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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Alucard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whelan has chosen Bonny Portmore as his entrance music. Dan Alucard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Alucard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cormac Whelan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelan takes a swing at Alucard's ribcage but misses.
Whelan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alucard's head.
Whelan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alucard was well out of range. Poor timing from Whelan.
Whelan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whelan cracks a nice hook into Alucard's ribs.
Alucard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alucard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alucard.
Alucard misses with the combination.
Alucard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whelan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alucard counters with a left and a right that stings Whelan.
Whelan cracks a nice hook into Alucard's ribs.
Whelan swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Alucard to counter with a crisp jab.
Whelan throws a looping overhand right but Alucard ducks down to avoid it.
Alucard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whelan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alucard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whelan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alucard misses with the ground and pound.
Alucard throws a strike aimed at the side of Whelan's head but Whelan avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Alucard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Whelan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alucard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alucard is working Whelan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alucard cracks Whelan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whelan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alucard.
Alucard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Whelan is avoiding damage well.
Alucard in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whelan prevents Alucard from improving position.
Whelan regains half guard, as Alucard was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alucard.
Alucard working the head and body with strikes.
Alucard thows a huge punch but Whelan dodges it nicely.
Alucard throwing shots but Whelan is blocking nicely.
Alucard working Whelan over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Alucard there.
Alucard is trying to control. Whelan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alucard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alucard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whelan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alucard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alucard throwing shots but Whelan is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whelan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alucard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alucard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alucard postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alucard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alucard chips away with some ground and pound.
Alucard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alucard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whelan's guard.
Whelan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alucard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alucard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alucard working over Whelan with some ground and pound. Whelan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whelan is trying to control but can't.
Alucard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whelan defending well though.
Whelan is refusing to be controlled, as Alucard sits in half guard.
Alucard misses with a head shot. Whelan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alucard postures up in Whelan's guard and throws a big left but Whelan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Alucard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whelan throws a jab but it's blocked by Alucard.
Cormac Whelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Alucard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alucard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whelan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alucard lands a body shot.
Alucard looks to score with a jab to the body but Whelan is just out of range.
Alucard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alucard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
Whelan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dan Alucard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whelan scores with a punch to the head.
Alucard scores with a shot to the body.
Whelan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alucard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whelan misses with a two punch combination.
Alucard avoids the body shot from Whelan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Whelan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alucard at a distance.
Whelan looks to score with a jab to the body but Alucard is just out of range.
Alucard scores with a one two! Whelan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Alucard misses.
Alucard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whelan.
Alucard shoots in but no luck this time.
Whelan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alucard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whelan.
Whelan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice combination there by Whelan.
Whelan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alucard.
Alucard takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard blocks a jab.
Whelan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alucard manages to avoid it.
Whelan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alucard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Alucard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alucard closes the distance and clinches up with Whelan, looking for a takedown. Alucard pushes Whelan against the cage but Whelan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Alucard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Whelan misses.
Whelan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alucard counters with a right hand to the body.
Alucard looks to throw the jab but Whelan is out of range.
Whelan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alucard misses with the combination.
Cormac Whelan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alucard on the side of the head.
Whelan scores with a nice right hand.
Cormac Whelan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Whelan.
A jab from Whelan misses.
Whelan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alucard counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Alucard crashes against the mat.
Whelan defending against the ground and pound.
Alucard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alucard wants to control but Whelan is keeping him busy.
Whelan tries to bench press Alucard off him but Alucard keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alucard cracks Whelan with a big right hand but Whelan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alucard working the ground and pound but Whelan is defending the strikes.
Alucard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Whelan parries the strikes from Alucard easily there. Alucard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Whelan to escape.
Whelan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alucard.
Alucard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Alucard.
Sloppy strikes there by Alucard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alucard lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Whelan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whelan is breathing heavily.
Whelan parries the strikes from Alucard easily there. Alucard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Whelan to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cormac Whelan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alucard misses with a looping left.
A big left from Whelan misses.
Alucard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alucard moves away from the strike by Whelan.
Alucard swings for the body but Whelan moves out of range.
A lazy left from Whelan finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whelan.
Whelan with a nice cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alucard is defended easily by Whelan.
Whelan loads up on a big right hand but Alucard slips the punch.
Alucard looks to score with a jab to the body but Whelan is just out of range.
Whelan scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard lands a nice shot to the body.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alucard moves away.
Alucard shoots for a double leg takedown but Whelan sprawls well. He's pushed Alucard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alucard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alucard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whelan.
Whelan misses with a straight left.
Whelan keeps the fight on the outside.
Alucard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Whelan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whelan missing with a left hand there. Alucard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alucard misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alucard defending well as Whelan loads up on a big left hand.
Whelan with a jab.
Alucard lands a glancing blow to the side of Whelan's head.
Whelan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alucard shoots in and drives through. Whelan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Alucard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Whelan misses
and Alucard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whelan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alucard.
The fighters circling - Whelan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Whelan misses with a body shot.
Whelan thows a body shot but no joy.
Whelan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whelan misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan misses with a looping left.
Whelan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alucard misses with an uppercut. Whelan saw that one coming.
Whelan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alucard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alucard connects with a single shot there.
Whelan misses with an uppercut. Alucard saw that one coming.
Whelan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alucard lands with a shot to the body.
Alucard moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Alucard does no damage.
Whelan avoids the body shot from Alucard.
Alucard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alucard is looking to clinch but Whelan is avoiding it.
Alucard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
Whelan digs a good body shot into Alucard's ribs.
Whelan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alucard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alucard shoots in for a double leg but Whelan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whelan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alucard manages to avoid it.
Alucard lands the left hand.
Whelan looks to land a left hand but Alucard moved out of range nicely.
Whelan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whelan misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whelan, as that shot connected.
Whelan misses with a looping left.
Alucard avoids the body shot from Whelan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Whelan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whelan 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Whelan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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