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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla Senior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Materla Senior!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance misses with a series of wild punches.
Materla Senior fails with a takedown attempt.
Dorrance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorrance throws a right and a left that Materla Senior avoids nicely.
Dorrance misses with a wild combination.
Materla Senior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dorrance misses with a series of wild punches.
Dorrance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michal Materla Senior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Materla Senior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla Senior closes the distance and pushes Dorrance back into the cage.
Dorrance misses with the head strike.
Materla Senior is looking for a takedown.
Edmund Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla Senior.
Dorrance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Materla Senior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dorrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Dorrance scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dorrance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrance wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Materla Senior has him pressed against the cage.
Materla Senior breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Dorrance scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dorrance moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Michal Materla Senior has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Dorrance misses.
Materla Senior clinches with his opponent.
Materla Senior turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Materla Senior is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dorrance knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Materla Senior on the ground.
Materla Senior lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dorrance tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Materla Senior decides to stand back up. Materla Senior steps back and let's Dorrance get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Materla Senior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Materla Senior is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dorrance.
Materla Senior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Materla Senior slips a jab and a cross from Dorrance.
Materla Senior throws a big shot that misses.
Dorrance moves in looking to clinch but Materla Senior pushes him off.
Materla Senior is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materla Senior. Dorrance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materla Senior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior shoots in but no luck this time.
Materla Senior looks gassed!
Materla Senior throws an off balance right hand
and Dorrance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Materla Senior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorrance.
Materla Senior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dorrance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dorrance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorrance connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorrance scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Materla Senior tries to clinch up.
Dorrance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Materla Senior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dorrance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla Senior'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.
Materla Senior closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dorrance counters with a one-two to the body.
Dorrance tries to clinch there but Materla Senior circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Materla Senior is defended easily by Dorrance.
Dorrance tries to clinch but Materla Senior is having none of it.
Materla Senior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorrance slaps away a takedown attempt from Materla Senior, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Materla Senior tries to clinch but Dorrance is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Materla Senior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dorrance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Materla Senior closes the distance and clinches.
Dorrance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Materla Senior is breathing heavily.
Dorrance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Materla Senior.
Materla Senior jumps guard but Dorrance stands there with Materla Senior around his waist. Materla Senior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Edmund Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla Senior.
A frustrated look appears on Dorrance's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Materla Senior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorrance scores with a jab. Materla Senior acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrance misses with a double jab.
Materla Senior gets tackled into the cage by Dorrance. Dorrance maintains the clinch.
Dorrance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Materla Senior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dorrance pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dorrance gets a clinch.
Materla Senior is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Dorrance fails to land.
Materla Senior lands a knee to the body.
Dorrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Materla Senior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorrance lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior is trying to pull guard but Dorrance turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dorrance breaks from the clinch.
Materla Senior misses with a hook to the body
and Dorrance counters with a three punch combo that has Materla Senior backing up. Materla Senior nods at Dorrance to acknowledge the strikes.
Dorrance looks to land a combination. Materla Senior sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dorrance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Materla Senior circles away quickly and effectively.
Dorrance throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance lands a two punch combo.
Dorrance is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dorrance lands a nice shot to the body.
Dorrance works Materla Senior's body with a nice hook.
Edmund Dorrance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorrance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Materla Senior circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Edmund Dorrance is winning the standup battle so far.
Dorrance catches Materla Senior with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dorrance throws a right hand that Materla Senior ducks under and follows up with a left that Materla Senior also avoids with ease.
Dorrance scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Materla Senior doesn't seem bothered though.
Materla Senior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dorrance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dorrance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Materla Senior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dorrance misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorrance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dorrance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla Senior's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Materla Senior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Materla Senior wants to clinch up but Dorrance keeps it at a distance.
Materla Senior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dorrance's waist but Dorrance gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Materla Senior off to one side.
Dorrance lands with an overhand left.
Materla Senior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrance shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Materla Senior eats them both and turns towards Dorrance to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Materla Senior tries to clinch there but Dorrance circles away.
Materla Senior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dorrance, pushing him back against the cage.
Materla Senior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Materla Senior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Materla Senior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dorrance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorrance misses with a wild combination.
Dorrance misses with a few strikes there.
Materla Senior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dorrance is looking to clinch.
Dorrance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Materla Senior throws a looping overhand right but Dorrance ducks down to avoid it.
Materla Senior throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dorrance was covering up waiting for the punch and Materla Senior finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dorrance not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dorrance, up you get!
Dorrance misses with a wild combination.
Dorrance throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dorrance works Materla Senior's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorrance pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Materla Senior back to the cage. Dorrance follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Edmund Dorrance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Dorrance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dorrance.
Sloppy strikes from Dorrance. Those never looked like landing.
Materla Senior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorrance misses with a wild combination.
Dorrance throws a right and a left that Materla Senior avoids nicely.
Dorrance throws a combination that misses
and Materla Senior counters with a good low kick that Dorrance was not able to check.
Dorrance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Materla Senior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior shoots in for a takedown but Dorrance shows good takedown defense.
Edmund Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla Senior.
Dorrance gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dorrance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Materla Senior is trying to pull guard but Dorrance has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dorrance.
Nice body punch from Dorrance - that landed with a thud.
Dorrance throws a head punch that misses.
Dorrance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorrance is trying to break the clinch but Materla Senior is controlling him.
Dorrance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Materla Senior can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Dorrance.
Michal Materla Senior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmund Dorrance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dorrance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Materla Senior backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Dorrance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dorrance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dorrance!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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