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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orson Sicard (ranked 4673 p4p, 508 weight class) and Abraham Alcantara (ranked 2562 p4p, 320 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 Sydney, Orson Sicard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Alcantara!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcantara is looking to clinch but Sicard is avoiding it.
Sicard lands with a straight right. Alcantara didn't see that one coming.
Alcantara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sicard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcantara.
Sicard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Orson Sicard has been cut.
Sicard moves out of range as Alcantara strikes.
Sicard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sicard duly obliges.
Sicard lands a body shot.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves out of range.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sicard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sicard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alcantara wants to clinch up but Sicard keeps it at a distance.
Alcantara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sicard lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves out of range.
Alcantara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sicard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Sicard misses its target.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sicard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Sicard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sicard keeps the fight on the outside.
Alcantara tries to clinch up but Sicard circles away and keeps his distance.
Sicard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alcantara's head.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcantara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abraham Alcantara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sicard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alcantara wants to clinch.
Alcantara throws a poor cross that misses
and Sicard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alcantara is looking to clinch.
Sicard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alcantara in his tracks.
Alcantara's coach down at Spartans Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alcantara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jab from Sicard.
Sicard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alcantara misses with an uppercut
and Sicard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sicard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Alcantara.
Sicard looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sicard lands with a right hand.
Sicard lands a body shot.
Sicard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sicard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcantara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sicard lands a nice shot that snaps Alcantara's head back.
Sicard works Alcantara's body with a nice hook.
Sicard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch but Sicard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcantara is looking to clinch.
Sicard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alcantara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alcantara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sicard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alcantara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sicard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sicard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alcantara doesn't manage to clinch there - Sicard circles away.
Alcantara is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Sicard. Beautiful body shot.
Sicard lands a nice shot to the body.
Sicard takes a swing at Alcantara's ribcage but misses.
Sicard throws out a powerful jab.
Sicard with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sicard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sicard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch but Sicard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
A combination from Alcantara does no damage.
Alcantara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alcantara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sicard finds it's way round the side to connect with Alcantara's head.
Alcantara moves in looking to clinch but Sicard pushes him off.
Sicard stalks Alcantara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alcantara's face. Alcantara staggers backwards, shaken.
Sicard swats away the attempt to clinch by Alcantara.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard is having none of it.
Alcantara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alcantara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alcantara looks to clinch
and Sicard counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves away
enabling Sicard to counter with a crisp jab.
Sicard lands a nice hook to Alcantara's body. Alcantara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sicard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alcantara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alcantara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alcantara just misses with a punch to the body.
Alcantara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sicard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alcantara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sicard lands with a nice combination. Alcantara backs away looking to recover.
Alcantara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alcantara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alcantara looks to clinch
and Sicard counters with a straight right hand.
Sicard scores with a nice right hand.
Alcantara doesn't manage to clinch there - Sicard circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sicard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alcantara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sicard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alcantaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orson Sicard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orson Sicard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Sicard misses its target.
Orson Sicard is winning the standup battle so far.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Sicard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alcantara doesn't seem phased though.
Sicard scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Alcantara. That snapped Sicard's head back.
Alcantara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sicard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcantara doesn't manage to clinch there - Sicard circles away.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sicard.
Some wild striking there from Sicard.
Sloppy strikes from Sicard. Those never looked like landing.
Sicard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcantara moves away.
Alcantara tries to clinch up but Sicard circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alcantara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sicard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alcantara might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sicard has got the better of the exchanges.
Alcantara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicard throws a series of punches but Alcantara moves out of range.
Alcantara tries to clinch up.
Alcantara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves out of range.
Alcantara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sicard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alcantara can do to turn this around?
Alcantara moves out of range as Sicard strikes.
Sicard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sicard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alcantara is looking to clinch but Sicard is avoiding it.
Alcantara takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sicard. Alcantara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcantara moves to clinch but Sicard breaks away
and Sicard counters with a left to the body.
