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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Donaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donaldson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gear Jammer. Stark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Hall Days. Johnny Stark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Don Donaldson's chin.
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282 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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236 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Donaldson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Stark!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaldson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donaldson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Donaldson connects with a crisp jab.
Donaldson misses with a series of wild punches.
Donaldson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donaldson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and Donaldson settles back down.
Donaldson tries to work over Stark's front leg with a kick but Stark checks it.
Stark misses the jab.
Don Donaldson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donaldson punishes Stark's body with a nice straight punch.
Stark looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark blocks a head kick by Donaldson.
Donaldson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donaldson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Donaldson. Stark shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donaldson misses with a low kick.
Donaldson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a nice head kick!
Donaldson throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Donaldson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donaldson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donaldson pinned against the cage. Donaldson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donaldson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson is looking to land body kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Stark. That snapped Donaldson's head back.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donaldson.
Donaldson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stark checks a low kick from Donaldson.
Stark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Donaldson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Don Donaldson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donaldson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donaldson throws a body kick that misses.
Stark moves out of range as Donaldson throws a body kick.
Donaldson is looking to score with low kicks.
Stark scores with a hook.
It looks like Don Donaldson has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Donaldson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Donaldson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Donaldson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donaldson looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
Donaldson throws the kick towards the body but Stark avoids it.
Donaldson dodges the punch combination from Stark.
A head kick misses from Donaldson.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donaldson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good standup being displayed there by Stark as he connects with a hook.
Donaldson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stark is out of range.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but Donaldson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donaldson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stark is out of range.
Donaldson lands a nice looking body kick.
Donaldson throws a push kick but Stark slaps the foot to one side.
Donaldson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Stark throws a sloppy body shot
and Donaldson counters with a good, hard body kick but Stark shrugs it off.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Stark avoids the head kick by Donaldson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Donaldson throws out a leg kick but Stark moves out of range and Donaldson only half commits.
Donaldson misses with a low kick.
Stark swings for the body but Donaldson moves out of range.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Donaldson punishes Stark's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donaldson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donaldson avoids the body shot from Stark.
Donaldson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donaldson is looking to land body kicks.
Donaldson digs a good hook to Stark's body.
Donaldson is looking to wear down Stark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donaldson throws a sloppy head kick
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donaldson throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Stark might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Donaldson has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson throws a right hand that Stark ducks under and follows up with a left that Stark also avoids with ease.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Donaldson is just out of range.
Stark fails with the takedown.
Donaldson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Donaldson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Donaldson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donaldson circles away.
Donaldson misses with a body punch
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donaldson throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Donaldson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donaldson misses with a low kick.
Donaldson throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donaldson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Donaldson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donaldson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and Donaldson settles back down.
Donaldson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaldson throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
Stark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark cracks Donaldson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnny Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaldson misses with a low kick.
Donaldson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stark scores with a jab to the head.
Donaldson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Donaldson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses the jab.
Donaldson throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Stark checks a leg kick nicely.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Donaldson throws a head kick that misses.
Donaldson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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.
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.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark checks a leg kick nicely.
Donaldson slips under a jab.
Stark throws a hook to the side of Donaldson's head but Donaldson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Don Donaldson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donaldson.
Some bone on bone action there as Donaldson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters circling a little - Donaldson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donaldson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Donaldson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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