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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Skeeles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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183 cm
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trenton Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Skeeles!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeeles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alexander.
Alexander moves in looking to clinch but Skeeles pushes him off.
Alexander moves out of range of the strikes.
Skeeles swings for the body but Alexander moves out of range.
Skeeles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexander connects with a leg kick. Skeeles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skeeles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexander.
Alexander fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skeeles is out of range.
Skeeles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Skeeles.
Skeeles throws the left hand but Alexander avoids the punch easily.
Skeeles throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skeeles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mike Skeeles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skeeles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexander doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander lands a front kick.
Skeeles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
Skeeles moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Alexander.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander feints and then cracks Skeeles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skeeles down.
Skeeles misses with the combination.
Alexander thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alexander throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexander is looking to land body kicks.
Skeeles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alexander counters with a good, hard body kick but Skeeles shrugs it off.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skeeles.
Alexander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alexander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alexander lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeeles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skeeles's calf.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skeeles throws out the jab.
Skeeles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skeeles cracks Alexander with an open hand slap.
Alexander staying out of range there.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Skeeles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alexander circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexander slips a jab and a cross from Skeeles.
Skeeles misses with an uppercut
and Alexander counters with a leg kick.
Skeeles looks winded!
Skeeles stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skeeles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skeeles misses with a wild body shot.
Skeeles throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alexander thuds his shin into the meat of Skeeles's side.
Skeeles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alexander.
A solid body kick from Alexander.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Skeeles down.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander moves away from the strike by Skeeles.
Alexander looks to land a body kick but Skeeles moved away.
Skeeles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alexander throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skeeles crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alexander - the referee stops the clock and Skeeles gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alexander. Skeeles manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alexander pushes Skeeles away with a front kick.
Alexander tries to land a front kick but Skeeles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexander has Skeeles up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skeeles's defenses.
Skeeles avoids a wild elbow strike from Alexander.
Skeeles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skeeles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexander lands an elbow that stopped Skeeles in his tracks for a moment.
Skeeles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alexander.
Skeeles dodges an elbow strike from Alexander.
Alexander lands an elbow just above Skeeles 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alexander throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skeeles's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Alexander dominated that round.
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.
Alexander takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trenton Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Skeeles throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Skeeles cracks Alexander with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Skeeles scores with a jab to the head.
Alexander throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skeeles can do to turn this around?
Alexander gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alexander throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skeeles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Skeeles misses its intended target.
Skeeles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skeeles lands with an uppercut that bounces Alexander off the cage and back into range.
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!
Alexander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeeles throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Skeeles throws a nice looking combination but Alexander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skeeless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Skeeles misses the body punch
and Alexander counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skeeles throws a right hand that misses
and Alexander makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Skeeles is breathing heavily.
Skeeles loads up on a big right hand but Alexander slips the punch.
Skeeles 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.
Skeeles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander.
Alexander thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alexander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skeeles.
A lazy left from Skeeles finds it's target.
Alexander lands a front kick.
Alexander gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands an elbow inside that Skeeles shrugs off.
It looks like Mike Skeeles has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alexander lands an elbow inside that Skeeles shrugs off.
Alexander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alexander lands an elbow inside.
Alexander looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skeeles wants to get back to striking at distance but Alexander won't allow it.
Alexander pushes off an throws an elbow but Skeeles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skeeles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alexander throws an elbow but it misses.
Skeeles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skeeles tries to break free but Alexander pushes him back against the cage.
Skeeles blocks an elbow strike from Alexander.
Skeeles dodges an elbow strike from Alexander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeeles dodges an elbow strike from Alexander.
Nice elbow from Alexander.
Skeeles working aggressively here.
Alexander throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexander misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Alexander.
Alexander creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alexander pushes off an throws an elbow but Skeeles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skeeles tries to stall but Alexander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skeeles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alexander gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alexander lands an elbow inside.
Skeeles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skeeles blocks an elbow strike from Alexander.
Nice elbow from Alexander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skeeles takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander lands an elbow just above Skeeles 's eye.
Trenton Alexander has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skeeles can't get the takedown.
Trenton Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Skeeles.
Skeeles tries to work over Alexander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skeeles blocks an elbow strike.
Alexander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Skeeles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexander misses with an elbow strike.
Alexander is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alexander lands an elbow inside.
Alexander throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Alexander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Skeeles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alexander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skeeles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander cracks Skeeles with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alexander lands a leg kick that knocks Skeeles off balance momentarily.
Skeeles moves out of range of the body kick from Alexander.
Skeeles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Skeeles missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skeeles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alexander throws a front kick that sends Skeeles stumbling back into the cage.
Alexander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skeeles throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Skeeles missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skeeles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skeeles misses with a straight left.
Alexander takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alexander lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexander moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Skeeles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skeeles is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Alexander.
Skeeles is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Skeeles steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alexander. That one must have hurt.
Skeeles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alexander.
Alexander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alexander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skeeles throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexander. That's going to slow Skeeles down.
Alexander thuds his shin into the meat of Skeeles's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skeeles will feel that in the morning.
Alexander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexander throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alexander throws a front kick that sends Skeeles stumbling back into the cage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alexander.
Skeeles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Skeeles throws a poor cross that misses
and Alexander counters with a nice body kick.
Alexander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alexander feints and then cracks Skeeles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skeeles down.
Skeeles throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander counters with a nice body kick.
Skeeles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alexander moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skeeles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crunch! Alexander slams his shin into Skeeles's torso.
Nice body kick from Alexander.
Skeeles takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Skeeles takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Skeeles misses with a hook.
Alexander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Skeeles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alexander.
Skeeles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexander.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skeeles sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alexander lands a nice looking body kick.
Skeeles misses with an uppercut
and Alexander counters with a good low kick that Skeeles was not able to check.
Skeeles seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skeeles throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Alexander was looking to counter with a kick there.
A good leg kick by Alexander.
A jab from Skeeles misses.
Skeeles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexander's hands.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alexander looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skeeles throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander throws a push kick but Skeeles slaps the foot to one side.
Skeeles is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alexander with a body shot.
Alexander throws a wild body kick that Skeeles sees coming a mile off.
Skeeles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alexander moves out of range of the strikes.
Skeeles misses with a looping right.
Skeeles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexander looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Skeeles misses.
Alexander moves into the clinch successfully.
Skeeles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Skeeles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Skeeles taking a breather.
Alexander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alexander lands an elbow just above Skeeles 's eye.
Alexander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trenton Alexander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skeeles avoids the elbow strike from Alexander, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alexander.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alexander throws an elbow but misses.
Alexander misses with an elbow over the top.
Alexander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skeeles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.
Mike Skeeles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skeeles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alexander smiles and moves away.
Alexander slips a straight right by Skeeles.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trenton Alexander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexander 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trenton Alexander!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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