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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graig Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Wilkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandro Wilkes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Graig Albert's chin.
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278 lbs
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190 cm
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graig Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sandro Wilkes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkes goes for a double leg but Albert avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Albert continues to drive forward.
Albert jumps guard but Wilkes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Albert drags the fight down to the ground.
Wilkes postures up and lands a big shot to Albert's brow.
Albert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Albert trying to strike off his back.
Wilkes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Albert wants to control the position but Wilkes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Albert wants to control but Wilkes is keeping busy.
Wilkes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Albert pushes Wilkes off and gets back to his feet.
Albert rushes Wilkes and presses him up against the cage.
Albert manages to pull 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!
Albert wants to get back to his feet but Wilkes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert pushes Wilkes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wilkes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Albert circles away quickly and effectively.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilkes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wilkes rushes Albert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Albert prevents a takedown attempt there.
Graig Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandro Wilkes.
Albert fails to pull guard.
Wilkes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Albert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Albert tries to pull guard but Wilkes holds him up against the cage and eventually Albert drops back down to his feet.
Albert tries to pull guard but Wilkes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Albert gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilkes decides to pull guard.
Albert wants to stand but Wilkes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wilkes 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.
Albert wants to stand but Wilkes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilkes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wilkes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Albert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilkes somewhat.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes throws a right and a left that Albert avoids nicely.
Wilkes tries to clinch up but Albert circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilkes clinches with his opponent.
Albert tries for a takedown but Wilkes manages to get underhooks.
Wilkes pulls guard successfully.
Wilkes is trying to keep Albert in close.
Albert wants to control from the top but Wilkes keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Albert has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilkes is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Graig Albert will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilkes misses with a takedown attempt - Albert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilkes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Albert tries to clinch up but Wilkes circles away and keeps his distance.
Graig Albert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkes pushes Albert up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graig Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandro Wilkes.
Albert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilkes to keep the fight standing.
Albert drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Albert being controlled here, momentarily.
Albert wants to get back to his feet but Wilkes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Albert working a defensive guard here.
Wilkes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilkes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Albert swivels and escapes.
Wilkes moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilkes wants a takedown but no success here.
Albert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilkes smiles and moves away.
Graig Albert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albert moves to clinch but Wilkes breaks away
and Wilkes counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sandro Wilkes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Albert checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wilkes fails with a takedown attempt.
Albert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilkes.
Wilkes is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albert moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes shoots in for a double leg but Albert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Albert tries to clinch but Wilkes moves out of range.
Wilkes misses with a low kick.
Wilkes instigates a clinch.
Albert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilkes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wilkes is trying to break the clinch but Albert has him pressed against the cage.
Wilkes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilkes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wilkes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert postures up.
Graig Albert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Albert gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wilkes is looking to clinch but Albert is avoiding it.
Albert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albert keeps the fight on the outside.
Albert keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkes throws a lazy head kick
and Albert counters with a big head kick but Wilkes shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Albert wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilkes tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilkes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Wilkes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Albert wants to clinch.
Wilkes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albert.
Albert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilkes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilkes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wilkes throws a head kick but Albert moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkes fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilkes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilkes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Albert pinned against the cage. Albert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Graig Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandro Wilkes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert wants to clinch up but Wilkes keeps it at a distance.
Albert tries to clinch up.
Albert tries to clinch there but Wilkes circles away.
A head kick from Albert lands but Wilkes takes it in his stride.
Wilkes closes the distance and clinches up with Albert, looking for a takedown. Wilkes pushes Albert against the cage but Albert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Albert tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkes blocks a head kick by Albert.
Albert swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkes.
Wilkes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Albert as he avoids it easily.
Albert tries to clinch up but Wilkes circles away and keeps his distance.
Albert tries to clinch but Wilkes is having none of it.
Albert clinches up with Wilkes and pushes him back against the cage.
Albert tries to pull guard but Wilkes holds him up against the cage and eventually Albert drops back down to his feet.
Albert tries to pull guard but Wilkes holds him up against the cage and eventually Albert drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wilkes fails to pull guard.
Albert tries to pull guard but Wilkes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wilkes pulls guard.
Albert being controlled here momentarily.
Wilkes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilkes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Albert's guard.
Wilkes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Albert tries to clinch but Wilkes is having none of it.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Albert is having none of it.
Wilkes tries to land a front kick but Albert steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilkes is looking to clinch.
Wilkes shoots in but no luck this time.
Albert wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Albert is fending him off so far but Wilkes persists. Nope, Albert circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sandro Wilkes.
Well Wilkes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandro Wilkes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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