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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Parkway Drive - Frostbite. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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184 lbs
30 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ben Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald forces Gordon back against the cage and clinches.
McDonald scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon blocks a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon taking a breather.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald looking to stall.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
Gordon lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon is stalling here.
McDonald presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDonald stalling the fight.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
Gordon tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald has Gordon pushed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gordon as McDonald tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Gordon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDonald.
Our sources have told us that Gordon has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gordon is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonald gets an underhook and turns Gordon into the cage.
Gordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from McDonald.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon looking to stall.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald throwing strikes from guard but Gordon blocks nicely.
Gordon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald with a nice head shot there.
McDonald advances to half guard.
Gordon has hold of McDonald's hands but McDonald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McDonald is keen to just control but Gordon is a slippery customer.
McDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gordon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordon wants to get back to full guard.
Gordon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDonald.
McDonald trying to control from half guard but Gordon is working away.
McDonald slows the pace down in half guard.
Gordon wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gordon keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maurice McDonald.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
McDonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gordon is out of range and McDonald settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald scores with a jab. Gordon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Gordon is rocked!
McDonald drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gordon right on the button. Gordon goes down! McDonald follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! McDonald gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maurice 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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