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MMAL 133 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akbar Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akbar Muhammed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts scores a takedown into full mount!
Roberts will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Muhammed can't escape the position.
Muhammed bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Muhammed looking to pass the guard.
Roberts will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Roberts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muhammed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muhammed forces his way into half guard.
Muhammed with the ground and pound but Roberts uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Muhammed wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muhammed won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
Roberts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Muhammed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muhammed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muhammed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Muhammed throws a big right hand that misses.
Muhammed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muhammed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roberts trying to keep a closed guard but Muhammed is proving a slippery customer.
Muhammed stops Roberts from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muhammed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Muhammed slips nicely into half guard.
Muhammed is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roberts defends it well.
Muhammed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhammed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muhammed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Muhammed from controlling successfully.
Muhammed stops Roberts from standing up.
Muhammed loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts is trying to keep Muhammed in close.
Muhammed working some strikes from top position.
Muhammed lands a couple of digs.
Muhammed throws a big elbow that misses.
Muhammed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roberts is keeping the position for now.
Muhammed should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Muhammed trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muhammed looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed slips nicely into half guard.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muhammed.
Muhammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muhammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muhammed throws a strike but Roberts avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Muhammed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muhammed drops back looking for a leg! Roberts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roberts manages to kick Muhammed off! Muhammed jumps back into Roberts's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muhammed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akbar Muhammed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muhammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts blocks a jab.
Muhammed throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Muhammed.
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muhammed defends it nicely.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Muhammed circles away.
Muhammed misses with a leg kick
and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Muhammed has a closed guard, preventing Roberts from standing up.
Muhammed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts wants to stand but Muhammed has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Akbar Muhammed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muhammed tries to strike from the bottom.
Muhammed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muhammed trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Muhammed will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muhammed is looking for a triangle but Roberts pushes his legs off easily.
Roberts postures up.
Muhammed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muhammed wants to control the position but Roberts says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Muhammed regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roberts wants to get up but he can't break Muhammed's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Muhammed is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muhammed keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhammed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muhammed looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Muhammed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Muhammed scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Muhammed lands with some strikes.
Muhammed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Muhammed.
Roberts is trying desperately to improve position.
Muhammed lands a big elbow.
Roberts regains half guard.
Muhammed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to improve his position but Muhammed is controlling well.
Muhammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muhammed lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muhammed.
Muhammed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Muhammed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muhammed trying to control from half guard but Roberts is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts is looking to control Muhammed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roberts avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akbar Muhammed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Muhammed shoots in for a double leg but Roberts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muhammed looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muhammed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muhammed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Muhammed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muhammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muhammed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberts.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Muhammed circles away.
Muhammed tries for a takedown but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muhammed counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roberts won't be happy with that.
Muhammed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts is trying to control Muhammed's posture but Muhammed avoids it.
Roberts manages to work his way to half guard, despite Muhammed's best efforts.
Roberts wants to improve his position but Muhammed is controlling well.
Muhammed is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muhammed lands a nice short elbow.
Muhammed takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Muhammed working over Roberts with some ground and pound. Roberts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhammed working over Roberts with some ground and pound. Roberts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Muhammed working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Muhammed winds up and cracks Roberts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Muhammed slips a nice elbow through Roberts's hands, connecting with Roberts's forehead.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Roberts is in trouble now - Muhammed has advanced to mount!
Muhammed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Roberts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roberts slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Roberts is staying active underneath Muhammed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muhammed.
Muhammed drops an elbow to the side of Roberts's head.
Muhammed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Muhammed connects with a nice short shot to Roberts's temple.
Roberts trying to control from the bottom.
Muhammed has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Muhammed is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roberts can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muhammed trying to control but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts is in a horrible position here. Muhammed smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roberts is working to get back to half guard.
Muhammed with a couple of short strikes.
Roberts is looking to improve his position but Muhammed isn't that keen on the idea.
Muhammed with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muhammed is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Roberts is surviving well by controlling Muhammed's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akbar Muhammed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Muhammed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akbar Muhammed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Mola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
300 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Totoy Mola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa misses with the combination.
Balboa misses with a double jab
and Mola counters with a nice body shot.
Balboa misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Balboa misses
and Mola counters with a shoot takedown. Balboa fights it but they end up in guard.
Mola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mola cracks Balboa with a solid left hand.
Mola landing with the ground and pound.
Mola cracks Balboa with a solid left hand.
Mola is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mola advances to half guard.
Mola lands strikes from half guard.
Mola controlling the action here.
Mola is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mola creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Balboa is out cold and this one is all over! Mola climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Totoy Mola!
An out of breath Totoy Mola thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxxi Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalton Sweeney acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxxi Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dalton Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney throws a leg kick but Moon moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sweeney.
Sweeney throws a poor cross that misses
and Moon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Sweeney - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. Moon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sweeney counters with a head kick that drops Moon to the mat! Moon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Moon.
It looks like Dalton Sweeney has been cut.
Sweeney throws a lazy right hand but Moon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moon with a jab.
Moon slips a jab and a cross from Sweeney.
Moon staying out of range there.
Moon misses the shot to the body.
Sweeney leaves his chin hanging out and Moon seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sweeney crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxxi Moon!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruch Chorzow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chorzow has chosen Bump n` Grind as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruch Chorzow!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua drives through and clinches with Chorzow against the cage.
Rua blocks an elbow strike.
Chorzow avoids the elbow strike from Rua, against the cage.
Rua avoiding damage as Chorzow throws knees to the body.
Chorzow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chorzow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chorzow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chorzow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chorzow managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Chorzow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chorzow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Chorzow avoids the damage to the body.
Chorzow trying to control the position but instead, Rua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chorzow into the cage.
Chorzow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Chorzow looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands an elbow just above Chorzow 's eye.
It looks like Ruch Chorzow has been cut.
Chorzow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chorzow has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Chorzow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua prevents a body shot from Chorzow.
Chorzow avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Chorzow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
Chorzow stalling in the clinch but Rua improves position.
Chorzow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chorzow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chorzow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chorzow.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Chorzow takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chorzow missing with knees to the body.
Rua pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Chorzow's ribcage.
Chorzow misses with a punch on the inside.
Chorzow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua lands an elbow inside that Chorzow shrugs off.
That has opened up Ruch Chorzow's cut even more.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chorzow avoids it.
Chorzow tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua stalling in the clinch.
Rua lands an elbow that stopped Chorzow in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land knees in the clinch but Chorzow avoids the damage to the body.
Rua blocks an uppercut.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chorzow.
A short body shot lands from Chorzow as the two fighters clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chorzow avoids it.
Rua taking a breather.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Ruch Chorzow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chorzow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Chorzow is trying to maintain a safe position but Rua gets an underhook and turns Chorzow into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Chorzow is looking to control Rua's arms but Rua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chorzow has his back to the cage.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chorzow's defenses.
Ruch Chorzow's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knees to the body from Rua.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rua avoiding damage as Chorzow throws knees to the body.
Rua tries to stall but Chorzow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chorzow looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Rua.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruch Chorzow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arturo Rua!
Arturo Rua made sure to mention his sponsor, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) in his post fight interview.
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