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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Budzikowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hinkelferg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Budzikowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Hinkelferg!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budzikowski throws a body punch but Hinkelferg moves out of range.
Budzikowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hinkelferg wants to get back to full guard.
Budzikowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hinkelferg's head.
Budzikowski is stalling here. Hinkelferg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Budzikowski seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hinkelferg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Budzikowski tries to improve position but can't.
Hinkelferg wants to control but Budzikowski is keeping him busy.
Budzikowski is trying to improve his position.
Budzikowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Budzikowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Budzikowski stops Hinkelferg from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Budzikowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hinkelferg is fending him off so far but Budzikowski persists. Nope, Hinkelferg circles away and we're back to standing.
Hinkelferg thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Budzikowski if he has to take too many more of those.
Budzikowski shoots for a takedown but Hinkelferg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Budzikowski shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Budzikowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budzikowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hinkelferg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hinkelferg stuffs the takedown attempt from Budzikowski. Budzikowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Budzikowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hinkelferg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinkelferg connects with a high kick.
A good leg kick by Hinkelferg.
Budzikowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Budzikowski is breathing heavily.
Hinkelferg has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Budzikowski's lack of action.
Budzikowski throwing shots but Hinkelferg is blocking nicely.
Hinkelferg makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hinkelferg.
Budzikowski preventing the sweep.
Hinkelferg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hinkelferg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budzikowski has a hand on Hinkelferg's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hinkelferg takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hinkelferg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Budzikowski is looking to escape.
Budzikowski tries to reverse the position but Hinkelferg maintains control.
Budzikowski tries to hold on but Hinkelferg pushes him away.
Hinkelferg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Budzikowski is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hinkelferg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Budzikowski is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Budzikowski is trying to reverse the position but instead Hinkelferg has taken his back - oops!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Budzikowski wants to escape the position.
Hinkelferg trying to control.
Budzikowski rolls, trying to escape but Hinkelferg keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hinkelferg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hinkelferg gets caught flat footed, as Budzikowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hinkelferg wants to stand and escape but Budzikowski is having none of it.
Budzikowski looking to sit in guard and control but Hinkelferg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Budzikowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Budzikowski, not yet.
Budzikowski working a defensive guard but Hinkelferg passes into half guard.
Hinkelferg uses his free foot to push down on Budzikowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Budzikowski.
Budzikowski tries to improve his position but instead Hinkelferg has taken his back!
Hinkelferg keeps control of the position as Budzikowski tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkelferg trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Budzikowski is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hinkelferg.
A lull in the action here.
Hinkelferg is breathing heavily.
Hinkelferg has the hooks in. Budzikowski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Budzikowski looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hinkelferg wants to control but Budzikowski is keeping busy.
Hinkelferg is hanging on to Budzikowski's back as he tries to escape.
Budzikowski staying busy and making it hard for Hinkelferg to control.
Budzikowski is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hinkelferg's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Budzikowski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Budzikowski breaks Hinkelferg's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Budzikowski prevents Hinkelferg from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Budzikowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hinkelferg but Hinkelferg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Budzikowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Budzikowski shoots in for a double leg but Hinkelferg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Budzikowski shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Budzikowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hinkelferg, right into the meat.
Hinkelferg scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hinkelferg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Budzikowski.
Hinkelferg throws a front kick that sends Budzikowski stumbling back into the cage.
Hinkelferg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Budzikowski's sensitive parts.
Budzikowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hinkelferg tries to avoid it but Budzikowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hinkelferg to the ground. Hinkelferg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick lands from Hinkelferg.
Hinkelferg connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hinkelferg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hinkelferg feints and then cracks Budzikowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Budzikowski down.
Andrzej Budzikowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budzikowski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hinkelferg.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hinkelferg. Budzikowski shrugs it off though.
Budzikowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hinkelferg throws a head kick that Budzikowski semi-blocks.
Budzikowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hinkelferg tries to avoid it but Budzikowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hinkelferg to the ground. Hinkelferg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Hinkelferg misses.
Hinkelferg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Budzikowski takes a step back to recover.
Budzikowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budzikowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinkelferg trying to keep a closed guard but Budzikowski is proving a slippery customer.
Hinkelferg keeping moving, preventing Budzikowski from controlling successfully.
Hinkelferg wants to stand up but Budzikowski is controlling him.
Hinkelferg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Budzikowski looking to sit in guard and control but Hinkelferg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
John Hinkelferg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budzikowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hinkelferg throws a big right hand that misses.
Budzikowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Budzikowski tries to get out of the position.
Hinkelferg trying to control the position from guard on top but Budzikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Budzikowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Budzikowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budzikowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Budzikowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkelferg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Budzikowski working Hinkelferg over with strikes here.
Hinkelferg is working to get back to half guard.
Budzikowski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Budzikowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Budzikowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Budzikowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budzikowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budzikowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hinkelferg's face.
Budzikowski lands a heavy elbow.
Budzikowski scoring with strikes but Hinkelferg is staying in there.
Budzikowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hinkelferg hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Budzikowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Budzikowski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hinkelferg is now in Budzikowski's guard. A big mistake from Budzikowski there, giving up the dominant position!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Budzikowski is trying to keep Hinkelferg in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrzej Budzikowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hinkelferg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hinkelferg!
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