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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gopnik Skwat (ranked 5016 p4p, 19625 weight class) and Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 556 weight class). Jan has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gopnik Skwat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skwat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skwat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jan was well out of range. Poor timing from Skwat.
Jan feints and as Skwat raises his hands in defense, Jan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jan wants to pass the guard but Skwat is keeping the position.
Jan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Skwat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jan content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skwat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jan is looking to work some ground and pound but Skwat has wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Skwat connects with the punch.
Jan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jan throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan stays in close to Skwat's body and controls the position.
Skwat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Skwat keeping full guard, as Jan tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skwat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick lands from Skwat.
Jan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Skwat on his heels. He'll look to pass Skwat's guard now, I'm sure.
Jan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Skwat pulls Jan in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan stopping the sweep attempt from Skwat.
Skwat wants to control but Jan passes easily into half guard.
Skwat wants to get back to full guard.
Skwat wants to control but Jan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Skwat is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gronk Apes, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Skwat is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skwat trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bartlomiej Jan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skwat connects with an inside leg kick.
Jan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Skwat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlomiej Jan has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Skwat's corner calls for a 1-2. Skwat obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Skwat throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jan on the side of the head.
Skwat throws an off balance right hand
and Jan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skwat.
Jan blocks an uppercut.
Skwat has a couple of punches blocked by Jan.
Skwat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jan is working for takedown but Skwat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Skwat tries a body shot but Jan blocks it.
Skwat can't find room to land a body shot as Jan controls the action.
Jan is trying to trip Skwat. He has hold of a leg but Skwat is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skwat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jan tries to free his leg and advance position but Skwat is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skwat with the inside leg kick.
Skwat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jan doesn't seem bothered though.
Skwat lands with a cross.
Jan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Skwat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jan has time to react.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Skwat enables Jan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Skwat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan pushing down on Skwat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bartlomiej Jan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Skwat swings widly with a right hand
and Jan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Skwat!
Gopnik Skwat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan controls the position.
Jan advances to mount.
Jan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jan content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Skwat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jan on the ground.
Jan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jan controlling from mount.
Jan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jan controlling the position easily from mount.
Jan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Gopnik Skwat has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jan landing strikes from the mount.
Jan controlling from the full mount.
More stalling from Jan.
Bartlomiej Jan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jan prevents Skwat from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jan working the ground and pound effectively.
Jan controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartlomiej Jan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jan 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartlomiej Jan!
During a confident post fight interview, Bartlomiej Jan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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RATING
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