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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas McDonald (ranked 1363 p4p, 525 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 178 p4p, 72 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald throws a leg kick but Xanthopoulos sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
A jab from McDonald finds it's way through Xanthopoulos's defenses.
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xanthopoulos! But no joy.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses
and Xanthopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald is looking to chop away at Xanthopoulos's legs.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body
and Xanthopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xanthopoulos.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xanthopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Xanthopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xanthopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from McDonald misses
and Xanthopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xanthopoulos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Xanthopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a push kick but Xanthopoulos slaps the foot to one side.
McDonald lands a right hook to the body.
Nicholas McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses
and Xanthopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xanthopoulos's sensitive parts.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Xanthopoulos counters with a left to the body.
Xanthopoulos lands a nice hook to McDonald's body. McDonald takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald throws the left hand but Xanthopoulos avoids the punch easily.
McDonald definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
Xanthopoulos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDonald takes a swing at Xanthopoulos's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from McDonald misses.
Xanthopoulos checks a low kick from McDonald.
Xanthopoulos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDonald takes a swing at Xanthopoulos's ribcage but misses.
As McDonald backs off Xanthopoulos throws a huge counter combo but McDonald manages to avoid it all.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xanthopoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xanthopoulos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McDonald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xanthopoulos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xanthopoulos! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
McDonald went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A low kick from McDonald misses
and Xanthopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Xanthopoulos avoids it well.
Xanthopoulos unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xanthopoulos connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonald. McDonald circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Xanthopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xanthopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xanthopoulos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonald with a body shot.
McDonald connects with a leg kick.
Xanthopoulos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonald had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McDonald throws a right hand that Xanthopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Xanthopoulos also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Xanthopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Xanthopoulos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Xanthopoulos cracks McDonald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDonald lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Xanthopoulos backs up against the cage.
Good work by Xanthopoulos as he checks the leg kick.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xanthopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Xanthopoulos is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos jabs McDonald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xanthopoulos connects with a body shot.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xanthopoulos moves away.
McDonald scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses
and Xanthopoulos counters with a series of strikes. McDonald will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xanthopoulos. That did some damage!
McDonald connects with a right hand. Xanthopoulos shakes it off.
McDonald lands with a kick to the ribs.
McDonald stalks Xanthopoulos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xanthopoulos's face. Xanthopoulos staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xanthopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Xanthopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xanthopoulos! But no joy.
Xanthopoulos misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald throws a big counter combination but Xanthopoulos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonald tried to score with a low kick but Xanthopoulos checks it.
Xanthopoulos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Xanthopoulos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
Xanthopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xanthopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Xanthopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xanthopoulos throws a counter combo.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonald throws a low kick but Xanthopoulos avoids it.
Xanthopoulos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald pushes Xanthopoulos away with a front kick.
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McDonald throws a low kick, looking for Xanthopoulos's leg but Xanthopoulos calmly moves out of range.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Xanthopoulos saw that one coming.
Xanthopoulos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xanthopoulos is out of range and McDonald settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Xanthopoulos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonald dips to his left and cracks Xanthopoulos with an uppercut!
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Xanthopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
McDonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xanthopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xanthopoulos! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Xanthopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald works over Xanthopoulos's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDonald misses with a hook
letting Xanthopoulos counter with a right hand.
Xanthopoulos slips a jab and a cross from McDonald.
McDonald throws a lazy head kick
and Xanthopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xanthopoulos blocks a low kick nicely.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Xanthopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald is looking to wear down Xanthopoulos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xanthopoulos checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xanthopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xanthopoulos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick
and Xanthopoulos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDonald thinking.
Nicholas McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Xanthopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonald throws a lazy head kick
and Xanthopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xanthopoulos throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a body shot.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Xanthopoulos counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xanthopoulos.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xanthopoulos can do to turn this around?
McDonald pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonald misses with a hook to the body
and Xanthopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald throws a push kick but Xanthopoulos slaps the foot to one side.
Xanthopoulos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xanthopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
A little jabbing left from Xanthopoulos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xanthopoulos. That did some damage!
Xanthopoulos misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDonald duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Xanthopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Xanthopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xanthopoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Xanthopoulos.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xanthopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xanthopoulos avoids the head kick by McDonald.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
Xanthopoulos swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
A big left from McDonald misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xanthopoulos! But no joy.
Xanthopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McDonald is looking to chop away at Xanthopoulos's legs.
Xanthopoulos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Xanthopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xanthopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Xanthopoulos checks it
and Xanthopoulos counters with a one-two to the body.
Xanthopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xanthopoulos blocks a low kick nicely.
Xanthopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Xanthopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Xanthopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald lands a head shot.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xanthopoulos rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Xanthopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xanthopoulos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Xanthopoulos avoids them all with ease.
Xanthopoulos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xanthopoulos's sensitive parts.
Nicholas McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Xanthopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from McDonald misses
and Xanthopoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald wants to slow Xanthopoulos down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonald looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xanthopoulos misses the shot to the body.
Xanthopoulos checks a low kick from McDonald.
McDonald scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a head kick but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
Xanthopoulos unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Xanthopoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Xanthopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McDonald misses with a shot to the body
and Xanthopoulos counters with a left to the body.
