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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kent Mcallum (ranked 7636 p4p, 495 weight class) and Luke Trendall (ranked 7613 p4p, 494 weight class). Luke Trendall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kent Mcallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Trendall!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trendall misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcallum.
A combination from Trendall does no damage.
Mcallum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcallum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Mcallum.
Mcallum leaves Trendall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcallum clinches with his opponent.
Mcallum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trendall looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcallum is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trendall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcallum misses with a few strikes there.
Trendall shoots in for a takedown but Mcallum shows good takedown defense.
Trendall slips a jab and a cross from Mcallum.
Mcallum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcallum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trendall misses with a head kick.
Mcallum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trendall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mcallum breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcallum tries to close the distance and clinch but Trendall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Trendall with that takedown attempt.
Mcallum is looking for a counter combo.
Kent Mcallum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Trendall.
Mcallum thuds his shin into the meat of Trendall's side.
Mcallum is looking to clinch but Trendall is avoiding it.
Mcallum moves out of range of the leg kick from Trendall.
Mcallum lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mcallum throws a push kick but Trendall slaps the foot to one side.
Mcallum misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcallum tries to clinch
and Mcallum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcallum throws a sloppy head kick
and Trendall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcallum.
Trendall taking a breather.
Mcallum prevents Trendall from breaking the clinch.
Mcallum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcallum throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Mcallum.
Trendall misses with a wild combination.
Mcallum wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mcallum as Trendall shoots in.
Mcallum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcallum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trendall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trendall shoots in but Mcallum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Trendall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trendall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcallum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trendall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mcallum throws a sloppy head kick
and Mcallum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Mcallum dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mcallum misses with a double jab.
Mcallum tries to close the distance and clinch but Trendall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcallum darts in and clinches Trendall up against the cage.
Trendall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Trendall is trying to break the clinch but Mcallum has him pressed against the cage.
Mcallum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcallum throws a push kick but Trendall slaps the foot to one side.
Trendall throws a right hand that Mcallum ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcallum also avoids with ease.
Trendall scores with a three punch combo!
Trendall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kent Mcallum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trendall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcallum tries to avoid it but Trendall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcallum to the ground. Mcallum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trendall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcallum eats them both and turns towards Trendall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcallum tries to clinch there but Trendall circles away.
Mcallum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcallum. Trendall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luke Trendall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcallum connects with a leg kick. Trendall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mcallum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trendall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Trendall throws a head kick but Mcallum moves out of range.
Trendall throws a shot to the body.
Trendall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcallum throws out a leg kick but Trendall moves out of range and Mcallum only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mcallum. Those never looked like landing.
Trendall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab from Trendall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcallum gets a clinch.
Trendall wants to get back to striking at distance but Mcallum won't allow it.
Mcallum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcallum throws a sloppy head kick and Trendall moves out of range easily.
Mcallum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcallum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcallum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trendall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mcallum doesn't manage to clinch there - Trendall circles away.
Mcallum lands a high kick!
Mcallum wants to clinch up but Trendall keeps it at a distance.
Mcallum blocks the body kick.
Trendall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mcallum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcallum sets himself, and Trendall steps forward looking for the clinch! Mcallum avoids it this time.
Mcallum tries to bum rush Trendall with a series of wild strikes but Trendall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcallum misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Trendall misses.
Trendall is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trendall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trendall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mcallum avoids it really well and circles away.
Kent Mcallum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Trendall.
Trendall shoots in and gets a takedown into Mcallum's guard.
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!
Mcallum working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Trendall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Trendall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcallum pinned against the cage. Mcallum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mcallum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Trendall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trendall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mcallum's guard.
Mcallum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcallum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trendall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trendall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mcallum, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcallum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trendall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trendall throws a series of punches but Mcallum avoids them all with ease.
Mcallum tries to counter by clinching up but Trendall breaks away and moves out of range.
Mcallum tries to clinch but Trendall moves out of range.
Trendall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Trendall misses with a head kick.
Trendall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcallum circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Trendall lands.
Mcallum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trendall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trendall lands with a cross.
Trendall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcallum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trendall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mcallum tries to clinch but Trendall moves out of range.
Trendall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mcallum moves out of range of the leg kick from Trendall.
Mcallum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcallum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcallum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trendall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kent Mcallum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Trendall.
Trendall throws a head kick that misses.
Mcallum tries to counter with a takedown but Trendall is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Trendall is defended easily by Mcallum.
Trendall gets tackled into the cage by Mcallum. Mcallum maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcallum stalling.
Trendall tries to break free but Mcallum pushes him back against the cage.
Trendall tries to break free but Mcallum pushes him back against the cage.
Trendall tries to break free but Mcallum pushes him back against the cage.
Mcallum lands an elbow just above Trendall 's eye.
Trendall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcallum breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trendall throws a head kick that misses.
Mcallum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Trendall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trendall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Trendall!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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