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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Archie Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Peleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn comes to the cage accompanied by Periphery - Light. Peleus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Mask Alexander The Great . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archie Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Peleus!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peleus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peleus lands a right hook to the body.
Blackburn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Peleus.
Blackburn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peleus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blackburn throws a poor cross that misses
and Peleus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peleus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackburn.
Peleus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackburn.
Peleus looks to land a body kick but Blackburn moved away.
Blackburn wants to clinch
and Peleus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with a left hand
so Peleus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peleus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Peleus wants to pass the guard but Blackburn is keeping the position.
Peleus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Peleus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blackburn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blackburn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peleus defends it easily.
Blackburn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blackburn has his foot on Peleus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peleus works his way back into a safe position though.
Peleus is in close to Blackburn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackburn is looking for a triangle but Peleus pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blackburn is looking for a triangle but Peleus pushes his legs off easily.
Blackburn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peleus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blackburn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peleus with a nice head shot there.
Blackburn has his foot on Peleus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peleus works his way back into a safe position though.
Peleus passes Blackburn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Peleus wants to stand up but Blackburn is controlling the position.
Blackburn gets back to full guard.
Blackburn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus 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.
Peleus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peleus wants to control from the top but Blackburn keeps moving.
Peleus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackburn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peleus throws a big right hand that misses.
Blackburn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Peleus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Peleus looking to pass the guard.
Peleus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peleus postures up.
Peleus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blackburn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Peleus postures up in Blackburn's guard and throws a big left but Blackburn blocks it.
Peleus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peleus throws a big right hand that misses.
Peleus chips away with some ground and pound.
Peleus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blackburn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peleus has managed to get both his arms back between Blackburn's legs - danger averted.
Blackburn has his foot on Peleus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peleus works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackburn has momentary wrist control but Peleus slips an elbow through the middle.
Peleus wants to pass the guard but Blackburn is keeping the position.
Blackburn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blackburn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peleus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blackburn looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackburn, not yet.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Peleus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peleus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blackburn avoids the body shot from Peleus.
Peleus cracks Blackburn with an open hand slap.
Peleus just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peleus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Peleus throws a push kick but Blackburn slaps the foot to one side.
Peleus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blackburn's head.
Peleus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peleus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus throws a shot to the body.
Blackburn misses with a hook
and Peleus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peleus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackburn misses with a hook
and Peleus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Peleus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blackburn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blackburn wants to get back to full guard.
Blackburn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blackburn.
Peleus throws a strike but Blackburn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackburn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackburn wants to control from the top but Peleus keeps moving.
Peleus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackburn is aware though and is defending well.
Peleus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blackburn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blackburn throws a strike aimed at the side of Peleus's head but Peleus avoids it well.
Blackburn trying to control the position but Peleus is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus dodges the ground and pound from Blackburn.
Peleus struggling a bit here.
Blackburn scoring with punches and elbows.
Peleus controls the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Peleus wants to control but Blackburn postures up.
Peleus manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blackburn wants to control but Peleus is keeping him busy.
Peleus tries to get to full guard but Blackburn has control of the leg.
Blackburn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Peleus tries to get to full guard but Blackburn has control of the leg.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Peleus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Peleus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Peleus.
A jab-cross combination lands for Blackburn and sends Peleus crashing to the mat! Blackburn follows him down to the mat - Peleus regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Alexander Peleus has been cut.
Blackburn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peleus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peleus is looking for a sweep. Blackburn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackburn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peleus defending well though.
Blackburn wants to free his trapped foot but Peleus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peleus trying to control from the bottom.
Blackburn with the ground and pound but Peleus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peleus pulls Blackburn in close to his closed guard and prevents Blackburn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Peleus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blackburn stands up over Peleus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peleus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blackburn looking to pass the guard.
Blackburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Peleus looking for a sweep. Not yet Peleus, not yet.
That's two 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.
Blackburn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peleus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peleus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackburn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blackburn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peleus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blackburn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blackburn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peleus holds on and takes a little breather.
Peleus wants to control the position but Blackburn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Blackburn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blackburn trying to pass the guard but Peleus defending well.
Archie Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus is looking to improve his position.
Blackburn misses with a head shot. Peleus uses the momentum to regain guard.
Peleus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Blackburn is in close to Peleus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blackburn throwing strikes from guard but Peleus blocks nicely.
Blackburn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peleus is keeping the position for now.
Blackburn is in close to Peleus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blackburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blackburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Blackburn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexander Peleus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peleus is pulling down on Blackburn's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Blackburn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peleus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Peleus!
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