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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laber Kelmendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansatsuken Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laber Kelmendi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Laber Kelmendi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ansatsuken Judan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judan tries to clinch up but Kelmendi circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Judan or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelmendi, which made it look bad.
Kelmendi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judan on the side of the head.
Judan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelmendi thuds his right hand into Judan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Ansatsuken Judan has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelmendi, as that shot connected.
Judan takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Kelmendi. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelmendi connects with the punch.
Judan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelmendi jabs Judan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judan fails with the takedown.
Laber Kelmendi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ansatsuken Judan.
A shot to the liver by Kelmendi. Beautiful body shot.
Judan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelmendi counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelmendi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelmendi lands a jab to Judan's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kelmendi. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelmendi lands a nice shot to the body.
Judan has Kelmendi up against the cage in a clinch.
Judan wants to take the fight to the mat but Kelmendi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kelmendi prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelmendi works on Judan's body with a couple of short punches.
Judan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kelmendi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Judan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelmendi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kelmendi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judan goes for a takedown attempt but Kelmendi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kelmendi thuds his right hand into Judan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Judan tries to score with some ground and pound. Kelmendi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Judan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Judan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kelmendi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kelmendi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Judan on the ground.
Judan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Judan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Judan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kelmendi is breathing heavily.
Judan in side control, throwing shots but Kelmendi defends.
Judan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Judan is looking to take a break and control but Kelmendi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Judan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Judan.
Judan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kelmendi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Judan crashes against the mat.
Judan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kelmendi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Judan punching from mount but Kelmendi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelmendi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Judan.
Judan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Judan throwing strikes here but Kelmendi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laber Kelmendi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ansatsuken Judan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kelmendi stuffs the takedown.
Judan takes one on the button.
Judan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Judan showed some decent athleticism there.
Judan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kelmendi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Judan.
Judan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelmendi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judan can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judan thows a huge punch but Kelmendi dodges it nicely.
Judan throwing shots but Kelmendi is blocking nicely.
Judan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Judan is looking to take a break and control but Kelmendi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ansatsuken Judan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Judan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Judan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelmendi's head.
Judan trying to mount his opponent but Kelmendi defends it.
Kelmendi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Judan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Judan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Judan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Judan works his way into side control.
Judan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Judan in side control, throwing shots but Kelmendi defends.
Judan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kelmendi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kelmendi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kelmendi tries to get out of the position.
Judan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Judan.
Judan throws a strike aimed at the side of Kelmendi's head but Kelmendi avoids it well.
Judan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Judan working the ground and pound but Kelmendi is defending the strikes.
Judan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Judan working the ground and pound but Kelmendi is defending the strikes.
Kelmendi dodges the ground and pound from Judan.
Sloppy strikes there by Judan.
Judan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Judan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Judan.
Kelmendi tries to bench press Judan off him but Judan keeps the position.
Judan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Judan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kelmendi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Judan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kelmendi parries the strikes from Judan easily there. Judan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kelmendi to escape.
Judan works to advance to full mount. Kelmendi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kelmendi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Judan.
Judan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Judan throwing strikes here but Kelmendi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Judan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Judan lands a big elbow.
Judan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kelmendi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Judan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Judan misses with a head shot.
Judan misses with a head shot.
Judan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kelmendi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Judan.
Judan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ansatsuken Judan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ansatsuken Judan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Judan shoots in but Kelmendi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Judan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelmendi defends well and Judan ends up having to push Kelmendi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kelmendi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Judan.
Judan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laber Kelmendi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ansatsuken Judan.
Kelmendi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judan shoots and misses
and Kelmendi counters with a left to the body.
Judan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Judan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judan throws a strike aimed at the side of Kelmendi's head but Kelmendi avoids it well.
Judan tries to score with some ground and pound. Kelmendi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kelmendi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judan working the ground and pound but Kelmendi is defending the strikes.
Judan advances nicely into full mount.
Judan avoids the attempt from Kelmendi to control.
Judan tries to control but Kelmendi wriggling away.
Judan looking to ground and pound but Kelmendi is blocking nicely.
Judan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Judan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kelmendi because Judan loaded up on that one.
Judan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Judan unloads with some shots from mount but Kelmendi bucks and avoids them well.
Judan avoids the attempt from Kelmendi to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kelmendi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kelmendi blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Judan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Judan thowing shots but they're missing.
Kelmendi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kelmendi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Judan.
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!
Judan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Judan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Judan throwing strikes here but Kelmendi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelmendi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Judan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kelmendi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Judan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Judan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Judan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Judan punching from mount but Kelmendi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kelmendi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Judan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Judan throwing strikes here but Kelmendi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Judan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Judan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kelmendi because Judan loaded up on that one.
Judan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kelmendi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Judan punching from mount but Kelmendi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kelmendi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Judan.
Judan working Kelmendi over with strikes here.
Judan thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Judan looking to finish with strikes here!
Kelmendi blocking the ground and pound.
Judan thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ansatsuken Judan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Judan 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ansatsuken Judan!
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