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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alain Aspect (ranked 973 p4p, 1793 weight class) and Bert McAlroy (ranked 126 p4p, 228 weight class). Alain Aspect has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alain Aspect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert McAlroy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspect swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McAlroy slips under a jab.
Aspect definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aspect fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McAlroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McAlroy jabs Aspect to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aspect takes one to the side of the head.
Aspect gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McAlroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Aspect.
McAlroy lands with a right to the head.
McAlroy lands an uppercut.
McAlroy misses with the head strike.
McAlroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Aspect controls his hands.
Aspect blocks a body shot from McAlroy.
McAlroy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aspect lands a hook that snaps the head of McAlroy backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aspect.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Aspect.
McAlroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McAlroy lands a shoulder strike.
McAlroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspect is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and McAlroy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McAlroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aspect looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlroy is just out of range.
Aspect moves to clinch but McAlroy breaks away
and McAlroy counters with a left and a right that stings Aspect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aspect moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aspect fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAlroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aspect moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAlroy misses with a combination
and Aspect counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aspect changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McAlroy throws a nice looking combination but Aspect bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aspect wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aspect closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McAlroy tries a body shot but Aspect blocks it.
McAlroy manages to break the clinch.
McAlroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McAlroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aspect darts in and clinches McAlroy up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspect throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McAlroy taking a breather.
McAlroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlroy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aspect seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McAlroy can turn it around.
Aspect lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aspect prevents a body shot from McAlroy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAlroy.
Aspect lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McAlroy stalling.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect tries a body shot but McAlroy blocks it.
Aspect working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aspect lands with a short shot to the head.
Aspect gets through McAlroy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aspect just misses with a elbow thrown towards McAlroy's brow.
McAlroy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aspect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by McAlroy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAlroy.
McAlroy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McAlroy can't find room to land a body shot as Aspect controls the action.
McAlroy is trying to force a seperation but Aspect has the dominant position.
McAlroy lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Aspect is leaning against McAlroy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aspect tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aspect tries a body shot but McAlroy blocks it.
McAlroy looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aspect.
McAlroy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aspect up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlroy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alain Aspect dominated that round.
That's time! Aspect's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aspect swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aspect is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAlroy can do to turn this around?
McAlroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McAlroy tries to bum rush Aspect with a series of wild strikes but Aspect uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from McAlroy. Aspect does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAlroy digs a good hook to Aspect's body.
Aspect darts in trying to clinch
and McAlroy counters with a left and a right that stings Aspect.
Bert McAlroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from McAlroy.
Alain Aspect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aspect jabs at McAlroy's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspect instigates a clinch.
McAlroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Aspect gets an underhook and turns McAlroy into the cage.
Aspect lands a hook that snaps the head of McAlroy backwards.
Aspect misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Alain Aspect has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McAlroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlroy misses with the head strike.
McAlroy dodges an elbow strike from Aspect.
Aspect goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAlroy blocks the elbow strike.
Aspect misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McAlroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
McAlroy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Aspect tries to work over McAlroy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aspect pushes off an throws an elbow but McAlroy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a body punch.
Aspect struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlroy controls his hands.
McAlroy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAlroy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aspect tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAlroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Aspect.
McAlroy misses with a few strikes there.
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!
McAlroy moves away from the strike by Aspect.
McAlroy throws a poor cross that misses
and Aspect counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aspect is looking to wear down McAlroy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McAlroy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspect is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McAlroy looks to land a combination but Aspect avoids it well.
Aspect scores with a jab to the body.
Aspect uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McAlroy.
McAlroy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and McAlroy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aspect clinches.
Aspect misses with a body punch.
McAlroy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McAlroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlroy lands a nice shot to the body.
Aspect lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspect can't find room to land a body shot as McAlroy controls the action.
Aspect creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McAlroy's defenses.
McAlroy is stalling here.
McAlroy lands with a short shot to the head.
McAlroy stalling in the clinch.
McAlroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAlroy.
McAlroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlroy breaks the clinch.
Aspect tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McAlroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aspect misses the shot to the body.
Aspect drives through and clinches with McAlroy against the cage.
Aspect lands a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bert McAlroy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aspect is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McAlroy.
McAlroy misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Aspect misses the target.
Aspect looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlroy is just out of range.
McAlroy throws a counter combo.
McAlroy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McAlroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspect is looking to counter the offense by McAlroy and move into the clinch.
McAlroy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aspect looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aspect scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aspect throws a lazy right hand but McAlroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McAlroy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Aspect tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aspect wants to clinch up but McAlroy keeps it at a distance.
Aspect just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspect misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAlroy.
Aspect misses with a jab to the body
and McAlroy counters with a nice uppercut.
McAlroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aspect was well out of range. Poor timing from McAlroy.
An attempted straight right counter from Aspect misses the target.
Aspect moves into the clinch.
Aspect tries to throw a body punch but McAlroy avoids it by throwing Aspect back against the cage.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
McAlroy misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspect lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by McAlroy.
Aspect lands an elbow just above McAlroy 's eye.
Aspect pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aspect lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAlroy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Aspect.
McAlroy scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAlroy blocks an elbow strike from Aspect.
Aspect throws a punch but it's blocked by McAlroy.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but McAlroy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect lands a body shot in the clinch.
McAlroy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McAlroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Aspect has double underhooks.
Aspect looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by McAlroy.
Aspect tries to throw a body punch but McAlroy avoids it by throwing Aspect back against the cage.
Aspect misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Aspect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspect struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlroy controls his hands.
McAlroy stalling the fight.
Aspect misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aspect.
Aspect is leaning against McAlroy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McAlroy blocking some punches.
McAlroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McAlroy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlroy tries to stall but Aspect uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McAlroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aspect is keeping busy.
McAlroy blocks an elbow strike from Aspect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspect lands a hook that snaps the head of McAlroy backwards.
McAlroy can't find room to land a body shot as Aspect controls the action.
A short left from Aspect.
Aspect presses McAlroy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect prevents a body shot from McAlroy.
McAlroy is looking to control Aspect's arms but Aspect gets an underhook and turns him. Now McAlroy has his back to the cage.
Aspect throws an elbow that misses.
McAlroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAlroy blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Aspect.
Aspect misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by McAlroy.
Aspect goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aspect lands an elbow just above McAlroy 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alain Aspect showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aspect 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alain Aspect!
During a confident post fight interview, Alain Aspect thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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