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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Macdonald (ranked 5328 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuval Ben Or (ranked 5525 p4p, 459 weight class). Cesar Macdonald has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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185 cm
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169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cesar Macdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuval Ben Or!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Or falls off balance throwing a combination
and Macdonald counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ben Or kicks off Macdonald and gets to his feet.
Ben Or throws a looping overhand right but Macdonald ducks down to avoid it.
Macdonald quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ben Or misses with a looping left.
Ben Or lands a nice shot to the body.
Ben Or misses with a head kick.
Macdonald tries to counter with a takedown but Ben Or is quick to defend against it.
Macdonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ben Or.
Macdonald seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Ben Or finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ben Or throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Ben Or throws a head kick but Macdonald moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Ben Or
and Macdonald counters with a single leg into guard. Ben Or didn't expect that.
Ben Or preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Macdonald works over Ben Or with some ground and pound from guard.
Macdonald is fighting to break Ben Or's control of his arms but Ben Or is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Macdonald won't allow Ben Or to get back to his feet.
Ben Or wants to sweep but no luck.
Macdonald is looking to stand up but Ben Or won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald postures up and lands a big shot to Ben Or's brow.
Macdonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ben Or tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macdonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Macdonald is in close to Ben Or's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Macdonald cracks Ben Or with a solid left hand.
Macdonald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ben Or's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Macdonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Macdonald wants to stand and escape but instead Ben Or has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Macdonald has his foot on Ben Or's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ben Or works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or stands up and waves to Macdonald to follow him.
Macdonald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ben Or moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Macdonald blocks a head kick by Ben Or.
Ben Or looks to throw a body kick
and Macdonald counters with a takedown into side control.
Macdonald lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Macdonald stands up.
Ben Or throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or swings for the body but Macdonald moves out of range.
Macdonald half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ben Or misses with a body shot.
Macdonald tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ben Or manages to circle out of the way.
Ben Or throws a body kick that misses.
Macdonald moves out of range as Ben Or throws a body kick.
As Ben Or tries to get set, Macdonald tries to push him back and clinch up but Ben Or manages to avoid the attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben Or gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Macdonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Macdonald.
Ben Or looks winded!
Macdonald throwing strikes from guard but Ben Or blocks nicely.
Macdonald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Macdonald with a nice head shot there.
Macdonald won't allow Ben Or to get back to his feet.
Macdonald is working Ben Or over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuval Ben Or will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ben Or missing with a left hand there. Macdonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Macdonald was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Macdonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ben Or throws a head kick that misses
and Macdonald counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ben Or won't be happy with that.
Macdonald prevents Ben Or from escaping the position.
Ben Or keeping his opponent close.
Macdonald landing strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Or is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ben Or manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Macdonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Macdonald will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Macdonald had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ben Or defends it easily.
Macdonald striking from the bottom.
Macdonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ben Or stands up and waves to Macdonald to follow him.
Macdonald ducks under a wild hook from Ben Or.
Ben Or misses with a straight right.
Ben Or fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Macdonald manages to avoid it.
Macdonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ben Or.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or throws a leg kick
and Macdonald counters with a takedown into side control.
Macdonald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Macdonald working the head and body with strikes.
Ben Or throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Macdonald decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ben Or is breathing heavily.
Macdonald has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macdonald decides to pull guard.
Macdonald looking to control but Ben Or passes into half guard.
Macdonald makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Macdonald.
Ben Or is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ben Or pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Macdonald drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ben Or sprawls and moves away.
Macdonald avoids the head kick by Ben Or.
Ben Or throws a sloppy head kick and Macdonald moves out of range easily.
Macdonald changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ben Or throws a sloppy head kick and Macdonald moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Ben Or misses
and Macdonald counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Macdonald wants to stand but Ben Or is controlling his posture from full guard.
Macdonald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald stands up over Ben Or, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Macdonald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macdonald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macdonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ben Or looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Macdonald passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macdonald landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Macdonald scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ben Or is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Macdonald dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ben Or tries to keep at a distance but Macdonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ben Or tightens his grip and picks Macdonald up, before dumping him to the ground. Macdonald manages to land in guard.
Macdonald has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ben Or can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Macdonald 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben Or stops Macdonald from standing up.
Ben Or stands up from Macdonald's guard - Ben Or perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Or fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Macdonald is out of range.
Ben Or swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yuval Ben Or seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ben Or scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald blocks a head kick by Ben Or.
Macdonald is looking for a counter combo.
Ben Or is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ben Or takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ben Or throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ben Or walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Macdonald checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yuval Ben Or seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ben Or gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Macdonald to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Macdonald is looking to stand up but Ben Or won't let him.
Macdonald postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Macdonald lands a couple of digs.
Macdonald postures up and lands a big shot to Ben Or's brow.
Macdonald cracks Ben Or with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Macdonald's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Macdonald with a nice head shot there.
Ben Or will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Macdonald decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ben Or, up you get!
Ben Or throws a nice head kick!
Ben Or keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ben Or throws a head kick but Macdonald moves out of range.
Cesar Macdonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Ben Or misses.
It appears Macdonald was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or throws a head kick that misses
and Macdonald counters with a shoot takedown. Ben Or fights it but they end up in guard.
Macdonald trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ben Or's guard.
Macdonald lands a couple of digs.
Macdonald tries to stand but Ben Or is controlling from the bottom.
Macdonald is working Ben Or over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Macdonald decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ben Or moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Or misses with an uppercut
and Macdonald counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ben Or is looking for a sweep. Macdonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Macdonald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Macdonald working the head and body with strikes.
Ben Or manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Macdonald keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macdonald tries to pull guard but Ben Or forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Macdonald gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Macdonald gets to his feet. Ben Or looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ben Or tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Macdonald gets a double leg takedown into Ben Or's guard.
Ben Or scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuval Ben Or comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuval Ben Or!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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