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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McDonald might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Busy Living. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ronnie McDonald has been cut.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardy thuds his right hand into McDonald's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDonald thinking.
McDonald shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy manages to get to full guard.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hardy wants to stand up but McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardy has a closed guard, preventing McDonald from standing up.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDonald is one step ahead there.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
McDonald trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McDonald misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardy wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McDonald is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hardy sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hardy is in trouble now - McDonald has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a nice shot to the head.
McDonald looking to ground and pound but Hardy is blocking nicely.
McDonald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.
McDonald is trying to control here but Hardy has managed to regain half guard.
McDonald is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardy defends it well.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well.
McDonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald prevents Hardy from improving his position.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but McDonald is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardy is staying active underneath McDonald, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McDonald controlling the pace.
Hardy wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy is refusing to be controlled, as McDonald sits in half guard.
Hardy tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.
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 Ronnie McDonald will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronnie McDonald's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McDonald.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McDonald trying to mount his opponent but Hardy defends it.
McDonald is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald looking for a submission but Hardy manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Hardy wants to stand but McDonald is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hardy pulls McDonald in to control the position.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
McDonald postures up.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonald throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
Ronnie McDonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardy swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McDonald seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hardy misses with a low kick as McDonald jumps back.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald.
McDonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDonald off to one side.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns McDonald into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McDonald shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ronnie McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardy slips a jab from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy punishes McDonald's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
McDonald closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McDonald prevents Hardy from improving his position.
McDonald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McDonald is working for a kimura but Hardy is defending it quite comfortably.
McDonald missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hardy to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to sweep here but McDonald controlling him for the moment.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hardy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hardy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hardy!
Hardy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronnie McDonald's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hardy gets caught flat footed, as McDonald shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardy is working McDonald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy looking to sit in guard and control but McDonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McDonald manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hardy trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McDonald holds on and takes a little breather.
McDonald looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McDonald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDonald trying to control from Hardy's half guard. Hardy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
McDonald looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald has control of Hardy's left arm, preventing Hardy from doing any damage.
McDonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a strike but McDonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronnie McDonald.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie McDonald!
A victorious Ronnie McDonald thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Vince Hardy was interviewed post fight and said 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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hype
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