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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waldorf Astoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astoria comes to the cage accompanied by Waltz from Les Sylphides. Male has chosen One 24 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waldorf Astoria!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Male!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astoria throws a body kick the misses
and Male cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Astoria checks a low kick from Male.
Male listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Astoria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Astoria throws a jab when Male was well out of range.
Male on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Astoria. Astoria obviously looking to wear him down.
Astoria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Male.
Astoria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Astoria scores with a body shot.
Alpha Male seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Male throws a leg kick that is checked
and Male takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Astoria connects with a body shot that sends Male's belly button to the back.
Male throws a body punch but Astoria moves out of range.
A low kick from Male is predictable there
and Astoria counters with a leg kick.
Astoria feints and then cracks Male's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Male down.
Male throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Astoria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Astoria keeps control of Male as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Male lands with a right to the head.
Astoria digs a right hand underneath Male's ribcage. Male let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Male escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Male looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Astoria throws out a leg kick but Male moves out of range and Astoria only half commits.
Astoria moves out of range of the leg kick from Male.
Astoria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Male scores with a nice hook to the head.
Male breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astoria lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Male drops his hands momentarily and Astoria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Astoria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Astoria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Astoria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astoria lands with an uppercut that bounces Male off the cage and back into rage.
Male throws a body kick the misses
and Astoria counters with a series of strikes. Male will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Male misses
and Astoria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Astoria wants to land a leg kick but Male is out of range.
Male looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Male lands with a hook. Astoria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Astoria throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Male misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Astoria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Astoria digs a right hand underneath Male's ribcage. Male let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Astoria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Astoria prevents Male from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Astoria.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Astoria is working Male over against the cage.
Male looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Astoria.
Astoria lands with a short shot to the head.
Astoria misses with a knee to the head.
Astoria keeps control of Male as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Astoria prevents Male from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Astoria.
Astoria scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Astoria.
Astoria landing knees to the head.
It looks like Alpha Male has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astoria.
Astoria cracks Male with a nice body shot.
Astoria lands with a short shot to the head.
Astoria pushes Male back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Astoria lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Astoria.
Astoria lands a body shot in the clinch.
Astoria lands a left hand.
Astoria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Astoria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Male's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Astoria.
Astoria presses Male against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Astoria.
Nice body punch from Astoria.
A short body shot lands from Astoria as the two fighters clinch.
Astoria digs a right hand into Male's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Male's gas tank.
Astoria lands with a left to the head.
Astoria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Astoria.
Astoria lands a nice uppercut.
Astoria lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astoria scores with a hook to the body.
Astoria pushes Male back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Astoria creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Astoria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Male takes a shot to the head.
Male tries to break the clinch but Astoria is controlling the position.
Male tries to work over Astoria's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Astoria lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Astoria pushes Male back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astoria digs a right hand into Male's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Male's gas tank.
Astoria is leaning against Male and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Astoria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Astoria.
Astoria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Astoria is working Male over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Astoria.
Astoria lands a good knee to the midsection. Male won't want to take too many of those.
Astoria lands a good knee to the midsection. Male won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Astoria.
Astoria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astoria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Astoria - that landed with a thud.
Astoria lands a body shot.
Astoria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male wants to break the clinch but can't.
Male is trying to break free.
Astoria digs a right hand underneath Male's ribcage. Male let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Astoria lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Astoria.
Astoria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Male lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Astoria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Astoria lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Astoria.
Astoria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Male tries to land knees in the clinch but Astoria avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Astoria.
Male wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Astoria.
Astoria cracks Male with a nice body shot.
Astoria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Astoria landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astoria.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Astoria.
Astoria lands an uppercut.
Astoria lands a hook that snaps the head of Male backwards.
Still in the clinch, Astoria scores with a nice short uppercut.
Male looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Astoria tries a knee to the head but Male blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldorf Astoria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alpha Male's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Astoria throws a combination that misses
and Male connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Male throws a lazy head kick
and Astoria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Astoria.
Male wants to get back to striking at distance but Astoria won't allow it.
Astoria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Astoria working aggressively here.
Male has had enough of the clinch but Astoria keeps him there for the moment.
Astoria lands with a short shot to the head.
Astoria tries to land a knee to the head but Male blocks with his arms.
Astoria lands a shoulder strike.
Astoria is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Male can do to turn this around?
Astoria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Astoria.
