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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Cleary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Northrop might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alive And Kicking. Patrick Cleary acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Northrop. That snapped Cleary's head back.
Cleary shoots for a double leg takedown but Northrop sprawls well. He's pushed Cleary's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Northrop throws a hook but Cleary blocks it.
Cleary appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cleary throws a poor cross that misses
and Northrop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Northrop digs a good body shot into Cleary's ribs.
Northrop lands the left hand.
Northrop throws a lazy right hand but Cleary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleary looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Northrop dives in and grabs Cleary's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cleary pushes down on Northrop's head and hops out.
Cleary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Northrop takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses.
Cleary only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Northrop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cleary has time to react.
Northrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Northrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Cleary is just out of range.
Northrop connects with a nice looking jab.
Northrop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Northrop.
Northrop throws a sloppy body shot
and Cleary connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cleary misses with a low kick.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
A little jabbing left from Cleary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cleary takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cleary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Northrop throws out the jab.
Northrop misses with a left hand
and Cleary counters with a stiff right hand.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary slips under a jab.
Cleary is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Northrop with a body shot.
Cleary fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Northrop was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleary moves in looking to clinch but Northrop pushes him off.
Northrop lands with an overhand left.
Northrop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Northrop scores with a nice right hand.
Cleary's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Northrop connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cleary scrambles back to his feet.
Northrop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No luck for Northrop with that takedown attempt.
Cleary looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleary! But no joy.
Cleary fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Northrop misses its intended target.
Cleary looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cleary throws a leg kick but Northrop checks it.
Northrop connects with a single shot there.
Northrop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cleary is refusing to be controlled, as Northrop sits in half guard.
Northrop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cleary's head.
Northrop with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Northrop lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop winds up and cracks Cleary with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Northrop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cleary is staying active underneath Northrop, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Northrop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Northrop seems content to control.
Northrop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cleary is trying to get back to full guard.
Cleary is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Northrop connects with a body shot that sends Cleary's belly button to the back.
Russell Northrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Northrop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cleary doesn't seem bothered though.
Northrop lands with a cross.
Northrop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleary drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Northrop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cleary's guard.
Cleary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cleary trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Northrop wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
Cleary preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Northrop looking to sit in guard and control but Cleary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Northrop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cleary doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cleary manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Northrop controls Cleary momentarily but Cleary frees himself.
Cleary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Northrop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Northrop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Northrop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary pushing down on Northrop's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cleary is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Northrop!
Northrop is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Cleary moves to take his opponent's back.
Northrop tries to break free.
Cleary avoiding Northrop 's attempts to control his hands.
Northrop is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Globo Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Cleary is looking for the choke from the back position but Northrop is controlling his hands well.
Northrop tries to break free.
Cleary gets his hands free as Northrop looks to control.
Cleary looking to break Northrop's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Northrop remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cleary will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Cleary working for a choke but Northrop is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cleary gets his way!
Northrop tries to escape the position.
Northrop trying to control but not successfully.
Northrop is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Northrop defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Northrop tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Northrop tries to hold on but Cleary postures up.
Northrop slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Northrop 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.
Cleary is looking for a kimura but Northrop is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cleary to get the leverage.
Cleary wants to pass to mount but Northrop is defending the position.
Northrop is trying to get back to full guard.
Cleary tries to pass to full mount but Northrop defends it.
Northrop is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Cleary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Northrop.
Northrop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cleary scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Northrop lands.
Cleary throws a poor cross that misses
and Northrop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop with a nice cross.
Northrop misses with a hook. Cleary ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleary! But no joy.
Northrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleary can do to turn this around?
Northrop throws the left hand but Cleary avoids the punch easily.
Cleary swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cleary takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Northrop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Northrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cleary moves away.
Cleary with the counter takedown but Northrop avoids it easily.
Northrop scores with a body shot.
Cleary jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cleary walks into a left hand.
Cleary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Northrop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Northrop stuns Cleary with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cleary takes a jab right on the kisser.
