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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Samaroo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Samaroo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samaroo moves into range and clinches up with Warrior.
Samaroo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samaroo fails to land the takedown.
Samaroo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Warrior dodges the ground and pound from Samaroo.
Samaroo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Warrior, who protects the arm well.
Samaroo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Warrior knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samaroo decides to stand back up.
Warrior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Samaroo pinned against the cage. Samaroo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Samaroo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warrior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samaroo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warrior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samaroo swats away the attempt to clinch by Warrior.
Samaroo shoots in and drives through. Warrior sprawls well.
Warrior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Samaroo as he avoids it easily.
Warrior swats away the attempt to clinch by Samaroo.
Samaroo has closed the distance and engaged Warrior in a clinch.
Samaroo goes for a takedown attempt but Warrior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Samaroo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samaroo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Samaroo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt
and Samaroo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samaroo trying to land knees to the body.
Warrior is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samaroo is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Samaroo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samaroo misses with a knee to the head.
Samaroo is struggling to control the position.
Warrior trying to control the position but instead, Samaroo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warrior into the cage.
Samaroo is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position.
Samaroo tries to break free but Warrior pushes him back against the cage.
Samaroo breaks from the clinch.
Samaroo wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warrior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tried to score with a low kick but Samaroo checks it.
Warrior tries to score a power double leg takedown but Samaroo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Warrior somewhat.
Samaroo loads up on a big right hand but Warrior slips the punch.
Samaroo looks to land a combination but Warrior avoids it well.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt - Samaroo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samaroo shoots for a double leg takedown but Warrior sprawls well. He's pushed Samaroo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warrior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warrior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Samaroo is fending him off so far but Warrior persists. Nope, Samaroo circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Warrior with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Warrior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samaroo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Samaroo wants it to stay on the feet.
Warrior is trying hard to land a takedown here. Samaroo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Samaroo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Samaroo wants it to stay on the feet.
Samaroo throws a series of punches but Warrior avoids them all with ease.
Samaroo checks a leg kick.
Andrew Samaroo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warrior is looking to clinch but Samaroo is avoiding it.
Samaroo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warrior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samaroo tries to close the distance and clinch but Warrior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samaroo is looking to clinch but Warrior is avoiding it.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samaroo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warrior has a takedown stuffed.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samaroo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Warrior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Samaroo 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.
Good work by Samaroo as he checks the leg kick.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Samaroo's waist but Samaroo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Warrior.
Samaroo pushes Warrior up against the cage in a clinch.
Warrior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samaroo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Samaroo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Warrior drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samaroo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andrew Samaroo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Warrior.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samaroo smiles and moves away.
Warrior lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Samaroo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Samaroo.
Samaroo is working for takedown but Warrior is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samaroo is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position.
Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warrior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Warrior can't break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warrior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Samaroo walks away with a smile on his face. Warrior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Warrior tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Samaroo swivels and escapes.
A left and a right from Warrior both land. Nice combination.
Warrior shoots for a double leg takedown but Samaroo sprawls well. He's pushed Warrior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Samaroo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Warrior counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samaroo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Samaroo is looking to break free of the clinch but Warrior has double underhooks.
Samaroo misses with a knee to the head.
Warrior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samaroo is keeping busy.
Warrior fails to pull guard.
Warrior wants to get back to striking at distance but Samaroo won't allow it.
Warrior is trying to drag Samaroo to the mat but Samaroo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Warrior is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Samaroo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Warrior tries to circle away but Samaroo has him pinned against the cage.
Warrior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Samaroo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Samaroo has Warrior pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Warrior manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Samaroo is trying to maintain a safe position but Warrior gets an underhook and turns Samaroo into the cage.
Warrior pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Warrior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Warrior striking off his back but it's not causing Samaroo any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samaroo wants to control from the top but Warrior keeps moving.
Samaroo wants to get up but he can't break Warrior's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Samaroo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warrior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Warrior shoots for a takedown but Samaroo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Warrior shoots in but no luck this time.
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.
Warrior tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warrior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warrior throws a lazy head kick
and Samaroo counters by moving into the clinch.
Samaroo tries to land a knee to the head but Warrior blocks with his arms.
Warrior has Samaroo pressed against the cage.
Warrior drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Warrior drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Samaroo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Warrior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Samaroo is pressed up against the cage. Warrior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Samaroo down to the mat. Samaroo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Samaroo moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrew Samaroo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samaroo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samaroo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Warrior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warrior.
Samaroo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samaroo tries to clinch there but Warrior circles away.
Samaroo rushes Warrior and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Samaroo breaks from the clinch.
Samaroo throws a sloppy head kick and Warrior moves out of range easily.
Warrior is looking to clinch but Samaroo is avoiding it.
Warrior looks for a takedown but Samaroo sprawls well.
Samaroo forces Warrior back against the cage and clinches.
Warrior is trying to break free.
Warrior working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samaroo tries to land knees in the clinch but Warrior avoids the damage to the body.
Warrior tries to score a body lock takedown but Samaroo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Warrior fails to pull guard.
Andrew Samaroo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kid Warrior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samaroo looking to throw knees to the head but Warrior is blocking nicely.
Samaroo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warrior.
Samaroo prevents Warrior from breaking the clinch.
Samaroo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Warrior prevents it.
Samaroo gets underhooks to prevent Warrior's takedown attempt.
Warrior stalling.
Warrior goes for a takedown attempt but Samaroo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Warrior keeps the fight on the outside.
Samaroo throws a series of punches but Warrior avoids them all with ease.
Warrior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Samaroo avoids it really well and circles away.
Warrior scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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.
Samaroo keeps the fight on the outside.
Warrior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samaroo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warrior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warrior wants it to stay on the feet.
Warrior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Warrior shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Samaroo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Samaroo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Warrior uses from the top position.
Samaroo working for a triangle but Warrior defends it easily.
Warrior postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior wants to control from the top but Samaroo keeps moving.
Warrior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Samaroo controls Warrior momentarily but Warrior frees himself.
Warrior wants to pass the guard but Samaroo is keeping the position.
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.
Samaroo working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warrior moves into range and clinches up with Samaroo.
Samaroo wants to break free but Warrior has control.
Samaroo blocks an elbow strike from Warrior.
Warrior has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Samaroo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warrior is trying to break the clinch but Samaroo is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Warrior - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Samaroo misses with a knee to the head.
Kid Warrior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Samaroo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good body shot from Warrior.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrew Samaroo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Samaroo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Samaroo!
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