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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brody MacDonald (ranked 3482 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Alexander Igor (ranked 397 p4p, 281 weight class). Brody MacDonald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Igor's chin.
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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 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brody MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Igor moves into range and clinches up with MacDonald.
MacDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MacDonald's head.
Igor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacDonald.
Igor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Igor moves away from the strike by MacDonald.
Igor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Igor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Igor is looking to clinch.
MacDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Igor slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDonald misses with a wild combination.
Igor moves into range and clinches up with MacDonald.
MacDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Igor controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Igor.
It looks like Brody MacDonald has been cut.
MacDonald definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacDonald tries to work over Igor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacDonald throws a hook but Igor avoids it easily.
Igor lands a really nice looking cross but MacDonald seems unphased.
MacDonald misses with a looping left.
Igor defending well as MacDonald loads up on a big left hand.
Igor is trying to counter with his kicks.
Igor moves away from the strike by MacDonald.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut.
MacDonald throws the left hand but Igor avoids the punch easily.
MacDonald is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Igor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
MacDonald avoids the head kick by Igor.
Igor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Igor clinches up with MacDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
Igor breaks the clinch.
MacDonald gets tackled into the cage by Igor. Igor maintains the clinch.
Igor's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Igor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Igor is leaning against MacDonald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Igor.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Igor clinches up against the cage.
Igor breaks the clinch.
MacDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Igor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Igor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacDonald gets tackled into the cage by Igor. Igor maintains the clinch.
Igor tries to throw a body punch but MacDonald avoids it by throwing Igor back against the cage.
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
MacDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Igor is trying to break the clinch but MacDonald has him pressed against the cage.
MacDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Igor gets an underhook and turns MacDonald into the cage.
Igor blocks a body shot from MacDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Igor misses with a body punch.
Igor pushes MacDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by MacDonald.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Igor manages to avoid it.
Igor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Alexander Igor has been cut.
Igor moves into the clinch.
MacDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Igor won't allow it.
Igor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
MacDonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Igor works on MacDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
Igor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Igor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor pushes off an throws an elbow but MacDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Igor scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
Igor lands with a kick to the temple. MacDonald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Igor has managed to clinch.
MacDonald tries a body shot but Igor blocks it.
Igor breaks the clinch.
MacDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igor.
Igor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
MacDonald blocks a head kick by Igor.
MacDonald misses with a straight right.
Igor throws a head kick but MacDonald moves out of range.
MacDonald is looking to counter punch.
Igor has MacDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
MacDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Igor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from MacDonald misses.
Igor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Igor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and MacDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Igor throws a lazy body kick
and MacDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
MacDonald throws out a powerful jab.
MacDonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacDonald throws out a loose jab but Igor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor ducks under a wild hook from MacDonald.
Igor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Igor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MacDonald, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexander Igor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MacDonald breaks the clinch.
Igor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
MacDonald takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDonald is trying to push Igor away but Igor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Igor as the two fighters clinch.
Igor lands a nice uppercut.
Brody MacDonald's cut is getting worse.
Igor pushes off an throws an elbow but MacDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
MacDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Igor.
MacDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Igor.
MacDonald is trying to break the clinch but Igor has him pressed against the cage.
MacDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Igor backwards.
MacDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
MacDonald will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Igor up against the cage.
Igor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Igor lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
Igor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald trying to control the position but instead, Igor has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacDonald into the cage.
Igor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Igor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from MacDonald misses its intended target.
Igor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Igor throws a sloppy head kick and MacDonald moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Igor wants to clinch.
Igor scores with a head kick. MacDonald tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alexander Igor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Igor counters with a head kick. That will keep MacDonald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor clinches with his opponent.
MacDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Igor scores with a hook to the body.
MacDonald blocks an elbow strike from Igor.
Igor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Igor blocks a body shot from MacDonald.
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
Igor lands a body punch.
MacDonald tries to throw a body punch but Igor avoids it by throwing MacDonald back against the cage.
Igor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacDonald tries to keep at a distance but Igor has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacDonald throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from MacDonald.
MacDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Igor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Igor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MacDonald seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice body kick there by Igor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Igor has managed to clinch.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Igor prevents MacDonald from breaking the clinch.
Igor blocking some punches.
Igor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacDonald breaks from the clinch.
Igor looks for the body kick but MacDonald saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as MacDonald blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacDonald. Igor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Igor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by MacDonald.
Igor throws a head kick that MacDonald semi-blocks.
Brody MacDonald's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
MacDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Igor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
MacDonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Igor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
Igor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and MacDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Igor is looking to clinch.
Igor misses with a head kick.
Igor throws a head kick that misses
and MacDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Igor connects with the punch.
Igor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Igor swings wildly with an uppercut but MacDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from MacDonald.
Igor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MacDonald's elbow.
Igor unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Igor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Igor lands an elbow that stopped MacDonald in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDonald prevents a body shot from Igor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Igor.
MacDonald misses with some punches.
Igor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MacDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Igor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor looks to throw the jab but MacDonald is out of range.
Igor lands a head kick. MacDonald smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
MacDonald swings for the body but Igor moves out of range.
MacDonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacDonald misses with a straight left.
Igor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacDonald is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
MacDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igor gets a clinch.
Igor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Igor trying to land knees to the body.
Brody MacDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor tries to throw a body punch but MacDonald avoids it by throwing Igor back against the cage.
Igor breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Igor. MacDonald shrugs it off though.
A big left from MacDonald misses.
MacDonald misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacDonald misses with an uppercut.
MacDonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
MacDonald throws a shot to the body.
MacDonald blocks a head kick by Igor.
MacDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Igor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Igor is looking to clinch.
MacDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid body kick from Igor.
Igor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
Igor throws a head kick that misses.
Igor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacDonald moves forwards but Igor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MacDonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Igor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Igor clinches up with MacDonald and pushes him back against the cage.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander Igor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacDonald scores with a hook to the body. Igor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Igor lands a head kick!
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Igor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MacDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Igor throws a sloppy head kick and MacDonald moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Igor.
Igor closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Igor just misses with a elbow thrown towards MacDonald's brow.
MacDonald blocks an uppercut.
MacDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Igor tries to clinch but MacDonald moves out of range.
Igor misses with a head kick.
MacDonald misses with a two punch combination.
Igor replies with a solid counter kick to the body but MacDonald blocks it well.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Igor manages to avoid it.
MacDonald avoids the head kick by Igor.
Igor moves into the clinch successfully.
Igor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Igor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Igor 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Igor!
Our winner, Alexander Igor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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