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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alun James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Carry Me Home. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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177 cm
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178 lbs
26 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alun James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lance Uppercut!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercut misses the jab.
James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. James showed some decent athleticism there.
Uppercut tries to get to full guard but James has control of the leg.
Uppercut trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with James in particular looking to stall.
Uppercut wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uppercut is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is thwarting Uppercut's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uppercut lands a nice shot to the body.
Uppercut swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Uppercut counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uppercut fails with the takedown.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Uppercut cracks James with an open hand slap.
Uppercut thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.
Uppercut lands a jab.
James throws a hook to the side of Uppercut's head but Uppercut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uppercut. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for Uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uppercut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uppercut misses with a hook.
A punch combination from James misses.
Uppercut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uppercut avoids it really well and circles away.
Uppercut throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uppercut thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a leg kick but Uppercut sees it coming and moves out of range.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uppercut manages to avoid it.
Uppercut swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Uppercut connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James scores with a one two! Uppercut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uppercut finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
Nice shot lands for James.
James takes a swing at Uppercut's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uppercut is defended easily by James.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uppercut.
James dives in and grabs Uppercut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uppercut pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Uppercut lands with a good body shot.
Uppercut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uppercut avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alun James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uppercut lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Uppercut swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Uppercut.
Uppercut wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uppercut connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from James.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uppercut checks a low kick from James.
A big left from Uppercut misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Uppercut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
Uppercut avoids a punch combination nicely.
James connects with a leg kick. Uppercut looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Uppercut blocks a jab.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uppercut moves away.
James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Uppercut manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Uppercut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uppercut trying to control here.
James prevents Uppercut from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Uppercut is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uppercut taking some punishment here, with James in his half guard.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Uppercut trying to control here.
James is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Uppercut moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
James looking to sit in guard and control but Uppercut gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
James keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control the position.
James working for a triangle but Uppercut defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uppercut won't allow James to sweep him here.
James is trying to control the position but Uppercut postures up.
Uppercut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James is pulling down on Uppercut's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uppercut throws a big elbow that misses.
Uppercut seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Uppercut preventing the sweep.
Uppercut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Uppercut is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James scoring well with a low kick there.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uppercut.
Uppercut throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Uppercut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James swings for the body but Uppercut moves out of range.
James misses with a looping right.
Uppercut shoots in but no luck this time.
Uppercut misses with a looping left.
James works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Uppercut's shoulder, as Uppercut tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with a looping left.
Uppercut scores with a shot to the body.
Uppercut manages to get an easy takedown there - catching James on his heels. He'll look to pass James's guard now, I'm sure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Uppercut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Uppercut shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uppercut lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uppercut. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uppercut scores with a jab to the jaw.
Uppercut connects with a body shot.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uppercut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
James wants to control the pace but Uppercut is squirming around nicely.
Uppercut is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Uppercut wants to hold on but James pushes him away.
James 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.
James looking to control but Uppercut is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
James lands with some strikes.
Uppercut is wriggling around trying to escape.
James with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Uppercut is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uppercut is trying to escape the mount.
James breaks from Uppercut's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Uppercut can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alun James overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
James working Uppercut over with strikes here.
James landing punches.
Uppercut can't escape the position.
James is landing with some decent strikes but Uppercut is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Uppercut manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Uppercut has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. James is working away from the top position though.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uppercut manages to get to full guard.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is pushing down on Uppercut's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uppercut is fighting to maintain full guard but James has managed to sneak the leg through.
Uppercut trying to hold on to James's head to control him but James postures up.
Uppercut is trying to get back to full guard.
Uppercut trying to control but James postures up.
Uppercut gets full guard.
James wants to control from the top but Uppercut keeps moving.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James wants to pass the guard but Uppercut is keeping the position.
Uppercut is trying to control the position but James postures up.
James works over Uppercut with some ground and pound from guard.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uppercut is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Uppercut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alun James showed his dominance in that final round.
I think James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alun James!
Alun James seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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