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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 629 p4p, 268 weight class) and Yuvraj Singh (ranked 82 p4p, 47 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuvraj Singh!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald falls off balance throwing a combination
and Singh moves into the clinch.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Singh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Singh! But no joy.
McDonald misses with a body punch
and Singh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singh lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDonald takes a step back to recover.
McDonald is breathing heavily.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jim Bob McDonald 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.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Nice shot lands for Singh.
It looks like Jim Bob McDonald has been cut.
McDonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh wants to get back to full guard.
Singh is looking to control McDonald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Singh avoid being mounted?
McDonald wants to control but Singh is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
McDonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Singh blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDonald.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Singh to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McDonald cracks Singh with a solid left hand.
McDonald 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.
McDonald engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald throws an elbow that misses. Singh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McDonald's guard. Nice move by Singh!
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald wants to improve his position but instead Singh has moved into half guard.
McDonald tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
Singh stalling.
Singh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McDonald bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Singh being controlled here, momentarily.
Singh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McDonald tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
McDonald has his hands clasped together around Singh's back. He's all about the action.
McDonald trying to control but Singh postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yuvraj Singh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh thuds his shin into the meat of McDonald's side.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald misses the jab.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Singh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McDonald cracks Singh with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh wants to counter the offense by McDonald and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
Singh slips under a jab from McDonald.
McDonald lands with a cross.
Singh clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Singh.
Singh missing with knees to the body.
Singh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Singh avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Singh lands a shoulder strike.
McDonald avoiding damage as Singh throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from McDonald as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Singh as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from McDonald as the two fighters clinch.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
McDonald pulls guard.
McDonald keeping full guard, as Singh tries to pass.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Singh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Singh controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDonald is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Singh seems keen to control McDonald's posture.
Singh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singh trying to control the position here.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Singh has wrist control.
Singh keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
McDonald is working hard here to advance position.
Singh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Bob McDonald's cut.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McDonald bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Singh tries to clinch but McDonald is having none of it.
Jim Bob McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonald moves forwards but Singh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Singhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McDonald dips to his left and cracks Singh with an uppercut!
McDonald misses with a right hand
and Singh counters by moving into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonald pulls guard successfully.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Singh controlling him for the moment.
Singh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Singh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
Singh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald gets full guard.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald is pulling down on Singh's head to control his posture.
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Singh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McDonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Singh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Singh gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singh.
Singh crunches a lovely knee into McDonald's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Singh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singh.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
Singh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Singh missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to McDonald's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Singh lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuvraj Singh.
I think Singh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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