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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Kurgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Kurgan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 cm
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252 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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199 cm
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270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald McDonald! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Kurgan! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurgan. Kurgan swinging wildly here.
As Kurgan tries to get set, McDonald tries to push him back and clinch up but Kurgan manages to avoid the attempt. McDonald keeps Kurgan at a distance using the push kick. Kurgan looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range. Kurgan misses with a wild body shot. McDonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kurgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Kurgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurgan scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kurgan looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely. McDonald lands with a straight right. Kurgan didn't see that one coming. Kurgan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The Kurgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Kurgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald. McDonald has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight. Kurgan with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. A kick lands to the mid section there for McDonald. Kurgan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Kurgan looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range. Kurgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald moves into range and connects with a jab. Kurgan swinging wildly here.
Kurgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDonald doesn't seem bothered though. Kurgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurgan throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease. Kurgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kurgan manages to circle out of the way. Kurgan throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range. McDonald wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Kurgan misses the shot to the body. McDonald is looking to counter the offense by Kurgan and move into the clinch. Kurgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kurgan throws a body shot but no joy. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McDonald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kurgan, pushing him back against the cage. McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Knees in the clinch landing for McDonald.
Kurgan looks winded! McDonald landing knees to the head.
McDonald presses Kurgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. McDonald stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head. McDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kurgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. McDonald lands a knee to the head.
McDonald lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kurgan. McDonald landing knees to the head.
Kurgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McDonald lands with a right to the head. Kurgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kurgan is trying to break free. McDonald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
Kurgan throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald. McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kurgan misses with the head strike.
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
McDonald scores with a shot to the side of Kurgan's head. Kurgan gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurgan won't want to take too many of those. McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head. McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. McDonald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kurgan's face.
McDonald landing knees to the head.
Kurgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like The Kurgan has been cut. McDonald landing knees to the head.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike. McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. McDonald is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. McDonald scores with a knee to the head.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kurgan backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. McDonald landing knees to the head.
Kurgan is rocked! McDonald landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by McDonald.
Kurgan is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him? McDonald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kurgan's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald McDonald dominated that round. The cut man is working on The Kurgan's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Kurgan misses with a body shot.
Kurgan seems to have recovered his senses. The Kurgan seems to be getting the better of the standup. McDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurgan at a distance.
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonald takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. McDonald lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McDonald thuds his shin into the meat of Kurgan's side. McDonald connects with a body shot that sends Kurgan's belly button to the back. McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Kurgan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Kurgan misses the jab. McDonald tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kurgan manages to circle out of the way. Kurgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McDonald lands a front kick. Kurgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kurgan is breathing heavily. Thud! ouch! good body kick from McDonald - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! McDonald throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. A left lands for McDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round. McDonald lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McDonald scores with the left hand. Kurgan knows he should have avoided that one. McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. McDonald is looking to slow Kurgan down with leg kicks. McDonald dips down and scores with a jab to the body. McDonald pushes Kurgan up against the cage in a clinch. McDonald landing knees to the head.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch. McDonald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from McDonald.
Kurgan is rocked! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Kurgan won't want to take too many of those. Nice body punch from McDonald. McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. McDonald lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McDonald lands a nice shot to the body. McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A nice left hand lands by McDonald.
A right hook to the body lands for McDonald.
Knees to the body from McDonald.
McDonald drops Kurgan with a big knee straight up the middle! Kurgan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! Kurgan is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him? McDonald has managed to clinch.
McDonald has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Kurgan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kurgan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but McDonald is unloading with more strikes now! Kurgan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald McDonald! The defeated The Kurgan had this to say: 'Another time, Highlander!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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