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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John McLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrystov Aleksey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLachlan comes to the cage accompanied by Funeral For a Friend - 'History'. 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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181 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John McLachlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrystov Aleksey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLachlan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aleksey throws a shot to the body.
McLachlan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aleksey swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Aleksey. Those never looked like landing.
McLachlan looks to land a right hand but Aleksey moved out of range.
Aleksey shoots in for a double leg but McLachlan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Aleksey does no damage.
McLachlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aleksey was well out of range. Poor timing from McLachlan.
Aleksey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McLachlan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksey misses with a series of wild punches.
McLachlan lands with a nice body punch.
Aleksey slips a straight right by McLachlan.
McLachlan scores with the left hand. Aleksey knows he should have avoided that one.
Aleksey fails with the takedown.
Aleksey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McLachlan misses with a hook.
Aleksey fails with the takedown.
John McLachlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrystov Aleksey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan shoots in looking for a takedown. Aleksey tries to sprawl out of it but McLachlan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aleksey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from McLachlan as Aleksey shoots in.
Aleksey swinging wildly here.
McLachlan goes for a double leg but Aleksey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Aleksey continues to drive forward.
Aleksey tries to work over McLachlan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aleksey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aleksey.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aleksey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aleksey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLachlan lands with a nice combination. Aleksey backs away looking to recover.
McLachlan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McLachlan in side control, throwing shots but Aleksey defends.
Aleksey is not content to let McLachlan control the position.
McLachlan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aleksey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McLachlan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan prevents Aleksey from escaping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on McLachlan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McLachlan tries to score with some ground and pound. Aleksey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McLachlan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aleksey down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLachlan 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.
Aleksey is letting McLachlan control him for a moment.
McLachlan is looking to take a break and control but Aleksey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McLachlan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLachlan controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McLachlan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aleksey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aleksey fails to land with a series of punches.
McLachlan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aleksey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch combination from Aleksey misses.
McLachlan shoots in and gets a takedown into Aleksey's guard.
Aleksey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McLachlan landing some decent shots from guard.
Aleksey wants to stand up but McLachlan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McLachlan slows the pace down.
McLachlan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McLachlan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aleksey keeps working.
Aleksey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McLachlan tries to advance to mount but Aleksey denies him.
John McLachlan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aleksey is not content to let McLachlan control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aleksey is trying to buck McLachlan off.
McLachlan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
McLachlan is chipping away with strikes.
McLachlan tries to score with some ground and pound. Aleksey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aleksey is pushing McLachlan's head away, looking to escape. McLachlan manages to hold on to the position though.
Aleksey is trying to escape the position but McLachlan is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McLachlan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McLachlan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McLachlan advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLachlan controlling his opponent.
McLachlan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McLachlan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Aleksey misses with a wild combination.
Aleksey tests McLachlan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLachlan. Aleksey does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLachlan tests Aleksey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aleksey fails to land with a series of punches.
Aleksey throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksey looks to land a combination but McLachlan avoids it well.
McLachlan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aleksey shoots in for a takedown but McLachlan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aleksey misses with a wild body shot.
Chrystov Aleksey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleksey throws a nice looking combination but McLachlan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLachlan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aleksey to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Aleksey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLachlan throws out a loose jab but Aleksey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aleksey dives in for a single leg takedown but McLachlan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McLachlan has Aleksey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aleksey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey looking to slow down the pace here.
Aleksey tries to throw a body punch but McLachlan avoids it by throwing Aleksey back against the cage.
McLachlan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aleksey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aleksey pushes McLachlan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from McLachlan fails to land.
McLachlan wants a takedown but no success here.
Aleksey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McLachlan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aleksey leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Aleksey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aleksey breaks the clinch.
Aleksey shoots in looking for a takedown. McLachlan tries to sprawl out of it but Aleksey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McLachlan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan slips a jab and a cross from Aleksey.
McLachlan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aleksey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Aleksey misses.
Aleksey slips a jab from McLachlan.
Aleksey ducks under a wild hook from McLachlan.
Chrystov Aleksey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McLachlan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aleksey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan scores with a nice right hand.
John McLachlan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McLachlan clobbers Aleksey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McLachlan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aleksey.
McLachlan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aleksey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McLachlan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aleksey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aleksey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chrystov Aleksey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McLachlan 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McLachlan!
A relieved looking John McLachlan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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