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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Augier De Rabat (ranked 1873 p4p, 1146 weight class) and Magilla Gorilla (ranked 165 p4p, 102 weight class). De Rabat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marche des Templiers. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Augier De Rabat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Magilla Gorilla!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rabat tests Gorilla's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gorilla shoots and misses
enabling De Rabat to counter with a crisp jab.
De Rabat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorilla moves into the clinch.
De Rabat is pressed up against the cage. Gorilla has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Rabat down to the mat. De Rabat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gorilla closes the distance and pushes De Rabat back into the cage.
Gorilla is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. De Rabat can't fight it off and eventually Gorilla manages to take the fight to the floor. De Rabat looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gorilla trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rabat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorilla landing with the ground and pound.
Gorilla wants to pass the guard but De Rabat is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla being controlled here momentarily.
De Rabat looking for a sweep. Not yet De Rabat, not yet.
Gorilla sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gorilla wants to pass the guard but De Rabat is keeping the position.
De Rabat wants to sweep but no luck.
De Rabat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two 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.
Gorilla postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Rabat looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Rabat throws a right hand that misses
and Gorilla counters with a shoot takedown. De Rabat fights it but they end up in guard.
De Rabat keeping moving, preventing Gorilla from controlling successfully.
Gorilla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Rabat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gorilla stopping the sweep attempt from De Rabat.
De Rabat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gorilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gorilla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Rabat looking for a sweep. Not yet De Rabat, not yet.
Gorilla trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rabat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gorilla throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Rabat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gorilla's knee momentarily.
Gorilla closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Rabat trying to control but Gorilla postures up.
Gorilla slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Rabat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gorilla throws a big right hand that misses.
De Rabat is controlling Gorilla's posture.
Gorilla wants to control from the top but De Rabat keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Rabat looking for a sweep. Not yet De Rabat, not yet.
Gorilla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Rabat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magilla Gorilla dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gorilla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gorilla tries to clinch there but De Rabat circles away.
De Rabat is looking to score with low kicks.
Gorilla ducks under a wild hook from De Rabat.
Magilla Gorilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Rabat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gorilla has his takedown stuffed
letting De Rabat counter with a right hand.
Gorilla clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorilla has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De Rabat uses from the top position.
De Rabat is looking to pass into half guard but Gorilla pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gorilla is in guard.
De Rabat is pulling down on Gorilla's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla looking to pass the guard.
Gorilla throws an elbow that misses. De Rabat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gorilla's guard. Nice move by De Rabat!
De Rabat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Rabat trying to control the position but Gorilla is working away.
Gorilla is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gorilla is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla is not content to let De Rabat control the position.
Gorilla is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla can't do much from the bottom here.
Gorilla is looking to reverse the position.
Gorilla manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gorilla is trying to get back to full guard.
Gorilla gets back to full guard.
De Rabat trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gorilla's guard.
That's four 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.
Gorilla bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Rabat's guard.
Gorilla passes De Rabat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Rabat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gorilla throws an elbow that misses. De Rabat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gorilla's guard. Nice move by De Rabat!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorilla has control of De Rabat's left arm, preventing De Rabat from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Augier De Rabat will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Rabat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Rabat throws a body punch but Gorilla moves out of range.
Gorilla throws a hook but De Rabat blocks it.
Gorilla moves into the clinch.
De Rabat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorilla wants to clinch
and De Rabat counters with a nice leg kick.
De Rabat looks to land a right hand but Gorilla moved out of range.
De Rabat misses with a body shot.
Gorilla is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Rabat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Rabat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Rabat wants it to stay on the feet.
Gorilla shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Rabat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rabat trying to control the position.
Gorilla trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rabat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorilla preventing the sweep.
De Rabat keeping moving, preventing Gorilla from controlling successfully.
De Rabat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gorilla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Rabat keeping full guard, as Gorilla tries to pass.
De Rabat is adopting a defensive guard.
Gorilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Rabat is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gorilla moves to clinch but De Rabat breaks away
and De Rabat counters with a left to the body.
Gorilla looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat throws out a loose jab but Gorilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorilla on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gorilla has his takedown stuffed
and De Rabat counters with a straight right hand.
Augier De Rabat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magilla Gorilla.
Gorilla wants to clinch but De Rabat slips to the side
and De Rabat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from De Rabat tenderised Gorilla's leg. Gorilla is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from De Rabat misses.
Gorilla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Rabat fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gorilla just manages to avoid it.
