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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Monroe (ranked 25050 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Albatross (ranked 6033 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornelius Albatross has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elijah Monroe's chin.
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cornelius Albatross!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albatross rushes Monroe and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Albatross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Albatross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albatross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but Monroe blocks with his arms.
Albatross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monroe can't get the takedown.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross prevents a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Albatross is controlling him.
Albatross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Monroe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Albatross just leaning against Monroe, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Albatross stalling in the clinch.
Albatross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Albatross.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Albatross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Monroe up against the cage.
Monroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albatross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Monroe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Albatross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Albatross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albatross.
It looks like Elijah Monroe has been cut.
Albatross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Albatross, against the cage.
Albatross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Albatross is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Albatross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Albatross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Albatross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Albatross.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albatross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Albatross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Albatross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albatross stalling.
Monroe goes for a takedown attempt but Albatross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albatross rushes Monroe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albatross missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Monroe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Albatross does it's job there.
A left lands for Albatross.
Albatross pushes Monroe up against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
Albatross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Albatross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Monroe is trying to push Albatross away but Albatross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monroe tries to circle away but Albatross has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Albatross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monroe blocks it with crossed arms.
Albatross tries a knee to the head but Monroe blocks it.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but Monroe blocks with his arms.
Albatross avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Albatross won't allow it.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Albatross stalling the fight.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albatross.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albatross.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Albatross is pushing Monroe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albatross missing with knees to the body.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.
Albatross prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Monroe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Albatross is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albatross missing with knees to the body.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe looking to stall.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Albatross avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Albatross avoids it.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Albatross won't allow it.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
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.
Albatross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albatross trying to land knees to the body.
Albatross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albatross taking a breather.
Albatross manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Monroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cornelius Albatross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albatross trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike from Albatross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elijah Monroe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Albatross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monroe, pushing him back against the cage.
Albatross misses with a knee strike.
Monroe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Albatross is pushing Monroe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Monroe is looking to control Albatross's arms but Albatross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monroe has his back to the cage.
Monroe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
Albatross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Albatross controlling the action here for a moment.
Albatross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Monroe looking to slow down the pace here.
Albatross missing with knees to the body.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Albatross just leaning against Monroe, taking a breather.
Albatross misses with an elbow strike.
Monroe is trying to maintain a safe position but Albatross gets an underhook and turns Monroe into the cage.
Monroe has Albatross pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Albatross manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Albatross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Albatross tries to land knees in the clinch but Monroe avoids the damage to the body.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Albatross keeps him there for the moment.
Albatross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monroe blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albatross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe's brow.
Albatross has Monroe pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Monroe.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albatross obliges.
Albatross misses with a knee to the head.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albatross is stalling here.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Albatross lands a right hand.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Albatross.
Albatross stalling in the clinch.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albatross throws an elbow but misses.
Albatross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe's defenses.
Albatross effectively controlling the action here.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albatross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monroe.
Elijah Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cornelius Albatross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Albatross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Albatross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albatross 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 Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Albatross!
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hype
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