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Event:
SyFi 71
Date: Jul 01, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Albatross clinches with his opponent.
Combatant blocks the elbow strike.
Albatross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Combatant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Combatant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albatross lands a left hand.
Combatant blocking some punches.
Combatant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Cornelius Albatross has been cut.
Combatant lands with a light punch inside.
Albatross lands with a right to the head.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Albatross to work.
#BC#
Combatant manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Combatant gets tackled into the cage by Albatross. Albatross maintains the clinch.
Combatant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Combatant blocking some punches.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by Combatant.
Albatross lands with a left to the head.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Combatant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Combatant lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Combatant. #T1#
Combatant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Combatant misses with a punch to the body.
Albatross misses with some punches.
#BC#
Combatant breaks the clinch.
Combatant with a lazy takedown attempt
and Albatross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Albatross bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Combatant's head.#CL2#
Albatross rushes Combatant and presses him up against the cage.
Albatross avoids a wild elbow strike from Combatant.
Combatant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Combatant.
Combatant lands with a short shot to the head.
Combatant swings wildly with an uppercut but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross lands with a light punch inside.
Combatant is pushing Albatross up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Combatant is struggling to control the position.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albatross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Combatant's brow.
Good body shot from Albatross.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
Albatross working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Combatant.
Albatross lands an elbow that stopped Combatant in his tracks for a moment.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Combatant. #BC#
Combatant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Combatant dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Albatross. That did some damage!#CL2#
Albatross clinches with his opponent.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Combatant scores with a shot to the side of Albatross's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Combatant trying to land knees to the body.
Albatross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Combatant is trying to break the clinch but Albatross has him pressed against the cage.
Combatant blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Combatant.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Combatant controls his hands.
#T3#
Albatross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Combatant backwards.
Combatant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD#
Combatant successfully pulls guard.
Albatross wants to control from the top but Combatant keeps moving.
Albatross trying to stand up but can't free himself from Combatant's guard.
Combatant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Combatant passes the guard and advances to mount!
Combatant looking to finish Albatross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Albatross!#T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Combatant controlling the pace for now.
Albatross tries to lock up and control but Combatant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Albatross can do anything to dispel that myth.
Combatant controlling the position easily from mount.
Albatross tries to lock up and control but Combatant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Combatant lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albatross really wants to buck Combatant off and get back to his feet.
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 Unknown Combatant will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Albatross's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Albatross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CL2#
Albatross rushes Combatant and presses him up against the cage.
Combatant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albatross is defending well for now.
Cornelius Albatross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by Combatant.
Combatant tries a knee to the head but Albatross blocks it.
I was talking to Combatant's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Albatross dodges an elbow strike from Combatant.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Albatross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Combatant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Combatant lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albatross throws a head punch that misses.
Combatant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD#
Combatant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Combatant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2#
Albatross gets to his feet. Combatant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land. #T1#
Combatant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Combatant is trying to drag Albatross to the mat but Albatross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Combatant.
A short right from Combatant.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albatross gets through Combatant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Combatant blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Combatant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Albatross takes the fight into the clinch.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Combatant controls his hands.
Combatant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Albatross just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Combatant.
Combatant avoids the elbow strike from Albatross, against the cage.
#T2##TD#
Combatant ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Combatant no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Combatant looking for a triangle here. Albatross is fighting it but it looks tight! Combatant pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Albatross is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Unknown Combatant!
Unknown Combatant thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
SyFi 62
Date: Jun 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Wagner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Albatross defends well and Wagner ends up having to push Albatross into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albatross.#KD2#
Albatross lands a big uppercut and Wagner crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wagner looks OK. Albatross waves Wagner back to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Kurt Wagner has been cut.
Wagner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Albatrosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#TD#
Albatross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wagner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albatross keeping full guard, as Wagner tries to pass.
Albatross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wagner is controlling him.
Albatross can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wagner controls the pace.
Wagner tries to free his leg and advance position but Albatross is retaining full guard.
Albatross is wriggling around but Wagner manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner prevents Albatross from standing back up.
