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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Y cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex pletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cage comes to the cage accompanied by Don't let me be misunderstood. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Y cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex pletcher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pletcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
pletcher shoots in for a takedown but cage shows good takedown defense.
pletcher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
pletcher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
pletcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
pletcher feints and as cage raises his hands in defense, pletcher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
pletcher trying to control but cage is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
cage is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
pletcher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. cage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
cage lands with a nice combination. pletcher backs away looking to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from cage.
cage stuffs the takedown attempt from pletcher. pletcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex pletcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by cage.
cage swinging wilding here.
cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and pletcher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
cage pushes pletcher off looking to stand but pletcher dives back in and keeps control.
pletcher wants to pass to mount but cage is defending the position.
pletcher looks gassed!
cage is trying to stand up here but pletcher is controlling him well.
pletcher is looking to advance position but cage won't allow it.
cage manages to escape and get back to his feet!
cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and pletcher counters with a shoot takedown. cage fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
cage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst pletcher is controlling him.
pletcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
pletcher stops cage from standing up.
pletcher trying to control the position from guard on top but cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
cage manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pletcher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
pletcher prevents cage from standing back up.
cage manages to escape and get back to his feet!
cage throws a right and a left that pletcher avoids nicely.
pletcher shoots in but no luck this time.
cage lands a head shot.
pletcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around cage's waist but cage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing pletcher off to one side.
pletcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
pletcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by cage.
pletcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with cage but cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
cage cracks pletcher with an open hand slap.
pletcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
cage is looking to chop away at pletcher's legs.
cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by cage.
cage throws a leg kick
and pletcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from cage. No joy for pletcher on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cage moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for cage.
pletcher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Y cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
pletcher clinches.
cage stops a takedown attempt from pletcher.
pletcher keeps control of cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and pletcher counters with a single leg into guard. cage didn't expect that.
cage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
pletcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. cage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
pletcher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
pletcher content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
pletcher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if pletcher tries to get out of the position.
pletcher wants to control from the top but cage keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
pletcher prevents cage from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cage keeping moving, preventing pletcher from controlling successfully.
pletcher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
pletcher blocks a leg kick.
pletcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
pletcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cage.
pletcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around cage's waist but cage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing pletcher off to one side.
pletcher fails with a takedown attempt.
pletcher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
pletcher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by cage as he connects with a hook.
pletcher punishes cage's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
No joy there for pletcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cage cracks pletcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
cage misses with a double jab
and pletcher counters with a shoot takedown. cage fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex pletcher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - pletcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cage with a jab.
pletcher looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Y cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cage lands a nice leg kick that just misses pletcher's sensitive parts.
pletcher is looking to clinch.
cage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
cage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst pletcher is controlling him.
Alex pletcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
cage pushes pletcher off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
cage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
pletcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but cage circles away.
pletcher is breathing heavily.
pletcher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cage manages to escape and get back to his feet.
cage swinging wilding here.
cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on pletcher. That did some damage!
cage throws a right hand that pletcher ducks under and follows up with a left that pletcher also avoids with ease.
cage throws a series of punches but pletcher moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for cage. That snapped pletcher's head back.
pletcher checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for cage. That snapped pletcher's head back.
Y cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cage thows a leg kick but pletcher checks it
and pletcher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by pletcher.
cage pushes pletcher off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
pletcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex pletcher.
pletcher takes one on the button.
cage digs a good body shot into pletcher's ribs.
pletcher takes one to the side of the head.
cage scores with the left hand. pletcher knows he should have avoided that one.
cage jabs pletcher right on the nose. pletcher blinks but takes it well.
cage swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pletcher checks a leg kick nicely.
cage misses with a wild body shot.
pletcher fails with the takedown.
pletcher doesn't manage to clinch there - cage circles away.
