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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Twitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Twitchell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Twitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Twitchell with that takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Twitchell.
Duncan leaves Twitchell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Twitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duncan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Don Twitchell has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Twitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duncan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duncan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Twitchell clinches up with Duncan and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twitchell manages to break the clinch.
Twitchell has his takedown stuffed
and Duncan counters with a straight right hand.
Twitchell shoots in for a takedown but Duncan shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Duncan. Those never looked like landing.
Duncan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duncan misses with the combination.
Twitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Twitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Twitchell is breathing heavily.
Twitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Duncan. Those never looked like landing.
Duncan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Duncan misses.
Duncan defending well as Twitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Duncan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Twitchell.
Duncan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Twitchell.
Twitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
Sloppy strikes from Duncan. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Twitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Duncan misses.
Twitchell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duncan defends it nicely.
Twitchell blocks a jab.
Twitchell shoots in for a double leg but Duncan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duncan fails to land with a series of punches.
Duncan throws a head kick but Twitchell moves out of range.
Duncan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Twitchell.
A left and a right from Duncan both land. Nice combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Twitchell.
Twitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duncan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Duncan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Twitchell'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.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses.
Twitchell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duncan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Duncan showed some decent athleticism there.
Twitchell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Twitchell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duncan defends well.
Twitchell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twitchell has momentary wrist control but Duncan slips an elbow through the middle.
Duncan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duncan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duncan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Twitchell is keeping the position for now.
Duncan works over Twitchell with some ground and pound from guard.
Duncan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Twitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duncan throwing strikes from guard but Twitchell blocks nicely.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Twitchell has wrist control.
Duncan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duncan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duncan tries to free his leg and advance position but Twitchell is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Twitchell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Duncan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Duncan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duncan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duncan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan works over Twitchell with some ground and pound from guard.
Duncan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Twitchell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Twitchell has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twitchell wants to control from the top but Duncan keeps moving.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet but Twitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duncan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Twitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Twitchell trying to control but Duncan is working from the bottom.
Twitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Duncan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twitchell breaks from the clinch.
Twitchell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Twitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Twitchell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duncan's head.
Duncan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Twitchell throws a head kick but Duncan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Duncan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Twitchell'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Duncan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duncan counters with a series of strikes. Twitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Twitchell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duncan.
Duncan swinging wildly here.
Twitchell scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet.
Twitchell controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Logan Duncan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duncan is in a horrible position here. Twitchell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Twitchell wants to control the pace but Duncan is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duncan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Twitchell with shots to the head and body - Duncan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Twitchell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Twitchell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Duncan tries to buck Twitchell off but Twitchell takes his back!
Duncan is keeping busy.
Twitchell is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duncan holding both Twitchell 's hands and preventing any damage.
Duncan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Will Twitchell go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Duncan has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twitchell is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Duncan up.
Twitchell is looking to control Duncan but Duncan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Twitchell is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Duncan up.
Duncan controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Duncan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Twitchell.
Duncan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Duncan prevents Twitchell from getting a body triangle.
Duncan wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twitchell working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duncan trying to get back to his feet but Twitchell is in full control for now.
Twitchell slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Duncan is trying to get back to his feet but Twitchell has full control of the position and if anything, Duncan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twitchell has got one arm under Duncan's chin. This could be trouble... Duncan trying to control the other hand but Twitchell gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Duncan has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Twitchell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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