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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Novoselic (ranked 902 p4p, 363 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 139 p4p, 54 weight class). Novoselic comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here - Alice in Chains. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Novoselic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novoselic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Novoselic throws a body kick that misses
and Wrexham counters with a low kick, right behind Novoselic 's knee.
Novoselic looks for the body kick but Wrexham saw that one coming.
Novoselic lands with an uppercut that bounces Wrexham off the cage and back into range.
Wrexham misses with a hook.
Wrexham misses with a left hand
and Novoselic counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Novoselic.
Novoselic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wrexham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Novoselic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Novoselic checks a low kick from Wrexham .
Wrexham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wrexham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Novoselic throws out a leg kick but Wrexham moves out of range and Novoselic only half commits.
Novoselic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wrexham .
Novoselic scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Wrexham .
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Wrexham throws a jab but it's blocked by Novoselic.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Novoselic.
Novoselic lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham scores with a jab to the head.
Wrexham clinches up against the cage.
Novoselic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham tries to throw a body punch but Novoselic avoids it by throwing Wrexham back against the cage.
Novoselic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Wrexham on the inside.
Wrexham misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novoselic.
Wrexham lands with a light punch inside.
Wrexham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Novoselic backwards.
Novoselic manages to break the clinch.
Wrexham looks to score with a jab to the body but Novoselic is just out of range.
Novoselic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wrexham tries a quick counter leg kick but Novoselic is wise to it.
A left lands for Wrexham .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novoselic scores with a hook to the body. Wrexham takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wrexham lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novoselic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Wrexham .
Wrexham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Novoselics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wrexham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Novoselic checks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Novoselic.
Wrexham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wrexham throws out a powerful jab.
Wrexham jabs Novoselic right on the nose. Novoselic blinks but takes it well.
Novoselic with a jab.
Wrexham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick lands for Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Wrexham as he connects with a hook.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Wrexham connects with a single shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Wrexham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wrexham lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham ducks under a wild hook from Novoselic.
Wrexham throws out a counter right but Novoselic avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Novoselic misses.
Wrexham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrexham moves away.
Wrexham checks a low kick from Novoselic.
Wrexham scores with a kick to the body.
Wrexham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wrexham slips under a jab from Novoselic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wrexham manages to break the clinch.
Novoselic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
As Wrexham backs away, Novoselic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Novoselic misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham connects with a body shot.
Novoselic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrexham moves out of range as Novoselic throws a body kick.
Wrexham lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Novoselic slips a straight right by Wrexham .
Novoselic scores with a decent looking hook.
Wrexham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Novoselic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
Novoselic misses with a body shot.
Wrexham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wrexham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Wrexham misses.
Novoselic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrexham s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Novoselic walks into a stiff left hand from Wrexham .
Wrexham stuns Novoselic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Novoselic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Novoselic.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novoselic scores with a body shot.
Wrexham with a hook.
Wrexham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Novoselic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Novoselic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Novoselic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Novoselic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wrexham tries to land a front kick but Novoselic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Novoselic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Novoselic misses with an uppercut.
Wrexham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Novoselic scoring well with a low kick there.
Wrexham blocks a jab.
Wrexham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wrexham lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Novoselic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Novoselic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Novoselic moves out of range of the body kick from Wrexham .
Novoselic is looking to counter punch.
Wrexham takes a swing at Novoselic's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Novoselic. Wrexham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Novoselic blocks a leg kick.
Novoselic throwing a counter right hand but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
Wrexham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wrexham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Novoselic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Novoselic moved out of range.
Novoselic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Novoselic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Novoselic ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Tyler Wrexham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Novoselic tries to score with a low kick but Wrexham moves his leg out of the way.
Wrexham avoids the head kick by Novoselic.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut
and Novoselic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wrexham misses with a two punch combination.
Novoselic moves out of range of the body kick from Wrexham .
Novoselic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wrexham feints and then cracks Novoselic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novoselic down.
Novoselic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Wrexham .
Novoselic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wrexham , as that shot connected.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Novoselic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham takes a swing at Novoselic's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
Wrexham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Novoselic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wrexham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wrexham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Novoselic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wrexham connects with a body shot.
Novoselic needs to keep his hands up - Wrexham had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot by Wrexham .
