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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saizahawla Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Dodger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saizahawla Animai!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dodger.
Animai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Animai.
Animai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Animai lands with a punch from half guard.
Dodger pushes Animai off looking to stand but Animai dives back in and keeps control.
Dodger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Animai on the ground.
Animai lands with a punch from half guard.
Dodger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Animai is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai working over Dodger with some ground and pound. Dodger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Animai gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dodger misses with the combination.
Dodger misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Dodger misses.
Saizahawla Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dodger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Animai.
Animai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dodger pinned against the cage. Dodger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dodger.
Animai closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Animai lands in his opponent's guard.
Animai is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Animai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dodger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Animai passes into half guard.
Animai slips a nice elbow through Dodger's hands, connecting with Dodger's forehead.
Animai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Animai.
Dodger is trying to get back to full guard.
Animai is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dodger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Animai is looking for a kimura but Dodger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Animai to get the leverage.
Dodger trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Animai there.
Animai drops an elbow to the side of Dodger's head.
Animai working the head and body with strikes.
Animai slips a nice elbow through Dodger's hands, connecting with Dodger's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Animai connects with a nice short shot to Dodger's temple.
Animai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Animai lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Animai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Animai.
Animai winds up and cracks Dodger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Animai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Animai slips a nice elbow through Dodger's hands, connecting with Dodger's forehead.
Animai winds up and cracks Dodger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Animai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Animai.
Animai slows the pace down in half guard.
Animai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodger works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai postures up and lands a big shot to Dodger's brow.
Animai landing some decent shots from guard.
Animai postures up and lands a big shot to Dodger's brow.
Animai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dodger, up you get!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Animai.
Animai slips a straight right by Dodger.
Animai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dodger wants to improve his position but Animai is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saizahawla Animai 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.
Animai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dodger.
Animai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dodger has hold of Animai's hands but Animai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Animai is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Animai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Animai connects with a nice short shot to Dodger's temple.
Animai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Animai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Animai there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Animai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Animai is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Animai working over Dodger with some ground and pound. Dodger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dodger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saizahawla Animai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Animai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Animai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Animai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dodger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Animai slips a nice elbow through Dodger's hands, connecting with Dodger's forehead.
Animai drops an elbow to the side of Dodger's head.
Animai drops an elbow to the side of Dodger's head.
Animai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dodger tries to get to full guard but Animai has control of the leg.
Dodger taking some punishment here, with Animai in his half guard.
Dodger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodger wants to control the action here but instead Animai manages to pass to full mount!
Animai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Animai controlling the position easily from mount.
Animai lands a big shot there that rocks Dodger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Animai with shots to the head and body - Dodger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Animai lands a big shot there that rocks Dodger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Animai is landing with some decent strikes but Dodger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Animai unloading with bombs!
Animai landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Animai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai with the ground and pound from mount.
Dodger tries to hold on but Animai postures up.
Animai landing strikes from the mount.
Animai lands a nice shot to the head.
Animai landing strikes from the mount and Dodger is in trouble!
Animai lands a heavy elbow.
Animai breaks from Dodger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Animai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dodger is in a horrible position here. Animai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Animai landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Animai scoring with strikes but Dodger is staying in there.
Animai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Animai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Animai working Dodger over with strikes here.
Animai is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dodger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Animai trying to control but Dodger is having none of it.
Animai punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dodger?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saizahawla Animai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fighters circling - Dodger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Animai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dodger lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Dodger misses.
Animai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Animai feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Animai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Animai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dodger's head.
Animai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Animai lands a couple of digs.
Animai distracts Dodger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dodger is working an open guard so Animai takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Animai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Animai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Animai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dodger is fending him off so far but Animai persists. Nope, Dodger circles away and we're back to standing.
Animai shoots in looking for a takedown but Dodger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Animai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roger Dodger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saizahawla Animai.
Animai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dodger fails to land with a series of punches.
Animai closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dodger did well to prevent Animai getting side control.
Animai is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dodger wants to get back to his feet.
Animai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dodger wants to control but Animai is keeping busy.
Animai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai works his way into full mount!
Animai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai is landing with some decent strikes but Dodger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Animai lands a big shot there that rocks Dodger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Animai landing strikes from the mount.
Animai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Animai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Animai working Dodger over with strikes here.
Animai dominating with strikes here.
Animai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dodger is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai lands a nice shot to the head.
Dodger is in a horrible position here. Animai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Animai lands with some strikes.
Saizahawla Animai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dodger tries to hold on but Animai postures up.
Animai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Animai controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodger tries to reverse the position but Animai maintains control.
Animai content just to control the position here.
Animai punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saizahawla Animai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Animai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Saizahawla Animai!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Saizahawla Animai!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Saizahawla Animai!
Saizahawla Animai wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Saizahawla Animai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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