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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pato Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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274 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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192 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pato Donald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney throws a nice head kick!
Donald drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McSweeney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McSweeney trying to control the position.
Donald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McSweeney has momentary wrist control but Donald slips an elbow through the middle.
It looks like James McSweeney has been cut.
Donald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McSweeney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donald wants to control from the top but McSweeney keeps moving.
Donald is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McSweeney is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Donald stops McSweeney from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
McSweeney lands a decent shot there.
McSweeney has momentary wrist control but Donald slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Donald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Donald trying to control but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Donald lands a couple of elbows.
Donald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McSweeney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Donald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald with a nice head shot there.
Donald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donald chips away with some ground and pound.
Donald trying to control but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
Donald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Donald controlling from the top position.
McSweeney throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
McSweeney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Donald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McSweeney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is trying to control the position but Donald postures up.
Donald trying to control the position from guard on top but McSweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donald tries for a takedown but McSweeney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donald is breathing heavily.
A head kick from McSweeney lands but Donald takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from McSweeney as Donald shoots in.
McSweeney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McSweeney throws a nice head kick!
Donald fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pato Donald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McSweeney plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McSweeney 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.
McSweeney 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.
Donald takes a kick to the side of the head.
McSweeney tries a head kick but it misses.
McSweeney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney throws a head kick but Donald moves out of range.
Donald feints and as McSweeney raises his hands in defense, Donald changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Donald stopping the sweep attempt from McSweeney.
McSweeney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Donald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McSweeney is trying to control the position but Donald postures up.
Donald is looking to work some ground and pound but McSweeney has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McSweeney is trying to keep Donald in close.
Donald trying to control but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pato Donald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James McSweeney'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.
Donald shoots in but McSweeney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donald bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Donald is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McSweeney will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The strikes coming from Donald are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McSweeney struggling a bit here.
McSweeney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney is not content to let Donald control the position.
McSweeney can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donald fails with a takedown attempt.
James McSweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McSweeney throws a head kick that misses.
Donald shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McSweeney napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McSweeney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is looking to regain half guard here but Donald keeps moving and retains side control.
Donald cracks McSweeney with a big right hand but McSweeney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Donald controlling from side mount.
Donald is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McSweeney is trying to control Donald's posture but Donald avoids it.
Donald cracks McSweeney with a big right hand but McSweeney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Donald working the head with strikes.
Donald scoring with punches from side control.
McSweeney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Donald controlling the position.
Donald lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Donald working the head with strikes.
Donald is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Donald's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Donald works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McSweeney is looking to regain half guard here but Donald keeps moving and retains side control.
McSweeney on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pato Donald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James McSweeney's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Donald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McSweeney avoids it really well and circles away.
Donald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McSweeney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McSweeney is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Decent striking displayed by McSweeney there.
McSweeney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Donald with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pato Donald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McSweeney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McSweeney is not content to let Donald control the position.
Donald wants to take a breather but McSweeney manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Donald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney wants to stand up but Donald is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Donald is working McSweeney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Donald lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McSweeney is looking to stand up but Donald isn't so interested in that idea.
Donald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Donald throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McSweeney trying to control the position.
Donald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Donald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McSweeney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donald is one step ahead there.
Donald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donald shoots for a takedown but McSweeney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McSweeney lands with a kick to the temple. Donald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donald is trying hard to land a takedown here. McSweeney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McSweeney lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by McSweeney.
McSweeney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donald closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McSweeney taking punishment in the form of punches.
McSweeney tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Donald's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Donald working the body and head with strikes.
Donald lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Donald.
Donald is putting a hurting on McSweeney here, landing some big shots from side control.
McSweeney avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Donald.
Donald trying to control the action but McSweeney is working from the bottom.
Donald prevents McSweeney from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pato Donald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donald, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pato Donald!
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energy
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hype
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