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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Alfalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Jo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Alfalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Jo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alfalla has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Alfalla wants to control but Jo postures up.
Jo grinds an elbow into Alfalla's temple.
Alfalla takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alfalla is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jo connects with a decent elbow.
Alfalla is looking to regain half guard here but Jo keeps moving and retains side control.
Alfalla is not content to let Jo control the position.
Jo in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alfalla manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alfalla tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jo lands strikes from half guard.
Jo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alfalla misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Alfalla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jo.
Jo trying to control the action but Alfalla is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfalla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jo uses his free foot to push down on Alfalla's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alfalla.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alfalla regains half guard.
Jo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Jo there.
Alfalla gets back to full guard.
Jo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alfalla is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jo is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alfalla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jo defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alfalla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alfalla keeping moving, preventing Jo from controlling successfully.
Jo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alfalla looking to control.
Jo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but Alfalla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jo scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jo landing some decent shots from guard.
Alfalla throws a couple of heel strikes.
Alfalla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alfalla trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfalla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jo chips away with some ground and pound.
Alfalla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alfalla looking to control.
Jo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alfalla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jo has managed to get both his arms back between Alfalla's legs - danger averted.
Jo postures up in Alfalla's guard and throws a big left but Alfalla blocks it.
Jo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alfalla's head.
Alfalla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jo connects with a couple of short punches.
Jo connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alfalla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jo is one step ahead there.
Jo scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo postures up.
Jo trying to control but Alfalla is working from the bottom.
Jo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alfalla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alfalla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alfalla looking for a sweep. Not yet Alfalla, not yet.
Jo chips away with some ground and pound.
Jo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alfalla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jo chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Jo 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.
Jo gets caught flat footed, as Alfalla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alfalla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jo is looking to stand up but Alfalla isn't so interested in that idea.
Jo keeping moving, preventing Alfalla from controlling successfully.
Alfalla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alfalla wants to control from the top but Jo keeps moving.
Alfalla throwing strikes from guard but Jo blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alfalla is one step ahead there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alfalla trying to control the position from guard on top but Jo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ray Alfalla.
Jo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jo shoots and misses
and Alfalla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alfalla throws a head kick that misses.
Jo shoots in looking for a takedown. Alfalla tries to sprawl out of it but Jo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alfalla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray Alfalla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jo.
Jo with a poor takedown
and Alfalla counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alfalla.
Jo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alfalla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jo keeping moving, preventing Alfalla from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ray Alfalla wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jo shoots in looking for a takedown. Alfalla tries to sprawl out of it but Jo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alfalla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alfalla.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch but Alfalla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jo misses with a takedown
and Alfalla counters with an outside leg kick.
Jo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jo is breathing heavily.
Jo preventing the sweep.
Jo postures up in Alfalla's guard and throws a big left but Alfalla blocks it.
Jo won't allow Alfalla to sweep him here.
Jo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alexander Jo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alfalla is looking for a triangle but Jo pushes his legs off easily.
Jo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alfalla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jo landing with the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jo wants to control from the top but Alfalla keeps moving.
Jo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alfalla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jo has managed to get both his arms back between Alfalla's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alfalla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alfalla keeping moving, preventing Jo from controlling successfully.
Jo lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Alfalla 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alfalla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jo as he jumps to the side.
Alfalla throws a leg kick but Jo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alfalla is trying to defend but Jo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jo working Alfalla over with strikes.
Alfalla throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jo blocks the strikes from Alfalla.
Jo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alfalla is looking to control Jo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alfalla avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfalla is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jo working Alfalla over with strikes.
Jo working the head and body with strikes.
Jo is looking to advance position but Alfalla won't allow it.
Alfalla wants to get back to full guard.
Jo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alfalla looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Jo there.
Jo trying to control the action but Alfalla is working from the bottom.
Alfalla trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfalla tries to get to full guard but Jo has control of the leg.
Jo lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alfalla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alfalla tries to get to full guard but Jo has control of the leg.
Jo 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.
Jo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jo prevents Alfalla from improving his position.
Alfalla tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Alfalla wants to get back to full guard.
Jo slips a nice elbow through Alfalla's hands, connecting with Alfalla's forehead.
Alfalla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jo passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jo breaks from Alfalla's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alfalla is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alfalla?
A nice elbow there by Jo.
BOOM! Jo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alfalla's face.
Alfalla is rocked!
Alfalla tries to hold on but Jo pushes him away.
Oh Alfalla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Jo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alfalla is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jo looking to finish Alfalla with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alfalla!
Alfalla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alfalla seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alfalla takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jo cracks Alfalla with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jo looking to finish Alfalla with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alfalla!
Jo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jo raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alfalla gets back to half guard.
Jo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alfalla is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Jo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Jo!
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