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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Jose (ranked 4267 p4p, 25059 weight class) and Timothy Mcdonald (ranked 430 p4p, 495 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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225 cm 25 265 4 - 3 - 0 |
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168 cm 25 224 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Jose! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Mcdonald! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcdonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Jose scores with a nice head shot. Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt letting Jose counter with a right hand.
Mcdonald rushes Jose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Mcdonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jose tries to keep at a distance but Mcdonald has taken the fight into the clinch. Mcdonald is working for takedown but Jose is calmly controlling the position for now. Fred Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Mcdonald. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mcdonald can't break the clinch.
Mcdonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Jose won't allow it.
Mcdonald is trying to break the clinch but Jose is controlling him. Jose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jose lands an uppercut. Jose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Mcdonald jumps guard but Jose stands there with Mcdonald around his waist. Mcdonald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jose as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jose. Jose lands with a short head shot on the inside. Mcdonald is trying to break the clinch but Jose is controlling him. Mcdonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mcdonald is trying to pull guard but Jose has him pressed against the cage. Jose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A short left from Jose. Mcdonald can't break the clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald tries to break free but Jose pushes him back against the cage. Jose presses Mcdonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Mcdonald tries to pull guard but Jose forces him back to his feet, against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Jose lands with a right to the head. Jose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Jose content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcdonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mcdonald jumps guard but Jose stands there with Mcdonald around his waist. Mcdonald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jose is stalling here.
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! Jose is stalling here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Jose. Jose throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcdonalds head. Jose just leaning against Mcdonald, taking a breather. A shot in the inside from Jose. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jose lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards. Mcdonald tries to work over Jose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Jose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Mcdonald tries to circle away but Jose has him pinned against the cage. Nice body punch from Jose.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mcdonald looks winded! Mcdonald working hard to break the clinch. The referee calls for Jose to work.
Jose lands with a right to the head. Jose lands a right hand. A short right from Jose. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jose scores with an uppercut up the middle. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jose as Mcdonald tries to tie him up. Mcdonald misses with a knee strike.
Jose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jose dominated that round. That's time! Jose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mcdonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jose counters by clinching up. Jose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Jose lands with a short head shot on the inside. Mcdonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jose fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mcdonald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jose tries to avoid it but Mcdonald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jose to the ground. Jose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Fred Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Mcdonald. Mcdonald looks for a takedown but Jose sprawls well. Jose seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mcdonald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jose clinches with his opponent.
Jose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards. Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Jose has Mcdonald pressed against the cage.
Jose lands a shot to the body. Jose scores with a nice hook to the head. Jose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Jose lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Jose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards. Jose has Mcdonald pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A body shot lands from Jose.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jose leaning against his opponent.
Jose is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jose seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Mcdonald letting Jose take a breather here. Jose controlling the action here for a moment.
Jose gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Jose.
Mcdonald moves into the clinch successfully.
Jose works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Jose.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Jose. Fred Jose has scored more points in the clinch so far. Jose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards. Jose prevents Mcdonald from breaking the clinch. Jose gets through Mcdonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jose cracks Mcdonald with a nice body shot. Jose pushes Mcdonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jose lands with a short shot to the head. Jose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcdonald. A short uppercut from Jose. Nice body punch from Jose - that landed with a thud.
Jose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jose has Mcdonald pressed against the cage.
Jose lands a body shot. Jose pushes Mcdonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Jose stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Jose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcdonald can do to turn this around? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcdonald. Jose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Jose taking a breather. Stalling in the clinch from Jose.
Jose scores with a shot to the side of Mcdonald's head. A nice left hand lands by Jose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Jose dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jose connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. A head kick by Mcdonald misses and Jose counters with a nice uppercut. Mcdonald defending well as Jose loads up on a big left hand. Mcdonald drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jose defends it well. Nice defenses there by Mcdonald. Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt enabling Jose to counter with a crisp jab. Jose throws out a powerful jab. Jose throws a hook but Mcdonald avoids it easily.
Mcdonald closes the distance and pushes Jose back into the cage. Mcdonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jose is struggling to control the position. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jose takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jose for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Jose is pushing Mcdonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jose stalling.
Jose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fred Jose. Jose takes a swing at Mcdonald's ribcage but misses. Mcdonald shoots and misses and Jose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Jose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mcdonald closes the distance and clinches. Jose lands with a left to the head. Jose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Jose. Nice body punch from Jose - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Jose.
Mcdonald wants to break free but Jose has control.
Jose holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mcdonald is trying to push Jose away but Jose has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Jose lands a nice uppercut. Mcdonald is trying to drag Jose to the mat but Jose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Fred Jose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timothy Mcdonald. Jose lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hook to the body lands for Jose.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jose. A short right from Jose. Jose lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards. Jose is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jose working some nice short punches in the clinch. Jose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jose. Jose lands a hook to the side of the head. Come on Jose - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Jose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards. Jose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A right handed body shot lands from Jose.
Jose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Jose has Mcdonald pushed against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jose dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Fred Jose showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jose 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Jose!
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energy
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hype
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