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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Awsome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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166 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Awsome!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awsome changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Awsome connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Danny Mcdonald has been cut.
Awsome slaps away a takedown attempt from Mcdonald, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcdonald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Awsome tries to avoid it but Mcdonald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Awsome to the ground. Awsome escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mcdonald feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Awsome avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcdonald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Awsome pushes Mcdonald off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Awsome digs a good body shot into Mcdonald's ribs.
Mcdonald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Awsome did well to prevent Mcdonald getting side control.
Mcdonald stops Awsome from getting back to his feet.
Mcdonald is trying to work for a kimura but Awsome is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Awsome's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcdonald is keen to just control but Awsome is a slippery customer.
Awsome looks like he's trying to stand up.
Awsome regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcdonald throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald throws a strike but Awsome rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Awsome has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Atlas Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Awsome trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mcdonald's guard.
Awsome preventing the sweep.
Mcdonald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mcdonald tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awsome tries to stand but Mcdonald is controlling from the bottom.
Awsome is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mcdonald looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcdonald, not yet.
Awsome wanted to stand there but Mcdonald had control of the position.
Mcdonald looking to control.
Awsome wants to stand and escape but instead Mcdonald has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Awsome wants to stand up but Mcdonald is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Awsome's head.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Awsome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Awsome manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald has Awsome pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Awsome manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Awsome.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Awsome.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miles Awsome will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Mcdonald's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Awsome as Mcdonald shoots in.
Mcdonald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Awsome wants to get back to his feet.
Mcdonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Awsome tries to kick Mcdonald off but Mcdonald keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mcdonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Awsome avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcdonald.
Awsome pushes Mcdonald off but Mcdonald dives into side control.
Mcdonald landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awsome wants to get back to his feet.
Mcdonald misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mcdonald working the ground and pound.
Mcdonald is chipping away with strikes.
Mcdonald lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mcdonald lands a few punches from side control.
Awsome is rocked!
Awsome is trying to buck Mcdonald off.
Awsome is still in real trouble! Can Mcdonald finish him?
Mcdonald connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Awsome some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awsome pushes Mcdonald away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mcdonald gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdonald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mcdonald is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Awsome looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mcdonald gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Awsome is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mcdonald lets go of the hold and Awsome can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Mcdonald!
After winning the bout, Danny Mcdonald thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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