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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between el Don (ranked 5855 p4p, 4319 weight class) and Kai Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 538 weight class). The key to victory for el Don has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, el Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Don.
Don looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Don misses with a looping right.
Svenson 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.
Don tries to land a front kick but Svenson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
That kick from Don tenderised Svenson's leg. Svenson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Svenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Don.
Don misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Svenson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson slips under a jab.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Don swings for the body but Svenson moves out of range.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don tries to clinch there but Svenson circles away.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Don.
Svenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Don misses with a head kick.
Svenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Don looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Svenson unleashes a big counter combination but Don bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Don. Those never looked like landing.
Svenson is looking for the big counter here.
Some bone on bone action there as Svenson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Don.
Don throws a head kick that misses.
Svenson is looking for the big counter here.
el Don seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Don throws a head kick that misses.
Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svenson unleashes a big counter combination but Don bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Don misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don misses with a looping left.
Don throws a head kick but Svenson moves out of range.
A nice side step and Svenson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Don misses with a leg kick
and Svenson counters with a three punch combo that has Don backing up. Don nods at Svenson to acknowledge the strikes.
Svenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Don.
As Don backs off Svenson throws a huge counter combo but Don manages to avoid it all.
Don looks to land a body kick but Svenson moved away.
Don pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice side step and Svenson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Don tries a head kick but it misses.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svenson.
Don really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Don tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Svenson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Don misses the target.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
el Don dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Don tries a head kick but it misses.
Svenson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Don fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svenson unleashes a big counter combination but Don bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Don just misses with a punch to the body.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don is looking to wear down Svenson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Svenson moves out of range as Don strikes.
Svenson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Don tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Don looks to land a combination but Svenson avoids it well.
As Don backs off Svenson throws a huge counter combo but Don manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Don throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Don.
Svenson throws a big counter head kick but Don avoids it with no problem.
Don fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
el Don is winning the standup battle so far.
Don throws a lazy right hand but Svenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Don's head coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Don here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Don.
Despite the aggression on Svenson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Don throws a right and a left that both miss.
Don tries a head kick but it misses.
Don looks for the body kick but Svenson saw that one coming.
Don backing away here, and Svenson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Don fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Svenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Don throws out the jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Svenson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Don has got the better of the exchanges.
Svenson defending well as Don loads up on a big left hand.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don looks to score with a jab to the body but Svenson is just out of range.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Svenson blocks the leg kick.
Don tries to clinch there but Svenson circles away.
Despite the aggression on Svenson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Don looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Don throws a right and a left that both miss.
Don throws a jab but it's blocked by Svenson.
Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Don throws a sloppy head kick and Svenson moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don takes a swing at Svenson's ribcage but misses.
Svenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Don throws a push kick but Svenson slaps the foot to one side.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Don throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svenson slips a jab from Don.
Svenson is looking for the big counter here.
Good work by Svenson as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svenson! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
el Don dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Don tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Don.
As Don backs off Svenson throws a huge counter combo but Don manages to avoid it all.
el Don is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Don throws a body shot but no joy.
Don throws a head kick but Svenson moves out of range.
Svenson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Don blocks it well.
Don throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Don misses.
Svenson is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Don tries to clinch up but Svenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Svenson unleashes a big counter combination but Don bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Don tries to close the distance and clinch but Svenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Don misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Don misses with a hook. Svenson ducked under it nicely.
Svenson unleashes a big counter combination but Don bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Don throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Don will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Svenson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Don is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don wants to land a leg kick but Svenson is out of range.
el Don is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Don takes a swing at Svenson's ribcage but misses.
Svenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Don throws a head kick that misses.
Don misses with a body shot.
Svenson avoids the body shot from Don.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don misses with a two punch combination.
As Don backs off Svenson throws a huge counter combo but Don manages to avoid it all.
Svenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Don.
Despite the aggression on Svenson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Don ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svenson moves away.
Svenson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Don is looking to clinch.
Svenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Svenson staying out of range there.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don tries to clinch but Svenson is having none of it.
Don misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svenson.
Don misses with a two punch combination.
Svenson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A head kick misses from Don.
Svenson is looking for the big counter here.
Don rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Svenson throws a counter combo.
Don wants to clinch up but Svenson keeps it at a distance.
Svenson is looking for the big counter here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svenson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Don.
And that's the end of the fight!
el Don showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Don 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... el Don!
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energy
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hype
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