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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Hartman (ranked 4201 p4p, 5113 weight class) and Scott Tolzien (ranked 416 p4p, 453 weight class). Scott Tolzien told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jasper Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Tolzien!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tolzien.
Hartman shoots in looking for a takedown but Tolzien manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hartman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tolzien has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tolzien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Tolzien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hartman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tolzien off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hartman shoots in for a double leg but Tolzien sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tolzien steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartman.
Tolzien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartman is looking for a counter combo.
Tolzien pushes Hartman up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tolzien fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Hartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Tolzien clinches up with Hartman and pushes him back against the cage.
Hartman tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartman has had enough of the clinch but Tolzien keeps him there for the moment.
Tolzien lands a left hand.
Tolzien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hartman effectively controlling the action here.
Tolzien prevents Hartman from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tolzien.
Tolzien has Hartman pressed against the cage, preventing Hartman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hartman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tolzien smiles and moves away.
Tolzien shoots in looking for a takedown. Hartman tries to sprawl out of it but Tolzien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hartman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hartman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tolzien sprawls and moves away.
Tolzien is looking to clinch.
Hartman shoots in for a double leg but Tolzien sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tolzien moves in looking to clinch but Hartman pushes him off.
Tolzien closes the distance and clinches.
Tolzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tolzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartman.
Hartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Tolzien on the inside.
Tolzien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hartman backwards.
Hartman lands a takedown into guard.
Hartman tries to free his leg and advance position but Tolzien is retaining full guard.
Hartman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hartman stands and steps away. Tolzien gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tolzien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tolzien has Hartman pressed against the cage, preventing Hartman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tolzien working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tolzien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tolzien keeps control of Hartman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolzien lands a nice uppercut.
Tolzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartman pulls guard.
Tolzien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Tolzien dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice takedown defense from Hartman. No joy for Tolzien on that attempt.
Tolzien stuffs the takedown attempt from Hartman. Hartman gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartman keeps the fight on the outside.
Tolzien moves in looking to clinch but Hartman pushes him off.
Tolzien is looking to clinch.
Hartman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tolzien sprawls and moves away.
Hartman throws a nice looking combination but Tolzien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Hartman backs off Tolzien throws a huge counter combo but Hartman manages to avoid it all.
Hartman swats away the attempt to clinch by Tolzien.
Tolzien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolzien tries to clinch but Hartman is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tolzien.
Hartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolzien tries to clinch but Hartman is having none of it.
Hartman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tolzien pinned against the cage. Tolzien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolzien rushes Hartman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hartman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tolzien goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tolzien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hartman backwards.
Tolzien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hartman backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolzien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hartman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tolzien up against the cage.
Hartman is trying to pull guard but Tolzien turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Hartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolzien lands with a right to the head.
Hartman is rocked!
Tolzien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Hartman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hartman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartman seems to have got his legs back now.
Tolzien is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartman has double underhooks.
Tolzien is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tolzien stalling in the clinch but Hartman improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien stops a takedown attempt from Hartman.
Tolzien throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartman.
Hartman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tolzien just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tolzien lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tolzien is pressed up against the cage. Hartman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tolzien down to the mat. Tolzien avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tolzien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hartman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tolzien tries to clinch but Hartman moves out of range.
Hartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartman shoots in but no luck this time.
A countering left hand to the body from Tolzien misses.
Tolzien clinches up with Hartman and pushes him back against the cage.
Tolzien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hartman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tolzien to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tolzien has him pressed against the cage.
Hartman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tolzien to keep the fight standing.
Tolzien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tolzien is looking to clinch.
Tolzien tries to clinch but Hartman is having none of it.
Hartman tries to clinch up but Tolzien circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tolzien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hartman somewhat.
Hartman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tolzien.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tolzien.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tolzien tries to clinch but Hartman is having none of it.
Tolzien is looking to clinch but Hartman is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Tolzien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tolzien tries to clinch there but Hartman circles away.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tolzien but Tolzien pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tolzien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tolzien lands a body shot.
Hartman keeps control of Tolzien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolzien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Tolzien scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolzien has a couple of punches blocked by Hartman.
Hartman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tolzien pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Hartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Tolzien.
Tolzien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tolzien misses with some punches.
Hartman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tolzien tries to clinch but Hartman is having none of it.
Tolzien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tolzien shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartman as he jumps to the side.
Tolzien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartman closes the distance and clinches up with Tolzien, looking for a takedown. Hartman pushes Tolzien against the cage but Tolzien circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Tolzien misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolzien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolzien moves into the clinch.
Hartman is trying to drag Tolzien to the mat but Tolzien just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hartman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tolzien is defending well.
Hartman slows down the pace here.
Tolzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien tries to work over Hartman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tolzien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartman tries to pull guard but Tolzien holds him up against the cage and eventually Hartman drops back down to his feet.
Hartman can't get the takedown.
Tolzien misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tolzien smiles and moves away.
Tolzien doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartman circles away.
Tolzien pushes Hartman up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott Tolzien seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hartman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tolzien just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Tolzien.
Tolzien misses with a body punch.
Tolzien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hartman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Tolzien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hartman in side control, throwing shots but Tolzien defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tolzien is trying to control Hartman's posture but Hartman avoids it.
Jasper Hartman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Tolzien is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tolzien is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Tolzien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tolzien 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Tolzien!
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