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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yule Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Plesniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brennan comes to the cage accompanied by killing in the name of. 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 Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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, Yule Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Plesniak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plesniak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Plesniak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brennan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plesniak defends it easily.
Plesniak scoring with some ground and pound.
Plesniak is looking to work some ground and pound but Brennan has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brennan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Plesniak connects with a couple of short punches.
Brennan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Plesniak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Plesniak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plesniak won't allow Brennan to get back to his feet.
Plesniak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Plesniak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Plesniak cracks Brennan with a solid left hand.
Plesniak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brennan's head.
Brennan keeping full guard, as Plesniak tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plesniak trying to control the position from guard on top but Brennan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brennan looking for a guillotine here but Plesniak defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plesniak stops Brennan from standing up.
Plesniak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like Plesniak might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Brennan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Plesniak uses it to pass to side control.
Brennan is breathing heavily.
Plesniak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Plesniak trying to control the action but Brennan is working from the bottom.
Plesniak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brennan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brennan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Plesniak lands a few punches from side control.
Plesniak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brennan keeps working.
Brennan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Plesniak's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plesniak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Plesniak wants to control but Brennan is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Plesniak.
Brennan is trying to get back to full guard.
Plesniak is pressing down on Brennan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brennan is holding on for now.
Brennan is refusing to be controlled, as Plesniak sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plesniak working over Brennan with some ground and pound. Brennan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Plesniak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Plesniak wants to free his trapped foot but Brennan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Plesniak is keen to just control but Brennan is a slippery customer.
Brennan tries to roll over but Plesniak keeps him under control.
Brennan won't allow Plesniak to pass to mount.
Brennan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brennan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Plesniak is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Plesniak there.
Plesniak is looking for a kimura here.
Plesniak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brennan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Plesniak is looking for a kimura but Brennan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Plesniak to get the leverage.
Plesniak is pressing down on Brennan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brennan is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plesniak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Plesniak works his way into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brennan is looking to reverse the position.
Plesniak scores with punches from side control.
Brennan can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Plesniak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brennan moves away from the strike by Plesniak.
Plesniak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brennan.
Plesniak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plesniak misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Brennan.
A swing and a miss from Plesniak.
Brennan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plesniak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plesniak throws a head kick that misses.
Brennan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plesniak.
Plesniak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brennan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Plesniak somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plesniak misses with a two punch combination.
Plesniak closes the distance and clinches up with Brennan, looking for a takedown. Plesniak pushes Brennan against the cage but Brennan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Plesniak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brennan. Brennan obviously looking to wear him down.
Plesniak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brennan is fending him off so far but Plesniak persists. Nope, Brennan circles away and we're back to standing.
Yule Brennan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Plesniak.
Plesniak misses with a right hand
and Brennan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Plesniak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brennan.
Brennan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Plesniak.
Plesniak misses with a hook. Brennan ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Plesniak misses.
Plesniak misses with a hook
and Brennan counters with a three punch combo that has Plesniak backing up. Plesniak nods at Brennan to acknowledge the strikes.
Brennan swinging wildly here.
Plesniak throws a right hand that misses
and Brennan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Plesniak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brennan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brennan lands with a right to the head.
Brennan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brennan feints a jab promting Plesniak to slip. Brennan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Plesniak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brennan moves out of range as Plesniak strikes.
Brennan blocks a head kick by Plesniak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plesniak misses with a body shot
and Brennan counters with a series of strikes. Plesniak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Plesniak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brennan was well out of range. Poor timing from Plesniak.
Plesniak misses with a looping right.
Plesniak is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brennan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plesniak thows a body shot but no joy.
Plesniak shoots in and bounces Brennan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brennan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Plesniak manages to get himself to full guard.
Brennan trying to control but Plesniak is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Plesniak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brennan tries to free his leg and advance position but Plesniak is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plesniak is controlling Brennan's posture.
Brennan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brennan won't allow Plesniak to sweep him here.
Plesniak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Robert Plesniak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brennan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plesniak trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Plesniak controlling the position.
Let's hope that Plesniak has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Robert Plesniak.
Plesniak shoots in and drives through. Brennan sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert Plesniak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Plesniak tries to close the distance and clinch but Brennan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plesniak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Plesniak. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Plesniak.
Brennan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Plesniak!
Plesniak tries to hold on but Brennan pushes him away.
Plesniak is desperately trying to improve his position but Brennan has a good base and remains in mount.
Plesniak wants to control but Brennan is having none of it.
Plesniak sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brennan wants to control but Plesniak is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan is looking for a kimura here.
Plesniak wants to improve his position but Brennan is controlling well.
Brennan is looking to stall here but Plesniak recovers full guard.
Plesniak wants to sweep here but Brennan controlling him for the moment.
Brennan forces his way into half guard.
Plesniak is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plesniak is trying is best to control the position here.
Brennan is looking for a kimura but Plesniak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brennan to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brennan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Plesniak sees it coming and defends easily.
Brennan is looking for a kimura but Plesniak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brennan to get the leverage.
Plesniak controlling the position well.
Brennan wants to control but Plesniak is keeping him busy.
Plesniak works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brennan postures up in Plesniak's guard and throws a big left but Plesniak blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plesniak 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.
Brennan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Plesniak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brennan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plesniak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Plesniak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brennan manages to get himself to full guard.
Brennan keeping moving, preventing Plesniak from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plesniak is in close to Brennan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brennan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Plesniak passes into half guard.
Plesniak seems to be working for a kimura but Brennan defends the submission attempt.
Plesniak trying to mount his opponent but Brennan defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plesniak wants to control but Brennan is keeping him busy.
Plesniak prevents Brennan from improving his position.
Yule Brennan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plesniak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brennan trying to get back to full guard but Plesniak takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The referee warns Brennan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plesniak scoring with strikes but Brennan is staying in there.
Plesniak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Robert Plesniak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plesniak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Plesniak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plesniak 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Plesniak!
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energy
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