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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh has chosen Lets Have A War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that TJ Welsh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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198 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
199 lbs
10 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel McClelland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClelland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McClelland shoots in and drives through. Welsh sprawls well.
McClelland clinches with his opponent.
McClelland is trying to drag Welsh to the mat but Welsh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McClelland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Welsh.
McClelland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McClelland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Welsh manages to break the clinch.
Welsh moves out of range of the body kick from McClelland.
Welsh tries to keep at a distance but McClelland has taken the fight into the clinch.
McClelland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Welsh taking a breather.
Welsh pulls guard successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welsh is looking to stand up but McClelland isn't so interested in that idea.
Welsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McClelland's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh trying to control the position from guard on top but McClelland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Welsh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Welsh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McClelland lands a two punch combo.
Welsh gets a takedown into half guard.
Welsh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McClelland sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is looking to take a break and control but McClelland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Welsh tries to pass the half guard into mount. McClelland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Welsh passes to full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh goes for an armbar but McClelland turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McClelland.
McClelland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClelland throwing strikes but missing.
McClelland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Welsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welsh managing to control the position.
Welsh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McClelland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Welsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McClelland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Welsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Welsh managing to control the position.
McClelland 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McClelland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McClelland with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Welsh holds on and takes a little breather.
McClelland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Welsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McClelland would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Welsh is trying to control the position but McClelland postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McClelland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McClelland is working Welsh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McClelland is standing up over Welsh. Welsh looks to escape but McClelland dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TJ Welsh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McClelland slaps away a takedown attempt from Welsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McClelland moves into the clinch.
McClelland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Welsh crunches a lovely knee into McClelland's ribcage.
Welsh blocks an elbow strike from McClelland.
Welsh lands a body shot.
Welsh lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Angel McClelland has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McClelland.
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
McClelland tries to pull guard but Welsh holds him up against the cage and eventually McClelland drops back down to his feet.
McClelland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Welsh.
Welsh lands a knee to the head.
Welsh scores with a knee to the head.
Welsh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Welsh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McClelland just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Welsh lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Welsh is pressing down on McClelland's thigh, looking to free his foot. McClelland is holding on for now.
Welsh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Welsh trying to control but McClelland is having none of it.
Welsh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McClelland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Welsh throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh throws a wild left hand from mount and McClelland manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
McClelland is staying active underneath Welsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Welsh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McClelland is just riding it out for now. Welsh eventually gives up the hold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welsh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
TJ Welsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is trying to control. McClelland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Welsh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Welsh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McClelland does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
TJ Welsh has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McClelland gets a clinch.
Welsh manages to break the clinch.
McClelland rushes Welsh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Welsh blocks an elbow strike from McClelland.
McClelland can't get the takedown.
TJ Welsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McClelland pushes off an throws an elbow but Welsh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McClelland is trying to pull guard but Welsh has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel McClelland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McClelland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welsh avoids it.
McClelland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welsh avoids it.
McClelland drops down looking for an ankle pick but Welsh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Welsh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt - McClelland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClelland shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Welsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McClelland slips a jab and a cross from Welsh.
Welsh moves into the clinch.
Welsh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McClelland misses with an elbow strike.
Welsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McClelland gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Welsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McClelland has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McClelland has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Welsh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McClelland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Welsh lands a nice knee to the body.
Welsh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McClelland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McClelland takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McClelland takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh is pressed up against the cage. McClelland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Welsh down to the mat. Welsh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Angel McClelland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Welsh.
Welsh throws an elbow but McClelland slips to the side and avoids it well.
Welsh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Welsh clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Welsh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McClelland is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Welsh is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel McClelland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McClelland misses with an attempted mid kick.
Welsh gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Welsh advances nicely into full mount.
McClelland is squirming around, avoiding Welsh's attempts to control the action.
McClelland avoids a series of strikes thrown by Welsh.
McClelland has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Welsh is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McClelland is defending well though. Welsh let's go of the attempt for now.
Welsh throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is persistently looking for the submission but McClelland is defending it well.
Welsh is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McClelland is defending well though. Welsh let's go of the attempt for now.
TJ Welsh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McClelland has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
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.
Welsh just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Angel McClelland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Welsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Welsh 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Welsh!
After the fight, TJ Welsh was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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