Northrop digs a good body shot into Cleary's ribs.
Cleary misses with a straight right.
Cleary bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Northrop sizes up Cleary with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Northrop throws a big shot that misses.
Cleary thinks about the counter body kick.
Northrop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cleary on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cleary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Our spies down at at The Axis of Evil inform us that Cleary has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Northrop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cleary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cleary is on top in guard.
Patrick Cleary has got the better of the ground game so far.
Northrop keeping full guard, as Cleary tries to pass.
Northrop looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Northrop looking for a guillotine here but Cleary defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleary stands and throws Northrop's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Northrop struggling a bit here.
Cleary tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cleary has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Northrop tries to bench press Cleary off him but Cleary keeps the position.
Cleary works to advance to full mount. Northrop defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cleary wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Northrop can't escape the position.
Cleary with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northrop holds on to Cleary as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Northrop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Northrop scores with a hook.
Nice body punch from Northrop.
Northrop connects with the punch.
Northrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cleary was well out of range. Poor timing from Northrop.
Cleary let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Northrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Northrop has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cleary!
Northrop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Northrop prevents Cleary from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop trying to control but Cleary is having none of it.
Northrop is really struggling to control Cleary but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cleary tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Northrop lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cleary is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cleary is squirming around, avoiding Northrop's attempts to control the action.
Cleary is trying desperately to improve position.
Northrop landing punches.
Northrop breaks from Cleary's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Northrop working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Northrop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop tries to control but Cleary wriggling away.
Cleary is trying desperately to improve position.
Cleary takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Northrop prevents Cleary from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleary is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Northrop lands a big shot there that rocks Cleary but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Northrop with shots to the head and body - Cleary looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Northrop with the ground and pound from mount.
Northrop with a couple of short strikes.
Northrop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cleary is desperately trying to improve his position but Northrop has a good base and remains in mount.
Northrop goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cleary turns into him and now he's in Northrop's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop had his way with Patrick Cleary in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Northrop shoots in for a double leg but Cleary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cleary throws a leg kick but Northrop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Northrop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleary has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cleary ducks under a wild hook from Northrop.
Cleary misses with a jab to the body
and Northrop counters with a straight right hand.
Northrop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Northrop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Northrop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cleary on the side of the head.
Cleary tries a head kick but it misses.
Northrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary looks to land a right hand but Northrop moved out of range.
Northrop misses with a left hand
and Cleary makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Northrop really felt that one!
Northrop misses with a hook.
Cleary tries a quick counter leg kick but Northrop is wise to it.
Northrop misses with a jab to the body
and Cleary counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cleary moves forwards but Northrop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Northrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Northrop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Northrop throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cleary on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Northrop throws out a powerful jab.
Cleary lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Northrop misses the jab.
Cleary now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Patrick Cleary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary misses with an uppercut. Northrop saw that one coming.
Northrop scores with a sloppy right hand. Cleary should have avoided that one.
Northrop lands with a cross.
Northrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cleary.
Cleary is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Northrop with a body shot.
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!
Northrop tries for a takedown but Cleary circles away easily
and Cleary cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Northrop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cleary tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Northrop misses with a hook.
It seemed like Cleary was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Northrop cracks Cleary with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop throws a hook but Cleary blocks it.
Cleary feints a counter leg kick.
Cleary slips a jab and a cross from Northrop.
Cleary feints a counter leg kick.
Northrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleary slips a straight right by Northrop.
Cleary with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Northrop to score with a decent uppercut.
Cleary slips a straight right by Northrop.
The crowd cheers as Northrop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cleary doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Northrop.
Northrop misses with a series of wild punches.
Northrop backing away here, and Cleary unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Northrop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Northrop throws a lazy right hand but Cleary sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleary tries to clinch up but Northrop circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice combination there by Cleary.
Northrop is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northrop misses with a body shot.
Cleary throws a counter combo.
Northrop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cleary looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Northrop throws a body punch but Cleary moves out of range.
Cleary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Northrop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Northrop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Russell Northrop 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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