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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Van damm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rado McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rado McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Van damm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rado McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van damm moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
Van damm lands with a left to the head.
Van damm avoids a wild elbow strike from McDonald.
Van damm lands an elbow just above McDonald 's eye.
It looks like Rado McDonald has been cut.
McDonald is trying to break free.
McDonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van damm.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van damm takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Van damm gets an underhook and turns McDonald into the cage.
Van damm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van damm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van damm throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
Van damm darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
Van damm is looking to break free of the clinch but McDonald has double underhooks.
McDonald tries to stall but Van damm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McDonald is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Van damm has denied him.
Van damm trying to land knees to the body.
Van damm lands an elbow that stopped McDonald in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Rado McDonald's cut even more.
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!
Van damm misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Van damm.
Van damm unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald avoiding damage as Van damm throws knees to the body.
Van damm can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald stops a takedown attempt from Van damm.
Van damm taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Van damm gets an underhook and turns McDonald into the cage.
Van damm lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McDonald takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Van damm - that landed with a thud.
McDonald displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van damm up against the cage.
Van damm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Van damm misses.
Van damm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Van damm.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Van damm.
Van damm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van damm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
Van damm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van damm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van damm lands the left hand.
Van damm tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Van damm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The cut above Rado McDonald's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Good shot there by McDonald.
Van damm tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van damm's sensitive parts.
McDonald throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van damm tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
Van damm wants to clinch.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van damm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van damm tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rado McDonald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McDonald gets tackled into the cage by Van damm. Van damm maintains the clinch.
McDonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van damm digs a right hand underneath McDonald's ribcage. McDonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McDonald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van damm's brow.
Van damm tries to pull guard but McDonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Van damm drops back down to his feet.
Van damm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van damm is struggling to control the position.
Tong Van damm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van damm tries to pull guard but McDonald holds him up against the cage and eventually Van damm drops back down to his feet.
Van damm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tong Van damm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald is trying to stall.
Van damm tightens his grip and picks McDonald up, before dumping him to the ground. McDonald manages to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McDonald can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McDonald can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van damm controls the pace.
Van damm looking to pass the guard.
Van damm works over McDonald with some ground and pound from guard.
Van damm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van damm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van damm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van damm controls the pace.
McDonald has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van damm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van damm controlling from the top position.
McDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van damm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McDonald controls Van damm momentarily but Van damm frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rado McDonald was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Van damm.
Van damm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonald. That did some damage!
Van damm is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Van damm checks it
and Van damm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van damm avoids a kick to the body.
Van damm tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Van damm tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Van damm counters with a straight right hand.
Van damm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van damm finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonald's head.
Tong Van damm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald misses with a leg kick.
McDonald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van damm scores with a leg kick.
Van damm throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a straight right.
Van damm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Van damm.
A punch combination from Van damm misses.
Tong Van damm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van damm wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald tries to keep at a distance but Van damm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van damm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van damm lands a nice uppercut.
Rado McDonald's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch but Van damm keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van damm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van damm blocks the body kick.
Van damm tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Van damm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rado McDonald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Van damm doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
McDonald keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Van damm lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
McDonald throws a low kick but Van damm moves out of range easily.
Van damm tries to clinch up.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Van damm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
McDonald throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van damm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McDonald.
Tong Van damm is winning the standup battle so far.
Van damm scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Van damm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McDonald throws a hook but Van damm blocks it.
Van damm throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van damm tries to clinch up but McDonald circles away and keeps his distance.
Van damm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van damm closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Van damm.
Van damm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Van damm lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rado McDonald's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tong Van damm!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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