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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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184 lbs
33 - 20 - 1 |
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184 cm
33
184 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen scores with a leg kick.
Pennanen lands a head kick!
It looks like Maurice McDonald has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Pennanen.
Pennanen misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Pennanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennanen misses with a hook.
Juho Pennanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
Pennanen throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald counters with a low kick, right behind Pennanen 's knee.
Pennanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pennanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pennanen avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Pennanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Pennanen lands.
Pennanen misses with a looping right.
Pennanen misses the shot to the body.
Pennanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonald. McDonald obviously looking to wear him down.
McDonald lands a nice shot that snaps Pennanen's head back.
McDonald avoids the body shot from Pennanen.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennanen is just out of range.
Pennanen misses with a body shot.
Pennanen cracks McDonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Pennanen misses with a shot to the body
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennanen scores with a nice right hand.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennanen.
McDonald misses with a left hand
enabling Pennanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Pennanen takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
Pennanen connects with a crisp jab.
Pennanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen misses with a looping left.
Pennanen slips a straight right by McDonald.
McDonald throws a head kick but Pennanen moves out of range.
Pennanen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pennanen duly obliges.
Pennanen with a hook.
Pennanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pennanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pennanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
A shot in the inside from McDonald.
McDonald looking to stall.
Pennanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pennanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennanen is struggling to control the position.
McDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pennanen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pennanen gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Pennanen.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Pennanen controls the action.
Pennanen misses with the head strike.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Pennanen.
Pennanen can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Pennanen pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pennanen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pennanen blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pennanen.
Pennanen digs a right hand into McDonald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDonald's gas tank.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pennanen backwards.
A short uppercut from Pennanen.
Pennanen swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
McDonald cracks Pennanen with a nice body shot.
Pennanen throws a head punch that misses.
Pennanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennanen working aggressively here.
McDonald working aggressively here.
Pennanen throws a head punch that misses.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
McDonald misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pennanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Pennanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.
Pennanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juho Pennanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice McDonald's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pennanen jabs at McDonald's body.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Pennanen misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pennanen moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to wear down Pennanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McDonald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juho Pennanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennanen. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennanen.
A left lands for Pennanen.
Pennanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennanen misses with a combination
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pennanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
McDonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pennanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a hook but Pennanen avoids it easily.
Pennanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pennanen blocks the body kick.
A shot to the liver by McDonald. Beautiful body shot.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Sloppy strikes from Pennanen. Those never looked like landing.
Pennanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pennanen avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonald lands a big head kick that sends Pennanen tumbling to the mat! McDonald takes a step backwards and waves Pennanen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pennanen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen looks to land a combination but McDonald avoids it well.
Pennanen is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
Pennanen is breathing heavily.
Pennanen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pennanen seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonald turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pennanen misses with a leg kick
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pennanen looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald thumps Pennanen with a low kick.
McDonald scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pennanen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McDonald lands a big head kick that sends Pennanen tumbling to the mat! McDonald takes a step backwards and waves Pennanen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McDonald looks for a left high kick but can't connect. McDonald backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Pennanen's temple! It sends Pennanen violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as McDonald celebrates and the doctors try to help Pennanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Maurice McDonald!
Maurice McDonald is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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