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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Mcdonna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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182 cm
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paddy Mcdonna!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonna lands a head kick. Sonnen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Chael Sonnen has been cut.
Mcdonna clinches.
Sonnen prevents Mcdonna from breaking the clinch.
Sonnen manages to pull guard.
Sonnen has control of Mcdonna's left arm, preventing Mcdonna from doing any damage.
Sonnen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sonnen avoids the head kick by Mcdonna.
A nice combination there by Mcdonna.
Paddy Mcdonna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Sonnen.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mcdonna's half guard.
Sonnen working over Mcdonna with some ground and pound. Mcdonna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sonnen controlling the action here.
Sonnen slips a nice elbow through Mcdonna's hands, connecting with Mcdonna's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throws a strike but Mcdonna avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcdonna is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcdonna wants to get back to his feet but Sonnen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sonnen lands a couple of elbows.
Sonnen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcdonna has wrist control.
Sonnen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcdonna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Mcdonna blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcdonna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen postures up and lands a big shot to Mcdonna's brow.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Mcdonna blocks nicely.
Sonnen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mcdonna looks gassed!
Sonnen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sonnen 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mcdonna's head.
Sonnen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mcdonna's head.
Sonnen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sonnen lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonnen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sonnen landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chael Sonnen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sonnen moves into the clinch.
Mcdonna is pressed up against the cage. Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcdonna down to the mat. Mcdonna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonnen rushes Mcdonna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sonnen is trying to drag Mcdonna to the mat but Mcdonna just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mcdonna prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcdonna looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen has Mcdonna pressed against the cage, preventing Mcdonna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sonnen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sonnen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Mcdonna keeps moving.
Sonnen slips nicely into half guard.
Mcdonna is trying to stand up here but Sonnen is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Mcdonna is a slippery customer.
Sonnen working over Mcdonna with some ground and pound. Mcdonna looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcdonna is breathing heavily.
Sonnen moves nicely into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdonna is trying to escape the position but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Mcdonna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonnen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonnen landing a few strikes.
Sonnen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mcdonna knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcdonna is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sonnen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mcdonna some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Sonnen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sonnen lands an elbow.
Sonnen working the ground and pound.
Chael Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mcdonna is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mcdonna seems a little lost for a moment, as Sonnen dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonna taking a bit of punishment here - Sonnen scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mcdonna rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sonnen's guard! Nice work there by Mcdonna!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chael Sonnen's cut.
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!
Mcdonna misses with a combination
and Sonnen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mcdonna!
Sonnen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcdonna?
Sonnen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mcdonna can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sonnen with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sonnen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sonnen dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Sonnen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mcdonna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonnen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mcdonna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sonnen is landing with some decent strikes but Mcdonna is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sonnen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonnen landing strikes from the mount and Mcdonna is in trouble!
Sonnen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mcdonna is surviving well by controlling Sonnen's body position as best he can.
Mcdonna is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonna is bucking up trying to escape but Sonnen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen is working for a guillotine from mount but Mcdonna frees his head quite easily.
Sonnen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mcdonna hang on?
Sonnen with a couple of short strikes.
Sonnen with the ground and pound from mount.
Sonnen controlling from the full mount.
Sonnen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen landing shots from mount.
Sonnen landing strikes from the mount.
Mcdonna is rocked!
Sonnen has control of Mcdonna's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mcdonna regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sonnen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mcdonna badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sonnen around the waist but Sonnen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sonnen is the winner by TKO! Sonnen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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