Alcantara fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Alcantara misses its intended target.
Alcantara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sicard misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Alcantara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
Sicard scores with a sloppy right hand. Alcantara should have avoided that one.
Alcantara moves in looking to clinch but Sicard pushes him off.
Sicard throwing a counter right hand but Alcantara manages to avoid it.
Alcantara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alcantara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sicard swats away the attempt to clinch by Alcantara.
Sicard lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alcantara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alcantara throws a hook but Sicard blocks it.
Alcantara misses with a left hand
and Sicard counters with a straight right hand.
Alcantara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sicard.
Alcantara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alcantara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Sicard misses its target.
Alcantara throws a combination that misses
and Alcantara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch but Sicard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
It looked like Sicard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sicard jabs at Alcantara's body.
Alcantara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sicard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcantara moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alcantara! But no joy.
Alcantara walks into a stiff left hand from Sicard.
A shot to the body from Alcantara misses
and Sicard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alcantara is looking to clinch.
A jab from Sicard does it's job there.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch but Sicard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sicard went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alcantara misses with a looping left.
Sicard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alcantara closes the distance but Sicard moves to the side
and Sicard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sicard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alcantaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sicard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alcantara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sicard swats away the attempt to clinch by Alcantara.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sicard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alcantara walks into a left hand.
Alcantara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcantara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sicard looks to score with a jab to the body but Alcantara is just out of range.
Alcantara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves out of range.
Sicard swings for the body but Alcantara moves out of range.
Sicard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sicard swats away the attempt to clinch by Alcantara.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
Sicard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orson Sicard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orson Sicard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sicard cracks Alcantara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alcantara throws a right and a left that Sicard avoids nicely.
Sicard looks to land a combination but Alcantara avoids it well.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
Alcantara throws a sloppy head kick and Sicard moves out of range easily.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves out of range.
Sicard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alcantara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alcantara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alcantara takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Sicard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sicard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sicard.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves out of range.
Alcantara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcantara doesn't manage to clinch there - Sicard circles away.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sicard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sicard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicard connects with a single shot there.
Sicard cracks a nice hook into Alcantara's ribs.
Sicard misses with a body shot.
Alcantara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sicard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alcantara wants to clinch but Sicard slips to the side
and Sicard counters with a one-two to the body.
Alcantara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alcantara tries to clinch up but Sicard circles away and keeps his distance.
Sicard appears to be looking for a big counter.
Alcantara thuds his right hand into Sicard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sicard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alcantara moves out of range as Sicard strikes.
Alcantara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
Sicard lands a body shot.
Alcantara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sicard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alcantara tries to clinch
letting Sicard counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sicard lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicard tests Alcantara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sicard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alcantara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sicard swinging wildly here.
Alcantara tries to bum rush Sicard with a series of wild strikes but Sicard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alcantara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sicard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abraham Alcantara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alcantara tries to clinch up.
Alcantara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alcantara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sicard cracks Alcantara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sicard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcantara manages to avoid it.
Alcantara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sicard.
Sicard keeps the fight on the outside.
Alcantara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcantara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcantara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alcantara tries to clinch there but Sicard circles away.
Alcantara is looking to clinch.
Alcantara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sicard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alcantara under the eye.
Alcantara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sicard.
Alcantara wants to clinch.
It looked like Sicard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alcantara wants to clinch.
Sicard is looking for a counter combo.
Sicard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sicard swats away the attempt to clinch by Alcantara.
Sicard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sicard scores with a jab.
Sicard scores with a hook to the body. Alcantara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sicard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcantara.
Sicard takes a swing at Alcantara's ribcage but misses.
Sicard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alcantara manages to avoid it.
Alcantara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orson Sicard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alcantara tries to clinch up but Sicard circles away and keeps his distance.
Alcantara tries to clinch but Sicard moves away
and Sicard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alcantara wants to clinch.
Sicard scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcantara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sicard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orson Sicard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sicard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orson Sicard!
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