#T1#
Still in half guard, Wagner seems content to control.#SUB#
Wagner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Albatross defends it well.
Wagner controlling the action here.
Albatross is looking for a sweep. Wagner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Wagner has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Albatross defend it? Wagner steps over the head and cranks it - Albatross is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Wagner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kurt Wagner!
A relieved looking Kurt Wagner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
WeInSyd 12
Date: May 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson tries to score with a low kick but Albatross moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Albatross rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Albatross.
Albatross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albatross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Albatross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albatross blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Albatross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Albatross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albatross lands a body punch. #BC2#
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albatross was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Albatross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Albatross darts in trying to clinch
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Albatross is looking to clinch.
Jackson misses with a looping left.#T1#
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL#
Albatross has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
#TD2#
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Albatross uses from the top position.
Albatross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Albatross is sitting in close to Jackson's body. Jackson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Albatross is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Albatross is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mujahid Jackson!
Mujahid Jackson gave a mention to KAISER Nutrition - Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
SyFi 40
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Albatross tries to close the distance and clinch but McNasty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cornelius Albatross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNasty swats away the attempt to clinch by Albatross.
As Albatross tries to get set, McNasty tries to push him back and clinch up but Albatross manages to avoid the attempt.
Albatross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from McNasty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Albatross feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McNastys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Albatross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
McNasty blocking some punches.
McNasty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNasty.
McNasty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albatross backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Cornelius Albatross has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Albatross.
McNasty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1#
McNasty avoids a wild elbow strike from Albatross.
McNasty misses with a punch to the body.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNasty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albatross throws a head punch that misses.
Albatross slows down the pace here.
Albatross tries to work over McNasty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albatross blocks a body shot from McNasty.
McNasty blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
A short left from McNasty.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by McNasty.
McNasty lands a hook that snaps the head of Albatross backwards.
Albatross misses with an elbow strike.
#T2#
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Albatross.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McNasty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from McNasty.
Albatross misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNasty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNasty.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
McNasty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Albatross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross misses with the head strike.
Albatross misses with a punch to the body.
McNasty misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land.
McNasty lands a nice uppercut.
McNasty lands a shoulder strike.
Albatross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McNasty gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Albatross.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land.
McNasty scores with a shoulder strike.
Albatross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Albatross misses with a punch on the inside.
McNasty dodges an elbow strike from Albatross.
Albatross misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as McNasty controls his hands.
McNasty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albatross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Albatross misses with some punches.
McNasty blocks an uppercut.
McNasty struggles to land a body shot inside as Albatross controls his hands.
Albatross's coach down at Sydney Combat Method was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Albatross's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McNasty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from McNasty.
Albatross misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to McNasty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Albatross throws a head punch that misses.
McNasty can't find room to land a body shot as Albatross controls the action.
McNasty lands a nice uppercut.
McNasty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cornelius Albatross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Albatross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
McNasty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Albatross tries to clinch
and McNasty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McNasty has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Albatross looks to clinch
enabling McNasty to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Albatross is rocked!#CL2#
Albatross darts in and clinches McNasty up against the cage.
Albatross is trying to maintain a safe position but McNasty gets an underhook and turns Albatross into the cage.
Albatross misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from McNasty.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Albatross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albatross misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from McNasty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNasty digs a right hand underneath Albatross's ribcage. Albatross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but McNasty uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNasty scores with a shot to the side of Albatross's head. #T1#
McNasty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McNasty working aggressively here.
Albatross misses with a hook from the clinch.
McNasty lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McNasty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by McNasty.
McNasty blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNasty.
Albatross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McNasty.
Albatross taking a breather.
McNasty tries to throw a body punch but Albatross avoids it by throwing McNasty back against the cage.
Albatross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McNasty is keeping busy.
Albatross working aggressively here.
#T2#
Albatross lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albatross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McNasty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McNasty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McNasty lands a nice shot to the body.
McNasty scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNasty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNasty lands a body shot.
