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CCF FN 07:Abel vs McDonald PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean McAodh (ranked 22749 p4p, 375 weight class) and Cole Reynolds (ranked 8701 p4p, 323 weight class). Sean McAodh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cole Reynolds's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean McAodh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds scores with a leg kick.
Reynolds connects with a right hand. McAodh shakes it off.
McAodh walks into a left hand.
Reynolds with a jab.
Reynolds lands a hook that stumbles McAodh back into the cage. Reynolds follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping McAodh to the canvas! Reynolds pounces and lands several unanswered shots - McAodh has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cole Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Grill (ranked 8736 p4p, 741 weight class) and Thomas Davis (ranked 7590 p4p, 710 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Davis!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grill scores with a jab.
Bob Grill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grill connects with a single shot there.
Grill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davis moves to clinch but Grill breaks away
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Grill finds it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Davis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Davis gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Grill gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Davis is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Grill!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Kishimoto (ranked 24454 p4p, 534 weight class) and Max Robespierre (ranked 6885 p4p, 430 weight class). Robespierre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daft Punk - One More Time. Max Robespierre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daichi Kishimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Robespierre!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robespierre cracks Kishimoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kishimoto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robespierre.
A head kick misses from Robespierre.
Kishimoto feinted with a counter takedown.
Robespierre lands a nice hook to Kishimoto's body. Kishimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kishimoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robespierre wants to clinch up but Kishimoto keeps it at a distance.
Robespierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robespierre wants to clinch but Kishimoto slips to the side
and Kishimoto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kishimoto.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robespierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robespierre keeping moving, preventing Kishimoto from controlling successfully.
Robespierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kishimoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kishimoto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kishimoto wants to control from the top but Robespierre keeps moving.
Kishimoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kishimoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robespierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kishimoto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kishimoto seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kishimoto is trying for a kimura here. Robespierre looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kishimoto wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daichi Kishimoto!
Daichi Kishimoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Max Robespierre spoke after the fight, saying 'Merde!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Evo (ranked 7303 p4p, 611 weight class) and Marcelinho Lima (ranked 5141 p4p, 495 weight class). Marcelinho Lima is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucifer Evo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evo connects with the punch.
Lima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Evo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lima doesn't seem bothered though.
Evo lands with a nice body punch.
Evo scores with a body shot.
Lima clinches up with Evo and pushes him back against the cage.
Lima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lima looking to stall.
Evo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lima or not.
Evo pushes Lima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lima or not.
Lima looks winded!
Evo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lima backwards.
Evo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evo.
Evo is working Lima over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evo.
A short right from Evo on the inside.
Evo digs a right hand underneath Lima's ribcage. Lima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Limas head.
Evo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lima or not.
Evo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Evo on the inside.
Lima is rocked!
Evo throws a big uppercut that drops Lima! More strikes from Evo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lima lies dazed against the cage as Evo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucifer Evo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Temby (ranked 4852 p4p, 519 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 5102 p4p, 539 weight class). Temby comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Andriy Voronin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Temby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Voronin wants it to stay on the feet.
Temby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Voronin pinned against the cage. Voronin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Voronin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been hearing reports that Temby has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Temby throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab.
Temby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Temby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Temby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin drops his hands momentarily and Temby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Temby scores with a sloppy right hand. Voronin should have avoided that one.
Voronin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Temby takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temby swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab.
Temby misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voronin counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Temby off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Voronin follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Temby was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andriy Voronin!
A victorious Andriy Voronin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azizi Camara (ranked 4653 p4p, 540 weight class) and Carl Moore (ranked 3719 p4p, 464 weight class). Moore has chosen Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat as his entrance music. The key to victory for Azizi Camara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azizi Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Camara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Moore is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Camara, into his guard.
Moore stands and throws Camara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Camara is trying to control Moore's posture but Moore avoids it.
We've been hearing good reports from Camara's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Moore has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Camara!
Moore landing strikes from the mount.
Moore has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Camara's face.
Camara is trying desperately to improve position.
Camara tries to hold on but Moore postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore prevents Camara from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore landing shots from mount.
Moore lands with some strikes.
Moore landing punches.
Camara is working to get back to half guard.
Camara tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore with shots to the head and body - Camara looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camara wants to control but Moore is having none of it.