Wrexham 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Novoselic under the eye.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Wrexham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrexham lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Novoselic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Novoselic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Novoselic misses with a straight left.
Wrexham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wrexham misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a straight right.
Novoselic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wrexham avoids it.
Novoselic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Novoselic misses.
Wrexham flicks out a counter leg kick but Novoselic steps away.
Wrexham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Novoselic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wrexham .
Wrexham lands a jab to Novoselic's midsection.
Novoselic throws a hook but Wrexham blocks it.
Wrexham looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wrexham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Novoselic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wrexham 's head backwards.
A jab from Wrexham misses.
Novoselic slips a straight right by Wrexham .
Novoselic looks to throw the jab but Wrexham is out of range.
Novoselic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Novoselic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wrexham throws a right and a left that Novoselic avoids nicely.
Wrexham scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham punishes Novoselic's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham moves out of range of the body kick from Novoselic.
Wrexham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Wrexham does it's job there.
Wrexham is looking to score with low kicks.
Wrexham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Novoselic was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrexham .
Novoselic misses the shot to the body.
Novoselic throws a hook to the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Novoselic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Novoselic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wrexham thumps Novoselic with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Novoselic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Novoselic missing with a left hand there. Wrexham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrexham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Novoselic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wrexham .
Novoselic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Wrexham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Novoselic throws a series of punches but Wrexham avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Novoselic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wrexham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrexham moves out of range as Novoselic strikes.
Novoselic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wrexham throws a hook to the side of Novoselic's head but Novoselic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrexham misses with a hook. Novoselic ducked under it nicely.
Wrexham misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Novoselic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham tries to bum rush Novoselic with a series of wild strikes but Novoselic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Novoselic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wrexham .
Novoselic misses with a kick to the body.
Wrexham misses with a straight left.
Novoselic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Novoselic throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Novoselic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrexham moves away.
Wrexham lands a nice shot that snaps Novoselic's head back.
A jab from Novoselic misses.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Novoselic moved out of range.
Novoselic throws a chopping leg kick but Wrexham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham connects with a body shot that sends Novoselic's belly button to the back.
Wrexham misses with a low kick.
Novoselic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Novoselic missing with a left hand there. Wrexham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wrexham throws a right and a left that Novoselic avoids nicely.
Novoselic moves out of range as Wrexham strikes.
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novoselic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wrexham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Novoselic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wrexham scores with a hook.
Wrexham is looking to slow Novoselic down with leg kicks.
Novoselic motions for Wrexham to come forward. Novoselic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Novoselic looks to land a right hand but Wrexham moved out of range.
Wrexham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a jab to the body
and Novoselic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wrexham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Novoselic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wrexham 's hands.
Wrexham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Novoselic misses with a body kick.
Wrexham tries a quick counter leg kick but Novoselic is wise to it.
Novoselic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Novoselic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wrexham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Novoselic manages to avoid it.
Alex Novoselic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Novoselic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wrexham takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novoselic.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Novoselic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrexham s head.
Wrexham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wrexham lands a glancing blow to the side of Novoselic's head.
Wrexham throws an overhand right that lands on Novoselic's shoulder, as Novoselic tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wrexham with a nice calf kick.
Wrexham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wrexham misses with the combination.
And Novoselic counters with a quick kick to the body but Wrexham blocks it.
Wrexham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Novoselic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wrexham clobbers Novoselic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Novoselic just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler Wrexham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big left from Wrexham misses.
Wrexham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wrexham checks a leg kick nicely.
Wrexham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Novoselic avoids a kick to the body.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Novoselic.
A little feinted left hand from Novoselic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Novoselic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wrexham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Novoselic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wrexham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Novoselic throws a shot from downtown. Wrexham moves away and avoids it.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Novoselic moves out of range.
Wrexham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick from Wrexham , right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrexham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Novoselic misses with a low kick.
Wrexham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Novoselic throws a front kick aimed at Wrexham 's knee but Wrexham avoids it well.
Novoselic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wrexham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wrexham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrexham avoids a kick to the body.
Wrexham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wrexham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Novoselic defending well as Wrexham loads up on a big left hand.
Wrexham lands with an uppercut that bounces Novoselic off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrexham 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wrexham !
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