Albatross is trying to maintain a safe position but McNasty gets an underhook and turns Albatross into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McNasty.
Albatross is still on wobbly legs! Can McNasty finish him?
Albatross tries to work over McNasty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McNasty dodges an elbow strike from Albatross.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by McNasty.
Albatross seems to have recovered his senses.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Albatross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McNasty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
McNasty prevents a body shot from Albatross.
McNasty blocks an uppercut.
McNasty lands a nice uppercut.
McNasty blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from McNasty.
McNasty gets through Albatross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT#
That has opened up Cornelius Albatross's cut even more.
Albatross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albatross misses with some punches.
McNasty pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Albatross out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mister McNasty!
Mister McNasty retains his light heavyweight title!
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Event:
SyFi 33
Date: Apr 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Ring moves forwards but Albatross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy left from Albatross finds it's target.#CL#
Albatross pushes Ring up against the cage in a clinch.
Ring fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ring swings wildly with an uppercut but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ring misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ring fails to land.
Albatross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ring swings wildly with an uppercut but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albatross lands an uppercut.
Ring scores with a shoulder strike.
Albatross prevents a body shot from Ring.
Albatross misses with an elbow over the top.
Albatross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ring up against the cage.
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!
Ring blocking some punches.
Albatross tries to throw a body punch but Ring avoids it by throwing Albatross back against the cage.
Ring blocking some punches.
#T1#
Albatross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Albatross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ring stalling the fight.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Albatross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross cracks Ring with a nice body shot.
Ring working aggressively here.
Albatross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Albatross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albatross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ring misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Albatross.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross lands with a light punch inside.
Albatross just leaning against Ring, taking a breather.
Albatross misses with some punches.
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albatross throws an elbow that misses.
Ring blocks an elbow strike from Albatross.
#T2#
Albatross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rings head.
Ring misses with a punch to the body.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Albatross.
Albatross avoiding damage.
Albatross slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Albatross for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Albatross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albatross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Ring controls his hands.
Albatross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Albatross lands a shoulder strike.
Albatross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Albatross.
Albatross prevents a body shot from Ring.
Albatross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Albatross.
#T3#
Albatross lands a nice uppercut.
Ring struggles to land a body shot inside as Albatross controls his hands.
Albatross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albatross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ring looks winded!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Albatross scores with a shoulder strike.
Ring misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Ring has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ring throws a punch but it's blocked by Albatross.
Ring misses with some punches.
Albatross pushes Ring back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Albatross lands a right hand.
Albatross slows down the pace here.
Albatross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Albatross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ring or not. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albatross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albatross is pushing Ring up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ring content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albatross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Albatross stalling.
Albatross scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Albatross as the two fighters clinch.
Albatross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Albatross throws an elbow but it misses.
Albatross digs a right hand into Ring's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ring's gas tank.
Albatross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ring doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albatross stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross dominated that 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.
#R2##CL#
Albatross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ring fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Albatross digs a right hand into Ring's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ring's gas tank.
A bit of stalling here from Ring.
Ring swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross stalling.
Albatross lands a right hand.
Cornelius Albatross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ring creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albatross stalling against the cage.
Albatross lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross lands a shoulder strike.
Ring is breathing heavily.
Ring can't find room to land a body shot as Albatross controls the action.
Albatross blocks a body shot from Ring.
Ring's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Albatross has Ring pressed against the cage.
#T1#
Albatross lands a right hand.
Albatross stalling.
Ring tries to throw a body punch but Albatross avoids it by throwing Ring back against the cage.
Albatross stalling.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Ring.
Ring has a couple of punches blocked by Albatross.
Albatross stalling.
Ring throws a head punch that misses.
Ring tries to stall but Albatross uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Albatross lands a damaging elbow.
Albatross scores with a shot to the side of Ring's head.
Ring working aggressively here.
Ring struggles to land a body shot inside as Albatross controls his hands.
Come on Albatross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ring throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albatross.
A short left from Ring. #T2#
Ring looking to stall.
Albatross lands a right hand.
Albatross is pushing Ring up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross working aggressively here.