Astoria lands a hook that snaps the head of Male backwards.
Astoria lands a shot to the body.
Astoria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Male has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Male prevents a body shot from Astoria.
Astoria presses Male against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Astoria on the inside.
Male looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Astoria tries to land a knee to the head but Male blocks with his arms.
Astoria with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Male is trying to break the clinch but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Astoria has Male pressed against the cage, preventing Male from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Male blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Astoria with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male tries to break the clinch but Astoria is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Astoria obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Astoria.
Astoria presses Male against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Astoria is leaning against Male and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Astoria lands a hook that snaps the head of Male backwards.
A short uppercut from Astoria.
Male breaks from the clinch.
Male throws a sloppy body shot
and Astoria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Astoria.
Astoria throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Astoria lands the left hand.
Astoria avoids the head kick by Male.
Male throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Male has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Astoria.
Male moves out of range of the body kick.
Astoria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Astoria cracks Male with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Astoria is looking to score with low kicks.
Male 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male checks a low kick from Astoria.
Male fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Astoria is out of range.
Astoria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Astoria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Astoria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Astoria connects with a solid leg kick.
Male thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astoria. Male does a little dance to reset his feet.
Male dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Astoria. That did some damage!
Astoria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Male swings for the body but Astoria moves out of range.
Astoria throws a lazy right hand but Male sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Astoria misses with a hook.
Male checks a leg kick nicely.
Astoria has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Astoria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Male.
Astoria motions for Male to come forward. Astoria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Male throws a leg kick but Astoria sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Astoria rushes Male and presses him up against the cage.
Astoria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astoria lands a shoulder strike.
Male blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Male misses with a hook from the clinch.
Male blocking some punches.
Astoria tries to land knees in the clinch but Male avoids the damage to the body.
Male wants to break the clinch but can't.
Male breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Male avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Male blocks a leg kick.
Male avoids the body shot from Astoria.
Male misses the shot to the body.
Astoria tries to clinch but Male moves out of range.
Astoria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Astoria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Male throws a hook to the side of Astoria's head but Astoria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Male fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Astoria cracks the inside of Male's front leg.
Astoria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Male darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Astoria throws a low kick but Male avoids it.
Astoria is looking to chop away at Male's legs.
Waldorf Astoria is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Male turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Male throws a nice looking combination but Astoria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Male misses with a series of wild punches.
Astoria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Male swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Male pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Male misses with a two punch combination.
Astoria is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Male displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Male throws a chopping leg kick but Astoria manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Astoria throws a shot from downtown. Male moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Male coming out on top.
Male lands a leg kick that knocks Astoria off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Astoria misses.
Male dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Astoria. That did some damage!
Astoria tries to work over Male's front leg with a kick but Male checks it.
Male throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Astoria.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Male lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldorf Astoria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alpha Male's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Male lands with a hook. Astoria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Astoria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Male throws out the jab.
Astoria steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Male. That one must have hurt.
Male throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Astoria looks to land a body kick but Male moved away.
Astoria thows a body shot but no joy.
Male throws a lazy right hand but Astoria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Astoria moves out of range as Male throws a body kick.
Male shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Male lands a nice looking body shot.
Male lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Astoria doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Male throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Astoria ducks right into an uppercut from Male.
Male on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Astoria. Astoria obviously looking to wear him down.
Male throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Male avoids the body shot from Astoria.
Astoria clinches.
Male works on Astoria's body with a couple of short punches.
Astoria misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male wants to break free but Astoria has control.
Male has had enough of the clinch but Astoria keeps him there for the moment.
Astoria pushes Male back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Male is trying to break the clinch but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Male takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Astoria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Male.
Male breaks the clinch.
Astoria walks forward, straight into a front kick from Male.
A jab lands there for Male.
Male's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Male misses with a leg kick
letting Astoria counter with a right hand.
Astoria throws a leg kick
and Male counters with a good, hard body kick but Astoria shrugs it off.
Male avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Male connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Male finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Astoria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Astoria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Male showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Astoria.
Astoria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Male lands a head shot.
Astoria pushes Male up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male is trying to push Astoria away but Astoria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Astoria tries to throw a body punch but Male avoids it by throwing Astoria back against the cage.
Astoria throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Male blocks it with crossed arms.
Male breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Astoria throws a lazy body kick
and Male counters with a straight right hand.
