the punch.
It looked like Crosby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crosby misses with a few strikes there.
Crosby throws a hook but McDonnell blocks it.
Crosby walks into a straight right hand from McDonnell.
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - McDonnell coming out on top.
McDonnell throws a sloppy head kick and Crosby moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crosby, as that shot connected.
McDonnell throws a right hand that Crosby ducks under and follows up with a left that Crosby also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby blocks a jab.
Crosby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDonnell on the side of the head.
Crosby lands the left hand.
Crosby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crosby.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crosby cracks McDonnell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crosby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crosby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonnell can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a series of wild punches.
McDonnell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crosby lunges at McDonnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDonnell's hand.
Crosby wants to clinch up but McDonnell keeps it at a distance.
Crosby throws a hook to the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
McDonnell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crosby.
McDonnell misses with a body shot.
Crosby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Crosby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Crosby.
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Crosby wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Crosby.
Crosby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDonnell's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crosby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crosby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crosby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonnell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cory McDonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell moves out of range as Crosby strikes.
McDonnell scores with a hook to the body. Crosby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDonnell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McDonnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the body.
Crosby moves away from the strike by McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crosby on the side of the head.
Crosby staying out of range there.
As McDonnell looks to move away, Crosby throws a big counter combo but McDonnell just gets out of the way.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonnell clinches with his opponent.
McDonnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Crosby lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonnell backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Crosby.
Crosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDonnell or not.
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 Dany Crosby will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McDonnell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonnell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonnell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Crosby misses the target.
Crosby lands with a good body shot.
Dany Crosby is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell lands with a hook. Crosby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crosby lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell lands a damaging elbow.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Crosby.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Crosby tries to work over McDonnell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonnell gets through Crosby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with the head strike.
McDonnell stalling.
A short right from McDonnell on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
McDonnell blocks an uppercut.
Crosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crosby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDonnell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crosby seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McDonnell can turn it around.
McDonnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crosby avoiding damage as McDonnell throws knees to the body.
Crosby avoiding damage as McDonnell throws knees to the body.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
McDonnell blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, McDonnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDonnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonnell lands an uppercut.
Crosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell pushes Crosby back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for McDonnell.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell blocks a body shot from Crosby.
McDonnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
A shot in the inside from McDonnell.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
Crosby tries a body shot but McDonnell blocks it.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonnell's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Crosby misses with the head strike.
McDonnell slows down the pace here.
Crosby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cory McDonnell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crosby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonnell loads up on a big right hand but Crosby slips the punch.
McDonnell misses with a kick to the body.
McDonnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McDonnell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonnell throws a body punch but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby throws a big counter combination but McDonnell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crosby is looking to clinch.
McDonnell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crosby. Crosby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDonnell throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crosby moves in looking to clinch but McDonnell pushes him off.
Crosby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonnell has time to react.
Crosby cracks McDonnell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
McDonnell lands a leg kick that knocks Crosby off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Crosby lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonnell doesn't seem phased though.
McDonnell moves into the clinch.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crosby letting McDonnell take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
McDonnell misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell is looking to control Crosby's arms but Crosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the ropes.
McDonnell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crosby is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Crosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from McDonnell.
Crosby has a couple of punches blocked by McDonnell.
Crosby lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Crosby.
McDonnell lands a nice uppercut.
McDonnell presses Crosby against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonnell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crosby misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from McDonnell as the two fighters clinch.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonnell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crosby swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby blocking some punches.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crosby.
Crosby blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
McDonnell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory McDonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDonnell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory McDonnell!
An out of breath Cory McDonnell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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