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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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224 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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220 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander connects with a leg kick. Cherry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cherry throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Cherry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cherry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab-cross combination lands for Cherry and sends Alexander crashing to the mat! Cherry follows him down to the mat - Alexander regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Alexander is rocked!
It looks like Michael Alexander has been cut.
Cherry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Alexander is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cherry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cherry winds up and cracks Alexander with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cherry wants to work for an arm triangle but Alexander is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cherry is trying to work for a kimura but Alexander is defending well.
Alexander seems to have got his legs back now.
Cherry decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cherry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cherry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alexander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cherry's head backwards.
Cherry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
Cherry looks gassed!
Cherry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander closes the distance and pushes Cherry back into the cage.
Alexander taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Alexander.
It looks like Don Cherry has been cut.
Alexander breaks the clinch.
Cherry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Alexander lands.
Cherry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cherry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lunges at Cherry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cherry's hand.
Michael Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander checks a low kick from Cherry.
Cherry gets tackled into the cage by Alexander. Alexander maintains the clinch.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander moves into the clinch.
Alexander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander taking a breather.
Cherry is trying to break the clinch but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alexander.
Alexander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexander is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Alexander.
The referee calls for Alexander to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Nice body kick from Alexander.
Decent striking displayed by Alexander there.
Cherry throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexander.
Alexander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cherry throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Cherry tries to keep at a distance but Alexander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cherry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alexander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexander digs a right hand into Cherry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cherry's gas tank.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Alexander with a jab.
Cherry ducks right into an uppercut from Alexander.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Cherry misses the target.
Alexander scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cherry is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander cracks Cherry with a hook to the temple - Cherry is on wobbly legs here! Alexander swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Cherry falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Alexander wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Alexander!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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