Male scores with a body shot.
Astoria checks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Male finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Male tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Male uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Astoria.
Male throws a head kick that misses
and Astoria counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Male throws a push kick but Astoria slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Male.
Astoria wants to clinch up but Male keeps it at a distance.
Astoria throws a body kick that misses.
Astoria throws a hook but Male avoids it easily.
Male connects with an inside leg kick.
Male showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Astoria.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Male.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astoria connects with a leg kick. Male looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Astoria walks into a stiff left hand from Male.
Male moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Astoria looks to land a combination but Male avoids it well.
Astoria throws a wild body kick that Male sees coming a mile off.
Some bone on bone action there as Astoria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Astoria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Male. That did some damage!
Astoria looks to throw the jab but Male is out of range.
Astoria checks the leg kick nicely there.
Astoria is looking to land body kicks.
Astoria fakes the leg kick and cracks Male in the body.
Astoria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Astoria dodges the punch combination from Male.
Astoria throws a leg kick but Male checks it.
Male connects with a good right hand that stumbles Astoria. Astoria circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Astoria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Astoria tries to move into range but Male moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Astoria pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male throws a solid leg kick but Astoria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Male.
A head kick misses from Male.
Good work by Astoria as he checks the leg kick.
Male lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Male throws out a leg kick but Astoria moves out of range and Male only half commits.
Male misses with a hook
and Astoria counters with a thumping low kick.
Male lands a nice shot to the body.
Male looks for the body kick but Astoria saw that one coming.
Male tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Male slips a jab from Astoria.
Astoria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Astoria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Male has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Male and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Male.
Astoria tries a head kick but it misses.
Astoria throws a jab when Male was well out of range.
Male scores with a kick to the midsection.
Male stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Astoria steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Male. That one must have hurt.
Astoria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Alpha Male just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Alpha Male's cut.
That's time! Astoria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Male lands with a kick to the temple. Astoria shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Male throws a series of punches but Astoria moves out of range.
Male throws a nice outside leg kick.
Astoria tries a low kick but Male avoids it.
Astoria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Male throws a nice inside leg kick.
Astoria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Male avoids the head kick by Astoria.
Astoria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Astoria blocks a leg kick.
Male throws a poor cross that misses
and Astoria counters with a nice body kick.
Male throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Astoria darts in and clinches Male up against the cage.
Male's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Male misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Astoria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Astoria misses with a body shot.
Male avoids a punch combination nicely.
Astoria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Male.
Astoria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Male checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Astoria, right into the meat.
Male throws a sloppy body shot
and Astoria counters with a slapping leg kick.
Male lands a really nice looking cross but Astoria seems unphased.
Male blocks a jab.
Astoria connects with a jab.
Astoria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Male on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Astoria. Astoria obviously looking to wear him down.
Astoria looks to land a combination. Male sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Astoria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Male.
A good leg kick by Male.
Astoria lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Astoria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Astoria misses with a leg kick.
Male throws a leg kick which misses Astoria's front leg but catches the back leg as Astoria tries to avoid it.
Donk. Male catches Astoria right on the button with a cross.
Astoria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Male checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Male throws a lazy head kick
and Astoria counters with a series of strikes. Male will be more careful next time no doubt.
Male scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Astoria sizes up Male with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astoria is looking to chop away at Male's legs.
Astoria sizes up Male with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Male ducks under a wild hook from Astoria.
Astoria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Male moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Male displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Astoria throws out the jab.
Male misses with a body shot.
Astoria punishes Male's body with a nice straight punch.
Male looks to land a body kick but Astoria moved away.
Astoria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Male.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Male has had enough of the clinch but Astoria keeps him there for the moment.
Male breaks the clinch.
Male gets tackled into the cage by Astoria. Astoria maintains the clinch.
Male breaks the clinch.
Astoria tries to close the distance and clinch but Male swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Male throws a head kick but Astoria moves out of range.
Male takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Astoria rushes Male and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astoria struggles to land a body shot inside as Male controls his hands.
Waldorf Astoria has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Astoria throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Male misses with a left hand
and Astoria counters with a solid body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Astoria. That's going to slow Male down.
Astoria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Astoria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Astoria scores with the left hand. Male knows he should have avoided that one.
Astoria is looking to clinch but Male is avoiding it.
Astoria lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Male misses with an uppercut. Astoria saw that one coming.
