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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by No Apologies. Dos Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oh Fortuna kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rogelio Dos Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogelio Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a series of strikes that have McDonald backpedaling.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Santos as he jumps to the side.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Rogelio Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
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.
McDonald throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Santos's shoulder, as Dos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogelio Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by McDonald.
McDonald wants to work for an arm triangle but Dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is defending well.
McDonald is looking for a kimura but Dos Santos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McDonald to get the leverage.
McDonald stands up and beckons Dos Santos to join him on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonald.
McDonald fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but McDonald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonald circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rogelio Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
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.
Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McDonald.
McDonald fails with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
McDonald shoots in and drives through. Dos Santos sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well. He's pushed McDonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
McDonald shoots in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McDonald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dos Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
McDonald tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dos Santos stops McDonald from passing to mount.
McDonald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dos Santos, who protects the arm well.
Dos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dos Santos, who protects the arm well.
McDonald decides to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but McDonald persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Mark McDonald will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McDonald.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
McDonald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but McDonald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McDonald wants to pass to mount but Dos Santos is defending the position.
McDonald is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dos Santos is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark McDonald!
An out of breath Mark McDonald thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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