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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dechlan Tomsett (ranked 3877 p4p, 5121 weight class) and Ulf Winquist (ranked 209 p4p, 251 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechlan Tomsett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulf Winquist!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winquist misses with a double jab.
Winquist swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomsett tries to clinch but Winquist is having none of it.
Winquist feints the counter takedown.
Tomsett with a poor takedown
and Winquist counters with a two punch combo.
Tomsett doesn't manage to clinch there - Winquist circles away.
Winquist lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tomsett throws a head kick but Winquist moves out of range.
Winquist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomsett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winquist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomsett dives in for a single leg takedown but Winquist sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winquist breaks from the clinch.
Tomsett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tomsett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winquist takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Winquist struggling a bit here.
Winquist tries to buck Tomsett off but Tomsett is having none of it.
Tomsett working away.
Tomsett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tomsett scoring with punches and elbows.
Tomsett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tomsett stands up and beckons Winquist to his feet.
Winquist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett dodges the punch combination from Winquist.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tomsett or perhaps it was just good defense by Winquist, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dechlan Tomsett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomsett avoids the body shot from Winquist.
Winquist moves out of range as Tomsett throws a body kick.
Tomsett has his takedown stuffed
and Winquist counters with a three punch combo that has Tomsett backing up. Tomsett nods at Winquist to acknowledge the strikes.
Winquist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomsett.
Tomsett wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tomsett dives in and scores a takedown into Winquist's guard.
Winquist wants to stand and escape but Tomsett is having none of it.
Tomsett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winquist is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tomsett pushes down on Winquist's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tomsett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winquist tries to get to full guard but Tomsett has control of the leg.
Winquist is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomsett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winquist has managed to free his arm - good work.
Winquist is looking to escape.
Winquist is trying to control but can't.
Tomsett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winquist is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Winquist dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Tomsett moves in looking to clinch but Winquist pushes him off.
Winquist drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tomsett defends it well.
No joy there for Winquist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomsett darts in looking for a takedown but Winquist gets double underhooks and turns Tomsett into the cage.
Tomsett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Winquist is defending well.
Winquist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winquist throws a sloppy head kick and Tomsett moves out of range easily.
Tomsett dives in for a single leg takedown but Winquist sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dechlan Tomsett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winquist wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomsett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winquist just stands there and leans against the cage.
Winquist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomsett looking to stall.
Tomsett is working for takedown but Winquist is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winquist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winquist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomsett tries to counter with a takedown but Winquist is quick to defend against it.
Winquist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tomsett closes the distance and clinches up with Winquist, looking for a takedown. Tomsett pushes Winquist against the cage but Winquist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winquist wants to counter the offense by Tomsett and move into the clinch position.
Winquist throws a wild body kick that Tomsett sees coming a mile off.
Tomsett darts in looking for a takedown but Winquist gets double underhooks and turns Tomsett into the cage.
Tomsett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Winquist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Winquist breaks the clinch.
Tomsett dodges the punch combination from Winquist.
Tomsett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett stuffs the takedown attempt from Winquist. Winquist gets slowly back to his feet.
Winquist thows a leg kick but Tomsett checks it
and Tomsett counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Tomsett.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tomsett is defended easily by Winquist.
Tomsett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winquist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winquist tries to improve position but can't.
Winquist looking for a sweep but Tomsett has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Winquist can't escape the position.
Winquist is breathing heavily.
Tomsett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winquist tries to buck Tomsett off but he can't manage it.
Dechlan Tomsett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tomsett lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett wants to control the pace but Winquist is squirming around nicely.
Tomsett sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tomsett is working for a guillotine from mount but Winquist frees his head quite easily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tomsett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomsett lands a big shot there that rocks Winquist but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Winquist slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tomsett controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dechlan Tomsett will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winquist.
Winquist dives in for a single leg takedown but Tomsett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tomsett closes the distance and clinches up with Winquist, looking for a takedown. Tomsett pushes Winquist against the cage but Winquist circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tomsett shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tomsett stops Winquist from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomsett slows the pace down in half guard.
Winquist is refusing to be controlled, as Tomsett sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winquist wants to get back to his feet.
Tomsett is thwarting Winquist's attempts to control the position.
Tomsett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tomsett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winquist throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ulf Winquist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomsett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winquist wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomsett won't allow it.
Tomsett is trying to drag Winquist to the mat but Winquist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dechlan Tomsett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomsett jumps guard but Winquist stands there with Tomsett around his waist. Tomsett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tomsett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomsett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winquist defends well and Tomsett ends up having to push Winquist into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tomsett has Winquist pressed against the cage, preventing Winquist from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomsett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomsett is pushing Winquist up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Winquist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tomsett keeps control of Winquist as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tomsett is trying to pull guard but Winquist has him pressed against the cage.
Winquist can't break the clinch.
Tomsett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winquist's elbow.
Tomsett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winquist gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tomsett.
Winquist wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomsett won't allow it.
Winquist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dechlan Tomsett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomsett moves in looking to clinch but Winquist pushes him off.
Winquist closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tomsett fails with the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winquist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulf Winquist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winquist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulf Winquist!
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C
A |
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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