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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Xavier (ranked 5516 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Mcdonald (ranked 4144 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Xavier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier misses with a leg kick
and Mcdonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcdonald throws a looping overhand right but Xavier ducks down to avoid it.
Mcdonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcdonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcdonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcdonald punishes Xavier's body with a nice straight punch.
Xavier throws a leg kick
and Xavier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Mcdonald misses its intended target.
Xavier slips a straight right by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald misses with a straight left.
Mcdonald misses the jab.
Mcdonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xavier moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcdonald scores with a shoulder strike.
Xavier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mcdonald smiles and moves away.
Xavier forces Mcdonald back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Xavier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mcdonald pushes Xavier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xavier taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Xavier.
Xavier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mcdonald slaps away a takedown attempt from Xavier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcdonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xavier misses the body punch
and Mcdonald counters with a nice uppercut.
Xavier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Xavier trying to control the action but Mcdonald is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Xavier seems to be working for a kimura but Mcdonald defends the submission attempt.
Xavier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald is defending against the submission attempts here by Xavier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonald defending well though.
Xavier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mcdonald's head.
Mcdonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xavier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xavier wants to pass to mount but Mcdonald is defending the position.
Xavier controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mcdonald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcdonald is trying to stand.
Xavier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xavier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xavier thows a huge punch but Mcdonald dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier throwing shots but Mcdonald is blocking nicely.
Xavier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Xavier is keen to just control but Mcdonald is a slippery customer.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonald defending well though.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonald defending well though.
Xavier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonald defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Mcdonald dominated that round.
That's time! Xavier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xavier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xavier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xavier is looking to score with low kicks.
Xavier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcdonald misses with a looping right.
Mcdonald throws a shot from downtown. Xavier moves away and avoids it.
Xavier tries to clinch but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Mcdonald with a nice cross.
Xavier tries to clinch there but Mcdonald circles away.
Mcdonald swings for the body but Xavier moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Mcdonald blocks the leg kick.
Mcdonald misses with a hook. Xavier ducked under it nicely.
Xavier misses with a hook
and Mcdonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jack Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Xavier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcdonald misses with an uppercut.
Xavier moves out of range of the strikes.
Xavier forces Mcdonald back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mcdonald as Xavier tries to tie him up.
Xavier is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcdonald gets an underhook and turns Xavier into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Xavier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch.
Mcdonald checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mcdonald checks the leg kick.
Xavier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcdonald counters with a straight right hand.
Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Xavier is just out of range.
Ronald Mcdonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xavier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mcdonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xavier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xavier throws a lazy right hand but Mcdonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mcdonald blocks a leg kick.
Mcdonald jabs at Xavier's body.
Xavier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xavier.
Mcdonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xavier.
Mcdonald missing with a left hand there. Xavier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcdonald punishes Xavier's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xavier throws a leg kick
and Mcdonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Mcdonald as Xavier shoots in.
Xavier misses with a low kick.
Ronald Mcdonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xavier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mcdonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcdonald looks to throw the jab but Xavier is out of range.
Xavier clinches.
Mcdonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcdonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xavier misses with a leg kick
and Mcdonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Xavier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcdonald checks the leg kick.
Mcdonald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xavier doesn't seem bothered though.
Mcdonald loads up on a big right hand but Xavier slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mcdonald connects with a single shot there.
Mcdonald dips to his left and cracks Xavier with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xavier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mcdonald has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mcdonald and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Xavier looks to land a left hand but Mcdonald moved out of range nicely.
Mcdonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mcdonald misses with a straight right.
Mcdonald ducks under a wild hook from Xavier.
Mcdonald tries to keep at a distance but Xavier has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mcdonald gets through Xavier's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Xavier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcdonald is keeping busy.
Xavier trying to stall but Mcdonald improves his position.
Xavier seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mcdonald is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcdonald gets an underhook and turns Xavier into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Xavier.
Xavier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcdonald checks a leg kick.
Xavier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mcdonald looks to land a right hand but Xavier moved out of range.
Xavier staying out of range there.
Mcdonald checks the leg kick.
Xavier misses with a leg kick
and Mcdonald counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xavier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mcdonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xavier misses with a body shot.
Xavier rushes Mcdonald and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xavier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Xavier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mcdonald smiles and moves away.
Xavier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xavier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcdonald's waist but Mcdonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xavier off to one side.
Xavier takes a swing at Mcdonald's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Mcdonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Xavier takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Xavier drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xavier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcdonald keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.
Xavier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcdonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xavier drops back looking for a leg! Mcdonald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mcdonald manages to kick Xavier off! Xavier jumps back into Mcdonald's guard.
Xavier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mcdonald can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xavier throws a big elbow that misses.
Xavier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcdonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xavier passes Mcdonald's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Xavier wants to free his trapped foot but Mcdonald is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jack Xavier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcdonald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xavier.
Xavier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonald defending well though.
Xavier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcdonald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xavier.
Ronald Mcdonald is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mcdonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonald defending well though.
Xavier with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Xavier thows a huge punch but Mcdonald dodges it nicely.
Xavier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xavier drops an elbow to the side of Mcdonald's head.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonald defending well though.
Xavier throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xavier wants to take a breather but Mcdonald is having none of it.
Xavier drops an elbow to the side of Mcdonald's head.
Xavier thows a huge punch but Mcdonald dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald wants to get back to his feet.
Xavier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcdonald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xavier.
Xavier is looking to take a break and control but Mcdonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xavier is pressing down on Mcdonald's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mcdonald is holding on for now.
Xavier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Xavier is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mcdonald doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Xavier.
Xavier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier is looking for a kimura but Mcdonald is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Xavier to get the leverage.
Xavier controlling the action here.
Xavier throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xavier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xavier maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mcdonald could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Xavier has cracked it and Mcdonald is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Xavier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Xavier!
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energy
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hype
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