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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Milkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen Superstar as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Milkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milkins wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
McDonald throws a head kick but Milkins moves out of range.
McDonald lands with an uppercut that bounces Milkins off the cage and back into rage.
Milkins is looking to clinch.
McDonald displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Milkins - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald slips a jab from Milkins.
Milkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald looks gassed!
Milkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Milkins tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milkins tries to clinch up.
McDonald swinging wilding here.
Milkins moves into the clinch successfully.
McDonald wants to break free but Milkins has control.
Milkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. McDonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Milkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McDonald.
Milkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McDonald jumps guard and drags Milkins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Milkins throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
McDonald throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Milkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Milkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McDonald fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milkins throws a sloppy head kick
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milkins.
Milkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Milkins misses
and McDonald counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Glen McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Milkins darts in trying to clinch
and McDonald counters with a head kick.
Milkins darts in trying to clinch
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Milkins wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side
and McDonald counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Milkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Milkins looks to clinch
and McDonald counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Milkins clinches but McDonald breaks the clinch
and McDonald counters with a big head kick but Milkins shrugs it off.
Milkins looks to clinch
and McDonald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alan Milkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milkins throws a head kick that misses.
Milkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milkins wants to clinch but McDonald slips to the side
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glen McDonald will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Milkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Milkins as McDonald shoots in.
Milkins tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milkins darts in trying to clinch
so McDonald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but Milkins is working from the bottom.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Milkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Milkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Milkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Milkins is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milkins misses with a straight right.
Milkins has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Milkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McDonald has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Milkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Milkins pushes off an throws an elbow but McDonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Milkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Glen McDonald has been cut.
Milkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald has Milkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Milkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alan Milkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glen McDonald.
Milkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Milkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDonald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Milkins won't allow it.
Milkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Milkins with a knee to the head.
McDonald is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milkins lands an elbow just above McDonald 's eye.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Milkins finish him?
Milkins with a knee to the head.
Milkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McDonald blocks it with crossed arms.
McDonald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Milkins tries a knee to the head but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Milkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Milkins lands an elbow inside that McDonald shrugs off.
Milkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Milkins lands a knee to the body.
McDonald seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Milkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Milkins swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Milkins shows good takedown defense.
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.
Milkins wants to clinch
and McDonald counters with a series of strikes. Milkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
Alan Milkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Milkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Milkins stuffs the takedown.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milkins tries to clinch but McDonald moves away
and McDonald counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McDonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Milkins's head.
McDonald passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glen McDonald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Milkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Milkins throws a head kick that misses
so McDonald counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Milkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Milkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McDonald keeping busy on the bottom but Milkins has passed one foot through into half guard.
Milkins seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two 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.
Milkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McDonald is pressing down on Milkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McDonald looking for a sweep. Not yet McDonald, not yet.
McDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McDonald is looking for a triangle here but Milkins uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to regain half guard here but Milkins keeps moving and retains side control.
McDonald gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McDonald regains full guard. Nicely done.
McDonald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McDonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Milkins!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to control but Milkins has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but Milkins defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glen McDonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McDonald 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen McDonald!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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