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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alun James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's entrance music is Carry Me Home. A fine choice. Nixon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Upsetters - Dread Lion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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175 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alun James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands a nice looking body shot.
Nixon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Nixon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nixon walks into a straight right hand from James.
James avoids the body shot from Nixon.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Nixon.
James throws out a leg kick but Nixon moves out of range and James only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nixon.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nixon throws a right hand that misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Nixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
James throws a solid leg kick but Nixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at James.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
James lands an overhand right.
Richard Nixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Nixon.
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
James looks to land a left hand but Nixon moved out of range nicely.
James slips a jab and a cross from Nixon.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nixon digs a good hook to James's body.
Nixon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon moves forwards but James connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alun James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
James throws a looping overhand right but Nixon ducks down to avoid it.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James tries to score with a low kick but Nixon moves his leg out of the way.
James lands with a nice combination. Nixon backs away looking to recover.
Nixon throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
James throws a leg kick
enabling Nixon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James misses with a left hand
and Nixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James misses with a head kick.
Nixon blocks a low kick nicely.
James paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nixon avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James cracks Nixon with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alun James is winning the standup battle so far.
Nixon blocks the body kick.
James misses with a body punch
and Nixon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James throws a solid leg kick but Nixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at James.
Good leg kick by James there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from James.
James swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
James tries to land a body kick
and Nixon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James thows a leg kick but Nixon checks it
and Nixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Nixon counters with an outside leg kick.
Nixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nixon throws a shot to the body.
Nixon looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nixon.
James throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
James throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
Nixon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Nixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nixon lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nixon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by James.
James misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a hook
and Nixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James misses with a low kick.
James shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nixon eats them both and turns towards James to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
James blocks a head kick by Nixon.
Nixon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nixon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James is looking to land body kicks.
James connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Nixon.
James misses with a left hand
enabling Nixon to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Nixon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a jab to the body
and Nixon counters with an outside leg kick.
James throws a low kick but Nixon moves out of range easily.
Nixon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with a combination
and Nixon counters with a big head kick but James shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Nixon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good work by Nixon as he checks the leg kick.
James misses with a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nixon.
A swing and a miss from James.
James connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nixon's hands.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James throws a leg kick
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Nixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
James throws a head kick but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon slips a jab from James.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
James fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Nixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James throws a low kick, looking for Nixon's leg but Nixon calmly moves out of range.
Nixon slips a jab from James.
James swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
James throws a hook to the side of Nixon's head but Nixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon's jab looks to have found its range, popping James under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nixon. Nixon obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Nixon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Nixon lands an overhand right.
A shot to the body from James misses
and Nixon counters with a nice body kick.
James is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from James.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a wild combination.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nixon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nixon.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Nixon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps James thinking.
Nixon pushes James away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
James throws a front kick aimed at Nixon's knee but Nixon avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Nixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nixon 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Nixon!
Richard Nixon tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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