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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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185 cm
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193 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Taiki lands but McDonald takes it in his stride.
Taiki misses with a low kick.
McDonald blocks a head kick by Taiki.
McDonald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from McDonald both land. Nice combination.
Taiki dodges the punch combination from McDonald.
Taiki is looking to slow McDonald down with leg kicks.
McDonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taiki rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Taiki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald blocks a leg kick.
Taiki ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
Taiki dodges the punch combination from McDonald.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taiki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Taiki throws a nice looking combination but McDonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taiki avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
McDonald looks to land a combination but Taiki avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki tries to land a leg kick but McDonald saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Taiki.
McDonald slips under a jab from Taiki.
Taiki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDonald connects with a high kick.
Taiki wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Taiki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Taiki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiki.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Taiki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taiki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taiki staying out of range there.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Taiki moves out of range easily.
McDonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDonald throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taiki counters with a good low kick that McDonald was not able to check.
Yamada Taiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by McDonald misses
and Taiki counters with a nice low kick that buckles McDonald's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taiki.
Good leg kick by Taiki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
Taiki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taiki throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
Taiki throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki slips a jab and a cross from McDonald.
Taiki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taiki throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Taiki.
Taiki moves into range and clinches up with McDonald.
Taiki slowing the pace effectively.
McDonald avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
Taiki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
McDonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
Taiki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McDonald avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
McDonald misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki working McDonald over with knees to the body.
McDonald avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki landing knees to the body.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taiki is stalling here.
McDonald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki trying to stall but McDonald improves his position.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McDonald avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
McDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taiki as McDonald tries to tie him up.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
Taiki takes a shot to the head.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
McDonald stalling in the clinch but Taiki improves position.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
Taiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDonald scores with a jab to the body.
Taiki tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald misses with the combination.
Taiki misses with a head kick.
Taiki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Taiki lands with a nice body kick.
Taiki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taiki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonald checks it well.
McDonald throws a hook but Taiki blocks it.
McDonald cracks Taiki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taiki thuds a left hand into McDonald's body.
Taiki rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McDonald trying to stall but Taiki improves his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taikis head.
Taiki has McDonald pressed against the ropes, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Taiki gets an underhook and turns McDonald into the ropes.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDonald lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taiki blocks a head kick by McDonald.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Taiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taiki tries to clinch there but McDonald circles away.
Taiki motions for McDonald to come forward. Taiki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Taiki.
Taiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Taiki.
Taiki rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McDonald is trying to break free.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taiki as McDonald tries to tie him up.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McDonald wants to stall.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Taiki has McDonald pressed against the ropes, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Taiki lands a good knee to the midsection. McDonald won't want to take too many of those.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki misses with an elbow over the top.
McDonald avoids a wild elbow strike from Taiki.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
McDonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
McDonald stalling in the clinch but Taiki improves position.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
McDonald is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McDonald wants to stall.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
McDonald lands an uppercut.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
Taiki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonald is defending well for now.
McDonald looking to stall.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald looking to stall.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
McDonald wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
McDonald taking a breather.
McDonald can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nate McDonald.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taiki scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy body kick from McDonald
and Taiki counters by clinching up.
Taiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Taiki controls the action.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Taiki has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the ropes.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonald is defending well for now.
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees to the body from Taiki.
McDonald avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taiki misses with a body shot.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Taiki throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taiki moves in looking to clinch but McDonald pushes him off.
Taiki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
Taiki rushes McDonald and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald working hard to break the clinch.
McDonald tries to stall but Taiki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
McDonald tries to stall but Taiki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonald is defending well for now.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taiki throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taiki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taiki scoring well with a low kick there.
Taiki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Taiki misses
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taiki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Taiki saw that one coming.
Taiki lands a high kick!
McDonald scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taiki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonald.
Taiki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Taiki holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiki has McDonald pressed against the ropes, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taiki.
McDonald throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taiki blocking some punches.
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to McDonald's face.
McDonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonald avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
McDonald stalling in the clinch but Taiki improves position.
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McDonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
McDonald pushes Taiki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but McDonald avoids the damage to the body.
McDonald tries to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
McDonald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McDonald is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Taiki is trying to stall.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald can't break the clinch.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taiki prevents McDonald from breaking the clinch.
McDonald is trying to break the clinch but Taiki has him pressed against the ropes.
McDonald managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
McDonald blocks an elbow strike.
McDonald wants to break the clinch but can't.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Taiki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonald is out of range.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taiki.
McDonald is looking to slow Taiki down with leg kicks.
McDonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taiki.
McDonald takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McDonald blocks a leg kick.
Nate McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald avoids the body shot from Taiki.
McDonald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nate McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taiki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McDonald rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taiki forces McDonald back against the ropes and clinches.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonald is defending well for now.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
McDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Taiki gets an underhook and turns McDonald into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamada Taiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taiki 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yamada Taiki!
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RATING
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