Post by The Sandman on Sept 15, 2024 23:06:07 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Rory MacDonald chants all around the place!
Rory MacDonald looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Justin Gaethje is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Rory MacDonald has fight Justin Gaethje 2 times. He has won 2 of them.
Rory MacDonald is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Rory MacDonald comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The Red Rory is holding Justin Gaethje's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Justin Gaethje loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Justin Gaethje efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Deep breaths from Justin Gaethje who tries a hammer punch to The Red Rory's ribs.
The Red Rory blocks those punches
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Justin Gaethje's arm and tries an armbar!
Gaethje struggles to free himself
That Armbar from Rory MacDonald appears to be unbreakable
Gaethje holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Gaethje's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Rory MacDonald.
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald attempts to trap Justin Gaethje in his guard.
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Gaethje
He succeeds!
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje 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.
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
The Red Rory switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gaethje struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Justin Gaethje uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Justin Gaethje!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rory MacDonald doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The Red Rory tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Gaethje is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rory MacDonald pushes Justin Gaethje down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory is getting frustrated here.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje 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 Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
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 Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) are cheering for the fighters.
Rory MacDonald takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
The Red Rory pushes Justin Gaethje and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rory MacDonald is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Rory MacDonald moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Gaethje's right thigh
Gaethje hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
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 Gaethje
Gaethje launches a few weak punches
The Red Rory blocks them effectively.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
Rory MacDonald tries to pass to half guard...
Justin Gaethje can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Red Rory looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Justin Gaethje's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to roll on the ground...
The Red Rory knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rory MacDonald doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Gaethje clumsily fails here and it's time for Rory MacDonald to fight back!
Rory MacDonald sits high on Justin Gaethje's chest and pulls his leg underneath Gaethje's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Gaethje's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
That Triangle from Mount from Rory MacDonald appears to be unbreakable
The Red Rory is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Gaethje tries to roll out. He's too quick for Rory MacDonald and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by The Red Rory and it cost him top position.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Justin Gaethje!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Rory MacDonald.
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Round 2
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Several good body shots
land on The Red Rory.
The Red Rory ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
The Red Rory is connecting with a few punches
Good leg kicks from Rory MacDonald.
Gaethje winces a bit.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Red Rory decides to launch some tentative punches
Gaethje launches a couple of jabs that are answered by The Red Rory with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Gaethje looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rory MacDonald's punches
Gaethje measures the resilience of The Red Rory's chin with an uppercut while The Red Rory lands some great crosses.
Gaethje hyper-extended his leg
Justin Gaethje goes with a looping right hand while Rory MacDonald jumps back and jabs
Gaethje seems staggered and Rory MacDonald runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gaethje avoids a dangerous strike from The Red Rory
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Gaethje throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The Red Rory's defense muffles the blows.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald attempts a sweep single...
Rory MacDonald catches Justin Gaethje's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Red Rory.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Gaethje
The Red Rory struggles on the ground and tries to break Justin Gaethje's guard...
Rory MacDonald is in Gaethje open guard now
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Gaethje
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Justin Gaethje's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
The Red Rory sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Body shots by Rory MacDonald
Solid blows to Gaethje's abdomen.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
The Red Rory launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Justin Gaethje is not able to stop Gaethje ground skills and Rory MacDonald moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje 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 3:15 in the 2 round
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje tries to escape from closed guard...
The Red Rory waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Justin Gaethje! He is reversed and nor Rory MacDonald is on half guard!
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
The Red Rory sits over his knees and pushes away Gaethje's leg!
Rory MacDonald is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Red Rory tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Gaethje tries to stand up!
The Red Rory doesn't allow him!
Mark Smith has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gaethje pushes Rory MacDonald and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Incredible haymaker from Justin Gaethje!
It misses by a mile.
Gaethje clumsily fails here and it's time for Rory MacDonald to fight back!
Rory MacDonald throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Gaethje.
Rory MacDonald shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Justin Gaethje is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Red Rory into his guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Rory MacDonald.
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Round 3
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Gaethje showing excellent timing, blasts Rory MacDonald with a right hand.
