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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sao Alela (ranked 3641 p4p, 412 weight class) and Stefan Albrecht (ranked 2070 p4p, 266 weight class). Alela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ground Zero (MOP). This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Albrecht!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alela throws a lazy uppercut
and Albrecht counters with a right hand to the body.
Alela looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Albrecht's head but Albrecht sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albrecht.
Alela misses with a looping right.
Alela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albrecht.
Albrecht is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alela with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Albrecht.
Alela misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Alela.
Alela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Albrecht checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela misses with a leg kick
and Albrecht counters with a straight right hand.
Alela swinging wildly here.
Albrecht pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sao Alela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Albrecht blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albrecht takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Albrecht throws a body shot but no joy.
Alela throws a jab but it's blocked by Albrecht.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alela.
Alela stuns Albrecht with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alela has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Albrecht finds it's way round the side to connect with Alela's head.
Albrecht throws a lazy right hand but Alela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alela throws a lazy right hand but Albrecht sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alela throws out a loose jab but Albrecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alela throws a hook but Albrecht blocks it.
Albrecht checks a leg kick.
Alela lands a leg kick that knocks Albrecht off balance momentarily.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Albrecht moves away and avoids it.
Albrecht looks to score with a jab to the body but Alela is just out of range.
Alela staying out of range there.
Alela works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albrecht swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alela looks to score with a jab to the body but Albrecht is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Albrecht! But no joy.
Albrecht throws a combination. Alela tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stefan Albrecht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alela takes one to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Albrecht - just one landing.
Albrecht throws a series of punches but Alela moves out of range.
Albrecht throws a body shot but no joy.
Albrecht digs a good body shot into Alela's ribs.
A slow jab from Alela misses its intended target.
Albrecht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alela throws a one two combo.
Alela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Albrecht circles away quickly and effectively.
Albrecht takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alela has a takedown stuffed.
As Alela backs off Albrecht throws a huge counter combo but Alela manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albrecht avoids the head kick by Alela.
Nice uppercut lands for Alela. That snapped Albrecht's head back.
Alela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Albrecht connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Albrecht digs a good body shot into Alela's ribs.
Albrecht misses the shot to the body.
Alela misses with a low kick.
Albrecht connects with a right hand. Alela shakes it off.
Albrecht digs a good body shot into Alela's ribs.
Albrecht uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Albrecht thuds a left hand into Alela's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Albrecht misses.
Alela wants to clinch up but Albrecht keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela throws out a loose jab but Albrecht uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alela misses with a straight left.
Alela shoots in for a takedown but Albrecht shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albrecht is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alela had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Albrecht's head but Albrecht sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albrecht lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Albrecht pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alela throws a poor cross that misses
and Albrecht counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alela misses with a leg kick
and Albrecht counters with a left to the body.
Albrecht loads up on a big right hand but Alela slips the punch.
Alela misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Alela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albrecht ducks under a wild hook from Alela.
Alela misses with a low kick.
Albrecht now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alela throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Albrecht dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alela misses with a two punch combination.
Albrecht scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alela misses with a two punch combination.
Albrecht swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Albrecht jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Albrecht finds it's way through Alela's defenses.
Alela misses with an uppercut
and Albrecht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albrecht dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alela closes the distance but Albrecht moves to the side
enabling Albrecht to counter with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alela might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alela misses with an uppercut.
Stefan Albrecht seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albrecht misses the jab.
Alela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alela misses with a takedown
and Albrecht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albrecht moves out of range of the body kick.
Alela tries to work over Albrecht's front leg with a kick but Albrecht checks it.
Albrecht let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albrecht scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albrecht was well out of range. Poor timing from Alela.
Alela tries to clinch but Albrecht moves away
and Albrecht connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albrecht slips a jab from Alela.
It seemed like Albrecht was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Albrecht lands with a straight right. Alela didn't see that one coming.
Albrecht has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alela misses with a wild body shot.
Albrecht swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Albrecht throws a jab when Alela was well out of range.
Alela swings for the body but Albrecht moves out of range.
Albrecht connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alela's hands.
Albrecht lands a jab to the head.
Alela is rocked!
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Albrecht moves away and avoids it.
Alela pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Albrecht misses.
Albrecht misses with a straight left.
Alela feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albrecht displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alela throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Albrecht throws out a loose jab but Alela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Albrecht.
Alela misses with a low kick.
Albrecht lands with a cross.
Albrecht moves away from the strike by Alela.
Jab by Albrecht.
Albrecht moves away from the strike by Alela.
Alela misses with the combination.
Albrecht fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alela manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Alela misses the target.
Albrecht throws a poor cross that misses
and Alela counters with a straight right hand.
Albrecht takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Albrecht slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alela rushes Albrecht and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Albrecht.
Alela has a couple of punches blocked by Albrecht.
Alela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albrecht manages to break the clinch.
Alela looks to clinch
and Albrecht makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Albrecht. Beautiful body shot.
Alela throws an off balance right hand
and Albrecht counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alela shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alela misses with a hook
and Albrecht counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Albrecht.
Albrecht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Albrecht cracks Alela with a good jab.
Albrecht slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Albrecht misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albrecht misses with a wild body shot.
Alela lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela misses with a head kick.
Albrecht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Albrecht.
Nice uppercut there from Alela.
Oooooh!!! Albrecht has knocked Alela down with a huge combo! Albrecht steps away and waves a wobbly Alela back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Alela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Albrecht lands with a straight right. Alela didn't see that one coming.
Albrecht blocks a jab.
Albrecht jabs at Alela's body.
Alela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Albrecht counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alela throws an off balance right hand
and Albrecht cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albrecht throws a good cross that connects.
Alela throws a looping overhand right but Albrecht ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Albrecht closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Alela! Albrecht dives in looking to finish! Alela is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Albrecht!
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hype
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