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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Mcdonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Executioner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Executioner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Executioner cracks the inside of Mcdonald's front leg.
Executioner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Executioner.
Mcdonald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Executioner to the mat! Executioner manages to get full guard.
Executioner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mcdonald 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.
Mcdonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Executioner has wrist control.
Executioner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mcdonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcdonald throws and elbow that misses. Executioner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mcdonald's guard. Nice move by Executioner!
Executioner stopping the sweep attempt from Mcdonald.
Executioner wants to pass the guard but Mcdonald is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Executioner stopping the sweep attempt from Mcdonald.
Executioner pushing down on Mcdonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mcdonald tries to get to full guard but Executioner has control of the leg.
Mcdonald works his way to full guard. Good work.
Executioner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Executioner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Executioner preventing the sweep.
Mcdonald trying to control the position here.
Executioner preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Executioner is fighting to break Mcdonald's control of his arms but Mcdonald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Executioner tries to stand but Mcdonald is controlling from the bottom.
Mcdonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Executioner misses with a head kick.
Executioner throws a hook but Mcdonald avoids it easily.
Mcdonald dives in and grabs Executioner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Executioner pushes down on Mcdonald's head and hops out.
Executioner looks to land a right hand but Mcdonald moved out of range.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
Executioner throws a leg kick which misses Mcdonald's front leg but catches the back leg as Mcdonald tries to avoid it.
Executioner scores with a leg kick.
Executioner throws a nice looking combination but Mcdonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Executioner.
Ian Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Executioner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Executioner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mcdonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Executioner tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcdonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Executioner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Executioner.
Mcdonald takes a kick to the side of the head.
Executioner feints and then cracks Mcdonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcdonald down.
A good leg kick by Executioner.
A head kick misses from Executioner.
Executioner leaves Mcdonald with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Executioner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Executioner is looking to slow Mcdonald down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Executioner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Executioner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcdonald closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Executioner quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcdonald prevents Executioner from standing back up.
Executioner is positioning himself well to prevent Mcdonald advancing to mount.
Mcdonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Executioner is trying to maintain the position but Mcdonald is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mcdonald is trying to control the action in half guard but Executioner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Executioner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcdonald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mcdonald showed some decent athleticism there.
Executioner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcdonald is looking for a kimura here.
Mcdonald is thwarting Executioner's attempts to control the position.
Mcdonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Executioner keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Executioner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcdonald.
Executioner is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcdonald throwing shots but Executioner is blocking nicely.
Mcdonald prevents Executioner from improving his position.
Mcdonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Executioner keeps working.
Executioner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcdonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Executioner is looking for a sweep. Mcdonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mcdonald winds up and cracks Executioner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mcdonald moves into full mount! Executioner won't be happy about that!
Executioner blocking the ground and pound.
Mcdonald controlling the pace for now.
Mcdonald looking to control but Executioner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mcdonald content just to control the position here.
Mcdonald trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcdonald scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mcdonald pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mcdonald is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Executioner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mcdonald trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald looking to land elbow strikes but Executioner uses the position to regain half guard.
Executioner is looking to control Mcdonald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Executioner avoid being mounted?
Mcdonald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Executioner keeps working.
Mcdonald trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Mcdonald dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Executioner throws a jab when Mcdonald was well out of range.
Mcdonald avoids the head kick by Executioner.
Executioner tries a head kick but it misses.
Executioner throws a head kick that misses.
Executioner throws a low kick, looking for Mcdonald's leg but Mcdonald calmly moves out of range.
Executioner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mcdonald looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcdonald is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mcdonald with the ground and pound but Executioner uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mcdonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcdonald throwing strikes from guard but Executioner blocks nicely.
Mcdonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Executioner keeping moving, preventing Mcdonald from controlling successfully.
Mcdonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Executioner is retaining full guard.
Mcdonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mcdonald scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mcdonald with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mcdonald wants to control from the top but Executioner keeps moving.
Executioner is trying to keep Mcdonald in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Executioner being controlled here, momentarily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Executioner holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mcdonald is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicky Executioner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald dives in and grabs Executioner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Executioner pushes down on Mcdonald's head and hops out.
Executioner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mcdonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Executioner defends it nicely.
Nicky Executioner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcdonald drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mcdonald postures up.
Executioner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Executioner 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.
Mcdonald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald trying to control but Executioner is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcdonald closes the distance and clinches up with Executioner, looking for a takedown. Mcdonald pushes Executioner against the cage but Executioner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcdonald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Executioner misses with a head kick.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown but Executioner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Executioner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdonald drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Executioner is pulling down on Mcdonald's head. It's preventing any offense from Mcdonald, at least for the moment.
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 Ian Mcdonald.
I think Mcdonald has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Mcdonald!
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energy
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hype
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