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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald comes to the cage accompanied by Mac Miller - Donald Trump . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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151 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald Donald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Joaquin enables Donald to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Joaquin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Donald seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Donald wants to stand but Joaquin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've been hearing that Donald has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Joaquin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Donald escapes and throws Joaquin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Donald tries to advance to mount but Joaquin denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donald controlling the position.
Donald is looking to take a break and control but Joaquin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronald Donald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Joaquin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Donald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joaquin is trying to control the position but Donald postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donald throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Joaquin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Donald is in Joaquin's guard.
Donald content to stall in guard here.
Donald trying to stand up but can't free himself from Joaquin's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin trying to keep a closed guard but Donald is proving a slippery customer.
Joaquin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Donald throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Donald dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donald gets a double leg takedown into Joaquin's guard.
Joaquin keeping moving, preventing Donald from controlling successfully.
Donald is stalling in the full guard.
Donald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joaquin is keeping the position for now.
Donald trying to control the position from guard on top but Joaquin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ronald Donald just wasn't active enough.
Donald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Donald showed some decent athleticism there.
Donald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joaquin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donald trying to control the pace.
Donald seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Joaquin for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin pushes Donald off but Donald dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Joaquin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donald decides to stand up, so the ref orders Joaquin to his feet.
Donald closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joaquin quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is defending against the submission attempts here by Donald.
Donald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald wants to pass to mount but Joaquin is defending the position.
Well, if Donald is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We're going to have a standup here because Ronald Donald wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Donald shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Joaquin is trying to defend but Donald finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin trying to control but Donald postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Donald dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joaquin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Donald sprawls well initially but Joaquin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Joaquin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Joaquin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Joaquin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Donald is trying to control but can't.
Donald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donald.
Joaquin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Donald is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Joaquin, into his guard.
Donald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald pushing down on Joaquin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Joaquin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Donald pulls his head out easily.
Donald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald seems to be looking for submissions.
Donald stalling.
Donald moves into full mount! Joaquin won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald get's back to his feet.
Donald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Donald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ronald Donald has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Joaquin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Donald did well to prevent Joaquin getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Joaquin is going to stand back up.
Joaquin is just content to waste time from the top position. Donald takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Joaquin won't allow Donald to sweep him here.
Donald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donald keeping moving, preventing Joaquin from controlling successfully.
Donald looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin won't allow Donald to sweep him here.
Donald punching from the bottom.
Ralph Joaquin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronald Donald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joaquin stopping the sweep attempt from Donald.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Donald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donald has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Donald!
Ronald Donald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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