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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roy bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bull has chosen do it as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Albert!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, roy bull!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albert getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Albert misses the jab.
Albert defending well as bull loads up on a big left hand.
Albert ducks under a wild hook from bull.
A big right from bull misses.
bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
bull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Albert. Albert obviously looking to wear him down.
Albert throws out a loose jab but bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albert slips under a jab.
Albert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from bull. Albert does a little dance to reset his feet.
bull 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.
roy bull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
bull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Albert with a jab.
bull thows a body shot but no joy.
bull shoots in looking for a takedown. Albert tries to sprawl out of it but bull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Albert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Albert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Albert looks to land a right hand but bull moved out of range.
bull throws a shot from downtown. Albert moves away and avoids it.
bull fails to land with a series of punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Albert enables bull to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Albert manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
bull scoring with some ground and pound.
Albert on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Albert tries to get out of the position.
Albert seems keen to control bull's posture.
bull throwing strikes but missing.
bull advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert pushes bull off looking to stand but bull dives back in and keeps control.
bull lands with a punch from half guard.
bull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
bull not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albert blocking the ground and pound attempt from bull.
bull thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Albert is looking for a sweep. bull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Albert on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
bull is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
bull throwing shots but Albert is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
bull tries to free his leg and advance position but Albert is retaining full guard.
bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Albert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albert working a defensive guard here.
bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Albert has wrist control.
Albert wants to stand but bull is controlling the position.
bull advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Josh Albert will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A big right from Albert misses.
Albert fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but bull is out of range.
bull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Albert's head.
bull misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by bull.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bull shoots in but Albert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Albert throws a hook but bull avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from bull. Albert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Albert misses with an uppercut. bull saw that one coming.
Albert misses with a body kick.
bull throws a left and a right that both miss
and Albert counters with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by bull.
A big right from bull misses.
A slow jab from bull misses its intended target.
bull fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Albert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
bull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Albert pinned against the cage. Albert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Josh Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of roy bull.
Albert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from bull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Albert throws a hook but bull blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Albert.
bull throws a head kick but Albert moves out of range.
bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albert scores with a decent looking hook.
bull moves in looking to clinch but Albert pushes him off.
A big right from Albert misses.
Albert throws a series of punches but bull avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull misses with a hook.
Albert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps bull's head backwards.
bull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Albert circles away.
Albert scoring well with a low kick there.
bull throws a good cross that connects.
Albert loads up on a big right hand but bull slips the punch.
Albert looks to score with a jab to the body but bull is just out of range.
Albert goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Albert blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Albert dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Albert ducks under a wild hook from bull.
bull misses the body punch
and bull takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
bull misses with a double jab
and Albert counters with a body kick.
bull drops his hands momentarily and Albert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
bull fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from bull misses the target.
bull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Albert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert scores with the left hand. bull knows he should have avoided that one.
bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albert ducks under a wild hook from bull.
bull does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Albert swings away with a body shot that misses
and bull counters with a nice uppercut.
Albert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albert.
bull gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Albert counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
bull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Albert.
bull walks into a jab.
Albert stuffs the takedown attempt from bull. bull gets slowly back to his feet.
bull moves away from the strike by Albert.
Albert lands a nice looking body shot.
Albert throws out a loose jab but bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Josh Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of roy bull.
Albert scores with a jab to the body.
Albert dips to his left and cracks bull with an uppercut!
bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Albert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
bull drives through and clinches with Albert against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from bull fails to land.
Albert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
bull shoots in and drives through. Albert sprawls well.
bull throws a looping overhand right but Albert ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Albert throws a nice inside leg kick.
Albert throws a body punch but bull moves out of range.
Albert missing with a left hand there. bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albert.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from bull misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Josh Albert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Albert clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
bull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
bull loads up on a big right hand but Albert slips the punch.
bull moves away from the strike by Albert.
Albert just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Albert misses.
bull misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by bull as he connects with a hook.
bull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Albert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
bull is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
bull throws a sloppy head kick
and Albert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps bull thinking.
bull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Albert. Albert obviously looking to wear him down.
bull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Albert.
Josh Albert is winning the standup battle so far.
Albert connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Albert.
bull takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Albert jabs bull right on the nose. bull blinks but takes it well.
bull is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albert loads up on a big right hand but bull slips the punch.
bull is still on wobbly legs! Can Albert finish him?
bull takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
bull shoots in for a takedown but Albert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
bull walks into a stiff left hand from Albert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Albert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
bull might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
bull swings for the body but Albert moves out of range.
bull ducks under a wild hook from Albert.
Albert lands an overhand right.
bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Albert.
bull misses with a takedown attempt
and Albert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Albert throws a hook but bull avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Albert. Beautiful body shot.
bull seems to have recovered his senses.
Albert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Albert slips a straight right by bull.
bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albert.
Albert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that bull can do to turn this around?
bull wants to clinch up but Albert keeps it at a distance.
Albert scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albert lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Albert scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Albert had his way with roy bull in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from bull misses its intended target.
bull throws the left hand but Albert avoids the punch easily.
Albert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as bull throws out the jab.
bull tries for a takedown but Albert circles away easily
and Albert counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
bull is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Albert misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull misses with a shot to the body
enabling Albert to counter with a crisp jab.
bull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Albert missing with a left hand there. bull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Albert misses.
bull defending well as Albert loads up on a big left hand.
bull throws a combination that misses
and Albert counters with a thumping low kick.
bull tries for a takedown but Albert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
bull throws out a powerful jab.
bull is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert scores with a jab.
bull misses with a looping left.
A jab from bull does it's job there.
bull throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Albert counter with a right hand.
Albert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
bull ducks under a wild hook from Albert.
bull looks to throw the jab but Albert is out of range.
Donk. Albert catches bull right on the button with a cross.
roy bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert leaves bull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Josh Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of roy bull.
bull avoids the body shot from Albert.
bull has his takedown stuffed
and Albert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Albert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps bull's head backwards.
Albert looks to throw the jab but bull is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albert. bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Albert is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Albert blocks a jab.
Albert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Albert staying out of range there.
bull misses with a double jab
and Albert counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Albert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Albert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albert, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Albert!
Josh Albert retains his featherweight title!
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