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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Scardina (ranked 6045 p4p, 6250 weight class) and Adam Orel (ranked 611 p4p, 619 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alessio Scardina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scardina on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scardina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orel.
Scardina half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been told by Scardina's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Orel misses with a double jab.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Scardina dodges the punch combination from Orel.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Orel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orel duly obliges.
Orel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orel's coach down at Brloh was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Orel misses with the combination.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel throws a right and a left that Scardina avoids nicely.
Scardina half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Orel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Scardina tries to counter with a takedown but Orel is quick to defend against it.
Scardina has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orel throws a combination that misses
and Scardina counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orel pushes Scardina off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Orel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Orel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scardina dodges the punch combination from Orel.
Scardina tries to counter with a takedown but Orel is quick to defend against it.
Scardina moves out of range as Orel strikes.
Scardina changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice cross by Orel.
Orel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scardina showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Scardina has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel wants to stand and escape but Scardina is having none of it.
Scardina seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Scardina preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scardina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scardina dodges the punch combination from Orel.
Scardina drops down looking for a counter takedown but Orel sprawls and moves away.
Scardina tries to move into range but Orel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel misses with a double jab
and Scardina decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orel's guard.
Scardina stays in close to Orel's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scardina stopping the sweep attempt from Orel.
Orel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scardina controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scardina gets tackled into the cage by Orel. Orel maintains the clinch.
Scardina tries to score a body lock takedown but Orel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orel manages to break the clinch.
Orel lands with a hook. Scardina tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orel misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel dominated that round.
That's time! Scardina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orel duly obliges.
Orel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orel won't be happy with that.
Scardina in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Orel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Scardina has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Scardina controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scardina wants to control for a moment but Orel uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Well, if Scardina is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alessio Scardina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orel is trying to stand back up but Scardina is controlling him
Scardina trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Orel trying to control but Scardina postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scardina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orel throws a right and a left that Scardina avoids nicely.
Scardina changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Orel with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Orel misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Orel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel scores with a hook to the body. Scardina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Scardina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scardina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scardina attempts a counter takedown but Orel avoids it well and moves away.
Orel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orel closes the distance and pushes Scardina back into the cage.
Scardina is trying to drag Orel to the mat but Orel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scardina wants a takedown but no success here.
Orel wants to get back to striking at distance but Scardina won't allow it.
Orel tries to circle away but Scardina has him pinned against the cage.
Scardina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Orel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessio Scardina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Orel does no damage.
Scardina feinted with a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Orel. Those never looked like landing.
Orel throws a leg kick
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orel won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scardina remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orel is not content to let Scardina control the position.
Scardina working away.
Scardina tries to move to mount but Orel blocks the move with his legs.
Orel being controlled for a moment.
Orel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Orel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Orel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Orel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scardina perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Orel controlling the position for now.
Scardina controlling the action here.
Orel trying to hold on to Scardina's head to control him but Scardina postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Scardina in particular looking to stall.
Scardina seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Orel for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scardina prevents Orel from standing back up.
Scardina controlling the pace.
Scardina's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scardina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Orel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scardina. Scardina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Orel fails to land with a series of punches.
Scardina tries to counter with a takedown but Orel is quick to defend against it.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Orel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scardina back to the cage. Orel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alessio Scardina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orel with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel throws a jab when Scardina was well out of range.
Scardina tries to counter with a takedown but Orel is quick to defend against it.
Orel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scardina counters with a takedown into side control.
Orel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orel sneaks back into half guard.
Scardina controlling the action here.
Scardina prevents Orel from improving his position.
Scardina seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Orel is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Scardina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Orel working a defensive guard here.
Scardina won't allow Orel to get back to his feet.
Scardina stays in close to Orel's body and controls the position.
Orel is looking to stand up but Scardina isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adam Orel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four 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.
Some wild striking there from Orel.
Scardina appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orel, as that shot connected.
Orel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Orel scores with a nice head shot.
Orel tries to bum rush Scardina with a series of wild strikes but Scardina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alessio Scardina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scardina checks a low kick from Orel.
Orel tests Scardina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scardina counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Orel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Orel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Orel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orel 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Orel!
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RATING
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