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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor McDonald (ranked 3009 p4p, 111 weight class) and Yung Hung Dong (ranked 2250 p4p, 85 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 cm
23
140 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
145 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McDonald! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yung Hung Dong! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A shot to the liver by Dong. Beautiful body shot. Dong pushes McDonald away with a front kick. Dong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Dong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDonald is out of range. Dong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dong misses with a wild combination.
McDonald misses with a looping right. Dong throws a leg kick that misses. McDonald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Dong drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Dong lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald misses with a looping left. McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald. McDonald lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonald to score with a decent uppercut. Dong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. McDonald scores with a body shot.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range. Dong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Dong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dong throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range. McDonald throwing a counter right hand but Dong manages to avoid it. Dong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Dong lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonald blocks a jab. McDonald swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
McDonald misses the shot to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong, right into the meat.
Dong thows a leg kick but McDonald checks it and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dong throws a jab when McDonald was well out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dong jabs at McDonald's body. A punch lands to the side of McDonald 's head but he takes it in his stride. Dong scores with a push kick. Dong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand. Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
McDonald tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Dong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Dong lands a nice looking body kick. Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dong paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dong throws out a leg kick but McDonald moves out of range and Dong only half commits. Yung Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McDonald misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDonald is able to avoid easily. Dong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. McDonald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Dong throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonald. A good leg kick by Dong. Dong ducks right into an uppercut from McDonald. A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet. McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong is trying to counter with his kicks. Nice body punch from Dong. Dong lands a leg kick that knocks McDonald off balance momentarily. Dong scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet. A jab from McDonald misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Dong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McDonald has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dong. Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. McDonald will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Dong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. McDonald is looking to wear down Dong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet. McDonald slips a jab and a cross from Dong.
McDonald throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dong counters with a right hand to the body. Dong checks a low kick from McDonald. A slapping leg kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Dong throws a hook to the side of McDonald's head but McDonald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Dong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yung Hung Dong dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dong misses with a body kick. Dong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. It looks like McDonald has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Dong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. McDonald looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely. Dong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong. McDonald moves forwards but Dong connects with a nice, crisp jab. McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McDonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong. Dong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McDonald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. McDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Dong. Crunch! Dong slams his shin into McDonald's torso. Dong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. McDonald has Dong up against the cage in a clinch.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage. Dong tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dong struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald. McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dong backwards. McDonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Dong misses with the head strike.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside. Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McDonald tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. McDonald blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McDonald fails to land. McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dong gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Dong misses with a hook from the clinch. Dong can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
McDonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow. With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Dong misses with some punches.
McDonald misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dong. McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dong lets loose with a powerful body kick. McDonald will feel that in the morning. Dong misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald counters with a nice uppercut. Dong lands a jab to the head.
Dong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDonald checks it well. McDonald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Dong tried to score with a low kick but McDonald checks it. McDonald was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Dong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonald manages to avoid it. Dong misses with a kick to the body.
McDonald tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot. McDonald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range. McDonald takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dong forces McDonald back against the cage and clinches. McDonald manages to break the clinch.
Dong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. This has been an exciting period of action! Dong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dong feints a counter leg kick. Yung Hung Dong seems to be getting the better of the standup. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McDonald crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong - the referee stops the clock and McDonald gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong. McDonald manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. McDonald has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dong. McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonald. McDonald misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yung Hung Dong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dong just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. McDonald connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dong momentarily.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong.
Dong instigates a clinch. Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDonald's elbow. An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDonald. A nice right hand lands inside from Dong. McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dong throws a front kick that sends McDonald stumbling back into the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McDonald moves out of range of the leg kick from Dong. Dong throws a leg kick that is checked enabling McDonald to counter with a crisp jab. Dong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A quick step to the side and McDonald tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. McDonald looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dong throws a body shot but no joy. McDonald is looking to counter punch. Good work by Dong as he checks the leg kick. McDonald dips to his left and cracks Dong with an uppercut! McDonald misses with a wild body shot. A clash of legs there as Dong blocks the low kick. McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong is just out of range. McDonald moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDong. A slapping leg kick lands for Dong.
McDonald moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dong is rocked! Dong lands a front kick. Dong is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him? McDonald swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
And Dong responds with a good body kick, but McDonald manages to step out the way in time. Dong seems to have recovered his senses. Dong throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dong sprawling to the canvas! Dong rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McDonald finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Donk. Dong catches McDonald right on the button with a cross. Dong throws a low kick but McDonald avoids it. McDonald on the wrong end of a nice jab. Dong throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it. Dong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McDonald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dong misses with a leg kick and McDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body. Some bone on bone action there as McDonald checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Dong thows a left - swing and a miss! McDonald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Good standup being displayed there by McDonald as he connects with a hook. Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dong misses with a lunging right hand
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand. Dong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dong lands a nice looking body shot.
Dong scores with a jab. McDonald acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Dong connects with a leg kick. McDonald looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Dong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. McDonald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from McDonald misses and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dong lands an overhand right. Dong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Dong scores with a spinning back kick! McDonald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dong darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice defenses there by Dong.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDonald. Dong throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald is rocked! Dong thuds a left hand into McDonald's body. Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dong ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking McDonald out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yung Hung Dong! Yung Hung Dong seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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