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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilbert Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamo Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dynamo Dragon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilbert Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dynamo Dragon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon has managed to clinch.
Albert goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dragon prevents it.
Albert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragon smiles and moves away.
Dragon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albert gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dragon regains guard.
Albert throwing strikes from guard but Dragon blocks nicely.
Dragon trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Albert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Albert throwing strikes from guard but Dragon blocks nicely.
Dragon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert connects with a couple of short punches.
Dragon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albert stands and steps away. Dragon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dragon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dragon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Albert kicks off Dragon and gets to his feet.
Albert gets a clinch.
Dragon manages to pull guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Albert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dragon controls Albert momentarily but Albert frees himself.
Albert scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Albert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Albert stands up and waves to Dragon to follow him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Albert is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dragon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbert Albert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon prevents the takedown attempt.
Albert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Albert has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dragon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dragon gets control of Albert's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dragon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dragon is looking to stand up but Albert isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is trying to keep Albert in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albert would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Albert works over Dragon with some ground and pound from guard.
Albert is fighting to break Dragon's control of his arms but Dragon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Albert stands and steps away. Dragon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dragon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Albert is trying to defend but Dragon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dragon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Albert is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon working Albert over with strikes.
Albert wants to improve his position but Dragon is controlling well.
Dragon is looking to take a break and control but Albert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Albert is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wilbert Albert will probably get the nod.
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.
Dragon gets a clinch.
Dragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Albert's efforts to push away.
Dragon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Albert kicks Dragon off and gets to his feet.
Dynamo Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albert misses with a head kick.
Albert tries to keep at a distance but Dragon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Albert works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Albert 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dragon working a defensive guard here.
Albert throwing strikes from guard but Dragon blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dragon 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.
Albert connects with a couple of short punches.
Dragon looking to control.
Albert lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dragon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Albert.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Albert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Albert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dragon's head.
Albert is in close to Dragon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Albert with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon controls Albert momentarily but Albert frees himself.
Albert decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dragon, up you get!
Dragon blocks a head kick by Albert.
Albert throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dragon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dragon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Albert did well to prevent Dragon getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albert is looking for a sweep. Dragon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Albert is not content to let Dragon control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Albert gets full guard.
Albert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dragon can do to turn this around?
Albert has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dragon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Albert working a defensive guard but Dragon passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dragon is keen to just control but Albert is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Albert knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dragon working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Albert's thigh. Albert counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Albert lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilbert Albert dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragon throws a wild body kick that Albert sees coming a mile off.
Albert throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dragon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dragon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Albert is trying to keep an underhook but Dragon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Albert has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dragon is on him like a limpet, forcing Albert back against the cage.
Albert looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Dragon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albert tries to score a body lock takedown but Dragon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Albert is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbert Albert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon is looking to control Albert's arms but Albert gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dragon has his back to the cage.
Dragon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragon clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon blocking some punches.
Albert wants to get back to striking at distance but Dragon won't allow it.
Albert tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragon smiles and moves away.
Dragon gets a takedown into half guard.
Albert wants to get back to full guard.
Dragon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is keen to just control but Albert is a slippery customer.
Albert wants to get back to full guard.
Dragon is working for a kimura but Albert is defending it quite comfortably.
Albert tries to roll over but Dragon keeps him under control.
Dragon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is stalling here. Albert is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dragon seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Albert has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Check out the look on Albert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dragon struggling a bit here.
Dragon is throwing a few token shots, despite Albert being in side control.
Dragon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ground and pound from Albert seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albert scores with punches from side control.
Albert throws an elbow but Dragon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dragon is looking to regain half guard here but Albert keeps moving and retains side control.
Albert lands a decent elbow from side control.
Albert decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragon to his feet.
Albert misses with a wild body shot.
Albert moves into range and clinches up with Dragon.
Dragon jumps guard and drags Albert to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dragon looking to control but Albert passes into half guard.
Dynamo Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilbert Albert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbert Albert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbert Albert!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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