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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Almdudler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigfu Cambrona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambrona has chosen Erge-Sholee Biste Turda as his entrance music. Jigfu Cambrona is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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169 cm
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165 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Almdudler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jigfu Cambrona! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Almdudler fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Cambrona drops Almdudler with a beautiful combination! Almdudler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cambrona is looking for the KO!
It looks like Andreas Almdudler has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cambrona tries to sprawl but Almdudler drives through with a takedown into half guard. Almdudler trying to control from half guard but Cambrona is working away. Almdudler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Cambrona is looking to escape. Almdudler wants to control but Cambrona is keeping him busy. Cambrona kicks off Almdudler and gets to his feet. Almdudler avoids a kick to the body.
Cambrona tries to clinch but Almdudler moves out of range. A slapping leg kick lands for Cambrona.
Cambrona tries to clinch up but Almdudler circles away and keeps his distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Cambrona looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Almdudler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cambrona sprawls well. Cambrona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almdudler gets slowly back to his feet. Cambrona tries to clinch but Almdudler moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Almdudler shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cambrona manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Cambrona wants to stand but Almdudler is controlling the position. Cambrona has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Almdudler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Cambrona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Cambrona letting Almdudler take a breather here. Almdudler throws an elbow but it misses.
Cambrona is trying to break the clinch but Almdudler has him pressed against the cage. Almdudler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cambrona.
Almdudler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almdudler tries to land knees in the clinch but Cambrona avoids the damage to the body. Almdudler swings wildly with an uppercut but Cambrona uses good head movement to avoid it. Cambrona blocks a body shot from Almdudler.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Almdudler trying to land knees to the body.
Almdudler missing with knees to the body.
Cambrona tries to break the clinch but Almdudler is controlling the position. Almdudler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Cambrona is trying to maintain a safe position but Almdudler gets an underhook and turns Cambrona into the cage. Almdudler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Almdudler wants to clinch. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Almdudler. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Almdudler. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cambrona tries to clinch there but Almdudler circles away.
Cambrona swats away the attempt to clinch by Almdudler. Cambrona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almdudler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cambrona keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Cambrona keeps the fight on the outside. Jigfu Cambrona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cambrona doesn't manage to clinch there - Almdudler circles away.
Almdudler has his takedown stuffed and Cambrona counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Almdudler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Almdudler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Cambrona counters with a good, hard body kick but Almdudler shrugs it off. Cambrona moves into the clinch successfully.
Almdudler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cambrona gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Almdudler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cambrona throws a nice looking combination but Almdudler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cambrona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cambrona connects with an inside leg kick. Cambrona clinches up with Almdudler and pushes him back against the cage. Cambrona tries to break free but Almdudler pushes him back against the cage. Almdudler is trying to break the clinch but Cambrona is controlling him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cambrona lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Almdudler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cambrona moves into the clinch successfully.
Cambrona keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almdudler's efforts to push away. Good body shot from Cambrona.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Almdudler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cambrona has him pressed against the cage. Cambrona breaks the clinch.
Almdudler gets tackled into the cage by Cambrona. Cambrona maintains the clinch. Cambrona keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Almdudler's efforts to push away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jigfu Cambrona dominated that round. The cut man is working on Andreas Almdudler's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Almdudler gets tackled into the cage by Cambrona. Cambrona maintains the clinch. Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cambrona moves in looking to clinch but Almdudler pushes him off. Cambrona misses with a few strikes there.
Almdudler shoots in looking for a takedown but Cambrona manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Almdudler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Andreas Almdudler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Almdudler is defended easily by Cambrona. Danga de danga de dang - Cambrona scores with a four punch combination! Cambrona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cambrona stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cambrona wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Almdudler. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cambrona has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cambrona breaks from the clinch.
Jigfu Cambrona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cambrona misses with a series of wild punches.
Almdudler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cambrona as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cambrona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cambrona closes the distance but Almdudler moves to the side and Almdudler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cambrona's guard now. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Cambrona wants to get back to his feet but Almdudler passes into half guard.
Cambrona pushes Almdudler off looking to stand but Almdudler dives back in and keeps control.
Almdudler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Cambrona wants to get back to his feet.