Great hook by Justin Gaethje! Rory MacDonald is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Red Rory's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gaethje is standing while The Red Rory is on the ground on his back
Justin Gaethje creates space and allows Rory MacDonald to stand up.
The Red Rory climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Rory MacDonald fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Justin Gaethje tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
A right hand from Justin Gaethje
surprises The Red Rory!
Nice punches from Justin Gaethje.
Even nicer blocks from The Red Rory.
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
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 Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Red Rory tries to cover his face,
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Red Rory tries to jump to side mount.
Justin Gaethje closed his guard around Rory MacDonald.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Rory MacDonald appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Gaethje's eyes...
Gaethje is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje 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 Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to stand up!
The Red Rory doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje 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 Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to show some ground skills
The Red Rory uses his strength to keep The Red Rory at a disadvantage
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
Rory MacDonald looks to pass to mount...
The Red Rory slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Justin Gaethje.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje 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 Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Justin Gaethje efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory suddenly holds Justin Gaethje's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Gaethje struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Gaethje struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Gaethje can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Rory MacDonald!
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Justin Gaethje!
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Gaethje's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Smith didn't see that!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory catch Justin Gaethje's right arm and tries a kimura
Gaethje's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Gaethje's arm is bent at an awful angle! Justin Gaethje's taps again and again
Winner is Rory MacDonald by Submission (kimura) at 3:37 Round 3
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 544 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 8/25 (32%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/22 (9%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 532 s
Big win from Rory. He took this opportunity to yell at the bookers sitting ringside, requesting a step up in opponents, as he believes Gaethje was a trash opponent who brought trash skills to the table.
Gaethje, according to MacDonald:
Rory MacDonald looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Justin Gaethje is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Rory MacDonald has fight Justin Gaethje 2 times. He has won 2 of them.
Rory MacDonald is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Rory MacDonald comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The Red Rory is holding Justin Gaethje's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Justin Gaethje loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Justin Gaethje efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Deep breaths from Justin Gaethje who tries a hammer punch to The Red Rory's ribs.
The Red Rory blocks those punches
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Justin Gaethje's arm and tries an armbar!
Gaethje struggles to free himself
That Armbar from Rory MacDonald appears to be unbreakable
Gaethje holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Gaethje's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Rory MacDonald.
Justin Gaethje is in side mount over Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald attempts to trap Justin Gaethje in his guard.
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in open guard over The Red Rory
The Red Rory tries to close his guard around Gaethje
He succeeds!
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje 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.
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
The Red Rory switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gaethje struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Justin Gaethje uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Justin Gaethje!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rory MacDonald doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The Red Rory tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Gaethje is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rory MacDonald pushes Justin Gaethje down and prevents his attempts to escape
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory is getting frustrated here.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje 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 Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje attempts to trap Rory MacDonald in his guard.
Rory MacDonald keeps control and remains in side mount.
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 Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) are cheering for the fighters.
Rory MacDonald takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
The Red Rory pushes Justin Gaethje and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Rory MacDonald is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Rory MacDonald moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Gaethje's right thigh
Gaethje hyper-extended his leg
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
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 Gaethje
Gaethje launches a few weak punches
The Red Rory blocks them effectively.
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
Rory MacDonald tries to pass to half guard...
Justin Gaethje can't prevent his opponent from passing. The Red Rory looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Justin Gaethje's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to roll on the ground...
The Red Rory knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rory MacDonald doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Gaethje clumsily fails here and it's time for Rory MacDonald to fight back!
Rory MacDonald sits high on Justin Gaethje's chest and pulls his leg underneath Gaethje's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Gaethje's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crippling lock!
That Triangle from Mount from Rory MacDonald appears to be unbreakable
The Red Rory is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Gaethje tries to roll out. He's too quick for Rory MacDonald and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by The Red Rory and it cost him top position.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Justin Gaethje!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Rory MacDonald.
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Round 2
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Several good body shots
land on The Red Rory.
The Red Rory ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
The Red Rory is connecting with a few punches
Good leg kicks from Rory MacDonald.
