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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Honza Hohol (ranked 2566 p4p, 1736 weight class) and Vern Schullacks (ranked 312 p4p, 227 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 cm 25 192 11 - 11 - 0 |
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180 cm 30 200 21 - 23 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Solid chin |
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vern Schullacks! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Schullacks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hohol blocks a jab. Hohol staying out of range there. Schullacks ducks right into an uppercut from Hohol. Hohol slips a straight right by Schullacks. Schullacks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hohol counters with a straight right hand. Hohol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schullacks.
Schullacks throws a body shot but no joy. It looked like Hohol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Hohol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schullacks was well out of range. Poor timing from Hohol. Nice uppercut there from Hohol. Schullacks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hohol to score with a decent uppercut. Schullacks misses with a wild body shot. Schullacks misses with a hook to the body
and Hohol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jab by Hohol. The fighters circling - Hohol throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Schullacks misses with a hook. Schullacks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Hohol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Hohol connects with a right hand. Schullacks shakes it off. Schullacks lands the left hand. Schullacks misses with a hook. Hohol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Schullacks tries for a takedown but Hohol circles away easily enabling Hohol to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schullacks lands a jab to the nose. Schullacks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hohol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hohol wants the takedown. Schullacks is fighting it off but Hohol persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schullacks's guard against the cage. Schullacks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hohol has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Schullacks keeping full guard, as Hohol tries to pass. Schullacks looking to control.
We've been hearing that Hohol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Hohol scoring with punches to the head and body. Hohol scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Schullacks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hohol with a nice head shot there. Schullacks looking for a sweep. Not yet Schullacks, not yet. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Schullacks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hohol landing some decent shots from guard. Hohol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Hohol landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Schullacks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hohol manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hohol holds on and takes a little breather. Hohol keeping full guard, as Schullacks tries to pass. Hohol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schullacks's guard. Schullacks is adopting a defensive guard. Hohol is looking to work some ground and pound but Schullacks has wrist control. Hohol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Hohol preventing the sweep. Hohol chips away with some ground and pound. Schullacks looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Schullacks controls Hohol momentarily but Hohol frees himself. Schullacks pulls Hohol in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hohol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Schullacks controlling Hohol's posture. Hohol keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schullacks's head. Hohol works over Schullacks with some ground and pound from guard. Hohol postures up.
Hohol stands up over Schullacks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Schullacks has his hands on Hohol's head, controlling the position. Hohol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hohol working some strikes from top position. Schullacks trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hohol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Schullacks has his hands on Hohol's head, controlling the position. Schullacks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hohol's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hohol trying to strike off his back.
Schullacks preventing the sweep. Schullacks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hohol's guard. Hohol manages to get to full guard.
Hohol lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Hohol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hohol throws a big elbow that misses. Hohol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Hohol cracks Schullacks with a solid left hand. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schullacks is on top in guard.
Hohol keeping moving, preventing Schullacks from controlling successfully. Hohol trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol 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. Hohol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hohol lands with a hook. Schullacks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Hohol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Hohol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Schullacks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hohol stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Schullacks looks to throw the jab but Hohol is out of range. Schullacks takes a swing at Hohol's ribcage but misses. Schullacks throws a body punch but Hohol moves out of range. Schullacks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hohol rather than just go for the knockout. The fight stays on the outside here - Hohol looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hohol connects with a single shot there. Hohol looks to land a combination. Schullacks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. A swing and a miss from Schullacks. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hohol ducks under a wild hook from Schullacks. Schullacks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hohol is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Schullacks looks to throw the jab but Hohol is out of range. Honza Hohol is winning the standup battle so far. Hohol is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Schullacks misses with a lunging right hand
and Hohol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Hohol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schullacks can do to turn this around? Hohol lands a nice shot that snaps Schullacks's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Schullacks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hohol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Hohol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Schullacks swings for the body but Hohol moves out of range.
Schullacks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hohol moves away. Hohol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schullacks has time to react. A decent looking cross lands there for Schullacks. Schullacks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schullacks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Schullacks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hohol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schullacks has time to react.
Schullacks is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hohol lands an overhand right. Schullacks is still on wobbly legs! Can Hohol finish him? Hohol throws the left hand but Schullacks avoids the punch easily. Schullacks seems to have recovered his senses. Schullacks dives in for a single leg takedown but Hohol sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Schullacks misses with a wild body shot. Schullacks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Hohol throws a shot from downtown. Schullacks moves away and avoids it. Schullacks stuns Hohol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Schullacks tries to move into range but Hohol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Hohol lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Schullacks sprawling to the canvas. Hohol follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Schullacks hang on? Hohol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Schullacks is looking to improve his position.
Hohol working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Honza Hohol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Schullacks has hold of Hohol's hands but Hohol slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Schullacks is looking to control Hohol's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schullacks avoid being mounted? Schullacks is trying to get back to full guard. Hohol landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Schullacks tries to get to full guard but Hohol has control of the leg. Hohol drops an elbow to the side of Schullacks's head. Schullacks is looking to improve his position.
Hohol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schullacks defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice strikes from Hohol there. Nice strikes from Hohol there. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hohol connects with a nice short shot to Schullacks's temple. Schullacks taking some punishment here, with Hohol in his half guard. Hohol lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Schullacks! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hohol jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honza Hohol!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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