Gorilla staying out of range there.
De Rabat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat lands with a nice body punch.
De Rabat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gorilla gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Rabat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Gorilla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gorilla fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Rabat throws a leg kick
and Gorilla counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on De Rabat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Rabat is looking to regain half guard here but Gorilla keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augier De Rabat clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gorilla blocks a jab.
Gorilla clinches up against the cage.
Gorilla is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Rabat is defending well.
De Rabat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Rabat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gorilla has time to react.
Gorilla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Rabat throws a hook to the side of Gorilla's head but Gorilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Gorilla tries to counter it with a takedown but De Rabat pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gorilla tries to clinch but De Rabat moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorilla checks a leg kick.
De Rabat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Rabat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rabat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gorilla.
Gorilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Rabat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheers as Gorilla lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Rabat doesn't seem phased though.
Gorilla throws an off balance right hand
and De Rabat counters with a straight right hand.
De Rabat thows a leg kick but Gorilla checks it
and Gorilla counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Rabat keeping hold of Gorilla's head, controlling as best he can.
De Rabat manages to get to full guard.
Gorilla trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rabat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Rabat's head.
Gorilla is looking to work some ground and pound but De Rabat has wrist control.
De Rabat keeping moving, preventing Gorilla from controlling successfully.
De Rabat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gorilla.
Gorilla wants to control from the top but De Rabat keeps moving.
De Rabat wants to sweep here but Gorilla controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat is trying to control the position but Gorilla postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Rabat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorilla.
De Rabat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gorilla moves into the clinch successfully.
De Rabat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorilla shoots in but De Rabat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Augier De Rabat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magilla Gorilla.
De Rabat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Rabat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorilla.
De Rabat throws a low kick but Gorilla avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augier De Rabat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorilla pushes De Rabat up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorilla is working for takedown but De Rabat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gorilla wants to take the fight to the mat but De Rabat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gorilla taking a breather.
Gorilla tries to score a body lock takedown but De Rabat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Rabat tries a body shot but Gorilla blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Rabat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorilla has De Rabat up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorilla keeps control of De Rabat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Augier De Rabat had his way with Magilla Gorilla in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good work by Gorilla as he checks the leg kick.
Magilla Gorilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorilla fails with a takedown attempt.
De Rabat fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gorilla just manages to avoid it.
De Rabat lands with a hook. Gorilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gorilla forces De Rabat back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat gets underhooks to prevent Gorilla's takedown attempt.
Gorilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Rabat's efforts to push away.
Gorilla is looking for a takedown.
Augier De Rabat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magilla Gorilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rabat breaks the clinch.
De Rabat connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Rabat lands a right hook to the body.
Gorilla swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Rabat counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Rabat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gorilla on the side of the head.
De Rabat throws a front kick aimed at Gorilla's knee but Gorilla avoids it well.
Gorilla with the counter takedown but De Rabat avoids it easily.
De Rabat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorilla was well out of range. Poor timing from De Rabat.
Gorilla walks into a left hand.
Gorilla avoids the body shot from De Rabat.
De Rabat scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorilla shoots in and drives through. De Rabat sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from De Rabat misses the target.
A jab from Gorilla does it's job there.
Gorilla throws an off balance right hand
letting De Rabat counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rabat connects with a nice looking jab.
De Rabat scoring well with a low kick there.
Gorilla rushes De Rabat and presses him up against the cage.
Gorilla wants to take the fight to the mat but De Rabat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gorilla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorilla shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Rabat's guard.
De Rabat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gorilla won't allow De Rabat to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat has his hands on Gorilla's head, controlling the position.
De Rabat wants to sweep here but Gorilla controlling him for the moment.
Augier De Rabat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorilla tries to free his leg and advance position but De Rabat is retaining full guard.
Gorilla with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magilla Gorilla has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Rabat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gorilla is one step ahead there.
De Rabat is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
Gorilla throws a looping overhand right but De Rabat ducks down to avoid it.
De Rabat looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gorilla wants to clinch
and De Rabat counters with a leg kick.
De Rabat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorilla was well out of range. Poor timing from De Rabat.
Gorilla throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorilla wants to clinch up but De Rabat keeps it at a distance.
De Rabat feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Rabat with a hook.
Gorilla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gorilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Rabat appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gorilla swings for the body but De Rabat moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augier De Rabat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Rabat 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augier De Rabat!
Augier De Rabat is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Augier De Rabat thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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