Ring blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ring throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albatross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Albatross lands an elbow that stopped Ring in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Ken Ring has been cut.
Ring lands a left hand.
Ring working aggressively here.
Ring tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Albatross.
Albatross lands with a left to the head.
Albatross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but Ring uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross slowing the pace effectively.
Ring tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Albatross's elbow.
Ring tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Ring.
Albatross throws a head punch that misses.
Albatross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Albatross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ring can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Albatross.
Albatross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ring backwards. #ROC#
Ring is rocked!
Albatross stalling against the cage.
Ring is still on wobbly legs! Can Albatross finish him?
Albatross throws an elbow that misses.
Ring seems to have recovered his senses.
Albatross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ring swings wildly with an uppercut but Albatross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albatross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rings head.
Ring working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albatross lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Ring misses with a body punch.
Albatross scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albatross lands a body shot in the clinch.
Albatross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Albatross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Albatross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albatross pushes off an throws an elbow but Ring leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee calls for Albatross to work.
Albatross lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albatross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Albatross pushes Ring back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albatross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Come on Albatross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Albatross gets through Ring's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Ring's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Albatross clinches up against the cage.
Albatross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ring misses with a punch on the inside.
Albatross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Albatross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Albatross unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ring! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Albatross is unloading with more strikes now! Ring drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Albatross!
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Event:
SyFi 26
Date: Mar 18, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Albatross clinches with his opponent.
Albatross leaning his opponent against the cage.
Albatross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albatross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Albatross lands a left hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Rock Bolt has been cut.
Albatross lands with a left to the head.
Albatross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC#
Bolt is rocked!
Our sources have told us that Albatross has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bolt is looking to break free of the clinch but Albatross has double underhooks.
Bolt is still on wobbly legs! Can Albatross finish him?
A short right from Albatross on the inside.
Albatross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Albatross dips a shoulder and cracks Bolt with a mighty uppercut! Bolt falls back against the cage and Albatross unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bolt is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Albatross screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Albatross!
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Event:
SFC31 - TBC
Date: Feb 03, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Albatross moves into the clinch.
Albatross looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hope lands a left hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Cornelius Albatross has been cut.
Hope has had enough of the clinch but Albatross keeps him there for the moment.
Hope blocks a body shot from Albatross.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Albatross misses with a punch on the inside.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albatross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Hope breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albatross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albatross fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hope on the side of the head.
Hope seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Albatross instigates a clinch.
Hope is trying to stall.
A short left from Hope. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hope.
Hope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hope is trying to break the clinch but Albatross has him pressed against the cage.
Albatross pushes Hope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Albatross swings wildly with an uppercut but Hope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
Albatross stalling against the cage.
Hope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albatross lands a left hand.
Hope blocks an uppercut.
Hope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Albatross has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Albatross.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hope takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Albatross blocks a body shot from Hope. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
Hope trying to control the position but instead, Albatross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hope into the cage.
Hope lands with a right to the head.
Albatross prevents Hope from breaking the clinch.
Hope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hope scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hope is trying to break the clinch but Albatross has him pressed against the cage.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Albatross fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Albatross just leaning against Hope, taking a breather.
Albatross tries to work over Hope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albatross trying to stall but Hope improves his position.
Hope wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hope is looking to break free of the clinch but Albatross has double underhooks.
Albatross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hope lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Hope tries to circle away but Albatross has him pinned against the cage.
Hope is trying to break free.
Albatross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hope dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hope working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hope.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albatross.
Albatross lands a body shot in the clinch.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by Hope.
#BC#
Hope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albatross wants to clinch up but Hope keeps it at a distance.
Hope throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Albatross closes the distance and clinches.
Albatross prevents Hope from breaking the clinch.
Hope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albatross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albatross lands a nice uppercut.
Albatross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Hope misses with a punch to the body.
Hope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Albatross has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Albatross.
Albatross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hope is keeping busy.#BC#
Hope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Hope. #CL2#
Albatross forces Hope back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albatross lands with a right to the head.
