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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Alban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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200 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Farrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Alban!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Farrow.
Alban bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrow's head.
Alban takes a kick to the side of the head.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Alban has eaten all the pies!
Alban shoots in and bounces Farrow off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Alban trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alban with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farrow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alban trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alban is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farrow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alban looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alban swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alban tries to keep at a distance but Farrow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alban has had enough of the clinch but Farrow keeps him there for the moment.
Alban has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Farrow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Farrow wants to stall.
Farrow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alban trying to stall but Farrow improves his position.
Farrow landing knees to the body.
Farrow is looking to control Alban's arms but Alban gets an underhook and turns him. Now Farrow has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrow prevents Alban from breaking the clinch.
Farrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Alban avoids the damage to the body.
Alban goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farrow prevents it.
Farrow pulls guard.
Alban trying to control but Farrow is working from the bottom.
Alban preventing the sweep.
Farrow throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Farrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alban is one step ahead there.
Farrow keeping moving, preventing Alban from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrow will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Farrow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farrow checks a leg kick.
Farrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farrow with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alban counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alban missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farrow flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Alban throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Farrow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alban throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alban won't allow Farrow to sweep him here.
Alban is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alban throwing strikes but missing.
Alban is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Farrow keeping moving, preventing Alban from controlling successfully.
Alban missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farrow being controlled here, momentarily.
Alban wants to control from the top but Farrow keeps moving.
Alban wants to pass the guard but Farrow is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A good leg kick by Farrow.
Alban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alban lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farrow backs up against the ropes.
Farrow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alban counters with a shoot takedown. Farrow fights it but they end up in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alban controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farrow is keeping the position for now.
Farrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farrow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alban is working to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alban just holding on.
Alban working to try and regain half guard.
Farrow throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alban regains half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alban can do anything to dispel that myth.
Farrow is thwarting Alban's attempts to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alban is looking for a sweep. Farrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farrow tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alban controls his leg.
Alban keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farrow prevents Alban from improving his position.
Farrow throwing shots but Alban is blocking nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Farrow moves into full mount! Alban won't be happy about that!
Alban tries to hold on but Farrow postures up.
Alban sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Farrow looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alban wants to control but Farrow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farrow moves nicely into side control.
Farrow tries to move into full mount but can't pass Alban's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Alban dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Farrow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Farrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farrow throws a sloppy head kick and Alban moves out of range easily.
Eric Farrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farrow defending well as Alban loads up on a big left hand.
Farrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alban counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alban.
Farrow moves out of range of the body kick from Alban.
Farrow lands with a slapping head kick.
Farrow misses with a takedown attempt
and Alban counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alban.
Alban not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alban stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farrow working a defensive guard here.
Alban preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alban wants to control from the top but Farrow keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alban looking to pass the guard.
Alban seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alban wants to control from the top but Farrow keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Alban tries to clinch but Farrow is having none of it.
Farrow slips a jab from Alban.
A jab from Alban does it's job there.
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.
Farrow misses with a two punch combination.
Farrow closes the distance but Alban moves to the side
and Alban decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Farrow's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alban scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alban avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alban connects with a couple of short punches.
Alban trying to control but Farrow is working from the bottom.
Alban is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alban throwing strikes from guard but Farrow blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alban trying to control but Farrow is working from the bottom.
Farrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Farrow being controlled here, momentarily.
Alban postures up in Farrow's guard and throws a big left but Farrow blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alban lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alban lands a slapping body shot.
Farrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farrow closes the distance but Alban moves to the side
and Alban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrow is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrow closes the distance but Alban moves to the side
and Alban counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oh Farrow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alban with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alban blocks the strikes from Farrow.
Nice strikes from Alban there.
Alban stalling.
Farrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Farrow is refusing to be controlled, as Alban sits in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alban looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Farrow trying to control but Alban postures up.
Farrow is trying to get back to full guard.
Farrow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alban looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alban is thwarting Farrow's attempts to control the position.
Alban controlling the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dr Alban just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farrow darts in trying to clinch
and Alban holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Farrow misses with a knee strike.
Alban tries to break the clinch but Farrow is controlling the position.
Alban looking for a takedown.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Farrow scores a nice knee to the body.
Alban is looking to break free of the clinch but Farrow has double underhooks.
Farrow is trying to break free.
Alban holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Alban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alban wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farrow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farrow looking to throw knees to the head but Alban is blocking nicely.
Farrow wants to break free but Alban has control.
Farrow prevents Alban from breaking the clinch.
Farrow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Farrow breaks the clinch.
Alban throws out a loose jab but Farrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrow lands a head kick!
Alban shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Farrow but Farrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eric Farrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Alban.
Farrow scores with a one two! Alban had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alban throws a combination that misses
enabling Farrow to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alban keeps the fight on the outside.
Farrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alban.
Farrow wants to clinch
and Alban counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alban.
Alban preventing the sweep.
Farrow is looking for a triangle but Alban pushes his legs off easily.
Alban not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Farrow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eric Farrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alban throws and elbow that misses. Farrow uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alban's guard. Nice move by Farrow!
Alban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alban has his hands on Farrow's head, controlling the position.
Farrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farrow looking to sit in guard and control but Alban gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Farrow trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Farrow wants to sweep here but Alban controlling him for the moment.
Dr Alban has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Alban comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alban 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Dr Alban!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Dr Alban!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Dr Alban!
Dr Alban wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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