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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zane Alexander (ranked 1441 p4p, 1971 weight class) and Bobby Bryant (ranked 203 p4p, 258 weight class). Alexander comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica . Bryant has chosen One Step Closer as his entrance music. Bobby Bryant will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zane Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant throws the left hand but Alexander avoids the punch easily.
Bryant throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bryant to the ground. Alexander is now in Bryant's guard.
Alexander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alexander postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bryant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexander accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexander.
Alexander missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexander trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexander working some strikes from top position.
Alexander looking to pass the guard.
Bryant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexander postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexander postures up in Bryant's guard and throws a big left but Bryant blocks it.
Alexander is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexander working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bryant's head.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Bryant blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexander accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Bryant blocks nicely.
Alexander won't allow Bryant to get back to his feet.
Alexander postures up in Bryant's guard and throws a big left but Bryant blocks it.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Bryant blocks nicely.
Alexander 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.
Alexander postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Bryant keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant jabs Alexander to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bryant throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but Bryant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Bryant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bobby Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Nice defenses there by Alexander.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
Alexander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Bryant has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Alexander counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexander.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexander accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexander engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alexander with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alexander missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryant working a defensive guard here.
Alexander throws an elbow that misses. Bryant uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alexander's guard. Nice move by Bryant!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but instead Alexander has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bryant is looking to sweep but instead, Alexander has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Alexander dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bryant throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexander.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexander is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexander accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alexander passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander trying to control the action but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Bryant is trying to escape the position but Alexander is controlling the position.
Alexander seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bryant for as long as he can get away with.
Bryant is looking for a sweep.
Alexander controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bryant defending against the ground and pound.
Bryant tries to bench press Alexander off him but Alexander keeps the position.
Alexander fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alexander tries to score with some ground and pound. Bryant controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Alexander crashes against the mat.
Bryant taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alexander cracks Bryant with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alexander tries to score with some ground and pound. Bryant controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alexander scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bryant to see if he's OK.
Zane Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexander landing strikes.
Alexander looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bryant is avoiding damage well.
Alexander throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Alexander in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bryant dodges the ground and pound from Alexander.
Bryant is not content to let Alexander control the position.
Alexander is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bryant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alexander stands up and beckons Bryant to his feet.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryant can do to turn this around?
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Bryant misses.
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexander shoots in but no luck this time.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Alexander dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bryant throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexander changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bryant throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexander.
Bryant is looking to stand back up but Alexander counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bryant.
Alexander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bryant wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alexander lands a nice short elbow.
Bryant is looking to control Alexander's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bryant avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander passes to side control.
Alexander landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alexander wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy.
Bryant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alexander working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bobby Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Alexander slows the pace down.
Alexander cracks Bryant with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alexander is putting a hurting on Bryant here, landing some big shots from side control.
Alexander throws an elbow but Bryant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bryant taking a bit of punishment here - Alexander scoring with strikes.
Alexander is working Bryant over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander trying to control the position but Bryant is working away.
The strikes coming from Alexander are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Alexander throws an elbow but Bryant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alexander working the ground and pound.
Zane Alexander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bryant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
Alexander happy to just control the position for now.
Alexander advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander controlling the pace for now.
Alexander has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexander, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Alexander!
In his post fight interview, Zane Alexander started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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