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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reza Katebi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Placebo - Pure Morning. Reza Katebi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peppu Reiska MacDonald's chin.
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170 lbs
31 - 19 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reza Katebi!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katebi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Katebi tests MacDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
MacDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacDonald misses with a wild body shot.
MacDonald swings for the body but Katebi moves out of range.
MacDonald closes the distance and pushes Katebi back into the cage.
MacDonald avoiding damage.
MacDonald has Katebi pushed against the cage.
MacDonald tries a body shot but Katebi blocks it.
MacDonald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katebi wants to get back to striking at distance but MacDonald won't allow it.
MacDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacDonald tries to work over Katebi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katebi lands a right hand.
Katebi working hard to break the clinch.
Katebi prevents a body shot from MacDonald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from MacDonald.
Katebi breaks the clinch.
MacDonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - MacDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katebi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
MacDonald blocks a jab.
Katebi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
MacDonald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Katebi is just out of range.
MacDonald pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Katebi back to the cage. MacDonald follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Katebi misses with the combination.
Katebi digs a good hook to MacDonald's body.
MacDonald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Katebi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katebi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacDonald pinned against the cage. MacDonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MacDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald swings for the body but Katebi moves out of range.
MacDonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
MacDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katebi throws a chopping leg kick but MacDonald manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Decent striking displayed by MacDonald there.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katebi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
MacDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Katebis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacDonald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Katebi connects with the punch.
Katebi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katebi moves out of range of the strikes.
MacDonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacDonald scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Katebi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacDonald tests Katebi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katebi with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katebi throws the left hand but MacDonald avoids the punch easily.
Katebi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacDonald.
MacDonald rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Katebi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katebi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Katebi.
A good leg kick by MacDonald.
Katebi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by MacDonald.
A lazy body kick from MacDonald
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacDonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Katebi lands the left hand.
MacDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald scores with a three punch combo!
Katebi wants to land a leg kick but MacDonald is out of range.
Katebi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacDonald keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katebi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katebi.
MacDonald blocks a low kick nicely.
MacDonald clobbers Katebi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
MacDonald takes a swing at Katebi's ribcage but misses.
Katebi avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacDonald blocks a low kick nicely.
Katebi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacDonald misses with a few strikes there.
Katebi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and MacDonald is able to avoid easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Katebi scores with a four punch combination!
Katebi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katebi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacDonald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacDonald misses with a left hand
and Katebi counters with a thumping low kick.
Katebi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katebi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katebi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katebi.
It looked like MacDonald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
MacDonald keeps Katebi at a distance using the push kick.
Katebi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Katebi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
MacDonald throws a push kick but Katebi slaps the foot to one side.
Katebi misses with a series of wild punches.
Katebi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reza Katebi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacDonald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Katebi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
MacDonald digs a good body shot into Katebi's ribs.
MacDonald fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Katebi looks to score with a jab to the body but MacDonald is just out of range.
Katebi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Katebi is breathing heavily.
MacDonald tries to bum rush Katebi with a series of wild strikes but Katebi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacDonald lands with a shot to the body.
Katebi misses with a lunging right hand
and MacDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
MacDonald lands with an uppercut that bounces Katebi off the cage and back into range.
Katebi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katebi is still on wobbly legs! Can MacDonald finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Katebi. Those never looked like landing.
Katebi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Katebi looks to land a right hand but MacDonald moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacDonald, as that shot connected.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Katebi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Katebi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacDonald takes a swing at Katebi's ribcage but misses.
Katebi seems to have recovered his senses.
MacDonald cracks Katebi with a big right hand and Katebi goes down!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacDonald connects with a couple of short punches.
Katebi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Katebi thows a huge punch but MacDonald dodges it nicely.
MacDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katebi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katebi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing MacDonald to regain full guard.
Katebi won't allow MacDonald to sweep him here.
Katebi wants to control from the top but MacDonald keeps moving.
Katebi throws a strike but MacDonald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Katebi looking for a guillotine here but MacDonald defends easily.
Katebi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and Katebi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, MacDonald has managed to get both his arms back between Katebi's legs - danger averted.
Katebi trying to control the position.
Katebi looking for subs off his back but MacDonald has passed one foot through into half guard.
MacDonald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Katebi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacDonald is working away from the top position though.
MacDonald lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Katebi is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
MacDonald tries to clinch but Katebi moves out of range.
MacDonald misses with a body shot.
Katebi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
MacDonald looks to land a left hand but Katebi moved out of range nicely.
Katebi throws a right hand that misses
and MacDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
MacDonald throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Katebi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacDonald throws a shot to the body.
Katebi throws a series of punches but MacDonald moves out of range.
Katebi throws a jab when MacDonald was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDonald moves into range and connects with a jab.
Katebi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacDonald tries to land a front kick but Katebi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Katebi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katebi looks to land a body kick but MacDonald moved away.
MacDonald misses with a hook.
Katebi feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katebi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Katebi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Katebi.
MacDonald tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Katebi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katebi working the ground and pound.
MacDonald manages to get back to half guard.
Katebi is thwarting MacDonald's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald is staying active underneath Katebi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
MacDonald gets full guard.
Katebi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacDonald is keeping the position for now.
MacDonald has Katebi pulled in close to control his posture.
MacDonald keeping moving, preventing Katebi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Katebi misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katebi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katebi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donk. Katebi catches MacDonald right on the button with a cross.
MacDonald scores with a shot to the body.
MacDonald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Katebi in his tracks.
MacDonald missing with a left hand there. Katebi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacDonald thuds a left hand into Katebi's body.
MacDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Katebi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katebi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacDonald to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from MacDonald.
MacDonald throws a low kick but Katebi avoids it.
MacDonald misses the shot to the body.
MacDonald misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katebi moves away.
Katebi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katebi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by MacDonald.
Katebi throws a lazy uppercut
and MacDonald counters with a thumping low kick.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katebi throws a poor cross that misses
and MacDonald counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacDonald, right into the meat.
Katebi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacDonald.
MacDonald tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Katebi is able to avoid easily.
Katebi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Katebi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
MacDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katebi.
It seemed like Katebi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
MacDonald moves away from the strike by Katebi.
MacDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katebi manages to avoid it.
Katebi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacDonald manages to avoid it.
MacDonald misses with a straight left.
MacDonald moves away from the strike by Katebi.
MacDonald tries to counter by clinching up but Katebi breaks away and moves out of range.
Katebi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reza Katebi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katebi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacDonald.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peppu Reiska MacDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacDonald, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
Peppu Reiska MacDonald made sure to mention his sponsor, Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview.
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