Male takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Male throws an off balance right hand
and Astoria counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Male is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Male wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Male is looking to break free of the clinch but Astoria has double underhooks.
Male's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Astoria avoids the head kick by Male.
Male buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Male throws a lazy right hand but Astoria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Astoria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astoria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astoria cracks the inside of Male's front leg.
Male 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.
Male takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Astoria slams his shin into Male's torso.
Astoria misses with a jab, cross combination.
Astoria fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Male, pushing him back against the cage.
Astoria lands with a right to the head.
Male wants to break the clinch but can't.
Astoria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Male is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Astoria lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Astoria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Male backwards.
Astoria has Male pressed against the cage, preventing Male from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Astoria cracks Male with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Male's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Astoria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Male's face.
Astoria landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Astoria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Astoria pushes Male back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Astoria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Astoria.
A short left from Astoria.
A right handed body shot lands from Astoria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldorf Astoria had his way with Alpha Male in that round.
The cut man is working on Alpha Male'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Astoria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Male misses
and Astoria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Astoria moves into the clinch.
Male is trying to break the clinch but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Male tries to circle away but Astoria has him pinned against the cage.
Astoria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Male breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Astoria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Male misses with a body shot.
Male stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Astoria.
A swing and a miss from Astoria.
Astoria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Male manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Male.
Male checks a low kick from Astoria.
Male throws a leg kick that misses.
Male circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astoria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Male on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Male has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Astoria.
Male pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Male is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Male gets tackled into the cage by Astoria. Astoria maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astoria keeps control of Male as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Astoria lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Astoria lands with a short shot to the head.
Astoria throws a punch but it's blocked by Male.
A left hand lands to the body for Astoria.
Astoria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Male is trying to push Astoria away but Astoria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Astoria unloads a knee to the mid-section. Male lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Astoria pushes Male back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Astoria.
Astoria scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Astoria.
Astoria has Male pressed against the cage, preventing Male from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Astoria.
Male is trying to push Astoria away but Astoria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Astoria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Male wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Astoria keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Male's efforts to push away.
Astoria connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astoria digs a right hand into Male's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Male's gas tank.
Astoria works on Male's body with a couple of short punches.
Astoria scores with a knee to the head.
Astoria digs a right hand underneath Male's ribcage. Male let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alpha Male has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waldorf Astoria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Astoria obliges.
Astoria scores with a shot to the side of Male's head.
Astoria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Male backwards.
Astoria scores with a hook to the body.
Male is looking to break free of the clinch but Astoria has double underhooks.
Astoria scores with a shot to the side of Male's head.
Astoria has Male pressed against the cage, preventing Male from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Male wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Male has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Male tries to break the clinch but Astoria is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Male's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Male wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Astoria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Male wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Male is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Astoria lands a left hand that snaps the head of Male backwards.
Male is trying to force a seperation but Astoria has the dominant position.
Astoria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Males head.
Male can't break the clinch.
Astoria stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astoria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Male tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Astoria's elbow.
Astoria digs a right hand into Male's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Male's gas tank.
Astoria lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Male's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Astoria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Male's calf.
Male takes a swing at Astoria's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Astoria!
Male misses with a low kick.
Male throws a leg kick
and Astoria counters by clinching up.
A short body shot lands from Astoria as the two fighters clinch.
Astoria blocking some punches.
Astoria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Male or not.
Astoria misses with some punches.
Astoria with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Male tries to break free but Astoria pushes him back against the cage.
Astoria lands a nice uppercut.
Male wants to break the clinch but can't.
Male misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astoria with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Astoria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Male blocks an uppercut.
Male has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Male scores with a shoulder strike.
Astoria pushes Male back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Astoria digs a right hand into Male's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Male's gas tank.
Male tries to circle away but Astoria has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astoria.
Male is trying to break the clinch but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Male has had enough of the clinch but Astoria keeps him there for the moment.
Astoria lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Astoria lands a shot to the body.
Astoria is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Male has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Astoria lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Astoria.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Astoria.
Astoria lands with a left to the head.
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!
Astoria lands a hook to the side of the head.
Male is rocked!
Male wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Astoria has him pressed against the cage.
Astoria tries a knee to the head but Male blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waldorf Astoria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Astoria 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 49:44
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:44
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldorf Astoria!
Waldorf Astoria retains his welterweight title!
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