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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Daniel Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Logan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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225 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Great elbows
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Logan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mack Mcdonald! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Logan scores with a jab to the body. Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcdonald clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mcdonald throws an elbow but misses. Mcdonald can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
Come on Mcdonald - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcdonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Mcdonald takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Logan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcdonald holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan misses with a combination
and Mcdonald holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Mcdonald breaks the clinch.
Logan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcdonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcdonald clinches up against the ropes. Mcdonald manages to break the clinch.
Logan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcdonald holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Logan misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald moves into range and clinches up with Logan. Mcdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Logan blocks a head kick by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald gets in close and instigates a clinch. Mcdonald breaks the clinch.
Mcdonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Mcdonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcdonald dodges the punch combination from Logan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mcdonald wants to clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mcdonald forces Logan back against the ropes and clinches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Mcdonald dominated that round. That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mcdonald moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off. Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Logan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Logan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Mcdonald moves into the clinch. The referee is keeping an eye on Mcdonald - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Logan's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mcdonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mcdonald dodges the punch combination from Logan.
Mcdonald throws a right and a left that both miss. Logan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Logan moves out of range as Mcdonald throws a body kick.
Mcdonald rushes Logan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Logan's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mcdonald can't break the clinch.
A short left from Mcdonald. Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcdonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Logan tries to bum rush Mcdonald with a series of wild strikes but Mcdonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mcdonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Logan misses with a combination
and Mcdonald counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Mcdonald looking to throw knees to the head but Logan is blocking nicely.
Mcdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald takes the fight into the clinch. Logan avoiding damage as Mcdonald throws knees to the body.
Logan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Mcdonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcdonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Logan throws a series of punches but Mcdonald moves out of range. Mcdonald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mcdonald dodges the punch combination from Logan.
A leg kick checked by Logan. Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Mcdonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Logan throws a hook but Mcdonald avoids it easily. Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcdonald is just out of range. A swing and a miss from Logan. A combination from Logan does no damage. Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Mcdonald fails in his attempt to clinch. Logan throws a series of punches but Mcdonald avoids them all with ease. Logan misses with the combination.
Logan avoids the head kick by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance. Mcdonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nice straight punches there by Mcdonald. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mcdonald.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan connects with a body shot. Daniel Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mcdonald is looking to clinch. Logan swinging wildly here.
Daniel Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Logan throws a series of punches but Mcdonald moves out of range. Logan moves out of range of the body kick. Logan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Logan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcdonald.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Logan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Mcdonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcdonald misses with the combination.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald tries to clinch up. Mcdonald has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Mcdonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Mcdonald dodges the punch combination from Logan.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniel Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Logan throws a nice looking combination but Mcdonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcdonald. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mcdonald throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Mcdonald clinches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Logan tries to circle away but Mcdonald has him pinned against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Mack Mcdonald just about did enough to take it. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nice body punch from Logan. Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Logan is looking to wear down Mcdonald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Logan misses with a combination
and Mcdonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Logan throws a right and a left that both miss. Logan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcdonald holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Mcdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Logan tries to keep at a distance but Mcdonald has taken the fight into the clinch. Logan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcdonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Mcdonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Mcdonald missing with knees to the body.
Mack Mcdonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Logan tries to break free but Mcdonald pushes him back against the ropes. Logan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Logan tries to circle away but Mcdonald has him pinned against the ropes. Mcdonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Logan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Mcdonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Mcdonald is looking to clinch. Logan throws a nice looking combination but Mcdonald bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Logan throws the left hand but Mcdonald avoids the punch easily. Logan throws a combination that misses and Mcdonald counters with a stiff right hand. Logan lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Mcdonald as he connects with a hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mcdonald clinches with his opponent.
Logan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Mcdonald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mcdonald is working Logan over against the ropes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Mcdonald dominated that fourth round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcdonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Mcdonald tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range. Logan feints a jab promting Mcdonald to slip. Logan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcdonald slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcdonald shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Logan eats them both and turns towards Mcdonald to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Mcdonald wants to slow Logan down by chopping away at his legs. A jab from Logan misses. Logan throws a series of punches but Mcdonald avoids them all with ease. Mcdonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A jab from Logan misses. A head kick misses from Mcdonald. Daniel Logan is winning the standup battle so far. A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Mcdonald does a little dance to reset his feet. Mcdonald staggers Logan with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Logan looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan scores with a three punch combo!
Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcdonald. Logan throws a series of punches but Mcdonald moves out of range. Mcdonald moves into the clinch. A hook to the body from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald digs a right hand underneath Logan's ribcage. Logan let out a lung full of air as it connected. Logan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcdonald's efforts to push away. Logan tries to break free but Mcdonald pushes him back against the ropes. Logan is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcdonald has double underhooks. Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald pushes Logan up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mcdonald tries a knee to the head but Logan blocks it.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Logan throws a series of punches but Mcdonald avoids them all with ease. Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcdonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Logan throws a combination that misses and Mcdonald counters by moving into the clinch. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Mcdonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Daniel Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mack Mcdonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Logan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight! Mack Mcdonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Mcdonald has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 44:50 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 44:50 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Mcdonald!
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energy
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