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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (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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153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Altenburg throws a series of punches but Durrant moves out of range.
Durrant ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg lands a slapping body shot.
von Altenburg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durrant circles away quickly and effectively.
Durrant slips under a jab from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg misses with a wild combination.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durrant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
von Altenburg misses with a series of wild punches.
von Altenburg lunges at Durrant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Durrant's hand.
Durrant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Durrant fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from von Altenburg.
Durrant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says von Altenburg as he avoids it easily.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
von Altenburg lands with a nice combination. Durrant backs away looking to recover.
von Altenburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
von Altenburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Durrant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
von Altenburg misses with a few strikes there.
von Altenburg lands with a hook. Durrant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durrant gets the takedown into side control.
Durrant tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
von Altenburg can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
von Altenburg can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durrant misses with a takedown attempt - von Altenburg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
von Altenburg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
von Altenburg cracks Durrant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Durrant fails with an attempt to clinch.
von Altenburg misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from von Altenburg misses.
Durrant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from von Altenburg finds it's way through Durrant's defenses.
von Altenburg misses with a series of wild punches.
von Altenburg tries to score with a low kick but Durrant moves his leg out of the way.
von Altenburg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durrant checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durrant takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
von Altenburg lands with an overhand left.
von Altenburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durrant darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durrant is looking to take a break and control but von Altenburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Durrant in particular looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg trying to hold on to Durrant's head to control him but Durrant postures up.
Durrant wants to control but von Altenburg is keeping him busy.
Durrant is thwarting von Altenburg's attempts to control the position.
Durrant with the ground and pound but von Altenburg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Durrant trying to stand up but can't free himself from von Altenburg's guard.
Durrant looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
von Altenburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
von Altenburg throws a good cross that connects.
Durrant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durrant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from von Altenburg misses.
von Altenburg lands with a right hand.
von Altenburg misses with a two punch combination.
von Altenburg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durrant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. von Altenburg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Durrant in the domination position with von Altenburg hanging on.
Durrant is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but von Altenburg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Durrant moves into full mount!
Durrant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
von Altenburg is trying desperately to improve position.
von Altenburg tries to hold on but Durrant pushes him away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
von Altenburg tries to control the position but Durrant now has his back.
von Altenburg showing good submission defense here.
Durrant thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
von Altenburg trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
von Altenburg holding on to Durrant's left wrist, preventing the choke.
von Altenburg trying to control the position but Durrant manages to sink in the hooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is persistently looking for the submission but von Altenburg is defending it well.
von Altenburg showing good submission defense here.
A lull in the action here.
Even with his hooks in, Durrant manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Durrant trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure von Altenburg doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg dominated that round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
von Altenburg works the jab nicely.
Durrant fails with a takedown attempt.
Durrant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durrant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says von Altenburg as he avoids it easily.
von Altenburg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
von Altenburg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
von Altenburg looks to land a combination. Durrant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
von Altenburg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Durrant is looking to clinch but von Altenburg is avoiding it.
von Altenburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
von Altenburg misses with a two punch combination.
von Altenburg misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
von Altenburg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
von Altenburg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Durrant blocks a head kick by von Altenburg.
von Altenburg throws a series of punches but Durrant moves out of range.
Durrant ducks right into an uppercut from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
von Altenburg misses with a double jab.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg is winning the standup battle so far.
von Altenburg looks to land a combination but Durrant avoids it well.
Durrant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
von Altenburg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durrant circles away quickly and effectively.
Durrant looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Durrant.
No joy there for von Altenburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from von Altenburg.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
von Altenburg has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durrant finds it's way round the side to connect with von Altenburg's head.
Durrant fails with a takedown attempt.
Durrant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? von Altenburg is fending him off so far but Durrant persists. Nope, von Altenburg circles away and we're back to standing.
von Altenburg cracks a nice hook into Durrant's ribs.
Some wild striking there from von Altenburg.
Durrant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
von Altenburg is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
von Altenburg controlling the position for now.
Durrant is thwarting von Altenburg's attempts to control the position.
Durrant is looking to take a break and control but von Altenburg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
von Altenburg looking for submissions off his back.
von Altenburg is staying active underneath Durrant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Durrant works his way into full mount!
Durrant looking to control but von Altenburg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Durrant there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durrant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durrant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Durrant working the ground and pound effectively.
Durrant misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Durrant looking to control but von Altenburg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Durrant throws some wild stikes that von Altenburg manages to avoid easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Durrant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as von Altenburg is looking to escape.
Durrant is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But von Altenburg has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from von Altenburg!
Durrant 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 seven minutes gone in the round.
Durrant trying to control the position.
von Altenburg is pushing down on Durrant's leg trying to pass to half guard. Durrant is fighting to maintain full guard but von Altenburg has managed to sneak the leg through.
von Altenburg prevents Durrant from improving his position.
Durrant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Durrant is trying to maintain the position but von Altenburg is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Durrant looking for submissions off his back.
Durrant wants to control but von Altenburg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
von Altenburg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durrant circles away quickly and effectively.
von Altenburg scores with a hook to the body. Durrant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durrant shoots in but no luck this time.
Durrant ducks right into an uppercut from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danga de danga de dang - von Altenburg scores with a four punch combination!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Durrant shoots for a double leg takedown but von Altenburg sprawls well. He's pushed Durrant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Danga de danga de dang - von Altenburg scores with a four punch combination!
Durrant is rocked!
von Altenburg lands a with a good body shot.
Durrant is still on wobbly legs! Can von Altenburg finish him?
Durrant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
von Altenburg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by von Altenburg.
Iain Durrant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durrant walks into a straight right hand from von Altenburg.
Durrant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
von Altenburg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
von Altenburg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Durrant doesn't manage to clinch there - von Altenburg circles away.
von Altenburg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
von Altenburg is working the combinations to good effect here.
Durrant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durrant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think von Altenburg 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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