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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre has chosen Memories- Guetta as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
22 - 7 - 2 |
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179 cm
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152 lbs
27 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Barry McLean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Andre!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Andre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLean.
Andre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McLean. That did some damage!
Andre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andre cracks McLean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andre wants to slow McLean down by chopping away at his legs.
McLean lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McLean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McLean missing with a left hand there. Andre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
McLean throws a right hand that misses
and Andre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLean.
McLean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Andre misses with a double jab.
Andre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McLean looks to throw the jab but Andre is out of range.
McLean throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andre avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLean moves away.
McLean throws a shot to the body.
McLean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McLean will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McLean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McLean misses with a double jab
and Andre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab by Andre.
Andre connects with a solid leg kick.
McLean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andre misses with a wild combination.
McLean throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Andre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McLean momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLean swings widly with a right hand
and Andre counters with a right hand to the body.
Andre jabs at McLean's body.
McLean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McLean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Andre.
McLean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLean thows a leg kick but Andre checks it
and Andre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McLean throws a punch but it's blocked by Andre.
Andre working aggressively here.
McLean lands a nice uppercut.
McLean working aggressively here.
McLean has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Andre is trying to keep an underhook but McLean manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLean is thwarting Andre's attempts to control the position.
Andre is trying to stand up here but McLean is controlling him well.
Andre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andre controls McLean momentarily but McLean frees himself.
Andre is looking to sweep but instead, McLean has passed into half guard.
McLean tries to pass to full mount but Andre defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLean is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McLean.
Andre wants to get back to full guard but McLean has mounted him!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLean sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
McLean moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Andre has worked his arm free - good work by Andre!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Andre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McLean misses with a lunging right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Andre counters with a big head kick but McLean shrugs it off.
Andre scores with a sloppy right hand. McLean should have avoided that one.
McLean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Andre. That's going to slow McLean down.
Andre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McLean's calf.
McLean throws a leg kick but Andre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McLean just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre takes a jab right on the kisser.
McLean throws a hook but Andre avoids it easily.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
Andre throws a series of punches but McLean moves out of range.
McLean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andre slips under a jab from McLean.
Andre is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McLean rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from McLean misses its intended target.
McLean misses with a straight left.
Alex Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andre staying out of range there.
Andre wants to clinch up but McLean keeps it at a distance.
Andre lands a nice hook to McLean's body. McLean takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McLean feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andre's calf.
Nice jab there from Andre.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McLean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Andre lands an impressive looking overhand right. McLean doesn't seem phased though.
McLean misses with a body shot.
Andre misses with a double jab.
Andre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLean misses the jab.
Andre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLean.
McLean misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andre moves out of range as McLean strikes.
Andre looks to throw a body kick
and McLean counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLean clinches with his opponent.
McLean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andre is keeping busy.
McLean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McLean has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McLean dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McLean blocks a body shot from Andre.
Andre prevents a body shot from McLean.
Andre working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Andre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLean working aggressively here.
Andre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andre crunches a lovely knee into McLean's ribcage.
McLean working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McLean looking to stall.
Andre tries to throw a body punch but McLean avoids it by throwing Andre back against the cage.
McLean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andre blocks a body shot from McLean.
Andre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLean has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andre after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLean lands an uppercut.
Andre prevents McLean from breaking the clinch.
Andre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andre lands an elbow inside.
McLean misses with a body 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!
McLean drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andre gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andre misses with an elbow strike.
Andre misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andre.
Andre is pushing McLean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Andre misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Andre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch combination from McLean misses.
Andre wants to clinch.
Andre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLean doesn't manage to clinch there - Andre circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McLean.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLean throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andre counters with a left to the body.
Andre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLean moves out of range of the body kick.
McLean lands a jab.
Andre cracks McLean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andre slips a straight right by McLean.
A jab from McLean misses.
McLean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andre throws a nice head kick!
McLean avoids the body shot from Andre.
McLean thows a left - swing and a miss!
McLean misses with a right hand
and Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McLean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andre counters with a thumping low kick.
Andre lands a nice leg kick that just misses McLean's sensitive parts.
Andre connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLean misses with a hook. Andre ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Andre just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Andre.
A nice leg kick lands there from McLean.
Andre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLean.
McLean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andre slips a straight right by McLean.
Andre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Andre.
McLean is rocked!
McLean walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Andre swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Andre!
Alex Andre is the new featherweight champion!
Alex Andre 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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