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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nmr Bin Odwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Della Rovere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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156 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nmr Bin Odwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Della Rovere!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Della Rovere can pounce on him.
Bin Odwan fails with the takedown.
Bin Odwan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bin Odwan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Della Rovere sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bin Odwan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nmr Bin Odwan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin Odwan jabs at Della Rovere's body.
Della Rovere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bin Odwan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Della Rovere's waist but Della Rovere gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bin Odwan off to one side.
Della Rovere tries to bum rush Bin Odwan with a series of wild strikes but Bin Odwan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Della Rovere stalks Bin Odwan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bin Odwan's face. Bin Odwan staggers backwards, shaken.
Bin Odwan shoots in looking for a takedown but Della Rovere manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bin Odwan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Della Rovere clobbers Bin Odwan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bin Odwan shoots in and drives through. Della Rovere sprawls well.
Bin Odwan is breathing heavily.
Bin Odwan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Della Rovere 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Della Rovere trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Della Rovere throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Della Rovere throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Della Rovere throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Della Rovere striking off his back but it's not causing Bin Odwan any problems.
Bin Odwan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Della Rovere tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin Odwan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Della Rovere scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Della Rovere doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Odwan circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Della Rovere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Della Rovere slaps away a takedown attempt from Bin Odwan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bin Odwan tries for a takedown but Della Rovere circles away easily
and Della Rovere counters with an outside leg kick.
Bin Odwan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Della Rovere.
Della Rovere tries to clinch but Bin Odwan is having none of it.
Della Rovere doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Odwan circles away.
Della Rovere lands a nice looking body shot.
Bin Odwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Della Rovere. Those never looked like landing.
Della Rovere throws a nice looking combination but Bin Odwan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Della Rovere bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Della Rovere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bin Odwan doesn't seem phased though.
Bin Odwan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Della Rovere digs a good body shot into Bin Odwan's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Della Rovere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Della Rovere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Della Rovere tries to clinch up.
Della Rovere scores with a push kick.
Della Rovere tries to clinch there but Bin Odwan circles away.
Della Rovere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bin Odwan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Della Rovere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bin Odwan's head backwards.
Della Rovere lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Della Rovere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Della Rovere lands a right hook to the body.
Della Rovere drives through and clinches with Bin Odwan against the cage.
Bin Odwan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bin Odwan looking for a takedown.
Della Rovere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Della Rovere lands a left hand.
Della Rovere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Della Rovere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Della Rovere throws a right hand that Bin Odwan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bin Odwan also avoids with ease.
Bin Odwan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Della Rovere but Della Rovere pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bin Odwan avoids the head kick by Della Rovere.
Della Rovere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bin Odwan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bin Odwan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Della Rovere swivels and escapes.
Della Rovere drives through and clinches with Bin Odwan against the cage.
Bin Odwan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Della Rovere pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Della Rovere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Della Rovere scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Della Rovere takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Della Rovere dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Della Rovere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bin Odwan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bin Odwan scores with a takedown into Della Rovere's guard.
Bin Odwan wants to control from the top but Della Rovere keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Della Rovere striking off his back but it's not causing Bin Odwan any problems.
Bin Odwan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Della Rovere swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bin Odwan stopping the sweep attempt from Della Rovere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Della Rovere throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Bin Odwan stays in close to Della Rovere's body and controls the position.
Della Rovere trying to strike off his back.
Della Rovere throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Della Rovere trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bin Odwan content to stall in guard here.
Bin Odwan pushes down on Della Rovere's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Della Rovere punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Della Rovere strikes from the bottom but Bin Odwan passes into mount!
Bin Odwan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bin Odwan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bin Odwan dominating with strikes here.
Bin Odwan controlling the position easily from mount.
Della Rovere flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bin Odwan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Della Rovere throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Odwan content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Della Rovere swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Della Rovere tries to improve his position but instead Bin Odwan has taken his back!
Bin Odwan has good solid back control here.
Bin Odwan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bin Odwan.
Bin Odwan keeps control of the position as Della Rovere tries to break free.
Della Rovere covers up after that shot from Bin Odwan.
Bin Odwan controls the position.
Della Rovere can't escape the position.
Della Rovere covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bin Odwan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nmr Bin Odwan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bin Odwan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Della Rovere manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bin Odwan lands a couple of digs.
Della Rovere throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Della Rovere striking off his back but it's not causing Bin Odwan any problems.
Della Rovere being controlled here, momentarily.
Bin Odwan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Della Rovere for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nmr Bin Odwan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bin Odwan dives in and grabs Della Rovere's left leg, looking for a takedown. Della Rovere pushes down on Bin Odwan's head and hops out.
Stefan Della Rovere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Odwan forces Della Rovere back against the cage and clinches.
Della Rovere lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bin Odwan.
Della Rovere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bin Odwan backwards.
Bin Odwan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Della Rovere lands with a light punch inside.
Bin Odwan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nmr Bin Odwan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Della Rovere prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere pushes Bin Odwan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Della Rovere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Della Rovere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Della Rovere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bin Odwan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Odwan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Della Rovere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bin Odwan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Della Rovere has a couple of punches blocked by Bin Odwan.
Della Rovere lands with a light punch inside.
Della Rovere lands with a light punch inside.
Bin Odwan goes for a takedown attempt but Della Rovere pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Della Rovere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Della Rovere lands a jab-cross combination.
Della Rovere is looking to clinch but Bin Odwan is avoiding it.
Della Rovere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Della Rovere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bin Odwan.
A good leg kick by Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Della Rovere sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters circling a little - Della Rovere finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bin Odwan shoots in and drives through. Della Rovere sprawls well.
Della Rovere is looking to clinch.
Stefan Della Rovere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Della Rovere stalks Bin Odwan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bin Odwan's face. Bin Odwan staggers backwards, shaken.
Della Rovere looks to land a right hand but Bin Odwan moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bin Odwan.
Della Rovere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Della Rovere is looking to clinch but Bin Odwan is avoiding it.
Bin Odwan shoots in and bounces Della Rovere off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Della Rovere thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Odwan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bin Odwan trying to control but Della Rovere is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nmr Bin Odwan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bin Odwan keeps the fight on the outside.
Della Rovere tries to clinch up but Bin Odwan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Odwan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Della Rovere pinned against the cage. Della Rovere gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Della Rovere circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stefan Della Rovere.
I think Della Rovere 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 Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stefan Della Rovere!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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