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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sail. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alcatraz's choice of entrance music: The Ducky Boys - Break Me. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
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173 lbs
32 - 20 - 1 |
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180 cm
36
180 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Bam Margera! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Alcatraz! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Margera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Margera is looking to counter punch. Margera swings away with a leg kick that misses. Margera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Margera ducks under a wild hook from Alcatraz. Margera blocks a jab. Margera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Alcatraz sprawls and moves away. Margera misses with an uppercut. Alcatraz saw that one coming. A little jabbing left from Alcatraz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Margera fails to land with a series of punches.
Robbie Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Alcatraz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Margera sees it coming and avoids it easily. Margera throws a big counter combination but Alcatraz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Alcatraz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alcatraz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Margera under the eye. Alcatraz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Margera's sensitive parts. Alcatraz misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Margera fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Alcatraz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut. Margera scores with a jab to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Alcatraz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Alcatraz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alcatraz sizes up Margera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Margera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alcatraz quickly recovers to half guard. Margera working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Alcatraz is not content to let Margera control the position. Alcatraz regains full guard. Nicely done. Alcatraz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alcatraz has his foot on Margera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Margera works his way back into a safe position though. Alcatraz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alcatraz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Margera defends it easily. Margera working some strikes from top position. Alcatraz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Margera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Margera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Margera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Margera's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Margera is in close to Alcatraz's body, working some short punches and elbows. Margera controlling from the top position. Margera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Margera stands up over Alcatraz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Margera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Alcatraz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Margera is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Alcatraz. Margera working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Margera cracks Alcatraz with a big elbow. Alcatraz is trying to get back to half guard. Margera is looking to take a break and control but Alcatraz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Margera working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Margera is looking to take a break and control but Alcatraz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Margera working away. Margera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Margera working away. Alcatraz tries to bench press Margera off him but Margera keeps the position. Margera trying to control the position but Alcatraz is working away. Alcatraz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Alcatraz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alcatraz connects with a single shot there. Alcatraz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Alcatraz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera. Margera misses with a wild body shot. Margera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Margera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Margera lands a really nice looking cross but Alcatraz seems unphased.
Alcatraz slips under a jab. Alcatraz stuns Margera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. 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. Margera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz misses with a few strikes there.
Alcatraz throws a lazy right hand but Margera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. It looked like Margera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Alcatraz punishes Margera's body with a nice straight punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Alcatraz lands with a shot to the body. Robbie Alcatraz seems to be getting the better of the standup. Margera closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Margera lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alcatraz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Margera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Margera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Margera works over Alcatraz with some ground and pound from guard. Margera lands a couple of decent looking shots. Alcatraz looking to control.
Alcatraz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alcatraz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two 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. Margera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Margera cracks Alcatraz with a solid left hand. Margera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Alcatraz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Margera is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Alcatraz. Alcatraz on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Margera is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alcatraz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Margera lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Margera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Alcatraz tries to buck Margera off but Margera is having none of it. Margera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Margera lands a few punches from side control. Margera 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 lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Alcatraz is looking to reverse the position. Alcatraz is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Margera working the ground and pound. Alcatraz being controlled for a moment. Margera trying to control the action but Alcatraz is working from the bottom. Alcatraz is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Margera working the head and body with strikes. Alcatraz regains half guard. Alcatraz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Margera dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Margera shoots in but Alcatraz avoids the takedown attempt easily. Margera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alcatraz can do to turn this around? Margera throws a right and a left that Alcatraz avoids nicely. A decent looking cross lands there for Alcatraz. Alcatraz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Bam Margera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Alcatraz connects with an inside leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Alcatraz misses the target. Alcatraz misses the shot to the body. Alcatraz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Margera on the side of the head. Alcatraz throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and moves out of range. Margera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Robbie Alcatraz has been cut. Margera moves out of range of the body kick from Alcatraz.
Margera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alcatraz looks to land a right hand but Margera moved out of range. Margera closes the distance and clinches up with Alcatraz, looking for a takedown. Margera pushes Alcatraz against the cage but Alcatraz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alcatraz! But no joy. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Alcatraz misses with a low kick as Margera jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Margera avoids the body shot from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz wants to land a leg kick but Margera is out of range. Margera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Margera ducks under a wild hook from Alcatraz. Margera looks to land a combination but Alcatraz avoids it well. Alcatraz thows a left - swing and a miss! A little feinted left hand from Margera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Alcatraz lands with a slapping head kick. Margera slips a straight right by Alcatraz. Margera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alcatraz. Alcatraz moves forwards but Margera connects with a nice, crisp jab. Margera lands a nice hook to Alcatraz's body. Alcatraz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Alcatraz misses the shot to the body. Margera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Margera ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Margera lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alcatraz moves into range and connects with a jab. 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! Margera shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Margera. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice defenses there by Margera. Margera throws a series of punches but Alcatraz avoids them all with ease. Alcatraz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Margera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alcatraz as he avoids it easily. Alcatraz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Margera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Alcatraz scores with a sloppy right hand. Margera should have avoided that one. A jab from Alcatraz misses. Margera throws a right and a left that both miss. Alcatraz slips a jab and a cross from Margera.
Alcatraz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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.
Margera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alcatraz misses with a wild body shot. Alcatraz throws a nice outside leg kick. Margera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alcatraz as he avoids it easily. Alcatraz scores with a kick to the midsection. Margera avoids the head kick by Alcatraz.
Margera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Robbie Alcatraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Margera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcatraz throws out the jab. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alcatraz.
Margera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alcatraz did well to prevent Margera getting side control. Alcatraz kicks off Margera and gets to his feet. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Alcatraz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alcatraz throws a solid leg kick but Margera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alcatraz. Margera avoids a kick to the body.
Alcatraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alcatraz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Margera misses the shot to the body. Alcatraz tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Margera was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alcatraz. Margera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Robbie Alcatraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Alcatraz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Alcatraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Margera.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alcatraz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Margera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Margera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Alcatraz misses with a few strikes there.
Alcatraz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Margera sees it coming and avoids it easily. A punch combination from Margera misses. Alcatraz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Margera counters with a stiff right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Alcatraz throws a leg kick but Margera moved away. Margera shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Alcatraz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Alcatraz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight! Robbie Alcatraz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Margera 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Margera! After the fight, Bam Margera 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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