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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shalako Carlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcatraz comes to the cage accompanied by The Ducky Boys - Break Me. 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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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
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shalako Carlin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlin throws a head kick but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Alcatraz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carlin doesn't seem bothered though.
Alcatraz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcatraz misses with a low kick.
We've been told by Alcatraz's head coaches at Rancid Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alcatraz blocks a head kick by Carlin.
A good leg kick by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands with a nice body kick.
Alcatraz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carlin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alcatraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlin avoids the body shot from Alcatraz.
Carlin misses with a body kick.
Alcatraz looks for the body kick but Carlin saw that one coming.
Alcatraz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carlin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlin connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alcatraz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alcatraz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Robbie Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcatraz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carlin is able to avoid easily.
Carlin throws a body kick that misses.
Alcatraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlin moves away.
Alcatraz throws a push kick but Carlin slaps the foot to one side.
Alcatraz lands a front kick.
Carlin throws a sloppy head kick and Alcatraz moves out of range easily.
Alcatraz looks to land a right hand but Carlin moved out of range.
Alcatraz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws an off balance right hand
and Carlin counters with a head kick.
It looks like Robbie Alcatraz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcatraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carlin.
We've been informed that Carlin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alcatraz throws a hook but Carlin avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Carlin.
A head kick misses from Carlin.
Alcatraz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alcatraz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alcatraz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alcatraz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alcatraz throws a solid leg kick but Carlin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws a lazy head kick
and Carlin counters with a big head kick but Alcatraz shrugs it off.
Alcatraz throws the kick towards the body but Carlin avoids it.
Carlin looks for the body kick but Alcatraz saw that one coming.
Alcatraz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlin.
Carlin takes a swing at Alcatraz's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz throws a chopping leg kick but Carlin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alcatraz scores with a jab.
Alcatraz throws a body punch but Carlin moves out of range.
Carlin misses with a hook. Alcatraz ducked under it nicely.
Alcatraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alcatraz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carlin.
Carlin scores with a three punch combo!
Alcatraz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carlin counters with a thumping low kick.
Carlin moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcatraz with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcatraz misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz connects with a single shot there.
Alcatraz throws a body punch but Carlin moves out of range.
Carlin throws a sloppy head kick and Alcatraz moves out of range easily.
Carlin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alcatraz throws a series of punches but Carlin moves out of range.
Alcatraz looks to land a body kick but Carlin moved away.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses.
Carlin throws a sloppy head kick and Alcatraz moves out of range easily.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses.
Alcatraz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alcatraz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlin manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlin throws a body punch but Alcatraz moves out of range.
Alcatraz blocks a head kick by Carlin.
Alcatraz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carlin.
Alcatraz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robbie Alcatraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robbie Alcatraz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alcatraz misses with a kick to the body.
Alcatraz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlin.
Alcatraz misses with a lunging right hand
and Carlin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carlin.
Carlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alcatraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlin moves away.
A punch combination from Alcatraz misses.
Alcatraz missing with a left hand there. Carlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alcatraz jabs at Carlin's body.
Alcatraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlin lands a head kick. Alcatraz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlin tries to clinch up but Alcatraz circles away and keeps his distance.
Alcatraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alcatraz throws a body kick that misses.
Carlin misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz misses with a straight right.
Carlin is looking to clinch but Alcatraz is avoiding it.
Alcatraz just misses with a punch to the body.
Alcatraz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robbie Alcatraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlin blocks a low kick nicely.
Carlin avoids the head kick by Alcatraz.
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alcatraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carlin duly obliges.
Alcatraz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carlin is able to avoid easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carlin.
Alcatraz cracks Carlin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alcatraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alcatraz cracks a nice hook into Carlin's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcatraz misses with a straight right.
Alcatraz connects with a solid leg kick.
Carlin drives through and clinches with Alcatraz against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Alcatraz fails to land.
Alcatraz misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alcatraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carlin's brow.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Carlin avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Carlin lands an elbow just above Alcatraz 's eye.
Alcatraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carlin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carlin is trying to break the clinch but Alcatraz has him pressed against the cage.
Alcatraz avoiding damage as Carlin throws knees to the body.
Carlin landing knees to the head.
Alcatraz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alcatraz avoids it.
Carlin misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Carlin.
Carlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlin.
Alcatraz misses with a punch to the body.
Carlin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alcatraz can't find room to land a body shot as Carlin controls the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alcatraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcatraz tries a body shot but Carlin blocks it.
Carlin is struggling to control the position.
Carlin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Carlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alcatraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alcatraz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlin.
Alcatraz blocks the elbow strike.
Carlin blocks the elbow strike.
Carlin lands an elbow that stopped Alcatraz in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcatraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Carlin.
Carlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Alcatraz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alcatraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Alcatraz fails to land.
Alcatraz takes an elbow to the temple.
Carlin scores with a shot to the side of Alcatraz's head.
Alcatraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alcatraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shalako Carlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robbie Alcatraz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alcatraz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shalako Carlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alcatraz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carlin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alcatraz avoids the head kick by Carlin.
Carlin throws a series of punches but Alcatraz moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Carlin.
Carlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alcatraz's corner calls for a 1-2. Alcatraz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shalako Carlin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlin takes a shot to the head.
Carlin manages to break the clinch.
Alcatraz throws a sloppy head kick and Carlin moves out of range easily.
Alcatraz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcatraz throws a series of punches but Carlin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlin digs a good body shot into Alcatraz's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlin moves away.
Alcatraz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlin.
A head kick from Carlin lands but Alcatraz takes it in his stride.
Carlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcatraz.
Carlin wants to clinch up but Alcatraz keeps it at a distance.
Alcatraz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carlin is out of range and Alcatraz settles back down.
Alcatraz punishes Carlin's body with a nice straight punch.
Alcatraz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alcatraz throws a wild body kick that Carlin sees coming a mile off.
Alcatraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Alcatraz there.
Carlin moves out of range of the body kick from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alcatraz feints and then cracks Carlin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carlin down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Alcatraz misses.
Carlin moves out of range as Alcatraz throws a body kick.
Alcatraz scores with a hook.
Carlin gets a clinch.
Carlin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alcatraz misses with a body punch.
Carlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alcatrazs head.
Alcatraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcatraz dodges an elbow strike from Carlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alcatraz is defending well for now.
Carlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carlin.
Alcatraz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alcatraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carlin backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlin avoids it.
Carlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alcatraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alcatraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlin backwards.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Carlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carlin prevents a body shot from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcatraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlin prevents a body shot from Alcatraz.
Carlin takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alcatraz.
Carlin tries a knee to the head but Alcatraz blocks it.
Alcatraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alcatraz avoids it.
Alcatraz tries to throw a body punch but Carlin avoids it by throwing Alcatraz back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alcatraz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alcatraz.
Carlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlin landing knees to the body.
Alcatraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carlin avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Carlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlin trying to land knees to the body.
Carlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robbie Alcatraz.
I think Alcatraz 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shalako Carlin!
A very excited looking Shalako Carlin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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