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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Harper (ranked 7082 p4p, 6322 weight class) and Jay Macleod (ranked 512 p4p, 470 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Sydney, Alfie Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Macleod !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macleod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Macleod tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Macleod tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Macleod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macleod .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macleod misses with a double jab.
Harper is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Macleod .
Macleod keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Macleod 's head but Macleod sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Macleod throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Harper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macleod .
Macleod unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alfie Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper forces Macleod back against the cage and clinches.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Harper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Macleod is blocking nicely.
Macleod wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Macleod breaks the clinch.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Macleod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Macleod misses with a double jab.
Macleod has taken the fight to the clinch.
Macleod displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harper up against the cage.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Harper keeps control of Macleod as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Macleod is trying to break free.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macleod blocks it with crossed arms.
Macleod manages to pull guard.
Macleod is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Harper presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Macleod wants to break free but Harper has control.
Harper prevents Macleod from breaking the clinch.
Macleod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
Macleod is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macleod working hard to break the clinch.
Macleod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macleod throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macleod takes the fight into the clinch.
Macleod is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macleod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Macleod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macleod looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Macleod has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Macleod has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Macleod wants to break the clinch but can't.
Macleod wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Macleod ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Macleod no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macleod pushes Harper off and scrambles back to his feet.
Macleod has closed the distance and engaged Harper in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Macleod 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.
Macleod throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Macleod misses with a double jab.
Harper tries to counter by clinching up but Macleod breaks away and moves out of range.
Harper tries a low kick but Macleod avoids it.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Macleod .
Harper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Macleod 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macleod will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Macleod throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macleod blocks a leg kick.
Macleod unleashes a big counter combination but Harper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Macleod 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Macleod scores with a four punch combination!
Macleod misses with a double jab.
Macleod fails to land with a series of punches.
Harper dodges the punch combination from Macleod .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macleod misses with a wild combination.
Harper tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Macleod manages to circle out of the way.
Harper has managed to clinch.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Macleod is blocking nicely.
Macleod 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice sprawl there from Harper as Macleod shoots in.
Harper is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Macleod .
Macleod swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harper counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Harper scores with a knee to the head.
Harper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macleod blocks it with crossed arms.
Macleod tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper keeps control of Macleod as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Macleod is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Macleod wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macleod breaks from the clinch.
Macleod throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Macleod looks to score with a jab to the body but Harper is just out of range.
Harper leaves Macleod with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alfie Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Macleod .
Harper tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macleod throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
As Macleod tries to get set, Harper tries to push him back and clinch up but Macleod manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Macleod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Macleod feints and as Harper raises his hands in defense, Macleod changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harper tries to get out of the position.
Macleod gets to his feet - Harper follows without any prompting.
Macleod has his takedown stuffed
and Harper counters by clinching up.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Macleod is blocking nicely.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macleod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macleod manages to break the clinch.
Jay Macleod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macleod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harper tries to counter by clinching up but Macleod breaks away and moves out of range.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macleod .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Harper misses its intended target.
Macleod misses with a combination
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macleod blocks it with crossed arms.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Macleod is blocking nicely.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Macleod is blocking nicely.
Macleod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Macleod .
Harper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macleod swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Macleod has managed to clinch.
Macleod jumps guard.
Harper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Macleod has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Harper is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Macleod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Macleod throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jay Macleod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macleod misses with a few strikes there.
Harper is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Macleod .
Macleod misses with a double jab.
Macleod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper.
Harper is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Macleod .
Macleod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harper counters by moving into the clinch.
Harper keeps control of Macleod as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Macleod blocks it.
Macleod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macleod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to keep at a distance but Macleod has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Macleod blocks it.
Alfie Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Macleod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macleod throws a right and a left that Harper avoids nicely.
Harper tries to counter by clinching up but Macleod breaks away and moves out of range.
Macleod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macleod fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harper checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Macleod comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Macleod winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Macleod !
Jay Macleod was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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pop
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