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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Weismuller (ranked 593 p4p, 834 weight class) and Petar Popara (ranked 85 p4p, 120 weight class). Weismuller comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Speak. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Weismuller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popara works the jab nicely.
Popara tries to clinch up.
Popara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Popara checks a low kick from Weismuller.
Weismuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popara moves away.
Weismuller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Popara's head.
Weismuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weismuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popara was well out of range. Poor timing from Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popara forces Weismuller back against the cage and clinches.
Weismuller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Popara backwards.
Weismuller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Weismuller fails to land.
Weismuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weismuller trying to control the position but instead, Popara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weismuller into the cage.
Popara struggles to land a body shot inside as Weismuller controls his hands.
Popara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Popara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weismuller manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Popara is just out of range.
Popara misses with a shot to the body
and Weismuller counters with a right hand to the body.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weismuller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weismuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Popara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Popara looks to throw the jab but Weismuller is out of range.
Weismuller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weismuller.
Popara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weismuller.
Weismuller throws a right hand that misses
and Popara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tommy Weismuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weismuller misses with a two punch combination.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch but Weismuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Popara blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Weismuller, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Popara misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara throws a jab when Weismuller was well out of range.
As Popara backs away, Weismuller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Weismuller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weismuller connects with a single shot there.
Weismuller misses with a leg kick.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popara is looking to clinch but Weismuller is avoiding it.
Popara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Weismuller counters with a good low kick that Popara was not able to check.
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Popara is just out of range.
Weismuller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Weismuller misses
and Popara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Weismuller - just one landing.
Weismuller stuns Popara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weismuller tries to land a leg kick but Popara saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Weismuller does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller connects with a looping right hand.
Popara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weismuller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weismuller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Popara throws an overhand right that lands on Weismuller's shoulder, as Weismuller tries to avoid the shot.
Popara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Weismuller misses the target.
Weismuller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popara misses with a jab to the body
letting Weismuller counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Weismuller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Popara misses.
Weismuller with a nice cross.
Weismuller misses with a hook
and Popara counters with a stiff right hand.
Weismuller lands with a right hand.
Popara checks the leg kick.
Popara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weismuller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Popara in his tracks.
Weismuller lands a nice shot to the body.
Popara tries to clinch there but Weismuller circles away.
Popara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weismuller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Popara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Weismuller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Weismuller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Weismuller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popara was well out of range. Poor timing from Weismuller.
Popara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Weismuller with a body shot.
Weismuller throws a big shot that misses.
Popara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weismuller looks to land a left hand but Popara moved out of range nicely.
Popara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Weismuller throws a hook but Popara avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Popara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Weismuller 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.
Weismuller swings widly with a right hand
and Popara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popara walks into a left hand.
Weismuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Popara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Popara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weismuller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popara throws a big shot that misses.
Weismuller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weismuller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Popara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Popara looks to score with a jab to the body but Weismuller is just out of range.
Weismuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weismuller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weismuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weismuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Popara counters with a left and a right that stings Weismuller.
Weismuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Popara throws a jab when Weismuller was well out of range.
As Popara backs away, Weismuller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller misses with a hook.
Popara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weismuller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Popara on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weismuller tries to work over Popara's front leg with a kick but Popara checks it.
Weismuller misses with a looping right.
Popara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weismuller.
Popara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weismuller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popara can do to turn this around?
Weismuller throws out a loose jab but Popara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popara looks to clinch
and Weismuller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Weismuller finds it's target.
Popara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weismuller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Weismuller has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Popara staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller lands with a hook. Popara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch but Weismuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popara swinging wildly here.
Weismuller slips under a jab.
Weismuller scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weismuller.
Weismuller just misses with a punch to the body.
Popara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Popara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weismuller.
Weismuller slips a jab and a cross from Popara.
Popara misses with a hook. Weismuller ducked under it nicely.
Popara needs to keep his hands up - Weismuller had a free shot at his head there.
Weismuller lands an overhand right.
Tommy Weismuller is winning the standup battle so far.
Weismuller swings for the body but Popara moves out of range.
Popara throws out a counter right but Weismuller avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Weismuller catches Popara right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popara ducks under a wild hook from Weismuller.
Popara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch but Weismuller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weismuller connects with a leg kick.
Weismuller looks to land a left hand but Popara moved out of range nicely.
Popara is looking to clinch but Weismuller is avoiding it.
Weismuller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Popara is looking to clinch.
Weismuller looks to throw the jab but Popara is out of range.
It seemed like Popara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Popara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weismuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Popara misses with a straight left.
Popara moves out of range of the strikes.
Popara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weismuller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popara. That did some damage!
Popara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller moves out of range as Popara strikes.
Popara tries to clinch up.
Weismuller misses with a right hand
and Popara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Weismuller finds it's way round the side to connect with Popara's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weismuller lands a leg kick that knocks Popara off balance momentarily.
Popara tries to clinch up.
A big left from Weismuller misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popara! But no joy.
Weismuller throws an off balance right hand
and Popara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weismuller misses with a straight left.
Popara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weismuller misses with a left hand
and Popara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weismuller throws a lazy uppercut
and Popara counters with a right hand to the body.
Popara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weismuller manages to avoid it.
Weismuller went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Popara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Weismuller - that will leave a mark!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Weismuller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Weismuller throws an off balance right hand
and Popara counters with a right hand to the body.
Popara throws a lazy uppercut
and Weismuller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weismuller looks to score with a jab to the body but Popara is just out of range.
Weismuller thuds his shin into the meat of Popara's side.
Weismuller scores with a decent looking hook.
Popara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weismuller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Weismuller throws a leg kick
and Popara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weismuller manages to avoid it.
Popara slips under a jab.
Weismuller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Popara! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weismuller with the inside leg kick.
Popara misses with a lunging right hand
and Weismuller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popara forces Weismuller back against the cage and clinches.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Weismuller controls the action.
Weismuller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weismuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popara staying out of range there.
Weismuller stuns Popara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weismuller throws a hook but Popara blocks it.
Popara moves into the clinch successfully.
Weismuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weismuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Popara pushes off an throws an elbow but Weismuller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Popara.
Weismuller dodges an elbow strike from Popara.
Weismuller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weismuller misses with a body punch.
Popara blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weismuller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weismuller working hard to break the clinch.
Tommy Weismuller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Popara has a couple of punches blocked by Weismuller.
Popara lands with a right to the head.
Popara tries a body shot but Weismuller blocks it.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Weismuller controls the action.
Popara tries to throw a body punch but Weismuller avoids it by throwing Popara back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weismuller.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
Popara swings wildly with an uppercut but Weismuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popara lands an elbow just above Weismuller 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Popara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Weismuller's brow.
Popara has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Weismuller seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Popara can turn it around.
Popara pushes Weismuller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weismuller's elbow.
Petar Popara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Popara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weismuller takes an elbow to the temple.
Weismuller blocks an elbow strike from Popara.
Popara struggles to land a body shot inside as Weismuller controls his hands.
Weismuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Weismuller scores with a punch to the head.
Popara is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weismuller throws a leg kick but Popara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Popara.
Weismuller misses with a body shot.
Popara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weismuller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Popara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weismuller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooh!!! Popara has knocked Weismuller down with a huge combo! Popara steps away and waves a wobbly Weismuller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Tommy Weismuller has been cut.
Popara throws a jab when Weismuller was well out of range.
Weismuller throwing a counter right hand but Popara manages to avoid it.
Weismuller scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Weismuller.
Weismuller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Weismuller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice jab there from Weismuller.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Weismuller.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weismuller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Weismuller!
After winning the bout, Tommy Weismuller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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