Gaethje winces a bit.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Red Rory decides to launch some tentative punches
Gaethje launches a couple of jabs that are answered by The Red Rory with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Gaethje looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rory MacDonald's punches
Gaethje measures the resilience of The Red Rory's chin with an uppercut while The Red Rory lands some great crosses.
Gaethje hyper-extended his leg
Justin Gaethje goes with a looping right hand while Rory MacDonald jumps back and jabs
Gaethje seems staggered and Rory MacDonald runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gaethje avoids a dangerous strike from The Red Rory
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Gaethje throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The Red Rory's defense muffles the blows.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald attempts a sweep single...
Rory MacDonald catches Justin Gaethje's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The Red Rory.
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Gaethje
The Red Rory struggles on the ground and tries to break Justin Gaethje's guard...
Rory MacDonald is in Gaethje open guard now
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in closed guard over Gaethje
Rory MacDonald tries to pass Justin Gaethje's guard...
Rory MacDonald manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
The Red Rory sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Body shots by Rory MacDonald
Solid blows to Gaethje's abdomen.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
The Red Rory launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Justin Gaethje is not able to stop Gaethje ground skills and Rory MacDonald moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje 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 3:15 in the 2 round
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over The Red Rory
Rory MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Rory MacDonald manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje tries to escape from closed guard...
The Red Rory waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Justin Gaethje! He is reversed and nor Rory MacDonald is on half guard!
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in half guard over Gaethje
The Red Rory sits over his knees and pushes away Gaethje's leg!
Rory MacDonald is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The Red Rory tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Rory MacDonald uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Gaethje tries to stand up!
The Red Rory doesn't allow him!
Mark Smith has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gaethje pushes Rory MacDonald and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Incredible haymaker from Justin Gaethje!
It misses by a mile.
Gaethje clumsily fails here and it's time for Rory MacDonald to fight back!
Rory MacDonald throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Gaethje.
Rory MacDonald shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Justin Gaethje is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull The Red Rory into his guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Rory MacDonald.
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Round 3
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Gaethje showing excellent timing, blasts Rory MacDonald with a right hand.
Great hook by Justin Gaethje! Rory MacDonald is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The Red Rory's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gaethje is standing while The Red Rory is on the ground on his back
Justin Gaethje creates space and allows Rory MacDonald to stand up.
The Red Rory climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Rory MacDonald fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Justin Gaethje tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
A right hand from Justin Gaethje
surprises The Red Rory!
Nice punches from Justin Gaethje.
Even nicer blocks from The Red Rory.
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
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 Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to The Red Rory's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Red Rory tries to cover his face,
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje tries to close his guard around The Red Rory
He is not able to do it
Rory MacDonald is in open guard over Gaethje
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
The Red Rory tries to jump to side mount.
Justin Gaethje closed his guard around Rory MacDonald.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Rory MacDonald looks to mount Justin Gaethje...
Rory MacDonald slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Rory MacDonald tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
That armbar from Rory MacDonald appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Gaethje's eyes...
Gaethje is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje 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 Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to stand up!
The Red Rory doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje 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 Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to show some ground skills
The Red Rory uses his strength to keep The Red Rory at a disadvantage
The Red Rory is trying to counter now!
Rory MacDonald looks to pass to mount...
The Red Rory slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Justin Gaethje.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje 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 Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rory MacDonald controls the situation despite Justin Gaethje efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory suddenly holds Justin Gaethje's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Gaethje struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Gaethje struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Gaethje can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Rory MacDonald!
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over The Red Rory
Gaethje is in closed guard... The Red Rory tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Justin Gaethje!
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Gaethje's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Mark Smith didn't see that!
Rory MacDonald is in full mount over Justin Gaethje
The Red Rory catch Justin Gaethje's right arm and tries a kimura
Gaethje's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Gaethje's arm is bent at an awful angle! Justin Gaethje's taps again and again
Winner is Rory MacDonald by Submission (kimura) at 3:37 Round 3
Statistics: Rory MacDonald
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 544 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 8/25 (32%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/22 (9%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 532 s
Big win from Rory. He took this opportunity to yell at the bookers sitting ringside, requesting a step up in opponents, as he believes Gaethje was a trash opponent who brought trash skills to the table.
Gaethje, according to MacDonald:
