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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Mclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Mclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Sberg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mclair closes the distance and pushes Sberg back into the cage.
Sberg has had enough of the clinch but Mclair keeps him there for the moment.
Sberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Mclair gets an underhook and turns Sberg into the cage.
Sberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mclair breaks from the clinch.
Mclair looks to clinch
and Sberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mclair won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Sberg.
Sberg decides to stand back up.
Mclair moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Carl Sberg has been cut.
Mclair lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Mclair misses.
Mclair swats away the attempt to clinch by Sberg.
Sberg gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mclair.
Mclair doesn't manage to clinch there - Sberg circles away.
Mclair misses with a combination
and Sberg counters with a good low kick that Mclair was not able to check.
Sberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sberg blocks a head kick by Mclair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sberg takes a kick to the side of the head.
No joy there for Mclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Mclair misses.
Sberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mclair wants to stand but Sberg is controlling the position.
Sberg is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclair uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mclair misses with a head kick.
Sberg lands with a slapping head kick.
Mclair lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mclair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mclair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mclair throws a sloppy head kick and Sberg moves out of range easily.
Mclair looks to land a left hand but Sberg moved out of range nicely.
Mclair tries to clinch up but Sberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Mclair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclair misses with a combination
and Sberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mclair is breathing heavily.
Sberg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mclair lands a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mclair!
Sberg throws and low kick but Mclair moves out of range easily.
Sberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mclair bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
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!
Sberg moves away from the strike by Mclair.
Sberg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mclair closes the distance and clinches.
Sberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mclair has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Mclair does no damage.
Mclair lands a really nice looking cross but Sberg seems unphased.
Mclair misses the jab.
Seth Mclair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Mclair.
Sberg throws a sloppy head kick and Mclair moves out of range easily.
Sberg misses with a two punch combination.
Mclair lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mclair is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mclair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sberg moves into the clinch.
Sberg stalling in the clinch.
Mclair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mclair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mclair throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Carl Sberg's cut even more.
Mclair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sberg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mclair!
Sberg landing strikes from the mount and Mclair is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Seth Mclair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Sberg'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.
A head kick misses from Sberg.
Sberg takes one on the button.
Sberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mclair closes the distance and pushes Sberg back into the cage.
Mclair can't break the clinch.
Mclair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mclair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Mclair.
Sberg feints and as Mclair raises his hands in defense, Sberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sberg prevents Mclair from getting back to his feet.
Sberg stands up and waves to Mclair to follow him.
Sberg throws a sloppy head kick and Mclair moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclair connects with a nice looking jab.
Mclair explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A cross from Mclair lands.
Mclair lands with a right hand.
Mclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mclair rushes Sberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mclair lands a body punch.
Sberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mclair has him pressed against the cage.
Mclair pushes Sberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mclair manages to break the clinch.
Mclair tries to clinch
and Sberg counters with a low kick, right behind Mclair 's knee.
Donk. Mclair catches Sberg right on the button with a cross.
Seth Mclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mclair throws a series of strikes that have Sberg backpedaling.
Seth Mclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mclair closes the distance and pushes Sberg back into the cage.
Sberg looking to throw knees to the head but Mclair is blocking nicely.
Mclair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sberg backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclair manages to break the clinch.
Sberg tries to clinch up.
Mclair moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Mclair.
Mclair misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seth Mclair is winning the standup battle so far.
Mclair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mclair looks to land a right hand but Sberg moved out of range.
Sberg moves away from the strike by Mclair.
Mclair throws the left hand but Sberg avoids the punch easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Mclair scores with a four punch combination!
Sberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mclair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sberg prevents Mclair from standing back up.
Sberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mclair defending well though.
Mclair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sberg on the ground.
Sberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sberg stops Mclair from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sberg closes the distance and clinches.
Mclair misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Mclair has double underhooks.
Mclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mclair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mclair looks to land a left hand but Sberg moved out of range nicely.
Sberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mclair as he avoids it easily.
Mclair instigates a clinch.
Mclair lands an elbow inside that Sberg shrugs off.
Sberg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mclair scores with a one two! Sberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mclair clinches up against the cage.
Sberg looking to stall.
Mclair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sberg backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclair wants to stall.
Mclair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mclair breaks from the clinch.
Sberg throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Mclair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carl Sberg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mclair throws a nice looking combination but Sberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sberg wants to clinch up but Mclair keeps it at a distance.
Sberg takes one to the chin there.
Mclair tries to clinch but Sberg moves away
and Sberg moves into the clinch.
Sberg slowing the pace effectively.
Mclair lands a damaging elbow.
Mclair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Mclair does it's job there.
Sberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mclair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mclair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Sberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mclair tries to bum rush Sberg with a series of wild strikes but Sberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mclair bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sberg's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mclair scores with a three punch combo!
Sberg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclair won't allow Sberg to pass to mount.
Sberg wants to take a breather but Mclair is having none of it.
Mclair pushes Sberg off looking to stand but Sberg dives back in and keeps control.
Mclair won't allow Sberg to pass to mount.
Sberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mclair's head.
Sberg tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mclair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mclair is trying to stand back up but Sberg is controlling him
Sberg controlling the action here.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mclair lands with an uppercut that bounces Sberg off the cage and back into rage.
Sberg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mclair finds it's way round the side to connect with Sberg's head.
Sberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mclair looks to clinch
and Sberg counters by clinching up.
Sberg can't break the clinch.
Mclair manages to break the clinch.
Mclair connects with a nice looking jab.
Sberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mclair throws a sloppy head kick and Sberg moves out of range easily.
Mclair throws a series of strikes that have Sberg backpedaling.
Mclair misses with the combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sberg.
Mclair tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sberg is looking for the choke from the back position but Mclair is controlling his hands well.
Sberg scores with strikes from the back.
Mclair is trying to stand back up.
Sberg has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mclair has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Carl Sberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclair preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sberg.
Mclair is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sberg lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Carl Sberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seth Mclair is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sberg working for a choke but Mclair is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carl Sberg.
I think Mclair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Mclair!
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