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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marty Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mama Juana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama Juana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marty Downer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Juana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Downer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Downer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juana looks for the body kick but Downer saw that one coming.
Juana misses with a takedown attempt
and Downer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Juana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Downer pinned against the cage. Downer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Downer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Downer.
Juana moves out of range as Downer strikes.
Downer blocks a jab.
Juana tries to clinch
and Downer counters with a two punch combo.
Juana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marty Downer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mama Juana.
Downer throws an off balance right hand
and Juana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer misses with an uppercut.
Juana throws a head kick but Downer moves out of range.
Downer lands a jab.
Downer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juana tries to clinch up
enabling Downer to counter with a crisp jab.
Juana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Downer counters with a nice uppercut.
Downer throws a series of punches but Juana moves out of range.
Juana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Downer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Juana's hands.
Downer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Downer.
Downer lands with a nice body punch.
Juana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Downer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Juana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Downer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Juana on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downer throws a right and a left that Juana avoids nicely.
Downer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Downer with a nice cross.
Downer misses with a hook. Juana ducked under it nicely.
Juana wants to clinch.
Juana throws a push kick but Downer slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Downer counters with a left and a right that stings Juana.
Downer connects with a body shot that sends Juana's belly button to the back.
Downer lands with a nice body punch.
Juana shoots in and drives through. Downer sprawls well.
Juana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice combination there by Downer.
Juana dodges the punch combination from Downer.
Juana misses with a takedown
and Downer counters with a straight right hand.
Downer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Juana fails with the takedown
and Downer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Juana tries for a takedown but Downer circles away easily
and Downer counters with a left to the body.
Juana looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downer moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab lands there for Downer.
Downer throws out a loose jab but Juana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Downer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Juana has his takedown stuffed
enabling Downer to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Downer scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Downer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Downer misses with a wild body shot.
Downer with a jab.
Juana tries to clinch but Downer moves out of range.
A punch combination from Downer misses.
Marty Downer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Downer thows a body shot but no joy.
Downer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Downer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Downer throws a jab when Juana was well out of range.
Downer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Juana backs up against the cage.
Juana darts in trying to clinch
enabling Downer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer lunges at Juana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Juana's hand.
Juana looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Downer is fending him off so far but Juana persists. Nope, Downer circles away and we're back to standing.
Downer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Juana tries a head kick but it misses.
Marty Downer is winning the standup battle so far.
Juana wants to clinch.
Downer throws a shot from downtown. Juana moves away and avoids it.
Juana darts in trying to clinch
and Downer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Downer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Juana finds it's way through Downer's defenses.
Downer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juana misses with a few strikes there.
Juana lands a nice hook to Downer's body. Downer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Juana shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Downer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juana takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Juana takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Downer throws a series of punches but Juana avoids them all with ease.
Downer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Downer scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Downer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Downer is working the combinations to good effect here.
A combination from Downer does no damage.
Downer misses with an uppercut. Juana saw that one coming.
Marty Downer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Downer swats away the attempt to clinch by Juana.
Downer misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Juana counter with a right hand.
Juana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Downer.
Juana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Downer as he avoids it easily.
Marty Downer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mama Juana.
Downer misses with the combination.
A big left from Downer misses.
Juana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Downer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juana tries to land a front kick but Downer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juana moves in looking to clinch but Downer pushes him off.
Juana has his takedown stuffed
enabling Downer to counter with a crisp jab.
Juana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Downer scores with the left hand. Juana knows he should have avoided that one.
Juana dives in and grabs Downer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Downer pushes down on Juana's head and hops out.
Juana is breathing heavily.
Juana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juana takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downer cracks Juana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Downer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Juana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Downer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Downer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juana misses with a kick to the body.
Downer connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Downer.
Juana moves away from the strike by Downer.
Downer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juana is trying desperately to land a takedown but Downer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Juana.
Juana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Juana doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Downer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Downer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Downer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Downer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer misses with a looping right.
Juana misses with a takedown
and Downer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Juana shoots and misses
and Downer counters with a stiff right hand.
Marty Downer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mama Juana.
Juana tries to clinch
and Downer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Downer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Juana tries to close the distance and clinch but Downer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juana with a poor takedown
and Downer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Downer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Juana counters with a low kick, right behind Downer 's knee.
Juana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Downer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juana throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer lands a body shot.
Juana slips under a jab.
Downer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juana misses with a takedown
enabling Downer to counter with a crisp jab.
Downer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juana has his takedown stuffed
and Downer counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Downer. Juana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Downer swats away the attempt to clinch by Juana.
A right-left combo lands from Downer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juana circles away quickly and effectively.
Juana with a lazy takedown attempt
and Downer counters with a nice uppercut.
Downer throws a series of punches but Juana moves out of range.
Juana fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Downer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Downer.
Juana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Downer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Juana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Downer counters with a series of strikes. Juana will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Downer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Juana might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Downer has got the better of the exchanges.
Downer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juana takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Juana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Downer.
Downer lands a jab to the head.
Downer thuds a left hand into Juana's body.
Downer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juana circles away quickly and effectively.
Downer takes a swing at Juana's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Downer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mama Juana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juana misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Downer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Downer 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Downer!
Marty Downer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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RATING
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