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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 4083 p4p, 461 weight class) and Iggy Steve (ranked 7795 p4p, 664 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steve's choice of entrance music: The Vamps-Wake Up. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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186 cm
28
192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David McDonald! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iggy Steve! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McDonald shoots for a takedown but Steve saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. McDonald tries to keep at a distance but Steve has taken the fight into the clinch. McDonald tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steve just stands there and leans against the cage. Steve breaks the clinch.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off. McDonald has been working on his boxing with his coaches at All Star Performance Institute in the buildup to the fight. Steve changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McDonald looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. McDonald throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done! Steve misses with a low kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Steve closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. McDonald manages to pull guard.
Steve is looking to stand up but McDonald won't let him. McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. McDonald has Steve pulled in close to control his posture. McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far. McDonald is trying to control the position but Steve postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. A left and a right from Steve both land. Nice combination. McDonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steve sprawls well. Steve wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McDonald closes the distance and clinches up with Steve, looking for a takedown. McDonald pushes Steve against the cage but Steve circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDonald dives in for a single leg takedown but Steve sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steve. Steve defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McDonald. Steve moves into the clinch. Steve manages to break the clinch.
Steve closes the distance and clinches up with McDonald, looking for a takedown. Steve pushes McDonald against the cage but McDonald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. McDonald swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. McDonald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve wants to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch position. Nice sprawl there from Steve as McDonald shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McDonald gets a clinch. Steve wants the takedown. McDonald is fighting it off but Steve persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McDonald's guard against the cage. Steve stops McDonald from standing up. Steve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there. Steve wants to stand but McDonald is controlling his posture from full guard. McDonald is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McDonald is looking for a triangle but Steve pushes his legs off easily.
McDonald trying to control the position.
McDonald looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steve is sitting in close to McDonald's body. McDonald has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Steve is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Steve is tapping! That was a very nice submission by McDonald.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David McDonald! Iggy Steve spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry,i've got an idiot manager'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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