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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 3764 p4p, 441 weight class) and Jakub Zbytovsky (ranked 3594 p4p, 420 weight class). Brown's entrance music is This is America. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakub Zbytovsky!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zbytovsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zbytovsky working Brown over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Zbytovsky to work.
Zbytovsky cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Zbytovsky lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Zbytovsky breaks from the clinch.
Zbytovsky is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Zbytovsky should have avoided that one.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zbytovsky instigates a clinch.
Zbytovsky stalling the fight.
Zbytovsky is working Brown over against the cage.
Zbytovsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Zbytovsky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zbytovsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zbytovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbytovsky breaks from the clinch.
Zbytovsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Zbytovsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Dave Brown has been cut.
Zbytovsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zbytovsky breaks the clinch.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zbytovsky has time to react.
Zbytovsky has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Zbytovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Zbytovsky.
Zbytovsky landing knees to the body.
Zbytovsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zbytovsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zbytovsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Zbytovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zbytovsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zbytovsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zbytovsky lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Zbytovsky gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zbytovsky lands with a right to the head.
Zbytovsky lands a shoulder strike.
Zbytovsky lands a left hand.
Zbytovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown tries to pull guard but Zbytovsky won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Zbytovsky.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zbytovsky gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Zbytovsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zbytovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Zbytovsky lands a left hand.
Zbytovsky lands a knee to the body.
Zbytovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Zbytovsky lands a shot to the body.
Zbytovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Zbytovsky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zbytovsky.
Zbytovsky pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Zbytovsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown jumps guard but Zbytovsky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brown tries to pull guard but Zbytovsky forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zbytovsky is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zbytovsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Zbytovsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Zbytovsky has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zbytovsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Zbytovsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zbytovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zbytovsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Zbytovsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zbytovsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Zbytovsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zbytovsky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Zbytovsky lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Zbytovsky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Zbytovsky taking a breather here.
Zbytovsky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Zbytovsky gets to mount! Brown was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brown drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brown jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbytovsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zbytovsky keeps trying to improve his position.
Zbytovsky thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zbytovsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Zbytovsky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zbytovsky manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Zbytovsky's guard.
Zbytovsky pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
Zbytovsky is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zbytovsky is pulling down on Brown's head. It's preventing any offense from Brown, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zbytovsky lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zbytovsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zbytovsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zbytovsky trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown has his foot on Zbytovsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zbytovsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zbytovsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zbytovsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zbytovsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zbytovsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zbytovsky passes Brown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Zbytovsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Zbytovsky seems content to control.
Zbytovsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zbytovsky throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zbytovsky works his way into side control.
Zbytovsky wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Zbytovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zbytovsky scores with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zbytovsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zbytovsky lands with a light punch inside.
Zbytovsky landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown tries to pull guard but Zbytovsky holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Zbytovsky scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zbytovsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zbytovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zbytovsky lands an elbow inside.
Zbytovsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbytovsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zbytovsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zbytovsky lands an uppercut.
Zbytovsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Zbytovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zbytovsky obliges.
A short right from Zbytovsky.
A short body shot lands from Zbytovsky as the two fighters clinch.
Zbytovsky scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Zbytovsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zbytovsky lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zbytovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Zbytovsky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jakub Zbytovsky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zbytovsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Zbytovsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zbytovsky lands a nice elbow.
Zbytovsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Zbytovsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zbytovsky obliges.
Zbytovsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Zbytovsky lands a shoulder strike.
Zbytovsky lands with a left to the head.
Brown is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zbytovsky to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zbytovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zbytovsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zbytovsky lands a nice uppercut.
Zbytovsky scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Dave Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky stalling in the clinch.
Zbytovsky taking a breather.
Zbytovsky lands a right hand.
Zbytovsky lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zbytovsky lands with a right to the head.
Zbytovsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zbytovsky scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Jakub Zbytovsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zbytovsky breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Zbytovsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zbytovsky 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Zbytovsky!
Jakub Zbytovsky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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