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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Doncis (ranked 1263 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Calvin Kekbauer (ranked 161 p4p, 229 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Dangerous knees Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukas Doncis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Kekbauer! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kekbauer moves forwards but Doncis connects with a nice, crisp jab. Doncis throws a hook to the side of Kekbauer's head but Kekbauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Doncis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Doncis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kekbauer.
A head kick by Kekbauer misses
and Doncis counters by moving into the clinch. Doncis tries to work over Kekbauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A nice left hand lands by Kekbauer.
Kekbauer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doncis backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doncis. Doncis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kekbauer throws a punch but it's blocked by Doncis. Doncis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kekbauer backwards. Kekbauer lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Doncis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doncis lands with a light punch inside. A right hand to the body from Doncis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doncis breaks from the clinch.
Doncis misses with a hook. Kekbauer ducked under it nicely. Kekbauer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A quick step to the side and Doncis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Kekbauer connects with a leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kekbauer scores with a leg kick.
Kekbauer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doncis swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kekbauer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kekbauer has Doncis up against the cage in a clinch.
Doncis scores with a shot to the side of Kekbauer's head. Doncis pushes Kekbauer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Kekbauer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doncis avoids it. Doncis throws a head punch that misses. Kekbauer misses with an elbow strike.
Kekbauer lands on the inside with an uppercut. Doncis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Kekbauer.
Kekbauer scores with a nice hook to the head. Kekbauer lands with a right to the head. Kekbauer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kekbauer working aggressively here.
Kekbauer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doncis breaks the clinch.
Kekbauer throws a leg kick that is checked enabling Doncis to counter with a crisp jab. Doncis throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kekbauer tries to clinch up. Kekbauer blocks a jab. Doncis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kekbauer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A quick uppercut on the inside from Doncis. Doncis lands a nice uppercut. Doncis swings wildly with an uppercut but Kekbauer uses good head movement to avoid it. Kekbauer blocks a body shot from Doncis. Kekbauer misses with a punch on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Doncis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kekbauer can't find room to land a body shot as Doncis controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kekbauer. A short uppercut from Kekbauer. Doncis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doncis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kekbauer backwards. Doncis lands with a right to the head. Nice body punch from Kekbauer. Kekbauer lands a nice knee to the body. Doncis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Doncis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kekbauer tries to work over Doncis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Doncis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doncis misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Doncis scores with a nice short uppercut. Kekbauer lands a nice shot to the body. Doncis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doncis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Doncis can't find room to land a body shot as Kekbauer controls the action.
Doncis lands a hook to the side of the head. Kekbauer lands an uppercut.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Doncis misses with a body punch.
Doncis tries to break free but Kekbauer pushes him back against the cage. Doncis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kekbauer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doncis is working Kekbauer over against the cage. Kekbauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doncis misses with a punch on the inside.
Doncis scores with a hook to the body. Kekbauer trying to stall but Doncis improves his position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Doncis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kekbauer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kekbauer throws a low kick but Doncis avoids it. Kekbauer throws a leg kick and Doncis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Kekbauer throws a leg kick but Doncis sees it coming and moves out of range. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lukas Doncis will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Kekbauer connects with an inside leg kick. Kekbauer throws a nice inside leg kick. Doncis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kekbauer at a distance.
Doncis swings for the body but Kekbauer moves out of range.
Kekbauer misses with a leg kick and Doncis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Doncis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Kekbauer is looking to slow Doncis down with leg kicks. Doncis looks to land a left hand but Kekbauer moved out of range nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doncis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kekbauer. A big left from Doncis misses. Kekbauer motions for Doncis to come forward. Kekbauer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Doncis throws a one two combo.
Kekbauer throws a chopping leg kick but Doncis manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Doncis swats away the attempt to clinch by Kekbauer. Doncis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. A swing and a miss from Doncis. Kekbauer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Kekbauer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kekbauer scoring well with a low kick there.
Kekbauer misses with a leg kick. Doncis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kekbauer misses with a leg kick
and Doncis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kekbauer lands with a short head shot on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Doncis.
Kekbauer can't find room to land a body shot as Doncis controls the action.
