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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iku Roe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Albright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iku Roe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shannon Albright!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roe tries to clinch but Albright is having none of it.
Roe closes the distance and clinches.
Roe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Albright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roe misses with a knee to the head.
Roe looking to slow down the pace here.
Roe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Albright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Albright jumps guard but Roe stands there with Albright around his waist. Albright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albright misses with the head strike.
Roe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Albright jumps guard and drags Roe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Albright 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.
Albright pulls Roe in close to prevent any damage.
Albright is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Albright lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roe!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albright landing strikes from the mount.
Albright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Albright wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Albright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two 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.
Albright trying to control but Roe is having none of it.
Albright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albright stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Roe is looking to clinch but Albright is avoiding it.
Iku Roe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roe moves in looking to clinch but Albright pushes him off.
Roe tries to close the distance and clinch but Albright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roe is looking to clinch.
Albright tries to keep at a distance but Roe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Albright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roe misses with a knee to the head.
Albright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roe is keeping busy.
Roe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Albright is trying to break the clinch but Roe has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roe tries to land a knee to the head but Albright blocks with his arms.
Roe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Iku Roe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shannon Albright.
Roe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Albright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roe is breathing heavily.
Roe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albright tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Roe.
Roe looking to throw knees to the head but Albright is blocking nicely.
Albright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Albright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roe landing knees to the head.
Roe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albright goes for a takedown attempt but Roe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Albright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Iku Roe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roe tries to close the distance and clinch but Albright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roe tries to clinch but Albright is having none of it.
Roe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Albright keeps the fight on the outside.
Albright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roe circles away.
Roe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roe darts in and clinches Albright up against the cage.
Albright is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roe looking to throw knees to the head but Albright is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albright tries to stall but Roe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Albright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Roe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roe with a knee to the head.
Albright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roe has him pressed against the cage.
Roe lands a knee to the head.
Albright is rocked!
Albright is breathing heavily.
Roe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albright blocks it with crossed arms.
Albright is still on wobbly legs! Can Roe finish him?
Roe tries a knee to the head but Albright blocks it.
Roe tries to land a knee to the head but Albright blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albright blocks it with crossed arms.
Albright seems to have recovered his senses.
Albright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albright can't find room to land a body shot as Roe controls the action.
Roe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Albright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Albright can't get the takedown.
Iku Roe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shannon Albright.
Roe connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Albright badly! Albright tumbles to the floor and Roe stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iku Roe!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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