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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Laurence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister comes to the cage accompanied by Althia and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking. Clayton Laurence has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Duncan McAlister's chin.
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259 lbs
44 - 35 - 3 |
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245 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 35 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Laurence!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurence throws a shot to the body.
McAlister moves into range and clinches up with Laurence.
Laurence is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McAlister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McAlister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Laurence as the two fighters clinch.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence looking to stall.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Laurence breaks the clinch.
Laurence connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laurence - that will leave a mark!
McAlister has managed to clinch.
McAlister misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laurence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laurence is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laurence swings wildly with an uppercut but McAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence stalls.
Laurence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laurence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laurence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McAlister tries to clinch but Laurence moves out of range.
Laurence is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Laurence back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister scores with a shot to the side of Laurence's head.
Laurence is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laurence wants to break free but McAlister has control.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
McAlister working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laurence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurence tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McAlister just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Laurence.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laurence content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laurence blocking some punches.
Laurence decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurence wants to sweep here but McAlister controlling him for the moment.
Laurence looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurence is looking for a triangle here but McAlister uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Laurence's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McAlister decides to stand up, so the ref orders Laurence to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laurence.
McAlister darts in and clinches Laurence up against the cage.
McAlister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister stops a takedown attempt from Laurence.
Laurence is looking to control McAlister's arms but McAlister gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laurence has his back to the cage.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, McAlister scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laurence is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAlister is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Laurence blocking some punches.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Laurence is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAlister is keeping busy.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
McAlister misses with some punches.
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!
Laurence is trying to pull guard but McAlister turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan McAlister dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laurence misses with a head kick.
Laurence throws a low kick, looking for McAlister's leg but McAlister calmly moves out of range.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.
McAlister instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laurence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laurence taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laurence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as McAlister blocks the leg kick.
Laurence fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McAlister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence digs a good hook to McAlister's body.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laurence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laurence lands a nice shot to the body.
McAlister tries to clinch but Laurence moves out of range.
McAlister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laurence can do to turn this around?
Laurence looks for the body kick but McAlister saw that one coming.
McAlister tries to clinch up
and Laurence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laurence counters with a shoot takedown. McAlister fights it but they end up in guard.
McAlister is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Duncan McAlister has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Laurence is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McAlister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laurence is trying to break the clinch but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
Laurence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laurence is trying to stall.
McAlister working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Laurence breaks from the clinch.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
McAlister takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurence is trying to break the clinch but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
Laurence stalling.
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!
Laurence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAlister lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Laurence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurence.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Laurence throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Laurence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duncan McAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laurence feints the counter takedown.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.
McAlister is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laurence throws a quick inside leg kick.
McAlister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McAlister tries to clinch but Laurence moves out of range.
Laurence was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Laurence swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
Laurence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laurence closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laurence stalling.
Laurence blocking some punches.
McAlister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Laurence.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from McAlister.
Laurence is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McAlister is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurence has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McAlister is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Laurence.
Laurence lands a shot to the body.
Laurence blocking some punches.
McAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurence.
Laurence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laurence effectively controlling the action here.
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!
McAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laurence holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McAlister pushes Laurence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Duncan McAlister will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McAlister tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laurence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laurence tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laurence throws a fast counter high kick but McAlister manages to duck under it in time.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurence circles away.
Laurence tries a quick counter leg kick but McAlister is wise to it.
McAlister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laurence swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
Laurence swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence throws a leg kick which misses McAlister's front leg but catches the back leg as McAlister tries to avoid it.
Clayton Laurence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurence circles away.
Laurence drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McAlister defends it well.
Laurence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurence connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Laurence.
Laurence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
McAlister has Laurence up against the cage in a clinch.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurence is trying to force a seperation but McAlister has the dominant position.
Laurence scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laurence is looking for a takedown.
McAlister misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Laurence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laurence looking to stall.
McAlister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Laurence.
A shot in the inside from McAlister.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence misses with a body punch.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
McAlister lands with a left to the head.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Laurence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laurence pulls McAlister into guard.
McAlister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McAlister is looking to clinch.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Laurence pushes him off.
Laurence lands with an overhand left.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Laurence tries to counter it with a takedown but McAlister pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laurence circles away from the clinch attempt.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Laurence pushes him off.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
McAlister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laurence stalls.
Clayton Laurence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laurence is trying to force a seperation but McAlister has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laurence blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurence tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McAlister just stands there and leans against the cage.
McAlister lands with a short shot to the head.
Laurence tries to pull guard but McAlister holds him up against the cage and eventually Laurence drops back down to his feet.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Laurence.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Laurence.
Laurence misses with some punches.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence pulls McAlister into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurence 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.
Laurence has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McAlister 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 Laurence.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clayton Laurence.
I think McAlister 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Duncan McAlister!
Duncan McAlister thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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