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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunkechukwu Floyd (ranked 260 p4p, 223 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 39 p4p, 34 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full. McDonald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bunkechukwu Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Floyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Floyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald.
Floyd is looking to counter with a body kick.
McDonald swings for the body but Floyd moves out of range.
Floyd tries to counter by clinching up but McDonald breaks away and moves out of range.
McDonald digs a good body shot into Floyd's ribs.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Floyd counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from McDonald misses.
McDonald throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Floyd misses with a straight right.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.
Floyd cracks McDonald with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Floyd.
It looked like Floyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Floyd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Floyd rather than just go for the knockout.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Floyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald punishes Floyd's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Floyd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Floyd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Floyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Floyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDonald throws a right and a left that Floyd avoids nicely.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Floyd.
Floyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floyd.
Floyd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDonald has time to react.
Floyd swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Floyd thinking.
Floyd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald wants to clinch but Floyd slips to the side
and Floyd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Floyd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Floyd trying to stall but McDonald improves his position.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Floyd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
Floyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Floyd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Floyd lands with a left to the head.
Floyd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Floyd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Floyd tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Floyd back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Floyd has him pressed against the cage.
McDonald tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Floyd pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald gets through Floyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Floyd prevents a body shot from McDonald.
A head punch on the inside from Floyd fails to land.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
McDonald is working Floyd over against the cage.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Floyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Floyd controls his hands.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Floyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floyd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
A short left from Floyd.
Floyd is trying to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald tries a body shot but Floyd blocks it.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floyd's elbow.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Floyd.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonald cracks Floyd with a nice body shot.
McDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
McDonald jabs Floyd right on the nose. Floyd blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Floyd moves away and avoids it.
Floyd walks into a left hand.
McDonald misses the jab.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Floyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Floyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Floyd tried to counter with a leg kick but McDonald avoided it.
Floyd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Floyd moves away and avoids it.
Floyd wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Floyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald tries to clinch up.
And Floyd counters with a quick kick to the body but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by McDonald there.
Floyd throws a right hand that McDonald ducks under and follows up with a left that McDonald also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonald clobbers Floyd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Floyd. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Floyd to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Floyd is rocked!
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!
McDonald trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
Oh Floyd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Floyd has wrist control.
Floyd seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Floyd is keeping the position.
Floyd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McDonald on the ground.
McDonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McDonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McDonald connects with a couple of short punches.
Floyd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald postures up in Floyd's guard and throws a big left but Floyd blocks it.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Floyd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald being controlled here, momentarily.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McDonald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Floyd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Floyd tries to get out of the position.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Floyd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Floyd is keeping the position for now.
Floyd controls McDonald momentarily but McDonald frees himself.
McDonald landing some decent shots from guard.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McDonald works over Floyd with some ground and pound from guard.
McDonald trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Floyd keeps moving.
McDonald is pushing down on Floyd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Floyd is fighting to maintain full guard but McDonald has managed to sneak the leg through.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McDonald lands a nice short elbow.
Floyd is refusing to be controlled, as McDonald sits in half guard.
Floyd is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from McDonald misses.
McDonald misses the body punch
and Floyd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from McDonald misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Floyd misses its target.
McDonald connects with the punch.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from McDonald misses its intended target.
Floyd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Floyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonald.
Floyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Floyd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonald swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Floyd counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McDonald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonald.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Floyd's head but Floyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
McDonald throws a hook to the side of Floyd's head but Floyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Floyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McDonald scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDonald misses the jab.
Floyd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald rushes Floyd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Floyd misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald pulls guard.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Floyd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald postures up in Floyd's guard and throws a big left but Floyd blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald landing with the ground and pound.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Floyd wants to sweep here but McDonald controlling him for the moment.
Floyd keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Floyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDonald engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McDonald throws the left hand but Floyd avoids the punch easily.
McDonald stuns Floyd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Floyd misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
Floyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
Jim Bob McDonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Floyd is looking to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Floyd counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald slips under a jab.
Bunkechukwu Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bob McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDonald has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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