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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guldan Shadowmoon (ranked 4905 p4p, 25742 weight class) and Conor MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 cm 18 177 0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm 18 175 1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Basic striking Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guldan Shadowmoon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor MacDonald! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! MacDonald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. An attempted straight right counter from Shadowmoon misses the target. MacDonald has a takedown stuffed. MacDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shadowmoon. MacDonald has his takedown stuffed and Shadowmoon counters with a low kick, right behind MacDonald 's knee. Guldan Shadowmoon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor MacDonald. Shadowmoon lands the left hand. Shadowmoon lands with a straight right. MacDonald didn't see that one coming. Shadowmoon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shadowmoon lands a really nice looking cross but MacDonald seems unphased.
Shadowmoon 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.
MacDonald with a poor takedown and Shadowmoon counters with a nice uppercut. Conor MacDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Shadowmoon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shadowmoon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A telegraphed takedown attempt from MacDonald is defended easily by Shadowmoon. A telegraphed takedown attempt from MacDonald is defended easily by Shadowmoon. Shadowmoon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. MacDonald misses with a straight left. MacDonald shoots in looking for a takedown. Shadowmoon tries to sprawl out of it but MacDonald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shadowmoon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. MacDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shadowmoon counters with a low kick, right behind MacDonald 's knee. MacDonald shoots for a takedown but Shadowmoon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Shadowmoon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Shadowmoon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Shadowmoon lands with a thumping leg kick.
MacDonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Shadowmoon counters with a left and a right that stings MacDonald. MacDonald has his takedown stuffed and Shadowmoon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked.gif) MacDonald is rocked! MacDonald looks winded! MacDonald misses with a lunging right hand
and Shadowmoon counters with an inside leg kick. MacDonald with a poor takedown and Shadowmoon counters with a straight right hand. MacDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Shadowmoon finish him? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shadowmoon connects with a leg kick. MacDonald is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Shadowmoon moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guldan Shadowmoon!
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C
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G |
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B |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
59% |
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