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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 2745 p4p, 1988 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 315 p4p, 226 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Hell's Coming With Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald blocks a jab.
Yousuf lands a jab to the head.
Yousuf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald drops his hands momentarily and Yousuf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yousuf misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yousuf lands with an uppercut that bounces McDonald off the cage and back into range.
McDonald is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yousuf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf throws a hook but McDonald avoids it easily.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Yousuf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yousuf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Yousuf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yousuf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonald changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yousuf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yousuf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yousuf is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
McDonald has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yousuf moves out of range of the strikes.
Yousuf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Yousuf misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Yousuf.
McDonald blocks a jab.
McDonald changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Yousuf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yousuf sprawls and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yousuf tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yousuf loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yousuf. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yousuf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yousuf misses with a body kick.
McDonald misses with a double jab.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yousuf.
McDonald tries for a takedown but Yousuf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald dives in and grabs Yousuf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yousuf pushes down on McDonald's head and hops out.
Yousuf has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
Yousuf connects with a looping right hand.
McDonald lands with a nice combination. Yousuf backs away looking to recover.
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!
Yousuf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
Amadi Yousuf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from McDonald. Those never looked like landing.
Yousuf lands a lovely overhand right.
Yousuf with a nice cross.
Yousuf misses with an uppercut.
Yousuf looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
Yousuf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yousuf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yousuf throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McDonald avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yousuf circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a series of punches but Yousuf avoids them all with ease.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
McDonald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yousuf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McDonald.
McDonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDonald there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDonald tests Yousuf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yousuf manages to avoid it.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yousuf.
Yousuf is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McDonald had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
McDonald defending well as Yousuf loads up on a big left hand.
Yousuf throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yousuf was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald takes a swing at Yousuf's ribcage but misses.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
Yousuf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McDonald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yousuf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Yousuf counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yousuf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McDonald if he has to take too many more of those.
Yousuf lands with a nice body punch.
McDonald shoots in but no luck this time.
Yousuf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yousuf was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Yousuf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by McDonald.
McDonald tries to counter with a takedown but Yousuf is quick to defend against it.
Yousuf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McDonald.
Yousuf misses with the body kick
and McDonald counters with a single leg into guard. Yousuf didn't expect that.
McDonald has gone for a leg lock! Yousuf slips out almost immediately though and dives into McDonald's guard.
Yousuf has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McDonald is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald is looking for a triangle but Yousuf pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yousuf moves away.
Yousuf feints and then cracks McDonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonald down.
Yousuf with the inside leg kick.
Yousuf stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yousuf wants it to stay on the feet.
Yousuf throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
McDonald checks a leg kick nicely.
Yousuf throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Yousuf. That snapped McDonald's head back.
Yousuf loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Yousuf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf slips a straight right by McDonald.
McDonald checks the leg kick.
Yousuf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yousuf digs a good body shot into McDonald's ribs.
McDonald checks a low kick from Yousuf.
McDonald changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Yousuf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yousuf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yousuf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yousuf sprawls and moves away.
Yousuf misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
Yousuf only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yousuf lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDonald's sensitive parts.
Yousuf wants to slow McDonald down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonald steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yousuf. That one must have hurt.
McDonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Yousuf sprawls well. He's pushed McDonald's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Yousuf is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yousuf lands with a straight right. McDonald didn't see that one coming.
Yousuf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald needs to keep his hands up - Yousuf had a free shot at his head there.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yousuf.
A jab from Yousuf finds it's way through McDonald's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Yousuf is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a looping right.
Yousuf throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
McDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yousuf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDonald is looking to wear down Yousuf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yousuf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Yousuf jumps back.
A big right from McDonald misses.
Yousuf throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
Yousuf throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yousuf lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonald takes a step back to recover.
McDonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Yousuf misses
and McDonald counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McDonald looks to land a strike but Yousuf avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Yousuf is retaining full guard.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yousuf keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yousuf keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
Yousuf trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yousuf keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald postures up in Yousuf's guard and throws a big left but Yousuf blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yousuf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yousuf avoids it really well and circles away.
McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Yousuf is just out of range.
McDonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McDonald.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yousuf lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily.
Yousuf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Yousuf lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonald doesn't seem phased though.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yousuf.
McDonald throws a low kick but Yousuf avoids it.
Yousuf takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Yousuf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDonald swings for the body but Yousuf moves out of range.
Yousuf digs a good body shot into McDonald's ribs.
Yousuf misses with a wild body shot.
Yousuf misses with a leg kick.
McDonald half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Yousuf is just out of range.
Yousuf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yousuf throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDonald tries to counter with a takedown but Yousuf is quick to defend against it.
Yousuf misses with a low kick.
McDonald 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.
Yousuf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yousuf misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yousuf missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yousuf as he jumps to the side.
McDonald defending well as Yousuf loads up on a big left hand.
Yousuf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald looks to land a combination but Yousuf avoids it well.
McDonald dives in for a single leg takedown but Yousuf sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
Yousuf works on McDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald jumps guard but Yousuf turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Yousuf turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yousuf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Yousuf.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Yousuf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Yousuf has him pressed against the cage.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from McDonald.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yousuf takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yousuf pushes McDonald back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yousuf lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Yousuf as the two fighters clinch.
Yousuf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yousuf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Yousuf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McDonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike.
Yousuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yousuf lands with a light punch inside.
McDonald tries to work over Yousuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Yousuf works on McDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
Yousuf lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Come on Yousuf - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
Yousuf stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a hook that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yousuf's elbow.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yousuf cracks McDonald with a nice body shot.
Yousuf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yousuf lands with a left to the head.
Yousuf lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Good body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf digs a right hand into McDonald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald's gas tank.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yousuf gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Yousuf.
David McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
A shot in the inside from Yousuf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadi Yousuf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yousuf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadi Yousuf!
David McDonald spoke after the fight, saying 'Fall down seven times, get up eight. I'll be back. I got lots of gas in the tank.'.
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