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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Donigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Tony Donigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Love!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Donigan.
Donigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Love looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donigan is fending him off so far but Love persists. Nope, Donigan circles away and we're back to standing.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
Love shoots for a double leg takedown but Donigan sprawls well. He's pushed Love's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tony Donigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Love.
Donigan misses with a straight left.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
Love tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donigan swivels and escapes.
Love fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donigan misses with an uppercut.
Tony Donigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love shoots in looking for a takedown. Donigan tries to sprawl out of it but Love keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donigan throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love.
Love misses with a takedown attempt - Donigan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Love looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love shoots in looking for a takedown. Donigan tries to sprawl out of it but Love keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donigan throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Tony Donigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
Donigan misses with a wild combination.
Love closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donigan circles away.
Donigan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Love shoots for a double leg takedown but Donigan sprawls well. He's pushed Love's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Donigan.
Donigan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Donigan throws a nice looking combination but Love bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Donigan.
Love slips a jab and a cross from Donigan.
Donigan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Love changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donigan tries to avoid it but Love manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donigan to the ground. Donigan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donigan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donigan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Love misses with a takedown attempt - Donigan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Donigan. No joy for Love on that attempt.
Donigan throws a series of punches but Love moves out of range.
Love blocks a head kick by Donigan.
Love shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Donigan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donigan misses with a body kick.
Love looks for a takedown but Donigan sprawls well.
Donigan throws the kick towards the body but Love avoids it.
No joy there for Donigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donigan stuffs the takedown.
Love looks for a takedown but Donigan sprawls well.
Donigan thumps Love with a low kick.
Donigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donigan misses with a double jab.
Donigan throws a right hand that Love ducks under and follows up with a left that Love also avoids with ease.
Donigan misses with a jab to the body
and Love counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donigan won't be happy with that.
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!
Donigan can't do much from the bottom here.
Donigan is looking to regain half guard here but Love keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donigan regains half guard.
Donigan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Donigan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Love tries to roll over but Donigan keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Donigan dominated that round.
That's time! Donigan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Love avoids the head kick by Donigan.
Donigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Love circles away quickly and effectively.
Love looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Love avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donigan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donigan slaps away a takedown attempt from Love, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tony Donigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Love.
Donigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donigan misses with a wild combination.
Donigan throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donigan circles away.
Donigan stuffs the takedown.
Love is breathing heavily.
Donigan misses with a double jab.
Love looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donigan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Love avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donigan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Love defends well.
Donigan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donigan tries to get out of the position.
Love looking to pass the guard.
Donigan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to control but Donigan is working from the bottom.
Donigan wants to sweep here but Love controlling him for the moment.
Donigan working for a triangle but Love defends it easily.
Donigan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Love wants to control from the top but Donigan keeps moving.
Donigan keeping full guard, as Love tries to pass.
Donigan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Love stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donigan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donigan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donigan keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kevin Love.
Love shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donigan pinned against the cage. Donigan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Donigan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Donigan as Love shoots in.
Love tries for a takedown but Donigan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donigan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donigan misses with a few strikes there.
Love dives in and grabs Donigan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donigan pushes down on Love's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Donigan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Donigan swinging wildly here.
Donigan throws a right hand that Love ducks under and follows up with a left that Love also avoids with ease.
Donigan leaves Love with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Love fails to land the takedown.
Love looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donigan is fending him off so far but Love persists. Nope, Donigan circles away and we're back to standing.
Tony Donigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Love.
Love avoids a punch combination nicely.
Love fails with a takedown attempt.
Love uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donigan.
Love blocks a head kick by Donigan.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Donigan as Love shoots in.
A combination from Donigan does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Love checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Donigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donigan misses with a few strikes there.
Love avoids the head kick by Donigan.
Donigan throws a series of punches but Love avoids them all with ease.
Donigan misses with a straight left.
Donigan misses with a double jab.
Love shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Love was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Donigan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Love controlling the position easily from mount.
Donigan is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Donigan is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donigan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Love can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donigan is looking to escape.
Donigan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donigan gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donigan gets back to full guard.
Donigan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Love looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donigan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Love trying to control but Donigan is working from the bottom.
Love is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Donigan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Love gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Donigan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donigan controls Love momentarily but Love frees himself.
Donigan keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Kevin Love has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kevin Love wasn't active enough on the ground.
Donigan throws a lazy right hand but Love sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Love shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Donigan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donigan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Love performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kevin Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donigan gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Donigan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donigan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Donigan!
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