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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alka Mangrove (ranked 450 p4p, 52 weight class) and Head Coach (ranked 652 p4p, 77 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Head Coach!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove rushes Coach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Coach prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
Coach avoids the elbow strike from Mangrove, against the cage.
Coach successfully pulls guard.
Mangrove showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mangrove trying to control the position from guard on top but Coach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Coach is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mangrove defends well.
Coach is adopting a defensive guard.
Mangrove tries to stand but Coach is controlling from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mangrove trying to control but Coach is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Coach closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mangrove's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove keeping moving, preventing Coach from controlling successfully.
Coach working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mangrove is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mangrove looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mangrove looking for a guillotine here but Coach defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coach trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangrove trying to control the position.
Coach preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach wants to control from the top but Mangrove keeps moving.
Mangrove pulls Coach in close to prevent any damage.
Coach is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Coach wants to control from the top but Mangrove keeps moving.
Mangrove is looking for a triangle but Coach pushes his legs off easily.
Mangrove is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mangrove is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Coach sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach moves into full guard.
Coach looking for a guillotine here but Mangrove defends easily.
Coach has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mangrove can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mangrove sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coach's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coach is not content to let Mangrove control the position.
Coach felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mangrove seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alka Mangrove dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mangrove swings for the body but Coach moves out of range.
Mangrove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coach can do to turn this around?
Coach blocks the body kick.
Coach tries a head kick but it misses.
Mangrove checks the leg kick.
Mangrove attempts a counter takedown but Coach avoids it well and moves away.
Coach throws a push kick but Mangrove slaps the foot to one side.
Coach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mangrove.
Mangrove on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mangrove thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coach if he has to take too many more of those.
Mangrove takes a swing at Coach's ribcage but misses.
Mangrove throws a front kick that sends Coach stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mangrove rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mangrove tries to clinch but Coach is having none of it.
Mangrove fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangrove. Coach does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Coach as Mangrove shoots in.
Mangrove on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mangrove shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coach misses with a looping left.
Mangrove misses with the combination.
Mangrove lands a really nice looking cross but Coach seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Coach misses the target.
Mangrove shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coach as he jumps to the side.
Coach moves out of range as Mangrove throws a body kick.
Coach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mangrove circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangrove. Coach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mangrove misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach missing with a left hand there. Mangrove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mangrove throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coach swings for the body but Mangrove moves out of range.
Mangrove throws a shot to the body.
Mangrove finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mangrove works Coach's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mangrove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangrove drops down looking for a counter takedown but Coach sprawls and moves away.
Mangrove looks to land a body kick but Coach moved away.
Mangrove wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Coach releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mangrove is looking to wear down Coach with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Coach defending well as Mangrove loads up on a big left hand.
And Coach tries to counter it with a takedown but Mangrove pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mangrove misses with a leg kick
letting Coach counter with a right hand.
Coach sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mangrove slips a jab from Coach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach gets tackled into the cage by Mangrove. Mangrove maintains the clinch.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Coach controls his hands.
Mangrove pushes off an throws an elbow but Coach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coach jumps guard and drags Mangrove to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mangrove trying to control the position from guard on top but Coach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangrove being controlled here momentarily.
Coach trying to strike off his back.
Coach trying to control the position.
Mangrove engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mangrove trying to control but Coach is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove looking to pass the guard.
Coach with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Mangrove can't handle though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coach tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangrove swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mangrove clinches.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coach throws an elbow but it misses.
Coach prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
Coach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Coach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coach avoids a wild elbow strike from Mangrove.
Coach prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
Coach lands an elbow that stopped Mangrove in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alka Mangrove dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Coach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Coach avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Coach landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coach prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Coach takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Head Coach has been cut.
Mangrove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Coach avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Coach avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coach is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mangrove to keep the fight standing.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coach's elbow.
Coach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mangrove digs a right hand underneath Coach's ribcage. Coach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mangrove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coach lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coach drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mangrove pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mangrove throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mangrove drops his hands momentarily and Coach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the body
and Coach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mangrove misses with a wild body shot.
Mangrove tries a low kick but Coach avoids it.
Coach blocks the body kick.
Coach moves out of range of the body kick from Mangrove.
Mangrove misses with a wild body shot.
Coach tries to clinch but Mangrove is having none of it.
Mangrove half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Coach blocks the leg kick.
Coach blocks a low kick nicely.
Alka Mangrove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coach moves out of range of the body kick.
Mangrove moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCoach.
Coach scores with a decent looking hook.
Coach moves out of range of the leg kick from Mangrove.
Coach unleashes a big counter combination but Mangrove bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mangrove throws a series of punches but Coach avoids them all with ease.
Mangrove jabs at Coach's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangrove throws a leg kick which misses Coach's front leg but catches the back leg as Coach tries to avoid it.
Coach moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mangrove.
Mangrove ducks under a wild hook from Coach.
Mangrove moves forwards but Coach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mangrove goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coach moves out of range as Mangrove throws a body kick.
Mangrove lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coach throws a counter combo.
Alka Mangrove is winning the standup battle so far.
Mangrove clinches with his opponent.
Mangrove pushes off an throws an elbow but Coach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Coach tries to pull guard but Mangrove forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alka Mangrove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Head Coach.
Mangrove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mangrove or not.
Mangrove misses with an elbow strike.
Mangrove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coach's defenses.
Coach lands with a short shot to the head.
Coach dodges an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Coach blocks the elbow strike.
Mangrove scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Mangrove.
Mangrove misses with a body punch.
Coach jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mangrove looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mangrove advances position into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coach is being controlled here.
Head Coach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mangrove wants to control but Coach is keeping him busy.
Mangrove is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coach knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mangrove wants to control but Coach is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alka Mangrove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mangrove, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alka Mangrove!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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