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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashadabad Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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186 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Munroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashadabad Patel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel throws a sloppy head kick and Munroe moves out of range easily.
Patel shoots for a takedown but Munroe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Munroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patel moves away.
Munroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patel.
Patel shoots in for a double leg but Munroe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patel is looking to clinch.
Patel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munroe scores with a jab.
Munroe throws a hook but Patel avoids it easily.
Munroe throws an overhand right that lands on Patel's shoulder, as Patel tries to avoid the shot.
Munroe blocks a head kick by Patel.
Patel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Munroe avoids it really well and circles away.
Rex Munroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashadabad Patel.
Munroe misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munroe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Patel throws a head kick but Munroe moves out of range.
Patel misses with a wild combination.
Rex Munroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munroe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patel throws a hook but Munroe avoids it easily.
Patel misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patel. Munroe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munroe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patel looks gassed!
Patel fails with the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Munroe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Munroe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patel tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munroe scores with a sloppy right hand. Patel should have avoided that one.
It looks like Ashadabad Patel has been cut.
Munroe scores with a body shot.
Munroe drops his shoulder and cracks Patel with a huge uppercut! Patel goes down! Can Munroe finish him?
Patel is rocked!
Munroe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Munroe is pushing down on Patel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Patel is fighting to maintain full guard but Munroe has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe controlling the action here.
Patel wants to control but Munroe is keeping busy.
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.
Patel is refusing to be controlled, as Munroe sits in half guard.
Munroe is thwarting Patel's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Munroe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ashadabad Patel's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Munroe throws a hook but Patel blocks it.
Munroe blocks a head kick by Patel.
Munroe lands a body shot.
Munroe throws a hook but Patel avoids it easily.
Munroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munroe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Patel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munroe throws out the jab.
Ashadabad Patel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munroe throws a chopping leg kick but Patel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Patel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munroe.
Patel throws a sloppy head kick and Munroe moves out of range easily.
Munroe stuffs the takedown attempt from Patel. Patel gets slowly back to his feet.
Patel is breathing heavily.
Patel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patel is trying desperately to land a takedown but Munroe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Patel.
Munroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munroe dodges the punch combination from Patel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe lands with a hook. Patel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munroe throws a right hand that Patel ducks under and follows up with a left that Patel also avoids with ease.
Munroe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Munroe cracks Patel with an open hand slap.
Munroe lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munroe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Munroe throws a series of punches but Patel avoids them all with ease.
Munroe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Munroe scores with a four punch combination!
Munroe throws a series of punches but Patel moves out of range.
Patel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Munroe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Patel throws a head kick that half lands.
Munroe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patel counters with a nice body shot.
Munroe misses with a straight right.
Munroe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patel on the side of the head.
Donk. Munroe catches Patel right on the button with a cross.
Patel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munroe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Munroe counters with a left and a right that stings Patel.
Munroe avoids the head kick by Patel.
Patel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Munroe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Munroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patel can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Munroe. Patel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Munroe scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Munroe scores with a four punch combination!
Rex Munroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Munroe blocks a head kick by Patel.
Patel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munroe counters with a three punch combo that has Patel backing up. Patel nods at Munroe to acknowledge the strikes.
Patel slips under a jab from Munroe.
Munroe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patel's hands.
Patel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Munroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Patel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Munroe sprawls well. Munroe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patel gets slowly back to his feet.
Rex Munroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashadabad Patel.
Munroe lunges at Patel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patel's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Munroe.
Patel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patel throws a combination. Munroe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Munroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munroe.
Patel shoots in for a double leg but Munroe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Munroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patel moves away.
Munroe throws a hook but Patel blocks it.
Patel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munroe throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patel fails to land with a series of punches.
Munroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patel manages to avoid it.
Munroe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Munroe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ashadabad Patel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Munroe misses
and Patel counters with a three punch combo that has Munroe backing up. Munroe nods at Patel to acknowledge the strikes.
Munroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patel misses with a combination
and Munroe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patel thinking.
A jab from Munroe finds it's way through Patel's defenses.
Munroe throws a combination that misses
and Patel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munroe misses with a looping right.
Patel darts in trying to clinch
and Patel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Munroe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Munroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Munroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel throws a head kick that misses.
Patel throws a right and a left that Munroe avoids nicely.
Patel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Munroe counter with a right hand.
Munroe lands with a good body shot.
Patel moves out of range as Munroe strikes.
Patel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Munroe throws out the jab.
Patel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Munroe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munroe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Patel tries to score with a low kick but Munroe moves his leg out of the way.
Munroe lands with an uppercut that bounces Patel off the ropes and back into rage.
Munroe lands a really nice looking cross but Patel seems unphased.
Ashadabad Patel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munroe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Patel.
Patel clinches but Munroe breaks the clinch
and Munroe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Patel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Patel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Munroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patel in his tracks.
Munroe scores with a sloppy right hand. Patel should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Munroe - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patel tries to close the distance and clinch but Munroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munroe misses with a looping left.
Munroe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rex Munroe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patel shoots in but Munroe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe missing with a left hand there. Patel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munroe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Munroe.
Munroe misses with a wild body shot.
Patel moves out of range of the body kick.
Munroe misses with a body kick.
Patel misses with a combination
and Munroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Munroe finds it's way round the side to connect with Patel's head.
Patel shoots in for a takedown but Munroe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Munroe stalks Patel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patel's face. Patel staggers backwards, shaken.
Patel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel throws a head kick but Munroe moves out of range.
Munroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patel circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Patel with that takedown attempt.
Rex Munroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashadabad Patel.
Munroe sizes up Patel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab lands there for Munroe.
Munroe misses with a two punch combination.
Munroe throws a one two combo.
Munroe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munroe.
Patel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Munroe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Munroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munroe 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Munroe!
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hype
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FIGHT
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