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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Embrett II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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166 cm
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Embrett II!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe slips a jab and a cross from Embrett II.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monroe slips a jab and a cross from Embrett II.
Monroe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Embrett II fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Embrett II looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monroe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Embrett II throws a combination that misses
and Monroe counters with a body kick.
Kyle Embrett II seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Embrett II throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Monroe looks to land a combination but Embrett II avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Embrett II throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monroe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Embrett II wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Embrett II slips a jab and a cross from Monroe.
Embrett II chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Monroe can pounce on him.
Embrett II throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monroe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Embrett II dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Monroe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monroe slips nicely into half guard.
Embrett II tries to roll over but Monroe keeps him under control.
Embrett II looks gassed!
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Embrett II wants to control but Monroe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Monroe trying to control the action but Embrett II is working from the bottom.
Monroe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Embrett II throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Monroe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Embrett II!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Monroe unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Embrett II that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Monroe wants to control the action but instead Embrett II gets a body lock and reverses into Monroe's guard! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe trying to control the position.
Monroe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monroe keeping moving, preventing Embrett II from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Embrett II is one step ahead there.
Embrett II passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Monroe wants to get back to full guard.
Monroe is trying to stand back up but Embrett II is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Embrett II throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Embrett II throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monroe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Monroe.
Monroe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Embrett II regains guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Embrett II has a closed guard, preventing Monroe from standing up.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Embrett II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Embrett II is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing.
Embrett II is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Monroe works over Embrett II with some ground and pound from guard.
Embrett II tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Monroe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Embrett II is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monroe.
Embrett II misses with a combination
so Monroe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Embrett II is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monroe is controlling him.
Monroe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Monroe thows a big elbow that misses.
Embrett II is breathing heavily.
Monroe postures up and lands a big shot to Embrett II's brow.
Monroe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Embrett II preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Embrett II is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Monroe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Monroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Embrett II is keeping the position for now.
Embrett II 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.
Monroe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Embrett II's guard.
Monroe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Embrett II knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Monroe wants to stand but Embrett II has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monroe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Monroe is pressing down on Embrett II's thigh, looking to free his foot. Embrett II is holding on for now.
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Embrett II keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Embrett II manages to get to full guard.
Monroe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Embrett II misses
and Monroe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Embrett II's knee momentarily.
Embrett II misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Embrett II's guard.
Embrett II wants to stand but Monroe is controlling the position.
Embrett II controls Monroe momentarily but Monroe frees himself.
Embrett II bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Monroe's guard.
Embrett II stands and throws Monroe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Embrett II tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Embrett II creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Monroe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Monroe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Monroe's face as Embrett II controls the position.
Embrett II wants to stand but Monroe is controlling his arm.
Monroe is looking for a sweep.
Monroe is trying to control Embrett II's posture but Embrett II avoids it.
Embrett II wants to stand but Monroe is controlling his arm.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Embrett II misses with an uppercut. Monroe saw that one coming.
Embrett II misses with a combination
and Monroe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Monroe tries to stand but Embrett II is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Monroe 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. This is the final round!
Monroe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Embrett II throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Embrett II is looking for a sweep.
Embrett II struggling a bit here.
Monroe trying to control the action but Embrett II is working from the bottom.
Monroe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Embrett II is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Monroe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Embrett II wants to control but Monroe postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Monroe slips a straight right by Embrett II.
Embrett II throws a series of punches but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe darts in and clinches Embrett II up against the cage.
Embrett II is trying to break free.
Monroe keeps control of Embrett II as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Embrett II.
Embrett II tries to stall but Monroe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Monroe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Monroe throws a right hand that Embrett II ducks under and follows up with a left that Embrett II also avoids with ease.
That's two 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.
Monroe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Monroe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Embrett II defending well though.
Embrett II won't allow Monroe to pass to mount.
Embrett II is trying to get back to full guard.
Monroe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dan Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Embrett II keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Monroe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Embrett II striking from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is thwarting Embrett II's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Embrett II misses with a straight left.
Embrett II throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monroe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Embrett II won't be happy with that.
Monroe misses with the ground and pound.
Embrett II struggling a bit here.
Embrett II is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Monroe off and has taken his back!
Monroe controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Embrett II tries to get the hooks in deep but Monroe pushed the leg off.
Monroe is really stuck here.
Embrett II doesn't have the hooks in and Monroe manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Embrett II has control of Monroe's left arm, preventing Monroe from doing any damage.
Embrett II is looking to stand up but Monroe isn't so interested in that idea.
Monroe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Monroe passes into half guard.
Monroe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Embrett II wants to get back to his feet.
Embrett II keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Embrett II wants to get back to his feet.
Kyle Embrett II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Embrett II is looking to control Monroe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Embrett II avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monroe 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Monroe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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