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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witt's entrance music is Animal by Disturbed. A fine choice. MacDonald has chosen Placebo - Pure Morning as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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157 lbs
25 - 6 - 2 |
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169 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Witt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald misses the jab.
Witt scores with a jab. MacDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacDonald digs a good hook to Witt's body.
MacDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Witt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Witt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Witt checks the leg kick.
Witt throws a jab when MacDonald was well out of range.
MacDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Witt.
Witt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacDonald.
Witt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacDonald.
MacDonald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MacDonald misses the body punch
and Witt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Witt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Witt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Witt throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald is pulling down on Witt's head. It's preventing any offense from Witt, at least for the moment.
MacDonald is trying to keep Witt in close.
Witt drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and MacDonald dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Witt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MacDonald pushing down on Witt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacDonald lands strikes from half guard.
Witt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
MacDonald is thwarting Witt's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt wants to stand back up but MacDonald manages to pass into side control.
Witt struggling a bit here.
Witt is being controlled here.
Witt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald trying to pass the guard but Witt defending well.
Witt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Witt moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt pulls MacDonald in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Witt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Witt takes a swing at MacDonald's ribcage but misses.
Witt looks to land a right hand but MacDonald moved out of range.
Witt jabs at MacDonald's body.
Witt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by MacDonald.
Witt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but MacDonald defends well and Witt ends up having to push MacDonald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Witt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacDonald takes a swing at Witt's ribcage but misses.
Witt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Witt slips a straight right by MacDonald.
Witt checks the leg kick.
Witt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Witt as he connects with a hook.
MacDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Witt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Witt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Witt.
MacDonald lands a really nice looking cross but Witt seems unphased.
Witt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Witt throws a front kick aimed at MacDonald's knee but MacDonald avoids it well.
MacDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Witt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
MacDonald smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Witt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Witt.
Witt checks the leg kick.
Witt lands with a hook. MacDonald tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
MacDonald misses with a lunging right hand
and Witt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witt throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Witt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Witt is looking to work some ground and pound but MacDonald has wrist control.
Witt trying to control but MacDonald is working from the bottom.
Witt throws a big elbow that misses.
MacDonald has his hands on Witt's head, controlling the position.
MacDonald keeping full guard, as Witt tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Witt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacDonald keeping moving, preventing Witt from controlling successfully.
Witt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Witt just wasn't active enough.
Witt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
MacDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Witt. Witt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt shoots in looking for a takedown but MacDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Witt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Witt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Witt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Witt loads up on a big right hand but MacDonald slips the punch.
Witt misses with a straight left.
MacDonald throws a push kick but Witt slaps the foot to one side.
Witt blocks a jab.
MacDonald cracks Witt with a good jab.
Witt tries to move into range but MacDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Witt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Witt looks to land a right hand but MacDonald moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt misses with a hook to the body
and MacDonald moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
Witt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Witt tries to pull guard but MacDonald won't allow it.
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 Aaron Witt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Witt thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacDonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Witt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Witt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Witt throws a right hand that misses
and MacDonald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
MacDonald lands a head shot.
MacDonald is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Witt throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacDonald lands a head shot.
MacDonald slips a straight right by Witt.
Witt 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.
Witt misses with a wild body shot.
Witt lands a jab to the nose.
MacDonald throws a combination that misses
and Witt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald seems keen to control Witt's posture.
Witt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Witt trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Witt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because MacDonald is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Witt throws an elbow that misses. MacDonald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Witt's guard. Nice move by MacDonald!
Witt wants to control but MacDonald passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt taking some punishment here, with MacDonald in his half guard.
MacDonald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw MacDonald working his ground and pound in the gym.
Witt is looking to improve his position.
Witt is trying to stand back up but MacDonald is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Witt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Witt is looking to improve his position.
MacDonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Witt keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Peppu Reiska MacDonald.
Witt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Witt throws an off balance right hand
and MacDonald counters with a left to the body.
MacDonald looks to land a left hand but Witt moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Witt or perhaps it was just good defense by MacDonald which made him look bad.
MacDonald connects with a body shot that sends Witt's belly button to the back.
MacDonald closes the distance looking to clinch
and Witt counters with a single leg into guard. MacDonald didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Witt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Aaron Witt did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacDonald scores with a hook.
Witt checks a low kick from MacDonald.
MacDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witt.
MacDonald pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Witt back to the cage. MacDonald follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Witt misses with a body shot
and MacDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Witt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacDonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacDonald throws a poor cross that misses
and Witt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Witt trying to advance position but MacDonald counters by regaining guard.
Witt with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt trying to control the position from guard on top but MacDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Witt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Witt trying to control but MacDonald is working from the bottom.
MacDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Witt wants to control from the top but MacDonald keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aaron Witt.
MacDonald misses the shot to the body.
Witt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Witt lands a slapping body shot.
MacDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
MacDonald misses with a hook.
Witt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Witt throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacDonald thows a leg kick but Witt checks it
and Witt counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witt is trying to ground and pound but MacDonald uses the momentary lack of control by Witt to regain half guard.
Witt throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing MacDonald to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald looking to control.
Witt with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacDonald keeping moving, preventing Witt from controlling successfully.
MacDonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Witt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Witt sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Witt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Witt wants to control from the top but MacDonald keeps moving.
MacDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Witt throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt throws an elbow that misses. MacDonald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Witt's guard. Nice move by MacDonald!
Witt pushes a forearm under MacDonald's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, MacDonald is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Witt!
Aaron Witt retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Aaron Witt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald spoke after the fight, saying 'my time is coming.'.
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energy
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hype
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