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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robyn Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Radcliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Blake Radcliffe enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robyn Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Radcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radcliffe lands with a nice body punch.
Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Radcliffe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alexander jumps guard but Radcliffe stands there with Alexander around his waist. Alexander gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Radcliffe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Alexander.
Radcliffe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander manages to pull guard.
Alexander pushes Radcliffe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Radcliffe scores with a body shot.
Radcliffe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexander is out of range and Radcliffe settles back down.
Radcliffe misses with a two punch combination.
Radcliffe dips to his left and cracks Alexander with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Radcliffe.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Radcliffe!
Radcliffe throws a solid leg kick but Alexander takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Radcliffe.
Alexander throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander blocks a leg kick.
Radcliffe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexander as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander moves into range and clinches up with Radcliffe.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake Radcliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexander bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alexander content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Alexander tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alexander stands up and beckons Radcliffe to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander clinches up against the cage.
Radcliffe tries to break free but Alexander pushes him back against the cage.
Radcliffe can't break the clinch.
Alexander has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Radcliffe uses from the top position.
Alexander seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Alexander is looking to sweep but instead, Radcliffe has passed into half guard.
Radcliffe stops Alexander from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander wants to get back to full guard.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Radcliffe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexander keeps working.
Alexander desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Radcliffe wants to stand up but Alexander has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alexander makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Alexander throws a head kick that misses.
Radcliffe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Radcliffe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexander at a distance.
Nice body punch from Radcliffe.
A left and a right from Radcliffe both land. Nice combination.
Alexander scores with a takedown into Radcliffe's guard.
Alexander stops Radcliffe from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander stands up from Radcliffe's guard - Alexander perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robyn Alexander dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A left lands for Alexander.
Alexander avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexander swinging wilding here.
Radcliffe wants to slow Alexander down by chopping away at his legs.
Robyn Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radcliffe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Radcliffe misses with a wild combination.
Radcliffe fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Radcliffe, as that shot connected.
Alexander looks to score with a jab to the body but Radcliffe is just out of range.
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexander has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Radcliffe misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alexander shoots in for a double leg but Radcliffe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Radcliffe lands a with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radcliffe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Radcliffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Radcliffe scores with a leg kick.
Radcliffe tries to work over Alexander's front leg with a kick but Alexander checks it.
A leg kick checked by Alexander.
Radcliffe cracks the inside of Alexander's front leg.
Radcliffe works Alexander's body with a nice hook.
Radcliffe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Radcliffe.
Radcliffe misses with a combination
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Radcliffe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexander's head.
Blake Radcliffe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Radcliffe defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Radcliffe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radcliffe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Radcliffe throws a right hand that Alexander ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexander also avoids with ease.
Radcliffe throws a nice looking combination but Alexander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radcliffe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radcliffe closes the distance and clinches.
Radcliffe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Radcliffe jabs at Alexander's body.
Alexander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Radcliffe circles away.
Alexander dodges the punch combination from Radcliffe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Radcliffe. That's going to slow Alexander down.
Radcliffe misses with a leg kick.
Alexander takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Radcliffe fails to land with a series of punches.
Radcliffe connects with a single shot there.
Good exchange - Radcliffe coming out on top.
Radcliffe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radcliffe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Radcliffe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Radcliffe.
Radcliffe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Radcliffe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by Radcliffe.
Radcliffe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left and a right from Radcliffe both land. Nice combination.
Alexander is rocked!
A nice combination there by Radcliffe.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice jab there from Radcliffe.
Radcliffe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexander seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radcliffe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexander is able to avoid easily.
Radcliffe cracks a nice hook into Alexander's ribs.
Alexander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Radcliffe. Radcliffe obviously looking to wear him down.
Radcliffe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radcliffe lands a slapping body shot.
Radcliffe tries to land a leg kick but Alexander saw it coming and moves away.
Radcliffe throws a one two combo.
Radcliffe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radcliffe controlling from the full mount.
Radcliffe tries to control but Alexander wriggling away.
Alexander tries to lock up and control but Radcliffe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Radcliffe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Radcliffe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexander looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexander fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alexander closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Radcliffe to the mat! Radcliffe manages to get full guard.
Alexander is looking to work some ground and pound but Radcliffe has wrist control.
Alexander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Radcliffe keeping moving, preventing Alexander from controlling successfully.
Alexander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Radcliffe keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Radcliffe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alexander is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is looking to work some ground and pound but Radcliffe has wrist control.
Alexander wants to stand and escape but instead Radcliffe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Radcliffe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alexander's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Radcliffe misses with a wild combination.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but Radcliffe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Radcliffe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexander.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robyn Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Radcliffe.
Radcliffe keeps the fight on the outside.
Radcliffe digs a good body shot into Alexander's ribs.
Alexander takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radcliffe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Radcliffe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Radcliffe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Radcliffe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Radcliffe.
Nice shot by Radcliffe.
Radcliffe throws a right and a left that Alexander avoids nicely.
Alexander walks into a jab.
Alexander looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Radcliffe throws and low kick but Alexander moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radcliffe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexander's hands.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Radcliffe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexander is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Radcliffe.
Radcliffe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Radcliffe lands with a nice combination. Alexander backs away looking to recover.
Radcliffe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alexander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alexander walks into a stiff left hand from Radcliffe.
Radcliffe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Radcliffe tests Alexander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexander takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Radcliffe throws a series of punches but Alexander avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Radcliffe!
A nice combination there by Radcliffe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radcliffe scores with a nice head shot.
Alexander is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left and a right from Radcliffe both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radcliffe throws a right and a left that Alexander avoids nicely.
Radcliffe cracks Alexander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Radcliffe connects with a crisp jab.
Radcliffe tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Radcliffe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexander is out of range and Radcliffe settles back down.
Alexander tries to clinch but Radcliffe moves out of range.
Radcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
Radcliffe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alexander. Alexander circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Radcliffe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Radcliffe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Radcliffe throws a one two combo.
Radcliffe throws the kick towards the body but Alexander avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Radcliffe.
Alexander takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexander walks into a straight right hand from Radcliffe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Radcliffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Radcliffe 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Radcliffe!
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