Post by The Sandman on Jun 14, 2023 0:47:57 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Rory MacDonald chants all around the place!
Rory MacDonald looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Carlos Condit shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Red Rory is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Carlos Condit comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The Red Rory and Condit move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Rory MacDonald shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Condit is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Red Rory into his guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
Condit launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Red Rory's ribs.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rory MacDonald!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Condit is taking this opportunity to rest.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Condit tries to open up The Red Rory with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and The Red Rory is trying to block them with his hands...
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
The Red Rory tries to escape from the full mount...
Carlos Condit is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
The Red Rory tries to move on the ground and shows Carlos Condit a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
The Red Rory uses his forearms to block the impact!
Carlos Condit gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
The Red Rory tries to show some ground skills
Rory MacDonald put Condit in half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to move on the ground and shows Carlos Condit a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Red Rory's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit tries to pass to half guard...
Rory MacDonald can't prevent his opponent from passing. Condit looks to work from half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald tries to close the guard.
The Red Rory put Carlos Condit in closed guard.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Carlos Condit uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit looks to posture up and open Rory MacDonald's guard...
Carlos Condit forces Rory MacDonald to open his guard.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit tries to pass to half guard...
Rory MacDonald's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Condit
He succeeds!
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Condit!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Red Rory's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald tries to close the guard.
The Red Rory put Carlos Condit in closed guard.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to move on the ground and shows Carlos Condit a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Red Rory's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The Red Rory's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Red Rory has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Stand up! This is what Condit's cornermen are shouting. Rory MacDonald is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Carlos Condit uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Condit tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Carlos Condit on the ground
deflected by The Red Rory.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit looks to posture up and open Rory MacDonald's guard...
Carlos Condit forces Rory MacDonald to open his guard.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit aggressively and repeatedly punches The Red Rory.
Good job by The Red Rory blocking and slipping the blows.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Condit
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
Condit moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit pushes The Red Rory's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Condit who is in full mount! The Red Rory is in trouble now!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
The Red Rory tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Red Rory is holding Carlos Condit's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to pass to mount...
The Red Rory slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Carlos Condit.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
The Red Rory suddenly holds Carlos Condit's arm and tries an armbar!
Condit can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Rory MacDonald!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Carlos Condit
gets deflected.
Rory MacDonald grabs Condit
Condit loosens The Red Rory's hold.
Condit is trying to counter now!
Carlos Condit grabs The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald gets thrown to the mat.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Condit
He succeeds!
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit tries to better his position on the ground...
Condit breaks the closed guard of Rory MacDonald and moves to half guard
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald attempts to trap Carlos Condit in his guard.
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
The Red Rory's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit is looking to pass Rory MacDonald's guard...
Carlos Condit gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit tries to pass Rory MacDonald's guard...
Carlos Condit manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
The Red Rory tries to show some ground skills
Rory MacDonald put Condit in half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald tries to close the guard.
The Red Rory put Carlos Condit in closed guard.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Carlos Condit uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Condit!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
The Red Rory is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Red Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Carlos Condit shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Carlos Condit breaks that americana attempt!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit tries to escape from the full mount...
Rory MacDonald is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Carlos Condit...
Carlos Condit takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
Rory MacDonald is looking to pass Carlos Condit's guard...
Rory MacDonald gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
The Red Rory doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
The Red Rory tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Condit from the side mount!
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Carlos Condit...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit launches a few weak punches
The Red Rory blocks them effectively.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Condit!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Carlos Condit.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Solid low kick from Carlos Condit.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Rory MacDonald fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Red Rory cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Condit can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Solid jabs from Carlos Condit.
The Red Rory defends.
Carlos Condit gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
Good movement from The Red Rory
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
The Red Rory decides to launch some tentative punches
Carlos Condit takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Solid jabs from Rory MacDonald.
Nice punches.
Condit moves backwards and Rory MacDonald is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Rory MacDonald attempts a sweep single...
Rory MacDonald catches Carlos Condit's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Red Rory.
Crushing shot to Condit's body! He's holding his side
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory tries to escape from the closed guard
The Red Rory succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Red Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Carlos Condit gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
The Red Rory moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Carlos Condit's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Red Rory is holding Carlos Condit's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit has seen better days.
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
The Red Rory doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory tries to escape from the closed guard
The Red Rory succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Condit is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Good front kick from Condit!
Rory MacDonald blocks
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
The Red Rory and Condit circle around the center of the cage.
Incredible haymaker from Carlos Condit!
It misses by a mile.
Poorly executed technique. Rory MacDonald looks to counter!
The Red Rory throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Rory MacDonald tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Condit is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
The Red Rory is getting frustrated here.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
The Red Rory tries to move to full mount
The Red Rory succeeds
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll on the ground...
The Red Rory knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Rory MacDonald looks to counter!
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Carlos Condit efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Condit breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
The Red Rory gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Carlos Condit! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Carlos Condit doesn't defend himself!
Condit's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Carlos Condit's Nose
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rory MacDonald pushes Carlos Condit down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald attempts a sweep single...
Rory MacDonald catches Carlos Condit's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Red Rory.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Red Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Red Rory tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
The Red Rory breaks the closed guard of Carlos Condit and moves to half guard
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Red Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Carlos Condit...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Carlos Condit shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
That Americana looks tight...
Condit struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Condit's eyes...
Carlos Condit breaks that americana attempt!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Carlos Condit efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Red Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
Carlos Condit tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald rolls him over and takes his back!
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Condit
The Red Rory doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Condit
Condit has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Condit control.
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
Rory MacDonald slides his arm under Carlos Condit's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Crippling lock!
The Red Rory is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Condit's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
That Rear Naked Choke from Rory MacDonald appears to be unbreakable
Condit's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Punishing hold!
The Red Rory is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Condit struggles to free himself
Carlos Condit pushes up and slides Rory MacDonald's arm over his chin.
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Condit
Condit has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Condit control.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
Deep breaths from Carlos Condit who tries a hammer punch to The Red Rory's ribs.
The Red Rory blocks those punches
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 4 round
The Red Rory moves backwards and Carlos Condit is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Rory MacDonald takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Carlos Condit tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Condit clumsily fails here and it's time for Rory MacDonald to fight back!
Rory MacDonald fires an unorthodox punch to Condit's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Condit launches a furious low kick!
Rory MacDonald blocks
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Condit is the winner of this round.
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Round 5
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The Red Rory leads with a punch
Carlos Condit evades but whiffs with a counter.
Condit clumsily fails here and it's time for Rory MacDonald to fight back!
Rory MacDonald moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Condit's right thigh
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Red Rory grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
The Red Rory moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Carlos Condit's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit has seen better days.
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Carlos Condit...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
That armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Condit struggles to free himself
That armbar looks tight...
The Red Rory secures the lock while Carlos Condit refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Rory MacDonald by Submission (armbar) at 1:56 Round 5
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/6 (117%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1014 s
Statistics: Carlos Condit
Punches 2/10 (20%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/35 (23%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1014 s
Condit tried to be passable early, then nothing'ed his way into mediocrity here, as Rory did the domination thereafter.
Rory MacDonald looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Carlos Condit shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The Red Rory is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Carlos Condit comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The Red Rory and Condit move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Rory MacDonald shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Carlos Condit is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Red Rory into his guard.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
Condit launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Red Rory's ribs.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rory MacDonald!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Condit is taking this opportunity to rest.
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
Condit tries to open up The Red Rory with a few strikes with his right elbow...
Some nice shots are landing and The Red Rory is trying to block them with his hands...
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
The Red Rory tries to escape from the full mount...
Carlos Condit is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
The Red Rory tries to move on the ground and shows Carlos Condit a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
The Red Rory uses his forearms to block the impact!
Carlos Condit gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
The Red Rory tries to show some ground skills
Rory MacDonald put Condit in half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to move on the ground and shows Carlos Condit a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Red Rory's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit tries to pass to half guard...
Rory MacDonald can't prevent his opponent from passing. Condit looks to work from half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald tries to close the guard.
The Red Rory put Carlos Condit in closed guard.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Carlos Condit uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit looks to posture up and open Rory MacDonald's guard...
Carlos Condit forces Rory MacDonald to open his guard.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit tries to pass to half guard...
Rory MacDonald's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Condit
He succeeds!
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Condit!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes The Red Rory's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald tries to close the guard.
The Red Rory put Carlos Condit in closed guard.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to move on the ground and shows Carlos Condit a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Red Rory's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The Red Rory's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Red Rory has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Stand up! This is what Condit's cornermen are shouting. Rory MacDonald is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Carlos Condit uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Condit tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Good looking punches from Carlos Condit on the ground
deflected by The Red Rory.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit looks to posture up and open Rory MacDonald's guard...
Carlos Condit forces Rory MacDonald to open his guard.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit aggressively and repeatedly punches The Red Rory.
Good job by The Red Rory blocking and slipping the blows.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Condit
He is not able to do it
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
Condit moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit pushes The Red Rory's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Condit who is in full mount! The Red Rory is in trouble now!
Carlos Condit is in full mount over Rory MacDonald
The Red Rory tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Red Rory is holding Carlos Condit's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to pass to mount...
The Red Rory slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Carlos Condit.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
The Red Rory suddenly holds Carlos Condit's arm and tries an armbar!
Condit can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Rory MacDonald!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Carlos Condit
gets deflected.
Rory MacDonald grabs Condit
Condit loosens The Red Rory's hold.
Condit is trying to counter now!
Carlos Condit grabs The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald gets thrown to the mat.
Carlos Condit is in open guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Condit
He succeeds!
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit tries to better his position on the ground...
Condit breaks the closed guard of Rory MacDonald and moves to half guard
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald attempts to trap Carlos Condit in his guard.
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
The Red Rory's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit is looking to pass Rory MacDonald's guard...
Carlos Condit gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Carlos Condit tries to pass Rory MacDonald's guard...
Carlos Condit manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Carlos Condit is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
The Red Rory tries to show some ground skills
Rory MacDonald put Condit in half guard.