Almdudler scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Almdudler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Cambrona wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Almdudler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Almdudler stalling. Cambrona on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Almdudler prevents Cambrona from standing back up.
Cambrona is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Almdudler scores with a couple of nice shots. Cambrona is staying active underneath Almdudler, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Almdudler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Cambrona wants to get back to his feet. Cambrona pushes Almdudler off and gets back to his feet. Almdudler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Almdudler looks to land a body kick but Cambrona moved away. Almdudler throws a wild body kick that Cambrona sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cambrona gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Almdudler to score an easy takedown into full guard. Almdudler controls from within his opponent's guard. Almdudler throws a big right hand that misses. Almdudler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cambrona works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Almdudler 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. Cambrona wants to get back to his feet but Almdudler is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Cambrona is looking to stand back up but Almdudler counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cambrona. Almdudler trying to control from half guard but Cambrona is working away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Almdudler looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Almdudler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Almdudler trying to control from half guard but Cambrona is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Almdudler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Cambrona looks like he's trying to stand up.
Almdudler throwing shots but Cambrona is blocking nicely. Almdudler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cambrona does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cambrona pushes Almdudler off looking to stand but Almdudler dives back in and keeps control.
Cambrona is breathing heavily. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almdudler lands a nice short elbow. Cambrona is refusing to be controlled, as Almdudler sits in half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Almdudler prevents Cambrona from standing back up.
Almdudler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Almdudler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Almdudler stops Cambrona from getting back to his feet.
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 Andreas Almdudler will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Andreas Almdudler's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Almdudler looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Cambrona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Almdudler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Almdudler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Andreas Almdudler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Cambrona has his feet on Almdudler's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Cambrona is looking to clinch. Cambrona stuffs the takedown attempt from Almdudler. Almdudler gets slowly back to his feet. Almdudler swats away the attempt to clinch by Cambrona. Cambrona works the jab nicely. Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Almdudler swats him away and circles back towards the center. Almdudler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cambrona is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Almdudler tries to clinch but Cambrona moves out of range. Almdudler is looking to clinch. Almdudler looks for a takedown but Cambrona sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Almdudler. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cambrona moves into range and clinches up with Almdudler. A quick uppercut on the inside from Almdudler. Cambrona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almdudler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cambrona is looking to clinch. Cambrona tries to keep at a distance but Almdudler has taken the fight into the clinch. Almdudler breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Almdudler takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Almdudler paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cambrona tries to clinch up but Almdudler circles away and keeps his distance. Almdudler shoots for a double leg takedown but Cambrona sprawls well. He's pushed Almdudler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Cambrona misses with a head kick.
Almdudler has closed the distance and engaged Cambrona in a clinch.
Jigfu Cambrona seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cambrona breaks from the clinch.
Cambrona is looking to clinch but Almdudler is avoiding it.
Almdudler fails with the takedown and Cambrona counters by clinching up. With the fighters up against the cage, Cambrona throws an elbow but misses. Almdudler wants to stall.
Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Almdudler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cambrona did well to prevent Almdudler getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cambrona is refusing to be controlled, as Almdudler sits in half guard. Almdudler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Almdudler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Cambrona tries to kick Almdudler off but Almdudler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Almdudler wants to take a breather but Cambrona is having none of it. Cambrona is trying to stand up here but Almdudler is controlling him well. Cambrona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Almdudler is trying to control the action in half guard but Cambrona is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Almdudler connects with a nice short shot to Cambrona's temple. Almdudler working the head and body with strikes. Almdudler is nestled in close to Cambrona, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Cambrona is trying to stand up here but Almdudler is controlling him well. Almdudler is looking to take a break and control but Cambrona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Almdudler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Cambrona kicks off Almdudler and gets to his feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Almdudler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cambrona avoids it really well and circles away. Almdudler gets a takedown into half guard. Almdudler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Almdudler is trying to control. Cambrona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Almdudler throwing shots but Cambrona is blocking nicely. Cambrona pushes Almdudler off looking to stand but Almdudler dives back in and keeps control.
Almdudler is keen to just control but Cambrona is a slippery customer. Almdudler prevents Cambrona from standing back up.
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 Andreas Almdudler. I think Almdudler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andreas Almdudler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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