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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Michaels (ranked 7211 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spongebob Squarepants (ranked 4960 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Spongebob Squarepants!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels loads up on a big right hand but Squarepants slips the punch.
Michaels stalks Squarepants and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Squarepants's face. Squarepants staggers backwards, shaken.
Squarepants changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to avoid it but Squarepants manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michaels to the ground. Michaels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Squarepants fails to land with a series of punches.
Squarepants shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Michaels counters with a right hand to the body.
Squarepants throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Squarepants fails in his attempt to clinch.
Squarepants tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Squarepants has Michaels up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Michaels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Squarepants is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alex Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spongebob Squarepants.
Squarepants goes for a takedown in the clinch but Michaels prevents it.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Squarepants.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants goes for a takedown in the clinch but Michaels prevents it.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Squarepants moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Squarepants moves out of range as Michaels strikes.
Squarepants uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Squarepants misses with a body kick.
Michaels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Squarepants uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
No luck for Squarepants with that takedown attempt.
Michaels throws a body punch but Squarepants moves out of range.
Squarepants on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Squarepants throws out a counter right but Michaels avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Squarepants looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Squarepants misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Squarepants tries for a takedown but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michaels misses with a hook. Squarepants ducked under it nicely.
Squarepants keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Michaels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Squarepants has time to react.
Squarepants fails with a takedown attempt.
Michaels is looking to counter punch.
Michaels definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alex Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Squarepants uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Michaels loads up on a big right hand but Squarepants slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a jab.
Squarepants uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Michaels connects with a jab.
Squarepants lands with a shot to the body.
Michaels looks to land a right hand but Squarepants moved out of range.
Squarepants shoots in but no luck this time.
Michaels throwing a counter right hand but Squarepants manages to avoid it.
Michaels throws a body punch but Squarepants moves out of range.
A big left from Michaels misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Michaels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squarepants changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squarepants moves away.
Squarepants misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels throws an off balance right hand
and Squarepants counters with a stiff right hand.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Michaels misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Squarepants feints the counter takedown.
Squarepants moves into the clinch.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Squarepants is trying to pull guard but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Squarepants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Squarepants forces Michaels back against the cage and clinches.
Michaels is pressed up against the cage. Squarepants has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Michaels down to the mat. Michaels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Squarepants tries a head kick but it misses.
Squarepants looks winded!
Squarepants gets a clinch.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Michaels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Squarepants was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Squarepants steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Michaels.
Squarepants avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Squarepants scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alex Michaels has been cut.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squarepants moves away.
Michaels throws a shot from downtown. Squarepants moves away and avoids it.
Squarepants slips under a jab from Michaels.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michaels lands a glancing blow to the side of Squarepants's head.
Squarepants uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squarepants.
Michaels sets himself, and Squarepants steps forward looking for the clinch! Michaels avoids it this time.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Squarepants moves into the clinch.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch but Squarepants keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Squarepants.
Squarepants dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Squarepants stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michaels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Squarepants can do to turn this around?
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squarepants manages to avoid it.
Squarepants shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michaels as he avoids it easily.
Squarepants tries for a takedown but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Squarepants shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alex Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spongebob Squarepants.
Squarepants is breathing heavily.
Michaels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Michaels misses.
Squarepants keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Squarepants tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Squarepants displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaels throws out the jab.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Squarepants.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a jab when Squarepants was well out of range.
Squarepants slips under a jab.
Michaels throws out a powerful jab.
Squarepants is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Michaels as Squarepants shoots in.
Michaels throws the left hand but Squarepants avoids the punch easily.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squarepants pushes Michaels up against the cage in a clinch.
Squarepants breaks the clinch.
Spongebob Squarepants is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels looks to land a left hand but Squarepants moved out of range nicely.
Michaels misses with a hook.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Squarepants is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Squarepants changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alex Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
Squarepants slips under a jab.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squarepants steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Squarepants dives in for a single leg takedown but Michaels sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Squarepants will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A quick step to the side and Michaels tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels looks to land a right hand but Squarepants moved out of range.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Squarepants avoids nicely.
Squarepants lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Michaels's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Michaels duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Michaels. No joy for Squarepants on that attempt.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Squarepants shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Squarepants moves out of range.
Squarepants throws a counter combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Squarepants.
A counter left hand to the body from Michaels misses its target.
Alex Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Squarepants dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michaels just misses with a punch to the body.
Squarepants has managed to clinch.
Michaels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Squarepants's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Michaels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Michaels's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Squarepants shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michaels defends it nicely.
Squarepants ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
Michaels lands a really nice looking cross but Squarepants seems unphased.
Squarepants gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Squarepants.
Michaels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squarepants tries for a takedown. No joy.
Squarepants is trying to pull guard but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Alex Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spongebob Squarepants.
Squarepants takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Squarepants's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels looks to land a left hand but Squarepants moved out of range nicely.
Michaels sets himself, and Squarepants steps forward looking for the clinch! Michaels avoids it this time.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Michaels moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSquarepants.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Michaels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Squarepants finds it's way round the side to connect with Michaels's head.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squarepants.
The fighters circling - Michaels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Squarepants moves away from the strike by Michaels.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Squarepants moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Squarepants throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Squarepants doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels swings for the body but Squarepants moves out of range.
Michaels throws a hook but Squarepants blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Michaels. No joy for Squarepants on that attempt.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Squarepants is just out of range.
Squarepants uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
The fight stays on the outside here - Squarepants looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Michaels backs off Squarepants throws a huge counter combo but Michaels manages to avoid it all.
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!
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Squarepants.
Squarepants tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Michaels defends well and Squarepants ends up having to push Michaels into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Squarepants closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants slips a jab from Michaels.
Michaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alex Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels throws a big shot that misses.
Squarepants lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Michaels cracks Squarepants with an open hand slap.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squarepants fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Squarepants displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaels throws out the jab.
Squarepants throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Squarepants is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants forces Michaels back against the cage and clinches.
Squarepants is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Squarepants breaks from the clinch.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Squarepants moves away.
Squarepants misses with a takedown attempt - Michaels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Squarepants uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Squarepants changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Squarepants.
As Michaels backs off Squarepants throws a huge counter combo but Michaels manages to avoid it all.
Squarepants tries to clinch up.
Michaels scores with the left hand. Squarepants knows he should have avoided that one.
Squarepants shoots in looking for a takedown. Michaels tries to sprawl out of it but Squarepants keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michaels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michaels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Michaels!
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