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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conor McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Hamburger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
30
182 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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182 cm
44
182 lbs
30 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor McDonald! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Quik! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Quik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Quik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. McDonald misses with a hook. Quik ducked under it nicely. Quik dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Quik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Quik keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Quik walks into a jab. Quik misses with a low kick as McDonald jumps back. McDonald on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quik darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Quik. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet. McDonald looks for the body kick but Quik saw that one coming. Quik throws a hook but McDonald blocks it. McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Quik slips the punch. Quik blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. McDonald throws a body punch but Quik moves out of range. McDonald tries to clinch but Quik moves out of range. McDonald throws a push kick but Quik slaps the foot to one side. McDonald throws a body punch but Quik moves out of range. McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDonald checks a leg kick. Quik lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonald takes a step back to recover. McDonald misses with an uppercut. Quik saw that one coming. Quik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quik tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McDonald defends well and Quik ends up having to push McDonald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. McDonald jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. McDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. McDonald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quik's head. Quik misses with a head kick.
Quik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McDonald backs up against the cage.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McDonald misses with an uppercut. Quik scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Quik 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. Quik throws a body kick that misses and Quik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Quik lands a front kick. Quik misses with a two punch combination.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald throws a hook but Quik blocks it. Quik throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily. Nice takedown defense from Quik. No joy for McDonald on that attempt. McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Quik slips the punch. Quik looks to clinch and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand. McDonald throws a body shot but no joy. McDonald moves out of range as Quik throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDonald stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Quik darts in and out, connecting with a jab. A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
Quik instigates a clinch. McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Quik controls his hands.
Quik wants to get back to striking at distance but McDonald won't allow it.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike. Quik struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Quik is trying to maintain a safe position but McDonald gets an underhook and turns Quik into the cage. McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Quik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quik has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quik wants to break free but McDonald has control.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Quik controls his hands.
Quik goes for a takedown attempt but McDonald pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Quik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Quik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Quik throws a leg kick but McDonald sees it coming and checks it nicely. McDonald is looking to counter the offense by Quik and move into the clinch. Quik looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range. McDonald appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Jamal Quik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Quik throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! McDonald throws a big shot that misses. Quik lands a front kick. Quik misses the shot to the body. Quik scores with a kick to the body.
Quik throws a front kick aimed at McDonald's knee but McDonald avoids it well. Quik misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and McDonald tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Quik.
McDonald throws a wild body kick that Quik sees coming a mile off. Quik is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonald with a body shot. McDonald looking to score a takedown here. Quik is defending well but McDonald drives through and ends up in Quik's guard. Quik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Quik dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Quik checks a low kick from McDonald. Quik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McDonald rather than just go for the knockout. Quik tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quik. Quik misses with a few strikes there.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quik moves away. Quik lands a nice looking body kick. McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Quik. Quik misses with a kick to the body letting McDonald counter with a right hand. McDonald misses with a body shot.
Quik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. McDonald throws a quick counter head kick but Quik was just out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Quik avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quik misses with a head kick.
Quik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. McDonald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round. Quik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab. Quik throws a lazy head kick and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nice jab there from Quik. Quik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Quik throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily. McDonald tests Quik's chin there with a solid looking shot. A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target. Quik shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. McDonald is holding on to half guard well. McDonald is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Quik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. McDonald controlling the position well. Quik performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Quik tries to stand but can't do so whilst McDonald controls his leg. McDonald looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McDonald regains full guard. Nicely done. McDonald pulls Quik in close to prevent any damage. McDonald working for a triangle but Quik defends it easily.
Quik wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving. McDonald throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Quik's corner is telling him to maintain position. McDonald trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. McDonald throws a hook to the side of Quik's head but Quik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Quik throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut. Quik blocks a jab. Jamal Quik seems to be getting the better of the standup. McDonald scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Quik throws a body kick that misses. McDonald will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Quik throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
Quik misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jamal Quik will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald tries to score with a low kick but Quik moves his leg out of the way. McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quik throws out the jab. McDonald half committed to a counter leg kick. McDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Quik lands a lovely overhand right. McDonald throws out a leg kick but Quik moves out of range and McDonald only half commits. Quik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McDonald is fending him off so far but Quik persists. Nope, McDonald circles away and we're back to standing. McDonald jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Quik slips the punch. Nice defenses there by McDonald. A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald. Quik throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big right from Quik misses. McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Quik misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming. Quik dips to his left and cracks McDonald with an uppercut! McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quik throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Quik throws an off balance right hand
and McDonald counters with an inside leg kick. Good leg kick by McDonald there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot by Quik. Quik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quik throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range. McDonald throws a half hearted mid kick. The crowd cheers as Quik lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonald doesn't seem phased though. McDonald looks to land a right hand but Quik moved out of range. Quik on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quik throws a half hearted mid kick. McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Quik. Quik misses with a head kick.
McDonald avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jamal Quik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McDonald connects with a single shot there. Quik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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! A jab from McDonald finds it's way through Quik's defenses. McDonald thumps Quik with a low kick. McDonald throws a body kick that misses. Quik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick. McDonald misses with a wild body shot. Quik misses with a wild combination.
Quik drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Quik misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quik misses with a left hand and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quik is rocked! McDonald knocks out Quik with a massive right hand! The ref tackles McDonald before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. McDonald picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor McDonald! Conor McDonald decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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