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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim McAllister is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim McAllister!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAllister slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexandrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexandrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAllister misses with a jab, cross combination.
McAllister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexandrov manages to avoid it.
Alexandrov fails with the takedown.
McAllister gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McAllister has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Alexandrov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
McAllister gets his hands free as Alexandrov looks to control.
McAllister is hanging on to Alexandrov's back as he tries to escape.
Alexandrov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McAllister controlling the pace for now.
Alexandrov throwing hammer fists to the chest of McAllister. What's that going to do exactly?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov is wriggling around trying to escape.
McAllister takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alexandrov wants to get back to his feet.
McAllister controlling the pace for now.
Alexandrov is trying to escape the mount.
That's two 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.
McAllister controlling the position easily from mount.
Alexandrov tries to hold on but McAllister pushes him away.
McAllister controlling the position easily from mount.
McAllister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexandrov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alexandrov is trying desperately to improve position.
Alexandrov is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McAllister prevents Alexandrov from getting the reversal.
Alexandrov tries to lock up and control but McAllister gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alexandrov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McAllister is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McAllister controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alexandrov tries to hold on but McAllister pushes him away.
McAllister looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alexandrov is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McAllister sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alexandrov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim McAllister dominated that round.
That's time! Alexandrov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alexandrov fails with a takedown attempt.
McAllister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alexandrov just misses with a punch to the body.
McAllister misses with a body shot.
McAllister closes the distance and pushes Alexandrov back into the cage.
McAllister stalls.
McAllister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAllister throws a low kick but Alexandrov avoids it.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAllister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAllister changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alexandrov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McAllister working away.
McAllister stands up and beckons Alexandrov to his feet.
Alexandrov misses with a takedown attempt
and McAllister counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McAllister fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alexandrov wants to clinch up but McAllister keeps it at a distance.
McAllister lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McAllister throws a body punch but Alexandrov moves out of range.
McAllister moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexandrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McAllister.
A clash of legs there as Alexandrov blocks the low kick.
A jab from McAllister misses.
Alexandrov misses with a looping right.
McAllister has closed the distance and engaged Alexandrov in a clinch.
McAllister breaks from the clinch.
McAllister shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McAllister was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alexandrov wants to hold on but McAllister pushes him away.
McAllister tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAllister prevents Alexandrov from getting the reversal.
Alexandrov gets back to half guard.
McAllister wants to pass to mount but Alexandrov is defending the position.
McAllister stands up out of the half guard.
Alexandrov has his takedown stuffed
and McAllister counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McAllister has picked Alexandrov up - he's going for a ride! McAllister dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandrov gets back to full guard.
McAllister has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alexandrov is proving hard to escape from.
Alexandrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McAllister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister content to stall in guard here.
Alexandrov working for a triangle but McAllister defends it easily.
Alexandrov being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
McAllister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexandrov is keeping the position for now.
Alexandrov trying to control the position.
Alexandrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexandrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McAllister can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McAllister slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alexandrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexandrov, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim McAllister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alexandrov fails with the takedown
and McAllister counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alexandrov!
McAllister controlling from the full mount.
Alexandrov working to try and regain half guard.
Alexandrov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Alexandrov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alexandrov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jim McAllister has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister controlling the position well.
Alexandrov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McAllister defends it well.
Alexandrov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alexandrov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alexandrov is looking to stall here but McAllister recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alexandrov won't allow McAllister to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McAllister is on top in guard.
McAllister wants to stand but Alexandrov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McAllister controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alexandrov working for submissions but it's allowed McAllister to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister wants to stand up but Alexandrov is controlling the position.
Jim McAllister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexandrov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McAllister pulls his head out easily.
McAllister looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alexandrov wants to get back to full guard.
McAllister stops Alexandrov from getting back to his feet.
McAllister performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McAllister prevents Alexandrov from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McAllister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from McAllister.
Alexandrov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McAllister counters with a single leg into guard. Alexandrov didn't expect that.
Alexandrov tries to strike from the bottom.
Alexandrov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anton Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McAllister has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alexandrov is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim McAllister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McAllister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim McAllister!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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