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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glen McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger. 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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199 lbs
18 - 15 - 1 |
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class 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
18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Glen McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwyn Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDonald somewhat.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
McDonald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones throws out a leg kick but McDonald moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but McDonald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McDonald closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a low kick as McDonald jumps back.
Glen McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald has a takedown stuffed.
McDonald shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDonald fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as McDonald blocks the low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind McDonald 's knee.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones misses with a body kick.
McDonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
Jones motions for McDonald to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gwyn Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McDonald.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McDonald throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones thows a body kick. McDonald tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but McDonald avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDonald checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDonald checks a leg kick.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
McDonald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Jones feints and then cracks McDonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonald down.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
McDonald will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
McDonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDonald off to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
No luck for McDonald with that takedown attempt.
Jones forces McDonald back against the cage and clinches.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonald is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald blocks the elbow strike.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones feints and then cracks McDonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonald down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
It looks like Glen McDonald has been cut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones working McDonald over with knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McDonald. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
McDonald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones misses with a body kick.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is looking to chop away at McDonald's legs.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but McDonald checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glen McDonald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
McDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
A big right from McDonald misses.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDonald's sensitive parts.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones throws a leg kick but McDonald moved away.
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped McDonald in his tracks for a moment.
Jones tries to stall but McDonald uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands an elbow just above McDonald 's eye.
Glen McDonald's cut is getting worse.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Glen McDonald's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones wants to clinch.
McDonald dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on McDonald's head and hops out.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonald's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones feints and then cracks McDonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonald down.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones thumps McDonald with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones feints and then cracks McDonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonald down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
Jones is looking to chop away at McDonald's legs.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonald cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDonald throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones rushes McDonald and presses him up against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonald checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones tries to work over McDonald's front leg with a kick but McDonald checks it.
McDonald sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at McDonald's knee but McDonald avoids it well.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
Jones is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jones tries to work over McDonald's front leg with a kick but McDonald checks it.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McDonald checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks to land a body kick but McDonald moved away.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonald's calf.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as McDonald blocks the low kick.
Jones looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but McDonald takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
McDonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen McDonald's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for McDonald on that attempt.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but McDonald moves his leg out of the way.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
McDonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McDonald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDonald somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
McDonald moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. McDonald shrugs it off though.
McDonald checks the leg kick.
Jones wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Jones forces McDonald back against the cage and clinches.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into McDonald's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDonald.
Jones keeps McDonald at a distance using the push kick.
Gwyn Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDonald checks a leg kick.
Gwyn Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
McDonald throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones thows a body kick. McDonald tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDonald gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. McDonald won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McDonald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pushing McDonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Glen McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDonald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McDonald shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones rushes McDonald and presses him up against the cage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McDonald's defenses.
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Glen McDonald's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into McDonald's ribcage.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones cracks the inside of McDonald's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwyn Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwyn Jones!
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