Camara working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore with the ground and pound from mount.
Moore lands with some strikes.
Camara is rocked!
Moore working Camara over with strikes here.
Oh Camara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Camara in real trouble here! The ref calls for Camara to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Moore!
After winning the bout, Carl Moore thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Azizi Camara was interviewed post fight and said 'Black Lives Matter !!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 2977 p4p, 376 weight class) and Luciano Oleguer (ranked 4594 p4p, 509 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Oleguer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McKane misses.
Oleguer takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McKane.
McKane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oleguer backwards.
McKane gets through Oleguer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McKane manages to break the clinch.
McKane throws a jab when Oleguer was well out of range.
McKane lands with a cross.
McKane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oleguer moves into the clinch successfully.
Oleguer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oleguer.
Oleguer instigates a clinch.
Oleguer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oleguer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKane scores with a shot to the side of Oleguer's head.
McKane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from McKane.
McKane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oleguer backwards.
Oleguer manages to break the clinch.
McKane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oleguer walks into a stiff left hand from McKane.
Oleguer is rocked!
McKane throws an uppercut from hell that sends Oleguer clean off his feet! He's out cold! McKane stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz McKane!
Our winner, Taz McKane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rouhullah Jafari (ranked 3789 p4p, 122 weight class) and Kolten Svendettee (ranked 3707 p4p, 119 weight class). Rouhullah Jafari has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rouhullah Jafari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolten Svendettee!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svendettee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jafari gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Svendettee counters with a takedown into side control.
Svendettee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jafari will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jafari wants to control but Svendettee postures up.
You can see the frustration on Jafari's face as Svendettee controls the position.
Jafari prevents Svendettee from moving into mount.
Svendettee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jafari is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jafari gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jafari wants to control but Svendettee is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svendettee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jafari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Svendettee is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Svendettee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kolten Svendettee!
Our winner, Kolten Svendettee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus DaSilva (ranked 3214 p4p, 279 weight class) and Richie Simpson (ranked 3130 p4p, 273 weight class). DaSilva comes to the cage accompanied by Wong Fei Hung Theme. Richie Simpson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus DaSilva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Simpson.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simpson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Simpson lands an uppercut.
DaSilva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Simpson is keeping busy.
Simpson pushes DaSilva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson lands a nice uppercut.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike.
DaSilva tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've been informed that Simpson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A short uppercut from Simpson.
Simpson lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson scores with a shot to the side of DaSilva's head.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DaSilva is trying to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling him.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DaSilva is rocked!
Simpson presses DaSilva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh DaSilva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson gets through DaSilva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DaSilva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Simpson.
Simpson dips a shoulder and cracks DaSilva with a mighty uppercut! DaSilva falls back against the cage and Simpson unloads with a barrage of strikes! DaSilva is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Simpson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Simpson!
Richie Simpson is the new featherweight champion!
In defeat, Marcus DaSilva stepped up to the mic, saying 'I win or I learn. Tonight I feel I learned. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus McDonald (ranked 1988 p4p, 255 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 2234 p4p, 280 weight class). McDonald 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Abel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Express Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cletus McDonald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abel blocks a low kick nicely.
Abel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McDonald blocks it well.
McDonald throws a push kick but Abel slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abel's guard.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Abel is retaining full guard.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Abel is retaining full guard.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald 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.
Abel looking to control.
McDonald trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald stays in close to Abel's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonald lands with a straight right. Abel didn't see that one coming.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Abel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Abel swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
It looked like McDonald was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McDonald . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonald .
McDonald lands with a hook. Abel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Abel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald .
Abel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Abel avoids it.
Abel looks to land a body kick but McDonald moved away.
Abel's coach down at The Wild Beasts Zoo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Abel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
McDonald seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McDonald 's corner calls for a 1-2. McDonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel avoids the head kick by McDonald .
Abel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonald connects with a body shot.
Abel digs a good hook to McDonald 's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abel counters with a nice body shot.
Abel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Abel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abel throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
Abel scores with the left hand. McDonald knows he should have avoided that one.
McDonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDonald misses with an uppercut
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abel pinned against the cage. Abel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDonald takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Abel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cletus McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from McDonald .
Abel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald throws a body punch but Abel moves out of range.
McDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Abel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald scores with a nice strike.
McDonald digs a good hook to Abel's body.
Abel blocks a head kick by McDonald .
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
McDonald swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonald digs a good hook to Abel's body.
Abel swings widly with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel walks into a straight right hand from McDonald .
A big left from McDonald misses.
A little jabbing left from Abel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Abel.
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses
and Abel counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abel misses with a body kick.
McDonald is looking to wear down Abel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel tries to work over McDonald 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Abel.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald is looking to control Abel's arms but Abel gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonald has his back to the cage.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald .
Abel tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
Abel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald controlling the action here for a moment.
Abel misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald avoiding damage.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
Abel letting McDonald take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald .
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Abel. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald jabs at Abel's body.
McDonald misses with a hook to the body
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abel.
McDonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Abel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by McDonald .
McDonald tries to clinch up but Abel circles away and keeps his distance.
Abel throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Cletus McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDonald on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Abel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Abel tries to push off, looking to stand up, but McDonald manages to move to mount!
McDonald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abel is looking to escape.
McDonald unloads with some shots from mount but Abel bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aristides Abel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cletus McDonald 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for McDonald .
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
McDonald connects with a body shot that sends Abel's belly button to the back.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Abel.
Abel avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
Abel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Abel lands a nice uppercut.
McDonald stalling against the cage.
Abel gets through McDonald 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McDonald tries a body shot but Abel blocks it.
McDonald has Abel pushed against the cage.
McDonald lands a body punch.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald 's elbow.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonald works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McDonald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving.
Abel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Abel is keeping the position.
Abel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McDonald trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
Abel looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDonald is one step ahead there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abel is still trying to improve position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel takes one on the button.
Abel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald .
McDonald looks to land a combination but Abel avoids it well.
McDonald tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Abel circles away.
Abel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abel just misses with a punch to the body.
Abel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abel counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Abel misses.
McDonald throws a lazy body kick
and Abel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel blocks a head kick by McDonald .
Abel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McDonald on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abel just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Abel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Abel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abel throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McDonald clinches up against the cage.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Aristides Abel just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Cletus McDonald 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Abel misses.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Abel moved away.
Abel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abel swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonald counters with a nice kick to the body.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Abel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonald lands with a slapping head kick.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Abel shows good takedown defense.
McDonald works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDonald wants to slow Abel down by chopping away at his legs.
Abel throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Abel throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
McDonald drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working.
McDonald is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McDonald tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McDonald has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working.
Abel wants to control but McDonald postures up.
Cletus McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Abel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abel manages to get back to half guard.
Abel is staying active underneath McDonald , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDonald 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDonald 's back!
McDonald tries to roll but Abel sticks to his back.
McDonald trying to control the hands but Abel won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel has the hooks in. McDonald is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Abel controls the action.
Let's hope that Abel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Abel is trying to stick to McDonald 's back but McDonald is turning into Abel. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Abel's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McDonald .
McDonald controlling from the top position.
Abel controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abel trying to control the position.
Abel keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Abel keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
Abel trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald had his way with Aristides Abel in that round.
The cut man is working on Cletus McDonald 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abel clobbers McDonald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abel throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Abel is predictable there
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
McDonald stalks Abel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abel's face. Abel staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel checks a low kick from McDonald .
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDonald , right into the meat.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald .
McDonald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDonald somewhat.
McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald .
McDonald thuds a left hand into Abel's body.
Abel throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Abel's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDonald under the eye.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald lands a nice shot that snaps Abel's head back.
A slow jab from Abel misses its intended target.
Abel misses with a low kick as McDonald jumps back.
Abel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald .
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from McDonald .
McDonald wants to slow Abel down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonald swings for the body but Abel moves out of range.
It seemed like Abel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abel throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald 's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald throws a combination that misses
and Abel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Abel misses.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abel.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abel throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel checks a leg kick nicely.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body
and Abel counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Abel as McDonald shoots in.
Nice body punch from Abel.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abel was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald .
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Abel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abel is looking to chop away at McDonald 's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aristides Abel.
I think Abel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 48:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Aristides Abel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Cletus McDonald spoke after the fight, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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