Good work by pletcher as he checks the leg kick.
pletcher gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
pletcher throws a strike aimed at the side of cage's head but cage avoids it well.
cage pushes pletcher away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, pletcher gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
pletcher misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
cage is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
pletcher trying to control the action but cage is working from the bottom.
pletcher misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
pletcher trying to control the position but cage is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
cage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
cage works over pletcher's head and body with a nice combination.
cage misses with a two punch combination.
pletcher shoots in for a takedown but cage shows good takedown defense.
pletcher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
cage looks to land a combination but pletcher avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by pletcher or perhaps it was just good defense by cage which made him look bad.
cage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and pletcher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in cage's guard now.
pletcher scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
pletcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
pletcher trying to control but cage is working from the bottom.
pletcher prevents cage from getting back to his feet.
pletcher trying to control but cage is working from the bottom.
cage is looking to stand up but pletcher isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cage lands a body shot.
pletcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but cage circles away.
pletcher fails with a takedown attempt.
cage throws out a powerful jab.
pletcher shoots in for a takedown but cage shows good takedown defense.
pletcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
cage tries to land a leg kick but pletcher saw it coming and moves away.
cage throws a series of punches but pletcher moves out of range.
A combination from cage does no damage.
pletcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cage looks like he's trying to stand up.
pletcher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex pletcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot by cage.
A punch lands to the side of pletcher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
cage cracks pletcher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
pletcher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
cage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from pletcher.
The crowd cheers as cage lands an impressive looking overhand right. pletcher doesn't seem phased though.
cage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
pletcher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by cage. cage obviously looking to wear him down.
pletcher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
cage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt pletcher.
A slapping leg kick lands for cage.
cage moves into range and connects with a jab.
cage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
pletcher moves out of range of the body kick.
pletcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
pletcher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
cage tries to bum rush pletcher with a series of wild strikes but pletcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
pletcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between pletcher's hands.
A lazy left from cage finds it's target.
pletcher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cage connects with a body shot.
pletcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
pletcher looks for a takedown but cage sprawls well.
Y cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex pletcher.
pletcher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts cage as he jumps to the side.
cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cage misses with a low kick as pletcher jumps back.
cage swings widly with a right hand
and pletcher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
pletcher passes to full mount!
pletcher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
pletcher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
pletcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as cage is looking to escape.
cage has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
pletcher has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cage is trying to get back to his feet but pletcher has full control of the position and if anything, cage has just worked his way into a worse spot.
pletcher is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
cage is trying to get back to his feet but pletcher has full control of the position and if anything, cage has just worked his way into a worse spot.
cage manages to stand up with pletcher still on his back. Eventually pletcher drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
cage misses with an attempted mid kick.
pletcher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from cage.
cage works over pletcher's head and body with a nice combination.
cage keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
cage lands a body shot.
cage throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from cage.
cage throws a leg kick which misses pletcher's front leg but catches the back leg as pletcher tries to avoid it.
pletcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has cage pinned against the cage. cage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cage throws a series of punches but pletcher moves out of range.
pletcher has a takedown stuffed.
cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so pletcher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
cage keeping moving, preventing pletcher from controlling successfully.
pletcher wants to pass the guard but cage is keeping the position.
cage wants to get back to his feet but pletcher passes into half guard.
pletcher controlling the action here.
pletcher wants to take a breather but cage is having none of it.
cage pushes pletcher off looking to stand but pletcher dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cage pivots, looking for a leg kick but pletcher is out of range and cage settles back down.
Y cage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pletcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cage.
pletcher moves out of range of the body kick.
pletcher walks into a jab.
cage misses with a few strikes there.
cage looks to land a combination but pletcher avoids it well.
pletcher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
cage lands a nice shot to the body.
pletcher fails with the takedown.
pletcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by cage.
cage misses with an uppercut.
pletcher staying out of range there.
Y cage is winning the standup battle so far.
pletcher drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
pletcher prevents cage from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
pletcher decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
cage scores with a hook.
pletcher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before cage can pounce on him.
cage lands a nice looking body shot.
pletcher is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex pletcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got pletcher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex pletcher!
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