Carlos Condit is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald tries to close the guard.
The Red Rory put Carlos Condit in closed guard.
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Carlos Condit uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Condit!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
The Red Rory is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Red Rory's side.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Carlos Condit shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Carlos Condit breaks that americana attempt!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit tries to escape from the full mount...
Rory MacDonald is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Carlos Condit...
Carlos Condit takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
Rory MacDonald is looking to pass Carlos Condit's guard...
Rory MacDonald gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
The Red Rory doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
The Red Rory tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Condit from the side mount!
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Carlos Condit...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit launches a few weak punches
The Red Rory blocks them effectively.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Carlos Condit is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Condit is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Carlos Condit!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Carlos Condit.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Solid low kick from Carlos Condit.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Rory MacDonald fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Red Rory cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Condit can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Solid jabs from Carlos Condit.
The Red Rory defends.
Carlos Condit gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
Good movement from The Red Rory
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
The Red Rory decides to launch some tentative punches
Carlos Condit takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Solid jabs from Rory MacDonald.
Nice punches.
Condit moves backwards and Rory MacDonald is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Rory MacDonald attempts a sweep single...
Rory MacDonald catches Carlos Condit's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Red Rory.
Crushing shot to Condit's body! He's holding his side
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory tries to escape from the closed guard
The Red Rory succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Red Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Carlos Condit gets sloppy and Rory MacDonald tries to take advantage...
The Red Rory moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Carlos Condit's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The Red Rory is holding Carlos Condit's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Carlos Condit loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit has seen better days.
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Carlos Condit manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
The Red Rory doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory is in closed guard... Condit tries to roll on the ground!
Rory MacDonald uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
The Red Rory tries to escape from the closed guard
The Red Rory succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Condit is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Good front kick from Condit!
Rory MacDonald blocks
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
The Red Rory and Condit circle around the center of the cage.
Incredible haymaker from Carlos Condit!
It misses by a mile.
Poorly executed technique. Rory MacDonald looks to counter!
The Red Rory throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Rory MacDonald tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Condit is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
The Red Rory is getting frustrated here.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
The Red Rory tries to move to full mount
The Red Rory succeeds
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll on the ground...
The Red Rory knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Rory MacDonald looks to counter!
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Carlos Condit efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:40 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Condit breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
The Red Rory gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Carlos Condit! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Carlos Condit doesn't defend himself!
Condit's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Carlos Condit's Nose
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rory MacDonald pushes Carlos Condit down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit breaths deeply while on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald attempts a sweep single...
Rory MacDonald catches Carlos Condit's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Red Rory.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Red Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Red Rory tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rory MacDonald tries to better his position on the ground...
The Red Rory breaks the closed guard of Carlos Condit and moves to half guard
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Red Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Carlos Condit...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Carlos Condit shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
That Americana looks tight...
Condit struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Condit's eyes...
Carlos Condit breaks that americana attempt!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Carlos Condit efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 4 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Condit measures the resilience of The Red Rory's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Red Rory blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
Carlos Condit tries to roll to his side and trap Rory MacDonald in his guard...
Rory MacDonald rolls him over and takes his back!
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Condit
The Red Rory doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Condit
Condit has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Condit control.
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
Rory MacDonald slides his arm under Carlos Condit's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
Crippling lock!
The Red Rory is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Condit's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
That Rear Naked Choke looks tight...
That Rear Naked Choke from Rory MacDonald appears to be unbreakable
Condit's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Punishing hold!
The Red Rory is locking that Rear Naked Choke...
Condit struggles to free himself
Carlos Condit pushes up and slides Rory MacDonald's arm over his chin.
The Red Rory is in rear mount over Condit
Condit has The Red Rory controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
The Red Rory is unable to move under Condit control.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Condit
Deep breaths from Carlos Condit who tries a hammer punch to The Red Rory's ribs.
The Red Rory blocks those punches
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:25 in the 4 round
The Red Rory moves backwards and Carlos Condit is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Rory MacDonald takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Carlos Condit tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Condit clumsily fails here and it's time for Rory MacDonald to fight back!
Rory MacDonald fires an unorthodox punch to Condit's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Condit launches a furious low kick!
Rory MacDonald blocks
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Condit is the winner of this round.
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Round 5
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The Red Rory leads with a punch
Carlos Condit evades but whiffs with a counter.
Condit clumsily fails here and it's time for Rory MacDonald to fight back!
Rory MacDonald moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Condit's right thigh
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The Red Rory grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
Condit tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Condit
The Red Rory moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Condit
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Carlos Condit's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 5 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit has seen better days.
Carlos Condit attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Carlos Condit...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Carlos Condit
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
That armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Condit struggles to free himself
That armbar looks tight...
The Red Rory secures the lock while Carlos Condit refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Rory MacDonald by Submission (armbar) at 1:56 Round 5
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/6 (117%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1014 s
Statistics: Carlos Condit
Punches 2/10 (20%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/35 (23%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1014 s
Condit tried to be passable early, then nothing'ed his way into mediocrity here, as Rory did the domination thereafter.