Hope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Albatross prevents Hope from breaking the clinch.
Albatross has a couple of punches blocked by Hope.
Hope taking a breather.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hope taking a breather.
Albatross is stalling here.
Hope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hope blocking some punches.
Albatross lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Albatross's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albatross.
Hope misses with a double jab.
Hope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hope looks to land a combination but Albatross avoids it well.
Albatross avoids the body shot from Hope.
Albatross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albatross pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hope back to the cage. Albatross follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hope just misses with a punch to the body.
Hope circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hope on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Albatross fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albatross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hope lands a jab to the nose.
Billy Hope is winning the standup battle so far.
Albatross avoids the head kick by Hope.
Albatross fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hope to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hope looks to clinch but Albatross throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hope taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cornelius Albatross!
Billy Hope spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Event:
SFC29 - Vattalles vs Mouwanga
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Albatross closes the distance and pushes Bjerg back into the cage.
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
Albatross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Albatross definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Albatross scores with a shoulder strike.
Albatross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bjerg can't get the takedown.
Bjerg fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Albatross.
Albatross lands a hook that snaps the head of Bjerg backwards.
Albatross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albatross creates a bit of distance and cracks Bjerg with a massive left hook! Bjerg crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Albatross stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Albatross!
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Event:
SFC27 - TBC
Date: Dec 31, 2017 |
#R1#
Morales keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Albatross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Albatross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morales tests Albatross's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#
It looks like Cornelius Albatross has been cut.
Albatross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morales.
Morales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Albatross looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Albatross tries to clinch but Morales is having none of it.
Morales is looking to counter punch.
Albatross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albatross staying out of range there.
Morales tests Albatross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Morales cracks Albatross with a big right hand and Albatross goes down!#ROC#
Albatross is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales loads up on a big left hand. Albatross felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Morales looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Albatross can't hide his disappointment, as Morales celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Morales!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 23, 2017 |
#R1#
Albatross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albatross steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Roberts.#CL2#
Albatross pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Roberts has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Albatross lands an uppercut.
Albatross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
Albatross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Albatross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The referee calls for Albatross to work.
Albatross scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Albatross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Albatross works on Roberts's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albatross.
A right hand to the body from Albatross.
Albatross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Albatross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Albatross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Albatross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Albatross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2#
Albatross lands an uppercut.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albatross lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Albatross.
Albatross manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Albatross has Roberts pushed against the cage.
Albatross scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albatross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Albatross. #T3#
Albatross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberts being controlled against the cage.
Albatross just leaning against Roberts, taking a breather.
We've been informed that Albatross has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Albatross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
Albatross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelius Albatross.
Roberts with a poor takedown
enabling Albatross to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL2#
Albatross pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Albatross is pushing Roberts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
Albatross lands with a light punch inside.
Albatross lands with a light punch inside.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albatross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albatross slowing the pace effectively.
A bit of stalling here from Albatross.
Albatross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Albatross lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Albatross works on Roberts's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Albatross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roberts blocking some punches.
#TD#
Roberts is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Albatross can't fight it off and eventually Roberts manages to take the fight to the floor. Albatross looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Albatross is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Roberts looking for a takedown.
Albatross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Albatross.
Cornelius Albatross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Albatross.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albatross. #T1#
Roberts blocks a body shot from Albatross.
Albatross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roberts takes a shot to the head.
Albatross lands a shoulder strike.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
Albatross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Albatross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Albatross is struggling to control the position.
Albatross digs a right hand underneath Roberts's ribcage. Roberts let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Albatross tries to throw a body punch but Roberts avoids it by throwing Albatross back against the cage.
Albatross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Albatross presses Roberts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
Albatross lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Albatross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albatross working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albatross lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Albatross.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
A short right from Albatross on the inside.
Albatross lands a left hand.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Albatross.
Albatross works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Albatross as the two fighters clinch.
Albatross taking a breather.#T3#
Albatross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Albatross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Albatross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albatross throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberts.
A short right from Albatross.
