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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by EARTH CRISIS: DESTROY THE MACHINES. Russo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Volbeat - The Human Instrument. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Russo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo lands a nice shot to the body.
Russo is looking to land body kicks.
Russo keeps McDonald at a distance using the push kick.
Russo throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald misses with the body kick
and Russo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Russo.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald trying to keep a closed guard but Russo is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McDonald holds on and takes a little breather.
Russo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo preventing the sweep.
Ronald McDonald has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McDonald dips to his left and cracks Russo with an uppercut!
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo missing with a left hand there. McDonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonald tried to score with a low kick but Russo checks it.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it.
Russo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Russo wants to work for an arm triangle but McDonald is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McDonald is pressing down on Russo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Russo with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russo is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russo!
McDonald controlling from the full mount.
Russo is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McDonald looking to control and managing it successfully.
Russo tries to reverse the position but McDonald maintains control.
McDonald controlling the pace for now.
McDonald looking to control but Russo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is trying desperately to improve position.
McDonald looking to control but Russo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Russo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McDonald lands a nice looking kick to the body. Russo takes a step back to recover.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Russo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronald McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crunch! McDonald slams his shin into Russo's torso.
Russo lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
Russo is looking to score with low kicks.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Russo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McDonald scores with a hook.
It looks like Vinny Russo has been cut.
McDonald scores with a kick to the body.
Russo lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonald throws a front kick aimed at Russo's knee but Russo avoids it well.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Russo.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Russo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from McDonald.
McDonald swings for the body but Russo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
Ronald McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDonald under the eye.
McDonald throws a push kick but Russo slaps the foot to one side.
Russo looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
Russo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDonald throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Russo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Russo throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonald cracks a nice hook into Russo's ribs.
A lazy left from Russo finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Russo there.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Russo scores with a hook.
McDonald closes the distance but Russo moves to the side
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into side control. McDonald won't be happy with that.
McDonald is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Russo tries to pass to full mount but McDonald defends it.
Russo slips a nice elbow through McDonald's hands, connecting with McDonald's forehead.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Russo has control of the leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McDonald trying to control from the bottom.
McDonald is staying active underneath Russo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is controlling Russo's trapped leg to prevent Russo from advancing to side control.
McDonald is looking to control Russo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDonald avoid being mounted?
McDonald controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronald McDonald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Russo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Russo sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDonald walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Russo momentarily.
Russo tries to work over McDonald's front leg with a kick but McDonald checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McDonald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McDonald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russo avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Russo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Russo throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
Russo misses with a hook. McDonald ducked under it nicely.
Ronald McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
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?
Russo connects with a body shot that sends McDonald's belly button to the back.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Russo jumps back.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald is looking to wear down Russo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Russo moves out of range as McDonald throws a body kick.
Russo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDonald forces Russo back against the cage and clinches.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald lands a knee to the head.
Russo working aggressively here.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russo avoids it.
Russo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McDonald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Russo misses.
Russo misses with a straight right.
McDonald lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Russo looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Russo is avoiding it.
McDonald throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
A combination from Russo does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
Russo throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald with a jab.
Russo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Russo counters with a solid body kick.
McDonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
Russo avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
Russo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McDonald gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McDonald lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russo can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Russo misses with a body punch.
Russo has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald landing knees to the head.
McDonald lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
Russo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
McDonald digs a right hand into Russo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Russo's gas tank.
McDonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Russo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
McDonald lands a knee to the head.
McDonald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russo's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald McDonald clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McDonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
McDonald stuns Russo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Russo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Russo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonald connects with a right hand. Russo shakes it off.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Russo's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for McDonald.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Russo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Russo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonald throws a nice inside leg kick.
Russo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
A jab lands there for McDonald.
Russo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by McDonald. Beautiful body shot.
Russo throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Russo tries to keep at a distance but McDonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Russo won't want to take too many of those.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russo backwards.
McDonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Russo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from McDonald.
Russo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McDonald.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Russo controls the action.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
Ronald McDonald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, McDonald scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
Russo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McDonald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McDonald checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Russo is predictable there
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands a nice looking body kick.
McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Russo blocks the leg kick.
McDonald cracks a nice hook into Russo's ribs.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonald was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
McDonald scores with a push kick.
Russo shoots in but McDonald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonald throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up Vinny Russo's cut even more.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald connects with a body shot that sends Russo's belly button to the back.
Russo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonald jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Russo is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo fails with the takedown.
Ronald McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Russo.
Good shot there by McDonald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald McDonald had his way with Vinny Russo in that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Russo'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. And we move into the final round!
Russo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Russo circles away.
McDonald thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as McDonald lands an impressive looking overhand right. Russo doesn't seem phased though.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Russo jumps back.
Russo throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald cracks Russo with an open hand slap.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald moves out of range as Russo throws a body kick.
McDonald is looking to chop away at Russo's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo checks the leg kick.
McDonald slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russo swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
McDonald tries to clinch up
and Russo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDonald's guard.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
Vinny Russo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonald has his hands on Russo's head, controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronald McDonald wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald throws a lazy uppercut
and Russo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McDonald's guard.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Russo!
Russo regains half guard.
Russo has a hand on McDonald's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. McDonald takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Russo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to get back to full guard.
Russo is not content to let McDonald control the position.
McDonald is looking to advance position but Russo won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinny Russo.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald McDonald!
Ronald McDonald retains his welterweight title!
Ronald McDonald seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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