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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes into a darkened arena with his song building. target=blank>Iron Maiden - Alexander the Great kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anthony Poole could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander David's chin.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Poole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander David!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David misses with a wild combination.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David misses with the combination.
David lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
David circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexander David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poole clinches.
Poole jumps guard.
David decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
David tries to bum rush Poole with a series of wild strikes but Poole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Poole finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
David misses with a body shot.
Poole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poole dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Poole's head and hops out.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
David throws a right hand that Poole ducks under and follows up with a left that Poole also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David swinging wilding here.
David on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
David lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poole tries to close the distance and clinch up but David swats him away and circles back towards the center.
David dips to his left and cracks Poole with an uppercut!
Poole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexander David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poole has David up against the cage in a clinch.
Poole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. David just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Poole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poole has dropped down and is working for a takedown. David is trying to keep an underhook but Poole manages to get the takedown into half guard.
David tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Poole manages to move to mount!
David is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Poole breaks from David's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David looks gassed!
Poole controlling from mount.
Poole 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.
Poole looking to control but David is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
David is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Poole lands a big shot there that rocks David but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
David wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Poole looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries to buck Poole off but he can't manage it.
Poole wants to control the pace but David is squirming around nicely.
David trying desperately to get to his feet.
Poole looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Poole tries to control but David wriggling away.
David wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
David is squirming around, avoiding Poole's attempts to control the action.
David is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
David is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Poole dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says David as he avoids it easily.
Poole slips a jab and a cross from David.
David lands with a nice combination. Poole backs away looking to recover.
David misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
David lands with a straight right. Poole didn't see that one coming.
David lands a head shot.
David lands a two punch combo.
David scores with a jab. Poole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poole circles away quickly and effectively.
Poole walks into a jab.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David with a body punch. A glancing blow.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David lands with a nice combination. Poole backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
David rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
David scores with a jab.
David looks to land a combination. Poole sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
David connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from David. No joy for Poole on that attempt.
David cracks Poole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
David works the jab nicely.
Poole dodges the punch combination from David.
David throws a right hand that Poole ducks under and follows up with a left that Poole also avoids with ease.
Poole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by David.
A combination from David does no damage.
David tries to bum rush Poole with a series of wild strikes but Poole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David scores with a decent looking hook.
David lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
David lands with a shot to the body.
Poole throws a head kick that misses.
David scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
David connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
David closes the distance and lands a one-two.
David displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for David, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
David lands a head shot.
David might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Poole walks into a jab.
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
David lands a two punch combo.
David scores with a one two! Poole had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
David lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Poole looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
David catches Poole with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David misses with a two punch combination.
Poole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
David lands the left hand.
David with a body punch. A glancing blow.
David displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
David lands a right hook to the body.
David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
David with a jab.
David lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
David scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
David scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
David throws a right and a left that Poole avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for David.
David misses with a series of wild punches.
Poole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
Alexander David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poole has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
David lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Poole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Poole has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poole slips a jab and a cross from David.
David getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
David throws a right and a left that Poole avoids nicely.
David throws a series of punches but Poole avoids them all with ease.
Anthony Poole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David cracks Poole with a right hand to the side of the head.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poole.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poole takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
David dips to his left and cracks Poole with an uppercut!
Poole dodges the punch combination from David.
David cracks a nice hook into Poole's ribs.
A punch combination from David misses.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by David.
David misses with a few strikes there.
David throws a series of punches but Poole moves out of range.
Poole doesn't manage to clinch there - David circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David lands a slapping body shot.
Poole shoots in looking for a takedown. David tries to sprawl out of it but Poole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. David manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
David moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from David misses.
David connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poole's hands.
David scores with a three punch combo!
A nice combination there by David.
David is working the combinations to good effect here.
David scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Poole dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Poole's head and hops out.
David throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Poole on the side of the head.
David lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
David throws a nice looking combination but Poole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poole drops his hands momentarily and David takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
David fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
David displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
David displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Poole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poole there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poole dodges the punch combination from David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws a right and a left that Poole avoids nicely.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
David scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
David misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
David stuns Poole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
David throws a series of punches but Poole moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - David scores with a four punch combination!
Poole dodges the punch combination from David.
David lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
David misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from David misses.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David lands with a straight right. Poole didn't see that one coming.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David lunges at Poole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Poole's hand.
David lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
Poole shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
David throws a series of punches but Poole moves out of range.
A left lands for David.
A jab lands there for David.
David lands with a nice combination. Poole backs away looking to recover.
David scores with a jab.
Poole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
David lands a nice shot that snaps Poole's head back.
David scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Poole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poole tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Poole dodges the punch combination from David.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Poole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
David lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by David.
David throws a good cross that connects.
Poole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
David comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
David lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
David moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Poole is rocked!
David lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by David.
Oh Poole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poole takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think David has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander David!
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