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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilbert Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilbert Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Symons!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert tries a head kick but it misses.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch but Symons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Symons.
Albert looks to move to half guard but instead Symons has passed into mount! Damn!
Albert wants to hold on but Symons pushes him away.
Albert sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons seems to be looking for submissions.
Albert tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons prevents Albert from improving his position.
Symons performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Albert regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Symons.
Albert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Symons controlling from the top position.
That's two 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.
Symons gets to his feet. Albert looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Symons looks winded!
Symons shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Albert's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albert looking for a sweep. Not yet Albert, not yet.
Symons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Symons tries to stand but Albert is controlling from the bottom.
Albert keeping moving, preventing Symons from controlling successfully.
Symons engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert keeping moving, preventing Symons from controlling successfully.
Albert wants to sweep but no luck.
Albert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Symons is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Albert tries a head kick but it misses.
Symons unleashes a big counter combination but Albert bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Albert lands a nice shot to the body.
Symons moves into range and clinches up with Albert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Symons pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Symons drags the fight down to the ground.
Symons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Albert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Symons wants to sweep here but Albert controlling him for the moment.
Albert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Albert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Albert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Symons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Albert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Symons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Symons's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Albert wants to clinch up but Symons keeps it at a distance.
Albert tries to clinch there but Symons circles away.
Albert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Symons tries to keep at a distance but Albert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Albert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Symons walks away with a smile on his face. Albert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Albert throws a head kick but Symons moves out of range.
Symons unleashes a big counter combination but Albert bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Symons moves into range and clinches up with Albert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Symons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albert closes the distance and clinches.
Symons is breathing heavily.
Albert pressing his opponent against the cage.
Albert tries to score a body lock takedown but Symons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilbert Albert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Albert enables Symons to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Albert manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Symons throws a strike but Albert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Albert postures up and lands a big shot to Symons's brow.
Symons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Symons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albert chips away with some ground and pound.
Albert postures up in Symons's guard and throws a big left but Symons blocks it.
Symons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albert scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Albert tries to stand but Symons is controlling from the bottom.
Albert is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Symons working a defensive guard here.
Albert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Albert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Albert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Symons trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Albert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Albert clinches up with Symons and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert tries to score a body lock takedown but Symons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbert Albert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albert can't get the takedown.
Albert breaks from the clinch.
Symons jabs Albert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Albert throws a head kick but Symons moves out of range.
Symons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Symons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Albert explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Symons has closed the distance and engaged Albert in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albert has Symons pressed against the cage, preventing Symons from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Albert changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Symons fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Symons forces Albert back against the cage and clinches.
Symons prevents a takedown attempt there.
Symons jumps into guard, dragging Albert to the mat.
Albert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Albert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Albert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbert Albert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Symons's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Symons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Symons shoots in and bounces Albert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Albert wriggles free and stands up.
Albert is looking to clinch but Symons is avoiding it.
Albert moves into range and clinches up with Symons.
Symons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albert tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Symons gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Albert.
Symons pulls Albert into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Albert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Albert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Symons looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Albert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Albert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Symons wants to get back to his feet but Albert passes into half guard.
Albert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Albert is nestled in close to Symons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Albert stands up and beckons Symons to join him on the feet.
Symons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Symons doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch but Symons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Symons throws a counter combo.
Symons takes the fight into the clinch.
Albert stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albert tries to score a body lock takedown but Symons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbert Albert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Symons manages to pull guard.
Symons controls Albert momentarily but Albert frees himself.
Albert landing some decent shots from guard.
Symons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albert connects with a couple of short punches.
Albert postures up in Symons's guard and throws a big left but Symons blocks it.
Albert preventing the sweep.
Symons trying to keep a closed guard but Albert is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Albert postures up in Symons's guard and throws a big left but Symons blocks it.
Albert stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Albert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Symons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Albert, pushing him back against the cage.
Albert has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Albert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Symons to keep the fight standing.
Symons creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Albert's defenses.
Albert tries to score a body lock takedown but Symons shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbert Albert showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Albert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbert Albert!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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