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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Angstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Fa Arodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Fa Arodo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Angstrom's chin.
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161 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
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167 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Angstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Fa Arodo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angstrom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Angstrom is looking for a takedown.
Angstrom tries to work over Fa Arodo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angstrom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angstrom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fa Arodo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angstrom lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fa Arodo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angstrom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fa Arodo lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Fa Arodo.
A short body shot lands from Fa Arodo as the two fighters clinch.
Angstrom lands with a right to the head.
Fa Arodo working aggressively here.
Fa Arodo blocks a body shot from Angstrom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fa Arodo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Angstrom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fa Arodo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Angstrom fails to land.
Fa Arodo pushes Angstrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angstrom tries to throw a body punch but Fa Arodo avoids it by throwing Angstrom back against the cage.
Fa Arodo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fa Arodo throws a sloppy head kick and Angstrom moves out of range easily.
Fa Arodo shoots in for a takedown but Angstrom shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick lands from Fa Arodo.
Fa Arodo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Angstrom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Angstrom. Those never looked like landing.
Fa Arodo looks for a takedown but Angstrom sprawls well.
Fa Arodo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Angstrom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fa Arodo somewhat.
Harry Angstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Fa Arodo.
Angstrom fails with a takedown attempt.
Fa Arodo moves in looking to clinch but Angstrom pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom takes a swing at Fa Arodo's ribcage but misses.
Fa Arodo is looking to clinch but Angstrom is avoiding it.
Fa Arodo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Angstrom. That did some damage!
Angstrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Angstrom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Angstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fa Arodo moves into the clinch.
Angstrom is looking to take this one to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angstrom tries to break free but Fa Arodo pushes him back against the cage.
Angstrom working aggressively here.
Fa Arodo can't find room to land a body shot as Angstrom controls the action.
Fa Arodo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fa Arodo doesn't manage to clinch there - Angstrom circles away.
Angstrom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Angstrom 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.
Fa Arodo moves to clinch but Angstrom breaks away
and Angstrom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Angstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Fa Arodo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Fa Arodo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Angstrom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Angstrom looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Angstrom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Angstrom with the ground and pound from mount.
Fa Arodo tries to hold on but Angstrom postures up.
Angstrom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Angstrom looking to finish Fa Arodo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fa Arodo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angstrom looking for a guillotine from mount but Fa Arodo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Angstrom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Angstrom throws a body punch but Fa Arodo moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Angstrom. No joy for Fa Arodo on that attempt.
Angstrom 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.
Fa Arodo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alex Fa Arodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fa Arodo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Angstrom is looking to score with low kicks.
Fa Arodo leaves Angstrom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fa Arodo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Angstrom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fa Arodo is looking to clinch but Angstrom is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom tries to clinch there but Fa Arodo circles away.
Angstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fa Arodo can do to turn this around?
Fa Arodo misses with a takedown attempt - Angstrom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Angstrom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fa Arodo.
Angstrom missing with a left hand there. Fa Arodo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fa Arodo moves in looking to clinch but Angstrom pushes him off.
Angstrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harry Angstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Fa Arodo.
Angstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Fa Arodo tries to sprawl out of it but Angstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fa Arodo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fa Arodo scores with a nice strike.
Fa Arodo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Angstrom doesn't seem bothered though.
Fa Arodo shoots in for a takedown but Angstrom shows good takedown defense.
Angstrom leaves Fa Arodo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Angstrom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fa Arodo shoots for a takedown but Angstrom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Angstrom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Angstrom wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom scores with a jab to the body.
Angstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch up.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Angstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fa Arodo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fa Arodo throws a low kick but Angstrom moves out of range easily.
Angstrom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fa Arodo throws a series of punches but Angstrom moves out of range.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch but Angstrom is having none of it.
Fa Arodo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angstrom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fa Arodo moves away.
A big right from Fa Arodo misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fa Arodo connects with an inside leg kick.
Angstrom shoots in but no luck this time.
Fa Arodo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angstrom has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fa Arodo.
Fa Arodo breaks from the clinch.
Angstrom just misses with a punch to the body.
Fa Arodo wants to counter the offense by Angstrom and move into the clinch position.
Harry Angstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch
enabling Angstrom to counter with a crisp jab.
Fa Arodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fa Arodo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fa Arodo is looking to clinch.
Fa Arodo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Angstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Fa Arodo tries to sprawl out of it but Angstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fa Arodo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fa Arodo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angstrom lands a nice shot that snaps Fa Arodo's head back.
Angstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fa Arodo.
Angstrom shoots for a takedown but Fa Arodo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fa Arodo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angstrom swats away the attempt to clinch by Fa Arodo.
Angstrom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Angstrom wants it to stay on the feet.
Fa Arodo tries to clinch up but Angstrom circles away and keeps his distance.
Angstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fa Arodo gets a clinch.
Angstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fa Arodo tries a body shot but Angstrom blocks it.
Fa Arodo breaks from the clinch.
Fa Arodo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Angstrom misses with a takedown attempt - Fa Arodo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Angstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fa Arodo.
Fa Arodo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Angstrom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex Fa Arodo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Angstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Fa Arodo lands with a good body shot.
Angstrom is looking to clinch.
Angstrom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fa Arodo as he avoids it easily.
Fa Arodo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Angstrom tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fa Arodo is in Angstrom's guard.
Fa Arodo preventing the sweep.
Angstrom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fa Arodo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fa Arodo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angstrom keeping moving, preventing Fa Arodo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angstrom is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fa Arodo frees his head nicely. Oh but Angstrom has switched to an armbar! Fa Arodo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Harry Angstrom!
Harry Angstrom was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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