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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osman Ralf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Olubiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralf comes into the arena with Frontlines blaring out of the sound system. Olubiy has chosen hitman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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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
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Osman Ralf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Olubiy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olubiy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ralf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olubiy moves into the clinch successfully.
Olubiy managing to block the knees to the body from Ralf.
Ralf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ralf lands a nice knee to the body.
Ralf lands a nice knee to the body.
Olubiy tries to score a body lock takedown but Ralf shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ralf.
Olubiy looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ralf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olubiy slaps away a takedown attempt from Ralf, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ralf looks to clinch
and Olubiy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ralf's guard.
Ralf has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Olubiy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ralf tries to clinch there but Olubiy circles away.
Ralf moves into the clinch successfully.
Ralf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olubiy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ralf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Olubiy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ralf.
Ralf cracks Olubiy with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralf working Olubiy over with knees to the body.
Ralf scores a nice knee to the body.
Ralf lands a nice uppercut.
Ralf lands a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ralf.
Ralf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ralf tries to clinch up.
Ralf gets the takedown into side control.
Olubiy misses with a strike from the bottom.
Olubiy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ralf has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Olubiy is trying to improve his position.
Olubiy wants to get back to his feet.
Ralf working the ground and pound but Olubiy is defending the strikes.
Ralf working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralf landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ralf working the head and body with strikes.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ralf moves in looking to clinch but Olubiy pushes him off.
Ralf tries to clinch there but Olubiy circles away.
Ralf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Olubiy is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olubiy can't do much from the bottom here.
Ralf throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ralf tries for a kimura but Olubiy is defending well.
Ralf in side control, throwing shots but Olubiy defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olubiy is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olubiy looking for a sweep but Ralf has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ralf with the ground and pound from mount.
Ralf tries to control but Olubiy wriggling away.
Ralf punching from mount but Olubiy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ralf trying to control but Olubiy is having none of it.
Ralf landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ralf goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Olubiy is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Olubiy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ralf doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Olubiy won't allow Ralf to get back to his feet.
Ralf trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olubiy sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osman Ralf dominated that round.
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.
Olubiy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ralf circles away.
Ralf tries to close the distance and clinch but Olubiy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Osman Ralf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ralf shoots for a double leg takedown but Olubiy sprawls well. He's pushed Ralf's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Olubiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kay Olubiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ralf is looking to clinch but Olubiy is avoiding it.
Olubiy connects with a looping right hand.
Olubiy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ralf circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ralf moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Olubiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ralf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olubiy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralf darts in trying to clinch
and Olubiy counters by moving into the clinch.
Ralf lands a good knee to the midsection. Olubiy won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Ralf.
Ralf breaks the clinch.
Ralf tries to clinch there but Olubiy circles away.
Olubiy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ralf.
Olubiy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olubiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ralf is defended easily by Olubiy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osman Ralf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olubiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Olubiy with a poor takedown
and Ralf moves into the clinch.
Ralf working Olubiy over with knees to the body.
Olubiy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Osman Ralf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ralf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Olubiy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olubiy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ralf trying to land knees to the body.
Olubiy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ralf gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ralf obliges.
A hook to the body from Ralf.
Ralf digs a right hand underneath Olubiy's ribcage. Olubiy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Olubiy jumps guard and drags Ralf to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Olubiy looking for a guillotine here but Ralf defends easily.
Olubiy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olubiy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Olubiy trying to keep a closed guard but Ralf is proving a slippery customer.
Olubiy keeping moving, preventing Ralf from controlling successfully.
Ralf is looking to stand up but Olubiy won't let him.
Ralf stands up and waves to Olubiy to follow him.
Olubiy closes the distance and pushes Ralf back into the cage.
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.
Ralf breaks from the clinch.
Ralf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ralf wants to clinch.
Olubiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Ralf tries to clinch but Olubiy is having none of it.
Olubiy with a poor takedown
and Ralf counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ralf.
Ralf lands a good knee to the midsection. Olubiy won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ralf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osman Ralf dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ralf tries to clinch there but Olubiy circles away.
Ralf lands a nice looking body kick.
Ralf tries to clinch
and Olubiy counters with a two punch combo.
Ralf shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olubiy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ralf working the head and body with strikes.
Ralf scores with punches from side control.
Ralf creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ralf wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olubiy, who protects the arm well.
Ralf happy to just control the position for now.
Ralf decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ralf. No joy for Olubiy on that attempt.
Olubiy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ralf counters with a low kick, right behind Olubiy 's knee.
Olubiy misses with a two punch combination.
Olubiy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ralf counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Osman Ralf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kay Olubiy.
Olubiy tries to break free but Ralf pushes him back against the cage.
Ralf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olubiy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ralf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Olubiy pulls guard effortlessly.
Olubiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Ralf throwing strikes but missing.
Ralf gets to his feet. Olubiy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olubiy throws a head kick that misses
and Ralf moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ralf.
Ralf tries to land knees in the clinch but Olubiy avoids the damage to the body.
Ralf missing with knees to the body.
Ralf lands a knee to the body.
Olubiy is trying to force a seperation but Ralf has the dominant position.
Olubiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ralf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ralf fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Olubiy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ralf throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ralf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olubiy won't allow Ralf to get back to his feet.
Olubiy controlling from the top position.
Ralf trying to keep a closed guard but Olubiy is proving a slippery customer.
Ralf uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ralf has Olubiy up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Ralf.
Olubiy fails to pull guard.
Ralf breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olubiy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ralf tries to clinch up but Olubiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Olubiy shoots in but Ralf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ralf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Olubiy or perhaps it was just good defense by Ralf which made him look bad.
Ralf doesn't manage to clinch there - Olubiy circles away.
Osman Ralf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ralf has closed the distance and engaged Olubiy in a clinch.
Kay Olubiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ralf crunches a lovely knee into Olubiy's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osman Ralf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ralf has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osman Ralf!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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