Doncis misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kekbauer. Doncis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kekbauer scores with an uppercut up the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Doncis misses with a short punch on the inside. Kekbauer misses with a body punch.
Doncis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Doncis is trying to push Kekbauer away but Kekbauer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A short right from Doncis. Nice body punch from Doncis. Doncis working some nice short punches in the clinch. Lukas Doncis has scored more points in the clinch so far. Doncis presses Kekbauer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kekbauer is breathing heavily. Kekbauer lands with a short shot to the head. Doncis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kekbauer backwards. Doncis lands on the inside with an uppercut. Kekbauer scores with a shot to the side of Doncis's head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doncis. Kekbauer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doncis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Doncis misses with some punches.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Doncis lands with a left to the head. Kekbauer taking a breather. Kekbauer has a couple of punches blocked by Doncis.
Doncis working some nice short punches in the clinch. Doncis lands with a left to the head. Doncis tries to throw a body punch but Kekbauer avoids it by throwing Doncis back against the cage. Kekbauer tries to work over Doncis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kekbauer lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Doncis lands a hook that snaps the head of Kekbauer backwards. Doncis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kekbauer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doncis. Doncis misses with a body punch.
Kekbauer misses with a punch on the inside.
Doncis misses with a punch to the body.
Kekbauer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Kekbauer tries to work over Doncis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doncis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncis scores with a jab to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kekbauer lands with a thumping leg kick.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Doncis throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kekbauer throws a sloppy head kick and Doncis moves out of range easily. Doncis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kekbauer. Doncis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A looping hook to the body misses from Doncis. Kekbauer does a little dance to reset his feet. Doncis throws a big shot that misses. Doncis cracks Kekbauer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Doncis throws a right hand that misses
and Kekbauer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Kekbauer misses with some punches.
Kekbauer trying to land knees to the body.
Doncis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doncis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kekbauer blocks a body shot from Doncis. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Doncis dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Doncis 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. Kekbauer avoids the body shot from Doncis.
Kekbauer on the wrong end of a nice jab. Doncis blocks a leg kick. Doncis is looking to counter the offense by Kekbauer and move into the clinch. Doncis blocks a jab. Doncis swings for the body but Kekbauer moves out of range.
Doncis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kekbauer tries to clinch and Doncis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kekbauer doesn't manage to clinch there - Doncis circles away.
A low kick from Kekbauer misses and Doncis counters with a lovely straight right hand! Kekbauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Doncis checks a leg kick. Doncis is looking to counter punch. Kekbauer scores with a leg kick.
Doncis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Doncis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kekbauer can do to turn this around? Kekbauer thows a leg kick but Doncis checks it and Doncis counters with a lovely shot to the body. Kekbauer throws a sloppy head kick and Doncis moves out of range easily. Doncis works Kekbauer's body with a nice hook. Kekbauer throws a sloppy head kick and Doncis moves out of range easily. Kekbauer wants to clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kekbauer tries to clinch up but Doncis circles away and keeps his distance. Doncis circles away from the clinch attempt letting Doncis counter with a right hand. Kekbauer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Lukas Doncis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kekbauer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doncis. A nice leg kick from Kekbauer, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doncis checks a leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kekbauer throws a head kick that misses. Doncis throws a body punch but Kekbauer moves out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Kekbauer. That's going to slow Doncis down. Doncis throws a big shot that misses. A low kick from Kekbauer misses enabling Doncis to counter with a crisp jab. Doncis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kekbauer. A clash of legs there as Doncis blocks the low kick. Kekbauer throws a head kick but Doncis moves out of range.
Doncis is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Doncis lands a nice looking body shot.
Calvin Kekbauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doncis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Kekbauer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doncis misses with a series of wild punches.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Doncis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kekbauer misses with a head kick.
Kekbauer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A nice inside leg kick there by Kekbauer. That's going to slow Doncis down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kekbauer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doncis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Doncis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Doncis avoids the head kick by Kekbauer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kekbauer looks like he's thinking about clinching though. As Kekbauer tries to get set, Doncis tries to push him back and clinch up but Kekbauer manages to avoid the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Lukas Doncis showed his dominance in that final round. Well Doncis 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Doncis!
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