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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mounir Ayari (ranked 257 p4p, 1458 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 40 p4p, 206 weight class). Ayari comes to the cage accompanied by Samira Said - Yallah Rouh. On his way into the cage it seems that Mounir Ayari has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mounir Ayari seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low 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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mounir Ayari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonald swings widly with a right hand
and Ayari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ayari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses
and Ayari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDonald thinking.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ayari's head.
Ayari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ayari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Ayari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McDonald.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Ayari.
McDonald thumps Ayari with a low kick.
Ayari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Ayari misses.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
McDonald scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ayari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ayari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Ayari - just one landing.
Ayari gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ayari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDonald throws a leg kick which misses Ayari's front leg but catches the back leg as Ayari tries to avoid it.
Ayari connects with a jab.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ayari's sensitive parts.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by McDonald misses
and Ayari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ayari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ayari counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ayari.
Ayari misses with a straight right.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Ayari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ayari misses with a looping left.
Ayari throws out a loose jab but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ayari tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ayari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
A big left from Ayari misses.
McDonald takes a swing at Ayari's ribcage but misses.
Ayari is looking to counter punch.
McDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ayari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald lands a jab to Ayari's midsection.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Ayari counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ayari defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
Ayari misses with a body shot.
Ayari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Ayari - just one landing.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Ayari.
McDonald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
Ayari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ayari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ayari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ayari.
It looked like Ayari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McDonald.
Ayari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDonald blocks a jab.
McDonald cracks Ayari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ayari throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ayari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDonald slips under a jab from Ayari.
McDonald slips a jab from Ayari.
McDonald throws out a counter right but Ayari avoids it with no problem.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ayari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Ayari lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Ayari loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
Ayari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ayari throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald thuds a left hand into Ayari's body.
Ayari jabs McDonald right on the nose. McDonald blinks but takes it well.
Ayari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
Ayari swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Ayari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mounir Ayari will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McDonald is looking to slow Ayari down with leg kicks.
Ayari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ayari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Ayari checks a leg kick.
Ayari throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald throws a jab but it's blocked by Ayari.
Ayari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald scores with a shot to the body.
Ayari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ayari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Ayari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ayari scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald blocks a jab.
Ayari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayari.
McDonald connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ayari throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
Ayari misses with a looping right.
Ayari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ayari cracks McDonald with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
McDonald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ayari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ayari misses the shot to the body.
McDonald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Ayari is out of range.
Ayari is looking to counter punch.
Ayari 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.
Ayari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonald tries a low kick but Ayari avoids it.
Ayari throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald unleashes a big counter combination but Ayari bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
Ayari backing away here, and McDonald unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McDonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ayari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Ayari.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Ayari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ayari misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
Mounir Ayari is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ayari.
Ayari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
A low kick from McDonald is predictable there
enabling Ayari to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from McDonald.
McDonald digs a good hook to Ayari's body.
Ayari lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonald off the cage and back into range.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
McDonald is looking to slow Ayari down with leg kicks.
Ayari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McDonald might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ayari has got the better of the exchanges.
McDonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick lands for McDonald.
Ayari throws a big shot that misses.
Ayari cracks McDonald with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McDonald slips a straight right by Ayari.
McDonald lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Ayari counter with a right hand.
Ayari lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald takes a swing at Ayari's ribcage but misses.
Ayari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ayari looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.
Ayari falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ayari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ayari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Ayari.
Ayari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ayari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A shot to the liver by McDonald. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayari takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Ayari looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDonald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ayari lands a really nice looking cross but McDonald seems unphased.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Ayari backing away here, and McDonald unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ayari digs a good hook to McDonald's body.
Ayari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonald.
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ayari manages to avoid it.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ayari.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ayari throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Ayari moves out of range easily.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ayari.
McDonald defending well as Ayari loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Ayari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mounir Ayari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald misses with a right hand
enabling Ayari to counter with a crisp jab.
Ayari throws a leg kick that is checked
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ayari misses the shot to the body.
McDonald tries a quick counter leg kick but Ayari is wise to it.
Ayari with a hook.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the body.
Ayari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald.
Ayari throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
McDonald feints a counter leg kick.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ayari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald slips a straight right by Ayari.
McDonald connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ayari's hands.
Ayari throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayari missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ayari. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Ayari slips the punch.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDonald misses with a two punch combination.
Ayari swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
Ayari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Ayari does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald slips under a jab from Ayari.
Ayari looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ayari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mounir Ayari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Ayari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from McDonald misses.
Ayari moves out of range as McDonald throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Ayari misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald slips under a jab from Ayari.
Ayari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDonald finds it's way round the side to connect with Ayari's head.
Ayari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ayari 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.
McDonald slips a jab from Ayari.
Ayari scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDonald in his tracks.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ayari manages to avoid it.
Ayari throws an off balance right hand
and McDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ayari moves away.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
Ayari misses with a straight left.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Ayari.
Ayari takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McDonald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ayari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Ayari sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald lands a leg kick that knocks Ayari off balance momentarily.
Ayari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McDonald backs up against the cage.
Ayari looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ayari.
Nice straight punches there by McDonald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McDonald.
McDonald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McDonald scores with a jab to the head.
Ayari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Ayari misses.
Ayari checks the leg kick.
It looked like Ayari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ayari looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
Ayari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a body punch but Ayari moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ayari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ayari rather than just go for the knockout.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Ayari.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Ayari moved away.
Ayari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ayari misses with a hook.
McDonald lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ayari staying out of range there.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as McDonald blocks the low kick.
Ayari misses with an uppercut
enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Ayari just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ayari.
McDonald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDonald lands with an overhand left.
Nicholas McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ayari doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mounir Ayari.
Well Ayari 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mounir Ayari!
Mounir Ayari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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