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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Macdonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Yost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macdonnell comes to the cage accompanied by Braveheart Theme - Saskin Mix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Macdonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Yost!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yost shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Macdonnell's guard.
Yost pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macdonnell is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yost sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Macdonnell's guard.
Macdonnell is trying to get back to full guard.
Macdonnell is trying to control but can't.
Macdonnell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yost.
Macdonnell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Macdonnell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Macdonnell.
Yost looking to pass the guard.
Yost preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yost throws a hook but Macdonnell avoids it easily.
Macdonnell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yost shoots in looking for a takedown. Macdonnell tries to sprawl out of it but Yost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Macdonnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Macdonnell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis Macdonnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macdonnell dodges the punch combination from Yost.
Yost shoots in looking for a takedown. Macdonnell tries to sprawl out of it but Yost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Macdonnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yost loads up on a big right hand but Macdonnell slips the punch.
Yost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macdonnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macdonnell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yost lands with a straight right. Macdonnell didn't see that one coming.
Yost works over Macdonnell's head and body with a nice combination.
Yost looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macdonnell.
Macdonnell tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mitch Yost has been cut.
Macdonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macdonnell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yost swings for the body but Macdonnell moves out of range.
Macdonnell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yost thows a body shot but no joy.
Macdonnell throws a head kick that Yost semi-blocks.
Macdonnell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Macdonnell throws a head kick but Yost moves out of range.
Macdonnell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Macdonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Macdonnell is looking to clinch but Yost is avoiding it.
Macdonnell is looking to clinch.
Yost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macdonnell's waist but Macdonnell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yost off to one side.
Davis Macdonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Yost.
Macdonnell moves forwards but Yost connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Macdonnell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell clinches up against the cage.
Macdonnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yost has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Macdonnell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Macdonnell scores with a knee to the head.
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yost avoids the elbow strike from Macdonnell, against the cage.
Macdonnell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yost has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macdonnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yost looking for a takedown.
Macdonnell crunches a lovely knee into Yost's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yost goes for a takedown in the clinch but Macdonnell prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Macdonnell lands an elbow inside that Yost shrugs off.
Macdonnell lands an elbow that stopped Yost in his tracks for a moment.
Yost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Macdonnell gets underhooks to prevent Yost's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yost as Macdonnell tries to tie him up.
Macdonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yost tries for a takedown. No joy.
Macdonnell lands an elbow that stopped Yost in his tracks for a moment.
Macdonnell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macdonnell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yost goes for a takedown in the clinch but Macdonnell prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Macdonnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Yost's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yost takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Macdonnell tries to clinch up.
Yost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macdonnell is looking to clinch.
Davis Macdonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Yost shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Macdonnell sprawls well. Macdonnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yost gets slowly back to his feet.
Yost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis Macdonnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macdonnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Yost circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Macdonnell. No joy for Yost on that attempt.
Yost swats away the attempt to clinch by Macdonnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonnell forces Yost back against the cage and clinches.
Macdonnell lands a nice elbow.
Macdonnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Macdonnell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yost blocks an elbow strike from Macdonnell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonnell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Macdonnell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yost blocks it with crossed arms.
Macdonnell lands an elbow inside.
Macdonnell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Macdonnell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yost.
Yost has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macdonnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davis Macdonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Yost.
Macdonnell taking a breather.
Yost takes an elbow to the temple.
Macdonnell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Macdonnell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Macdonnell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yost drops down looking for an ankle pick but Macdonnell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macdonnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Macdonnell moves into the clinch.
Yost drops down looking for an ankle pick but Macdonnell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Macdonnell throws a head kick that misses.
Macdonnell is looking to clinch but Yost is avoiding it.
Yost throws a nice looking combination but Macdonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macdonnell lands a high kick!
Macdonnell is looking to clinch.
Macdonnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yost.
Macdonnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Yost.
Macdonnell moves into the clinch.
Macdonnell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macdonnell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but Yost blocks with his arms.
Macdonnell gets underhooks to prevent Yost's takedown attempt.
Macdonnell wants to stall.
Yost managing to block the knees to the body from Macdonnell.
Macdonnell wants to stall.
Macdonnell misses with a knee strike.
Yost has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macdonnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Macdonnell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Macdonnell misses with a knee to the head.
Yost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Macdonnell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Macdonnell misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Macdonnell throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yost blocks an elbow strike.
Macdonnell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Macdonnell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Macdonnell pushes off an throws an elbow but Yost leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yost is working for takedown but Macdonnell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Macdonnell prevents the takedown attempt.
Macdonnell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macdonnell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macdonnell is pressed up against the cage. Yost has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Macdonnell down to the mat. Macdonnell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Macdonnell scores with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Yost.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Macdonnell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Yost's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Macdonnell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Macdonnell moves away.
Macdonnell stuffs the takedown attempt from Yost. Yost gets slowly back to his feet.
Yost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yost avoids the head kick by Macdonnell.
Some wild striking there from Yost.
Yost shoots in looking for a takedown. Macdonnell tries to sprawl out of it but Yost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Macdonnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Macdonnell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Macdonnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Macdonnell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yost.
Davis Macdonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Yost.
Macdonnell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonnell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Macdonnell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yost is defending well for now.
Yost avoids a wild elbow strike from Macdonnell.
Macdonnell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yost.
Macdonnell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Macdonnell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Macdonnell wants to stall.
Yost goes for a takedown attempt but Macdonnell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Macdonnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Macdonnell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yost tries to score a power double leg takedown but Macdonnell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yost somewhat.
Yost lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yost avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macdonnell moves in looking to clinch but Yost pushes him off.
Yost scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Macdonnell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yost drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yost is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Macdonnell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yost tries to get to full guard but Macdonnell has control of the leg.
Yost trying to hold on to Macdonnell's head to control him but Macdonnell postures up.
Macdonnell prevents Yost from improving his position.
Macdonnell is keen to just control but Yost is a slippery customer.
Macdonnell is nestled in close to Yost, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Yost tries to get to full guard but Macdonnell has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macdonnell circles away quickly and effectively.
Yost changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macdonnell tries to avoid it but Yost manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macdonnell to the ground. Macdonnell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yost circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Yost misses the target.
Macdonnell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macdonnell is looking to clinch but Yost is avoiding it.
Yost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macdonnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yost misses with a few strikes there.
Macdonnell tries to clinch but Yost moves out of range.
Yost throws a series of punches but Macdonnell moves out of range.
A punch combination from Yost misses.
Mitch Yost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis Macdonnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Macdonnell lands a head kick!
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 Davis Macdonnell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Macdonnell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Macdonnell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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