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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royston McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes into the arena with Nicole - By Ash blaring out of the sound system. Walker has chosen Unholy Confessions by Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. Royston McDonald had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
14 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Royston McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Walker!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Walker.
McDonald is not content to let Walker control the position.
McDonald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but McDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald keeps Walker under control for a moment.
Walker trying to control the position but McDonald is working away.
Walker scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position but McDonald is working away.
McDonald tries to improve position but can't.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
You can see the frustration on McDonald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
McDonald manages to get back to half guard.
McDonald keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Walker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McDonald has managed to free his arm - good work.
Walker wants to pass to mount but McDonald is defending the position.
McDonald is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McDonald controlling the position.
Walker is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald controlling Walker's posture.
McDonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walker!
Walker tries to hold on but McDonald postures up.
Walker tries to reverse the position but McDonald maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McDonald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walker is looking to escape.
McDonald is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Walker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Royston McDonald will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walker's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonald tries to land a body kick
and Walker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Walker.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McDonald is pulling down on Walker's head to control his posture.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald is trying to keep Walker in close.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to keep Walker in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Royston McDonald wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Walker fails to land the takedown.
Walker tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters with a good low kick that Walker was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Royston McDonald will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Walker tries to clinch up.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Walker jumps back.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Paul Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker misses with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a nice leg kick.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with McDonald, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes McDonald against the cage but McDonald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and McDonald counters by clinching up.
Paul Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royston McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walker prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
Walker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker lands a shot to the body.
Walker misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Walker misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royston 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royston McDonald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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