McDonald tries to bum rush Xanthopoulos with a series of wild strikes but Xanthopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xanthopoulos dodges the punch combination from McDonald.
McDonald throws a combination that misses
and Xanthopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald throws a nice inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonald.
McDonald throws a leg kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Xanthopoulos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Xanthopoulos checks a low kick from McDonald.
Xanthopoulos blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Xanthopoulos slips the punch.
McDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Xanthopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xanthopoulos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Xanthopoulos saw that one coming.
McDonald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
Xanthopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xanthopoulos staying out of range there.
McDonald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Xanthopoulos blocks the low kick.
Xanthopoulos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Xanthopoulos moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
Jab by McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McDonald. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Xanthopoulos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
McDonald motions for Xanthopoulos to come forward. McDonald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but Xanthopoulos saw it coming and moves away.
McDonald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
Xanthopoulos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Xanthopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Xanthopoulos is just out of range.
As McDonald backs off Xanthopoulos throws a huge counter combo but McDonald manages to avoid it all.
McDonald misses with a leg kick
and Xanthopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xanthopoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Xanthopoulos checks a leg kick nicely.
McDonald throws a leg kick
letting Xanthopoulos counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
McDonald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xanthopoulos is able to avoid easily.
Despite the aggression on Xanthopoulos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Xanthopoulos throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Xanthopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xanthopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xanthopoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a push kick but Xanthopoulos slaps the foot to one side.
Xanthopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Xanthopoulos throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Xanthopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDonald is looking to chop away at Xanthopoulos's legs.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from McDonald misses.
It seemed like Xanthopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Xanthopoulos moves out of range easily.
Xanthopoulos scores with a three punch combo!
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Xanthopoulos looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
McDonald fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Xanthopoulos checks it well.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Xanthopoulos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonald with a body shot.
Xanthopoulos misses with a body kick.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald throws out a leg kick but Xanthopoulos moves out of range and McDonald only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Xanthopoulos.
McDonald scoring well with a low kick there.
McDonald swings away with a body shot that misses
and Xanthopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xanthopoulos's sensitive parts.
Xanthopoulos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donk. McDonald catches Xanthopoulos right on the button with a cross.
Xanthopoulos moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xanthopoulos moves away.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xanthopoulos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Xanthopoulos is looking for the big counter here.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Xanthopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xanthopoulos! But no joy.
Some wild striking there from McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos blocks a jab.
McDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xanthopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Xanthopoulos checks it.
McDonald throws a leg kick which misses Xanthopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Xanthopoulos tries to avoid it.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xanthopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Xanthopoulos moves away and avoids 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!
McDonald blocks a jab.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xanthopoulos throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
Xanthopoulos connects with a jab.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xanthopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Xanthopoulos counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Xanthopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xanthopoulos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Xanthopoulos slips under a jab from McDonald.
Xanthopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonald swinging wildly here.
McDonald throws a leg kick
enabling Xanthopoulos to counter with a crisp jab.
Xanthopoulos checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
A nice side step and Xanthopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Xanthopoulos counters with a one-two to the body.
McDonald is rocked!
McDonald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xanthopoulos is able to avoid easily.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald swinging wildly here.
As McDonald backs off Xanthopoulos throws a huge counter combo but McDonald manages to avoid it all.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonald seems to have got his legs back now.
Xanthopoulos swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Xanthopoulos counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends McDonald down! Xanthopoulos is looking to finish but McDonald is intelligently defending himself.
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!
Xanthopoulos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McDonald working a defensive guard but Xanthopoulos passes into half guard.
Xanthopoulos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Xanthopoulos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McDonald pushes Xanthopoulos off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nicholas McDonald will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
McDonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xanthopoulos tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Xanthopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
Xanthopoulos avoids the head kick by McDonald.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Xanthopoulos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick lands for McDonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
Xanthopoulos checks a low kick from McDonald.
Xanthopoulos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Xanthopoulos sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Xanthopoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xanthopoulos.
An inside leg kick from McDonald misses.
McDonald misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Xanthopoulos blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
Xanthopoulos unleashes a big counter combination but McDonald bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Xanthopoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
McDonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McDonald lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xanthopoulos.
McDonald tried to score with a low kick but Xanthopoulos checks it.
McDonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xanthopoulos. That did some damage!
McDonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Xanthopoulos is out of range and McDonald settles back down.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Xanthopoulos moves out of range easily.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald works Xanthopoulos's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Xanthopoulos's head but Xanthopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Xanthopoulos if he has to take too many more of those.
McDonald with the inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Xanthopoulos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos checks the leg kick.
McDonald throws a lazy body kick
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDonald swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Xanthopoulos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonald misses with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Xanthopoulos.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xanthopoulos checks a leg kick.
Xanthopoulos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonald with a body shot.
McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald throws the kick towards the body but Xanthopoulos avoids it.
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xanthopoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
Xanthopoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xanthopoulos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danga de danga de dang - Xanthopoulos scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
Xanthopoulos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A countering left hand to the body from Xanthopoulos misses.
Xanthopoulos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Xanthopoulos is out of range.
McDonald misses with a jab to the body
and Xanthopoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Xanthopoulos checks it
and Xanthopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Xanthopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xanthopoulos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonald throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDonald doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicholas McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDonald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:46
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas McDonald!
Nicholas McDonald is the new welterweight champion!
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