Albatross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Still in the clinch, Albatross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albatross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albatross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Albatross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Roberts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Albatross pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Albatross scores with a hook to the body.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Albatross.
#ROC2#
Roberts is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albatross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oh Roberts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albatross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Albatross's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Albatross.
Albatross lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Albatross gets through Roberts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Roberts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Albatross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albatross.
Roberts being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Albatross.
Albatross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
Albatross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Albatross has Roberts pushed against the cage.
Albatross just leaning against Roberts, taking a breather.
Albatross creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Roberts's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Roberts drops to his knees and Albatross pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Albatross!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Albatross rushes Monroe and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Albatross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Albatross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albatross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but Monroe blocks with his arms.
Albatross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monroe can't get the takedown.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross prevents a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Albatross is controlling him.
Albatross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Monroe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Albatross just leaning against Monroe, taking a breather. #T1#
Albatross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Albatross stalling in the clinch.
Albatross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Albatross.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Albatross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Monroe up against the cage.
Monroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albatross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Monroe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Albatross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Albatross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albatross. #CUT2#
It looks like Elijah Monroe has been cut.
Albatross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Albatross, against the cage.
Albatross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T3#
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Albatross is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Albatross with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Albatross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Albatross looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
#T4#
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Albatross.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Albatross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Albatross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Albatross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albatross stalling.
Monroe goes for a takedown attempt but Albatross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Monroe. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Albatross rushes Monroe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Albatross missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Monroe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Albatross does it's job there.
A left lands for Albatross.#CL2#
Albatross pushes Monroe up against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Albatross can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
Albatross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Albatross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Monroe is trying to push Albatross away but Albatross has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Monroe tries to circle away but Albatross has him pinned against the cage.#T1#
Albatross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Albatross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monroe blocks it with crossed arms.
Albatross tries a knee to the head but Monroe blocks it.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but Monroe blocks with his arms.
Albatross avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Albatross won't allow it.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Albatross stalling the fight.
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albatross.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albatross.
Albatross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Monroe managing to block the knees to the body from Albatross.
Albatross is pushing Monroe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albatross missing with knees to the body.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.
Albatross prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Monroe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Albatross is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T3#
Albatross missing with knees to the body.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe looking to stall.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Albatross avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Albatross avoids it.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Albatross won't allow it.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Albatross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albatross trying to land knees to the body.
Albatross throws a knee to the head but misses.
Albatross taking a breather.
Albatross manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Monroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cornelius Albatross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albatross trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike from Albatross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Albatross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elijah Monroe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Albatross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monroe, pushing him back against the cage.
Albatross misses with a knee strike.
Monroe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Albatross is pushing Monroe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Monroe is looking to control Albatross's arms but Albatross gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monroe has his back to the cage.
Monroe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#T1#
Albatross lands with a short shot to the head.
Albatross creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Albatross controlling the action here for a moment.
Albatross throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Monroe looking to slow down the pace here.
Albatross missing with knees to the body.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Albatross just leaning against Monroe, taking a breather.
Albatross misses with an elbow strike.
Monroe is trying to maintain a safe position but Albatross gets an underhook and turns Monroe into the cage.
Monroe has Albatross pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Albatross manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Albatross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Albatross tries to land knees in the clinch but Monroe avoids the damage to the body.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Albatross keeps him there for the moment.
Albatross throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monroe blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albatross just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe's brow.
Albatross has Monroe pushed against the cage.#T3#
A bit of stalling here from Monroe.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albatross obliges.
Albatross misses with a knee to the head.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albatross is stalling here.
Monroe avoiding damage as Albatross throws knees to the body.
Albatross lands a right hand.
Albatross struggles to land a body shot inside as Monroe controls his hands.
Albatross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.#T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Albatross.
Albatross stalling in the clinch.
Albatross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albatross throws an elbow but misses.
Albatross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe's defenses.
Albatross effectively controlling the action here.
Albatross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albatross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monroe.
Elijah Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cornelius Albatross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Albatross content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cornelius Albatross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albatross has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Albatross!
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