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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Widaca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hale Tommasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommasson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go to sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hale Tommasson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Widaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hale Tommasson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tommasson is looking to clinch.
Widaca defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tommasson.
Tommasson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tommasson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tommasson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tommasson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poor strikes thrown by Tommasson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Tommasson.
Tommasson raining down shots from the mount!
Tommasson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tommasson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Widaca on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Widaca tries to get out of the position.
Widaca avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tommasson.
Tommasson avoids the attempt from Widaca to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tommasson dominating with strikes here.
It looks like John Widaca has been cut.
Tommasson looking for a guillotine from mount but Widaca is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Tommasson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tommasson landing strikes from the mount.
Tommasson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Widaca can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tommasson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Widaca can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tommasson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Widaca avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tommasson.
Tommasson lands a big shot there that rocks Widaca but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tommasson thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Tommasson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tommasson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tommasson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tommasson throws some wild stikes that Widaca manages to avoid easily.
Tommasson punching from mount but Widaca doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tommasson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Widaca is looking to escape.
Widaca manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widaca keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tommasson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Widaca defending well though.
Tommasson trying to control from Widaca's half guard. Widaca has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Widaca keeping moving, preventing Tommasson from controlling successfully.
Tommasson looking to pass the guard.
Tommasson stops Widaca from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Widaca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tommasson.
Tommasson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tommasson is putting a hurting on Widaca here, landing some big shots from side control.
Widaca defending against the ground and pound.
Tommasson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tommasson taking a break here but Widaca is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Tommasson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Widaca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Widaca gets caught flat footed, as Tommasson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tommasson has gone for a leg lock! Widaca slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tommasson's guard.
Tommasson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Widaca wants to stand but Tommasson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tommasson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tommasson, not yet.
Widaca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tommasson looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tommasson is breathing heavily.
Tommasson can't keep his opponent in guard - Widaca advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tommasson wants to control but Widaca passes into side.
Tommasson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Widaca's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tommasson is looking for a sweep. Widaca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two 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.
Tommasson wants to get back to full guard but Widaca has passed into side control.
Tommasson wants to control but Widaca is having none of it.
Hale Tommasson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tommasson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Widaca looking to control but Tommasson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Widaca looking to control and managing it successfully.
Widaca won't let Tommasson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widaca tries to control but Tommasson wriggling away.
Tommasson regains half guard.
Tommasson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Widaca's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Widaca's back!
Tommasson tries to get the hooks in deep but Widaca pushed the leg off.
Tommasson struggling to land strikes to the head as Widaca covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tommasson trying to control.
Tommasson throwing sloppy strikes.
Widaca is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tommasson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Widaca has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tommasson lands a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tommasson is looking to control Widaca but Widaca is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tommasson throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Tommasson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Widaca's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tommasson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Widaca sprawls well. Widaca wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tommasson gets slowly back to his feet.
Widaca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Widaca misses the target.
Widaca throws a jab but it's blocked by Tommasson.
Hale Tommasson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Widaca throws a right hand that Tommasson ducks under and follows up with a left that Tommasson also avoids with ease.
Widaca swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tommasson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tommasson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Widaca circles away.
Widaca throws a hook to the side of Tommasson's head but Tommasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tommasson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tommasson wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Widaca fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid body kick from Tommasson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tommasson avoids the body shot from Widaca.
Widaca thuds his right hand into Tommasson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tommasson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tommasson wants to take a breather but Widaca is having none of it.
Tommasson prevents Widaca from improving his position.
Tommasson wants to control but Widaca is keeping him busy.
Tommasson works his way into side control.
Widaca wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tommasson decides to stand back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tommasson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tommasson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tommasson gets a takedown into half guard.
Tommasson is nestled in close to Widaca, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tommasson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tommasson lands a big shot there that rocks Widaca but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tommasson landing strikes from the mount and Widaca is in trouble!
Tommasson with shots to the head and body - Widaca looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tommasson lands a big elbow.
Tommasson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tommasson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tommasson wants to control but Widaca has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Tommasson is just content to waste time from the top position. Widaca takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tommasson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Widaca wants to get back to his feet but Tommasson passes into half guard.
Tommasson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
John Widaca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Widaca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tommasson on the ground.
Tommasson passes to side control.
Tommasson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Widaca is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hale Tommasson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tommasson 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hale Tommasson!
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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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RATING
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