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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dhe Orele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orele is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ironman. Dhe Orele acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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164 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
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162 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugene Albright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dhe Orele!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Orele misses.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orele misses the jab.
Albright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orele.
Albright shoots in and gets a takedown into Orele's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Albright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orele wants to stand but Albright is controlling the position.
Albright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orele uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Albright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Albright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orele manages to avoid it.
Albright shoots in but Orele avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Albright is defended easily by Orele.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt - Orele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dhe Orele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orele moves away.
Orele throws a right and a left that Albright avoids nicely.
Albright lands a right hook to the body.
Orele wants to clinch up but Albright keeps it at a distance.
Orele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Albright dodges the punch combination from Orele.
Orele wants to clinch up but Albright keeps it at a distance.
Orele clinches up with Albright and pushes him back against the cage.
Orele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Eugene Albright has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright blocks a body shot from Orele.
Orele manages to break the clinch.
Albright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orele lands with a good body shot.
Albright steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orele. That one must have hurt.
Orele is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Albright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Albright misses with a looping left.
Orele wants to clinch up but Albright keeps it at a distance.
Orele tries to clinch there but Albright circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orele. Albright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albright.
Orele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Albright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orele forces Albright back against the cage and clinches.
Orele tries to break the clinch but Albright is controlling the position.
Orele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albright's elbow.
Albright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orele's elbow.
Orele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Albright has time to react.
Albright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Albright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Albright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orele is trying to defend but Albright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Orele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Albright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orele wants to get back to his feet.
Albright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orele's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Albright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orele's head.
Orele is controlling Albright's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albright is trying to work for a kimura but Orele is defending well.
Albright is thwarting Orele's attempts to control the position.
Albright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice strikes from Albright there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orele is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Albright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Albright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dhe Orele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eugene Albright's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Albright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orele sprawls well. Orele wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Albright gets slowly back to his feet.
Albright throws a looping overhand right but Orele ducks down to avoid it.
Orele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albright swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orele tries to close the distance and clinch but Albright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orele throws a lazy right hand but Albright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albright throws an off balance right hand
and Orele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Albright misses with a body shot.
Eugene Albright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orele tries to clinch there but Albright circles away.
Albright changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orele looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright landing a few strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Albright.
Albright working away.
Orele avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Albright.
Albright throws a strike aimed at the side of Orele's head but Orele avoids it well.
Albright creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orele sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Orele on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Albright sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Orele is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Orele pushes Albright away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Albright gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Orele tries to buck Albright off but Albright is having none of it.
Albright working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright swings around for an armbar but Orele sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Albright's guard.
Albright isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Orele stacks Albright on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Orele!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albright is looking for a sweep.
Orele decides to stand back up. Orele steps back and let's Albright get back to his feet.
Orele scores with a nice right hand.
Albright looks for a takedown but Orele sprawls well.
Albright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orele doesn't manage to clinch there - Albright circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright dives in and grabs Orele's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orele pushes down on Albright's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Albright throws a lazy right hand but Orele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck for Albright with that takedown attempt.
Orele cracks Albright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orele lands a really nice looking cross but Albright seems unphased.
Albright thows a body shot but no joy.
Albright lands a nice looking body shot.
Albright misses with a hook.
Orele throws a right hand that Albright ducks under and follows up with a left that Albright also avoids with ease.
Orele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albright.
Orele is looking to clinch.
Orele works Albright's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orele throws a head kick that misses.
Dhe Orele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orele sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orele throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orele scores with a hook.
Orele is looking to clinch.
Orele tries to clinch there but Albright circles away.
Orele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orele lands a high kick!
Albright lands the left hand.
Albright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Orele's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Albright thows a body shot but no joy.
Albright shoots in but no luck this time.
Albright connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Albright misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dhe Orele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eugene Albright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Orele rushes Albright and presses him up against the cage.
Orele is trying to break free.
Albright misses with a punch to the body.
Albright has had enough of the clinch but Orele keeps him there for the moment.
Orele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albright.
Orele misses with a punch to the body.
Orele wants to get back to striking at distance but Albright won't allow it.
Orele prevents Albright from breaking the clinch.
Albright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orele backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Orele throws an elbow but misses.
Orele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orele manages to break the clinch.
Orele has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orele stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orele wants it to stay on the feet.
Albright shoots in looking for a takedown but Orele manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Albright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Albright with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Albright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orele is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright throws a combination that misses
and Orele counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orele goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Orele swings for the body but Albright moves out of range.
Dhe Orele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Albright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orele was well out of range. Poor timing from Albright.
Nice sprawl there from Orele as Albright shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Orele. Beautiful body shot.
Orele scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orele throws a head kick that misses.
Albright looks to throw the jab but Orele is out of range.
Orele tries a head kick but it misses.
Albright on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eugene Albright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orele moves away.
Orele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Albright or perhaps it was just good defense by Orele which made him look bad.
Orele doesn't manage to clinch there - Albright circles away.
Orele tries to bum rush Albright with a series of wild strikes but Albright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Albright closes the distance and clinches up with Orele, looking for a takedown. Albright pushes Orele against the cage but Orele circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Albright takes a swing at Orele's ribcage but misses.
Albright misses with a body shot.
Orele lands a high kick!
Albright is rocked!
Orele cracks Albright with a hook to the temple - Albright is on wobbly legs here! Orele swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Albright falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Orele wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dhe Orele!
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energy
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hype
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