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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Karnal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Macdonald was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Karnal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Macdonald!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karnal shoots in looking for a takedown. Macdonald tries to sprawl out of it but Karnal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Macdonald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Macdonald throws a series of punches but Karnal moves out of range.
Karnal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Macdonald misses with a wild combination.
Karnal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karnal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macdonald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Macdonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karnal.
Some wild striking there from Macdonald.
Karnal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Macdonald circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Karnal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macdonald. Karnal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macdonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael Macdonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karnal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Macdonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karnal tries to clinch but Macdonald moves out of range.
Macdonald throws a right hand that Karnal ducks under and follows up with a left that Karnal also avoids with ease.
Karnal dives in and grabs Macdonald's left leg, looking for a takedown. Macdonald pushes down on Karnal's head and hops out.
Michael Macdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karnal throws a sloppy head kick and Macdonald moves out of range easily.
Karnal dodges the punch combination from Macdonald.
Macdonald throws a right hand that Karnal ducks under and follows up with a left that Karnal also avoids with ease.
Karnal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Macdonald as he avoids it easily.
Karnal clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karnal.
Macdonald throws an elbow that misses.
Macdonald looking to stall.
Macdonald is trying to break the clinch but Karnal has him pressed against the cage.
Macdonald throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karnal blocks it with crossed arms.
Macdonald being controlled against the cage.
Karnal looking to slow down the pace here.
Macdonald breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald has Karnal up against the cage in a clinch.
Macdonald pulls guard effortlessly.
Karnal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karnal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Macdonald's guard.
Karnal pushing down on Macdonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karnal trying to control the action but Macdonald is working from the bottom.
Macdonald wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karnal is looking to advance position but Macdonald won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macdonald trying to control here.
Karnal is trying to control. Macdonald wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karnal is working for a submission of some sort.
It looks like Karnal is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marshall Karnal will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karnal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Macdonald.
Karnal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Macdonald circles away.
Karnal tries to close the distance and clinch but Macdonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Macdonald as Karnal shoots in.
Macdonald looks to land a combination but Karnal avoids it well.
Karnal shoots in for a double leg but Macdonald sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Karnal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karnal fails with a takedown attempt.
Macdonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karnal circles away quickly and effectively.
Karnal closes the distance and clinches up with Macdonald, looking for a takedown. Karnal pushes Macdonald against the cage but Macdonald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macdonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karnal shoots in looking for a takedown but Macdonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karnal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnal fails with a takedown attempt.
Macdonald lands a lovely overhand right.
Macdonald connects with a body shot.
Macdonald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karnal shoots in but Macdonald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Macdonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Karnal. Karnal gets slowly back to his feet.
Macdonald misses with the combination.
A combination from Macdonald does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karnal shoots in but no luck this time.
Macdonald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Macdonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael Macdonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macdonald throws a right hand that Karnal ducks under and follows up with a left that Karnal also avoids with ease.
Macdonald instigates a clinch.
Macdonald tries to pull guard but Karnal won't allow it.
Macdonald manages to break the clinch.
Macdonald blocks a head kick by Karnal.
Macdonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karnal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karnal misses with a head kick.
Macdonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macdonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Macdonald does no damage.
Macdonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macdonald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karnal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karnal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Macdonald as he avoids it easily.
Macdonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karnal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macdonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macdonald dodges the punch combination from Karnal.
Macdonald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karnal circles away quickly and effectively.
Karnal shoots in looking for a takedown. Macdonald tries to sprawl out of it but Karnal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Macdonald manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Macdonald.
No luck for Karnal with that takedown attempt.
Karnal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macdonald.
Karnal pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Macdonald back to the cage. Karnal follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Macdonald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macdonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karnal.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Macdonald looking to throw knees to the head but Karnal is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Macdonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Macdonald fails to land with a series of punches.
Macdonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marshall Karnal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karnal slips a jab and a cross from Macdonald.
Macdonald avoids a kick to the body.
Karnal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Macdonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macdonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Karnal. Karnal gets slowly back to his feet.
Macdonald misses with a few strikes there.
Macdonald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Karnal rather than just go for the knockout.
Macdonald looks to land a combination but Karnal avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karnal is defended easily by Macdonald.
Karnal throws a push kick but Macdonald slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karnal slips a jab from Macdonald.
Macdonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karnal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karnal wants to clinch up but Macdonald keeps it at a distance.
Karnal misses with a series of wild punches.
Karnal shoots for a takedown but Macdonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Karnal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macdonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karnal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macdonald darts in and clinches Karnal up against the cage.
Karnal working hard to break the clinch.
Karnal stops a takedown attempt from Macdonald.
Karnal is working for takedown but Macdonald is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macdonald digs a good hook to Karnal's body.
Karnal shoots in looking for a takedown but Macdonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karnal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Macdonald misses with the combination.
No joy there for Macdonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karnal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macdonald throws a leg kick but Karnal checks it.
Karnal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Macdonald throws a body punch but Karnal moves out of range.
Karnal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karnal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Macdonald tries to clinch but Karnal moves out of range.
Macdonald moves out of range of the body kick from Karnal.
Macdonald gets a clinch.
Macdonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karnal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Macdonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karnal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karnal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Macdonald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Macdonald lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Macdonald throws a series of punches but Karnal avoids them all with ease.
Karnal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macdonald's waist but Macdonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karnal off to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karnal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Macdonald.
Karnal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karnal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Macdonald just stands there and leans against the cage.
Macdonald manages to break the clinch.
Macdonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macdonald lands a right hook to the body.
Macdonald misses with a body shot.
Karnal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Macdonald as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Macdonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Macdonald has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Macdonald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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