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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angry looser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Macdonald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to angry looser's chin.
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175 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
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184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, angry looser!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
looser shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Macdonald manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Macdonald looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
looser slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
looser just content to control the position.
Let's hope that looser has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macdonald dodges the ground and pound from looser.
looser looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Macdonald is avoiding damage well.
Macdonald is not content to let looser control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
looser goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Macdonald has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for looser but great work by Macdonald.
looser tries to bench press Macdonald off him but Macdonald keeps the position.
Macdonald has control of an arm but looser manages to advance to Macdonald's back!
Macdonald covering up well under a series of strikes from looser.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - looser's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
looser has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Macdonald is trying to get back to his feet but looser has full control of the position and if anything, Macdonald has just worked his way into a worse spot.
looser is looking to control Macdonald but Macdonald is wriggling around and keeping busy.
I would not like to be Macdonald right now.
Macdonald controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
looser working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
looser controlling from the back.
Macdonald is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
looser patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
looser trying to control momentarily.
looser is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, angry looser just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
looser rushes Macdonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
looser missing with knees to the body.
looser lands a knee to the body.
looser with a knee to the head.
looser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
looser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macdonald is defending well for now.
looser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macdonald.
looser breaks the clinch.
looser tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Macdonald swivels and escapes.
looser closes the distance and clinches up with Macdonald, looking for a takedown. looser pushes Macdonald against the cage but Macdonald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
angry looser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Macdonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macdonald throws a leg kick but looser sees it coming and checks it nicely.
looser pushes Macdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
looser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
looser lands an elbow that stopped Macdonald in his tracks for a moment.
Macdonald avoiding damage as looser throws knees to the body.
Macdonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Macdonald avoiding damage as looser throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
looser landing knees to the body.
Macdonald is pressed up against the cage. looser has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Macdonald down to the mat. Macdonald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Macdonald closes the distance looking to clinch
and looser counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
looser throwing shots but Macdonald is blocking nicely.
looser seems to be working for a kimura but Macdonald defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macdonald is concentrating on defense, preventing looser from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
looser decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Macdonald is looking to land body kicks.
looser moves into the clinch.
looser working Macdonald over with knees to the body.
looser tries for a takedown but Macdonald manages to get underhooks.
looser tries to pull guard but Macdonald won't allow it.
Andrew Macdonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of angry looser.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Macdonald.
looser missing with knees to the body.
Macdonald stalling in the clinch but looser improves position.
looser lands a good knee to the midsection. Macdonald won't want to take too many of those.
Macdonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
looser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macdonald circles away from the clinch attempt.
looser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
looser fails with a takedown attempt.
looser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macdonald.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from looser.
Macdonald dodges the punch combination from looser.
A head kick misses from Macdonald.
looser shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Macdonald's guard.
Macdonald wants to stand and escape but looser is having none of it.
looser would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
looser gets to his feet - Macdonald follows without any prompting.
looser fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
looser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
looser tries to clinch but Macdonald is having none of it.
Andrew Macdonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Macdonald.
Macdonald with a nice cross.
Andrew Macdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
looser tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Macdonald swivels and escapes.
Macdonald throws a hook to the side of looser's head but looser sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
looser tries to clinch there but Macdonald circles away.
Andrew Macdonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
looser shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Macdonald as he jumps to the side.
Macdonald throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
looser doesn't manage to clinch there - Macdonald circles away.
looser feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
looser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
looser tries to free his leg and advance position but Macdonald is retaining full guard.
looser is looking to stand up but Macdonald won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald keeping moving, preventing looser from controlling successfully.
looser stops Macdonald from standing up.
Macdonald looking to control.
looser gets to his feet - Macdonald follows without any prompting.
Macdonald tries to keep at a distance but looser has taken the fight into the clinch.
looser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Macdonald just stands there and leans against the cage.
Macdonald lands a shoulder strike.
looser jumps guard but Macdonald stands there with looser around his waist. looser gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
looser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
angry looser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
looser shoots in but no luck this time.
looser scores a takedown into full mount!
looser is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
looser blocks a head kick by Macdonald.
looser pushes Macdonald up against the cage in a clinch.
looser jumps guard.
looser is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Macdonald preventing the sweep.
looser is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Macdonald is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
looser looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
looser is wriggling around but Macdonald manages to pass to half guard.
Macdonald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
looser makes his way to full guard. A much better position for looser.
looser wants to sweep here but Macdonald controlling him for the moment.
Andrew Macdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
looser avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macdonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. looser swivels though and keeps the full guard.
looser trying to control the position here.
Macdonald is looking to stand up but looser won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
looser wants to get back to his feet but Macdonald is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
looser bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Macdonald's guard.
looser wants to control from the top but Macdonald keeps moving.
looser stays in close to Macdonald's body and controls the position.
Macdonald pushes looser off and scrambles back to his feet.
Macdonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from looser.
Macdonald throws a head kick but looser moves out of range.
Macdonald slaps away a takedown attempt from looser, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Macdonald cracks looser with a right hand to the side of the head.
Macdonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but looser was well out of range. Poor timing from Macdonald.
looser shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Macdonald's guard.
Macdonald is looking for a triangle but looser pushes his legs off easily.
looser stops Macdonald from standing up.
angry looser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
looser passes easily into side control. Nice work.
looser wants to take a breather but Macdonald manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for looser.
And that's the end of the fight!
angry looser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got looser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... angry looser!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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