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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eugeny Lapik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Donavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Donavan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugeny Lapik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Scott Donavan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapik misses with a takedown attempt
and Donavan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Lapik avoids it well.
Lapik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lapik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Donavan avoids it really well and circles away.
Lapik clinches with his opponent.
Donavan is trying to push Lapik away but Lapik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Donavan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lapik tries a knee to the head but Donavan blocks it.
Donavan misses with a punch to the body.
Lapik looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugeny Lapik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lapik prevents Donavan from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapik fails to pull guard.
Lapik is looking to take this one to the mat.
Donavan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapik shoots in and drives through. Donavan sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Lapik or perhaps it was just good defense by Donavan which made him look bad.
Lapik is breathing heavily.
Lapik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donavan tries to avoid it but Lapik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donavan to the ground. Donavan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donavan looks to land a combination. Lapik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Donavan lands a head shot.
A punch combination from Donavan misses.
Donavan throws a series of punches but Lapik moves out of range.
Donavan lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donavan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donavan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donavan misses with the combination.
Donavan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Donavan. Those never looked like landing.
Donavan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lapik tries to clinch but Donavan moves out of range.
Lapik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donavan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donavan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lapik fails with the takedown.
Donavan throws a right hand that Lapik ducks under and follows up with a left that Lapik also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Donavan misses.
Scott Donavan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lapik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donavan swivels and escapes.
Donavan swings for the body but Lapik moves out of range.
Lapik feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lapik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lapik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lapik wants to control from the top but Donavan keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eugeny Lapik wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Donavan lands with a shot to the body.
Donavan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lapik.
Donavan misses with a double jab.
Lapik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donavan defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donavan throws a push kick but Lapik slaps the foot to one side.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Donavan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Donavan as Lapik shoots in.
Donavan gets caught flat footed, as Lapik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Donavan holds on and takes a little breather.
Lapik controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donavan throws a right hand that Lapik ducks under and follows up with a left that Lapik also avoids with ease.
Donavan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lapik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Donavan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Donavan struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapik is staying tight to Donavan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lapik in the domination position with Donavan hanging on.
Donavan being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eugeny Lapik just wasn't active enough.
Donavan moves out of range as Lapik strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lapik.
Lapik dodges the punch combination from Donavan.
Donavan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lapik rushes Donavan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lapik has picked Donavan up - he's going for a ride! Lapik dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donavan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lapik is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapik not doing much here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lapik tries to clinch but Donavan moves out of range.
Lapik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donavan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donavan lands a lovely overhand right.
Scott Donavan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lapik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Donavan. No joy for Lapik on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugeny Lapik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lapik is defended easily by Donavan.
Donavan lands a two punch combo.
Donavan takes a swing at Lapik's ribcage but misses.
Donavan lands a nice shot to the body.
Donavan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lapik back to the cage. Donavan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Donavan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Donavan as Lapik shoots in.
Donavan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donavan duly obliges.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeny Lapik dominated that second round.
That's time! Lapik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lapik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Donavan counters with a straight right hand.
Lapik has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lapik there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Lapik avoids it well.
Lapik wants to clinch.
Lapik closes the distance and clinches up with Donavan, looking for a takedown. Lapik pushes Donavan against the cage but Donavan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donavan throws a nice looking combination but Lapik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lapik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donavan circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lapik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugeny Lapik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donavan looks to land a combination but Lapik avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapik misses with a takedown attempt - Donavan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lapik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donavan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donavan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eugeny Lapik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donavan throws out a powerful jab.
Donavan misses with a few strikes there.
Lapik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donavan misses with the combination.
Lapik moves in looking to clinch but Donavan pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapik shoots in looking for a takedown but Donavan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lapik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Donavan does no damage.
Lapik wants to clinch up but Donavan keeps it at a distance.
Lapik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donavan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Donavan to the ground. Lapik is now in Donavan's guard.
Eugeny Lapik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lapik with a nice head shot there.
Donavan is trying to control the position but Lapik postures up.
Lapik throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapik is looking to work some ground and pound but Donavan has wrist control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Scott Donavan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lapik looking to score a takedown here. Donavan is defending well but Lapik drives through and ends up in Donavan's guard.
Lapik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eugeny Lapik just wasn't active enough.
Donavan scores with a one two! Lapik had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lapik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Donavan to the ground. Lapik is now in Donavan's guard.
Lapik controlling from the top position.
Eugeny Lapik has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lapik scores with a takedown into Donavan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donavan 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.
Lapik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lapik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeny Lapik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lapik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeny Lapik!
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RATING
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