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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Radzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Learmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Learmont has chosen Snoop Dogg and Young Jeezy - Wannabes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Radzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Learmont!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Learmont shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Learmont was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Learmont working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Learmont is working for a guillotine from mount but Radzak frees his head quite easily.
Learmont swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Radzak is now in Learmont's guard. A big mistake from Learmont there, giving up the dominant position!
Learmont being controlled here, momentarily.
Radzak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Learmont has a closed guard, preventing Radzak from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radzak is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Radzak stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Learmont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Learmont shoots in for a double leg but Radzak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Learmont shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Radzak as he jumps to the side.
Radzak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Learmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Radzak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Learmont.
Radzak moves into range and clinches up with Learmont.
Learmont tries to circle away but Radzak has him pinned against the cage.
Radzak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radzak lands a head kick. Learmont smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Learmont lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Igor Radzak has been cut.
Learmont walks into a left hand.
Learmont has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Radzak.
Learmont fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Radzak, pushing him back against the cage.
Radzak jumps into guard, dragging Learmont to the mat.
Learmont looking to pass the guard.
Learmont looks gassed!
Learmont trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Radzak wants to stand but Learmont is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Learmont trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Learmont drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Radzak dives on top into guard.
Radzak throwing strikes but missing.
Radzak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Learmont trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Radzak trying to control but Learmont is working from the bottom.
Radzak wanted to stand there but Learmont had control of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Learmont looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Radzak puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Radzak tries to stand and escape but Learmont is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Radzak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Radzak'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.
Radzak lands with a kick to the temple. Learmont shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Radzak tries to clinch up.
Radzak is looking to clinch but Learmont is avoiding it.
Radzak tries to clinch there but Learmont circles away.
Radzak rushes Learmont and presses him up against the cage.
Radzak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Learmont has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Learmont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Learmont has had enough of the clinch but Radzak keeps him there for the moment.
Learmont is trying to break free.
Radzak lands a knee to the head.
Learmont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Learmont has had enough of the clinch but Radzak keeps him there for the moment.
Learmont is pressed up against the cage. Radzak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Learmont down to the mat. Learmont avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Radzak looks to clinch
and Learmont counters with a series of strikes. Radzak will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Learmont is defended easily by Radzak.
Learmont fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Radzak avoids it really well and circles away.
Radzak closes the distance and pushes Learmont back into the cage.
Radzak manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radzak trying to keep a closed guard but Learmont is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radzak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Learmont wants to pass the guard but Radzak is keeping the position.
Radzak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Radzak holds on and takes a little breather.
Learmont missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Learmont stops Radzak from standing up.
Radzak 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.
Learmont trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Learmont throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Learmont drops back looking for a leg! Radzak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Radzak manages to kick Learmont off! Learmont jumps back into Radzak's guard.
Learmont is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Radzak is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Radzak has escaped and now he's on top!
Radzak gets to his feet - Learmont follows without any prompting.
Radzak shoots for a takedown but Learmont saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Learmont shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Igor Radzak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Learmont.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Learmont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Radzak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Learmont is breathing heavily.
Radzak lands a slapping body shot.
Learmont swats away the attempt to clinch by Radzak.
Learmont throws a head kick that misses
and Radzak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Radzak rushes Learmont and presses him up against the cage.
Radzak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Radzak scores with a knee to the head.
Radzak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Radzak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radzak tries to clinch but Learmont is having none of it.
Radzak scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radzak unloads with some shots from mount but Learmont bucks and avoids them well.
Radzak working Learmont over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radzak landing strikes from the mount and Learmont is in trouble!
Learmont is squirming around, avoiding Radzak's attempts to control the action.
Learmont is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Learmont is in all sorts of trouble here.
Radzak 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Radzak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Radzak's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Learmont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radzak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Radzak avoids the head kick by Learmont.
Igor Radzak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Learmont lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radzak circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick from Radzak lands but Learmont takes it in his stride.
Radzak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Radzak rushes Learmont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Radzak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radzak connects with a knee to the head.
Radzak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Learmont's face.
Radzak looking to slow down the pace here.
Radzak lands a knee to the head.
Learmont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Radzak lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radzak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Radzak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Radzak working Learmont over with knees to the body.
Radzak breaks from the clinch.
Radzak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Radzak. That's going to slow Learmont down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Radzak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Learmont wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Radzak has him pressed against the cage.
Radzak landing knees to the head.
Learmont wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Radzak has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radzak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Learmont lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Learmont's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Radzak with a knee to the head.
Radzak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Learmont tries to circle away but Radzak has him pinned against the cage.
Radzak breaks the clinch.
Radzak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Learmont.
Learmont throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Radzak.
Learmont steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Radzak. That one must have hurt.
Learmont is looking to clinch.
Radzak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Learmont's half guard.
Learmont avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Radzak.
Radzak thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Learmont to regain full guard.
Radzak wanted to stand there but Learmont had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Learmont utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Radzak throws and elbow that misses. Learmont uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Radzak's guard. Nice move by Learmont!
Radzak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Radzak wants to stand up but Learmont is controlling him.
Learmont throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Learmont pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Radzak is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radzak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Learmont has gone for a leg lock! Radzak slips out almost immediately though and dives into Learmont's guard.
Radzak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Learmont dives on top into guard.
Radzak trying to control the position.
Learmont throwing strikes from guard but Radzak blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Radzak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Learmont passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Learmont throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Radzak works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Radzak regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Learmont.
Igor Radzak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Learmont throws a strike but Radzak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radzak trying to control the position from guard on top but Learmont is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Radzak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radzak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Radzak!
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energy
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hype
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