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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bitters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitters's entrance music is Maybe. A fine choice. Donowitz has chosen JEW FLOW as his entrance music. Gary Bitters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abraham Donowitz's chin.
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142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Bitters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Donowitz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bitters definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bitters slips under a jab from Donowitz.
Bitters misses with a leg kick.
Donowitz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Donowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donowitz tries to sprawl but Bitters drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bitters misses with a head shot. Donowitz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bitters throws an elbow that misses. Donowitz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bitters's guard. Nice move by Donowitz!
Bitters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donowitz on the ground.
Bitters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Donowitz won't allow Bitters to sweep him here.
Bitters is working hard here to advance position.
Donowitz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bitters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bitters on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bitters tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Gary Bitters wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bitters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bitters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitters throws a hook but Donowitz blocks it.
Donowitz swinging wildly here.
Donowitz moves away from the strike by Bitters.
Bitters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitters throws a sloppy head kick and Donowitz moves out of range easily.
Donowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitters was well out of range. Poor timing from Donowitz.
Bitters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bitters lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donowitz at a distance.
Bitters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bitters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bitters is trying to ground and pound but Donowitz uses the momentary lack of control by Bitters to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bitters pulls his head out easily.
Bitters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bitters is thwarting Donowitz's attempts to control the position.
Bitters tries to pass to full mount but Donowitz defends it.
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!
Donowitz trying to control here.
Bitters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donowitz's head.
Donowitz is looking to improve his position.
Bitters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donowitz defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitters takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Donowitz is pressing down on Bitters's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Donowitz has his foot on Bitters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bitters works his way back into a safe position though.
Donowitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bitters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Donowitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donowitz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bitters's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Donowitz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bitters defends it easily.
Bitters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz looking for a guillotine here but Bitters defends easily.
Bitters throwing strikes from guard but Donowitz blocks nicely.
Bitters lands a couple of digs.
Donowitz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bitters defends well.
Bitters throws a strike but Donowitz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abraham Donowitz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bitters avoids the body shot from Donowitz.
Bitters blocks a jab.
Bitters lands a jab to the head.
Gary Bitters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitters misses with a wild body shot.
Donowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bitters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitters.
Bitters swings for the body but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Gary Bitters has been cut.
Donowitz slips under a jab from Bitters.
Bitters darts in trying to clinch
and Donowitz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bitters's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donowitz content to stall in guard here.
Bitters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donowitz cracks Bitters with a solid left hand.
Bitters has momentary wrist control but Donowitz slips an elbow through the middle.
Bitters looking to control.
Donowitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bitters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Donowitz stays in close to Bitters's body and controls the position.
Donowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donowitz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bitters keeping moving, preventing Donowitz from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Abraham Donowitz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Donowitz tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bitters to counter with a crisp jab.
Bitters drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitters throws a big elbow that misses.
Bitters throws a big right hand that misses.
Bitters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donowitz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bitters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bitters trying to control but Donowitz is working from the bottom.
Donowitz is controlling Bitters's posture.
Donowitz trying to keep a closed guard but Bitters is proving a slippery customer.
Abraham Donowitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bitters loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bitters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitters scoring with some ground and pound.
Bitters with a flurry of punches that miss.
Donowitz is pulling down on Bitters's head to control his posture.
Donowitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bitters throwing strikes from guard but Donowitz blocks nicely.
Bitters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bitters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donowitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donowitz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Donowitz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donowitz looking for a guillotine here but Bitters defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donowitz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz is trying to control the position but Bitters postures up.
Bitters throws a big right hand that misses.
Donowitz wants to sweep here but Bitters controlling him for the moment.
Bitters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donowitz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bitters.
Bitters throws a big elbow that misses.
Bitters throws an elbow that misses. Donowitz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bitters's guard. Nice move by Donowitz!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Donowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Bitters's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bitters throws a body punch but Donowitz moves out of range.
Donowitz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bitters is able to avoid easily.
Bitters throws a hook but Donowitz avoids it easily.
Bitters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Bitters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donowitz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donowitz.
Donowitz lands with a light punch inside.
Donowitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Bitters backwards.
Bitters turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bitters manages to end up in side control.
Donowitz wants to control but Bitters postures up.
Bitters working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Donowitz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bitters connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Bitters seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Donowitz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bitters's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donowitz gets full guard.
Donowitz looking to control.
Bitters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Donowitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bitters is one step ahead there.
Donowitz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bitters rolls with it to try and escape but Donowitz cranks on the arm and Bitters is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abraham Donowitz!
Abraham Donowitz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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