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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sam miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and koroko durraatty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for sam miguel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sam miguel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, koroko durraatty!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miguel slaps away a takedown attempt from durraatty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
miguel tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from miguel lands but durraatty takes it in his stride.
durraatty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? miguel is fending him off so far but durraatty persists. Nope, miguel circles away and we're back to standing.
miguel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. durraatty is trying to defend but miguel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
miguel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for durraatty to stand up.
durraatty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and miguel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for durraatty!
sam miguel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of koroko durraatty.
durraatty wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by miguel.
miguel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as durraatty is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
miguel throws some wild stikes that durraatty manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel throwing strikes here but durraatty is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
miguel landing punches.
miguel controlling from mount.
miguel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
miguel looking to ground and pound but durraatty is blocking nicely.
miguel throws some wild stikes that durraatty manages to avoid easily.
miguel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of durraatty's face.
durraatty looks gassed!
durraatty wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
durraatty is squirming around, avoiding miguel's attempts to control the action.
miguel raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
miguel content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, miguel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
miguel misses with a head shot.
miguel lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
durraatty wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by miguel.
miguel looking to control and managing it successfully.
miguel cracks durraatty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
miguel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
miguel unloads with some shots from mount but durraatty bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sam miguel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
miguel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming durraatty to the mat! durraatty manages to get full guard.
miguel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
miguel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
durraatty has his takedown stuffed
so miguel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
durraatty wants to get back to his feet but miguel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
miguel gets to his feet - durraatty follows without any prompting.
miguel moves into range and clinches up with durraatty.
miguel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but durraatty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
durraatty is breathing heavily.
miguel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
miguel lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel pulls guard.
durraatty is fighting to break miguel's control of his arms but miguel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
miguel wants to get back to his feet but durraatty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
miguel controlling durraatty's posture.
miguel 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.
miguel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now miguel is on top in guard.
miguel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
miguel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
miguel jumps guard and drags durraatty to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
miguel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
miguel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in durraatty's guard.
durraatty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
miguel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
durraatty wants to stand up but miguel is controlling him.
miguel stands and steps away. durraatty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
miguel tries to clinch up but durraatty circles away and keeps his distance.
miguel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. durraatty did well to prevent miguel getting side control.
durraatty pushes miguel off looking to stand but miguel dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
miguel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed durraatty's head.
miguel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
miguel wants to work for an arm triangle but durraatty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
miguel has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, durraatty works to full guard.
sam miguel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
miguel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sam miguel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
durraatty with a lazy takedown attempt
and miguel counters with a takedown into side control.
miguel wants to control but durraatty is keeping him busy.
durraatty trying to remain calm as miguel controls from the top position.
miguel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
miguel has taken the fight to the clinch.
miguel stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on miguel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
miguel is looking to break free of the clinch but durraatty has double underhooks.
miguel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that durraatty can do to turn this around?
durraatty being controlled against the cage.
miguel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
durraatty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite miguel's efforts to push away.
miguel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
miguel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as durraatty walks away with a smile on his face. miguel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sam miguel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
miguel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but durraatty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
durraatty has his takedown stuffed
and miguel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in durraatty's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
miguel trying to control the position from guard on top but durraatty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
miguel controlling from the top position.
miguel is looking to stand up but durraatty won't let him.
miguel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as durraatty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
durraatty is looking to stand back up but miguel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by durraatty.
miguel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
miguel stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows durraatty to get to his feet.
miguel doesn't manage to clinch there - durraatty circles away.
miguel rushes durraatty and presses him up against the cage.
miguel has durraatty pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
durraatty misses with a knee strike.
miguel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
miguel looking for a takedown.
durraatty with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
durraatty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
durraatty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
miguel has had enough of the clinch but durraatty keeps him there for the moment.
miguel fails to pull guard.
durraatty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
durraatty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but miguel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
durraatty looking to throw knees to the head but miguel is blocking nicely.
koroko durraatty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sam miguel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
miguel tries to pull guard but durraatty won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
sam miguel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well miguel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sam miguel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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