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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Schwartz (ranked 3347 p4p, 2659 weight class) and Ispa Prkl (ranked 381 p4p, 323 weight class). Keenan Schwartz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ispa Prkl's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Schwartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Prkl!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prkl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwartz throws a series of punches but Prkl avoids them all with ease.
Prkl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Prkl.
Prkl throws out a loose jab but Schwartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwartz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Prkl.
Prkl jabs at Schwartz's body.
No joy there for Prkl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prkl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schwartz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz tries to clinch there but Prkl circles away.
Prkl throws a hook but Schwartz blocks it.
Prkl looks to land a left hand but Schwartz moved out of range nicely.
Schwartz lands a nice looking body shot.
Prkl has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Prkl misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prkl swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Prkl misses with an uppercut. Schwartz saw that one coming.
Schwartz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Prkl manages to circle out of the way.
Prkl dodges the punch combination from Schwartz.
Schwartz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Prkl throws a hook but Schwartz blocks it.
Prkl lands a glancing blow to the side of Schwartz's head.
Prkl misses with a straight right.
Schwartz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schwartz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prkl.
Prkl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Prkl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schwartz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz slips a jab and a cross from Prkl.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prkl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prkl throws a looping overhand right but Schwartz ducks down to avoid it.
Prkl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schwartz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prkl.
Schwartz doesn't manage to clinch there - Prkl circles away.
Schwartz moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwartz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Prkl.
Prkl looks to score with a jab to the body but Schwartz is just out of range.
Prkl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prkl misses with a two punch combination.
Prkl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwartz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prkl swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Prkl swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz doesn't manage to clinch there - Prkl circles away.
Prkl is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schwartz with a body shot.
Schwartz moves in looking to clinch but Prkl pushes him off.
Schwartz ducks under a wild hook from Prkl.
Schwartz ducks under a wild hook from Prkl.
As Prkl tries to get set, Schwartz tries to push him back and clinch up but Prkl manages to avoid the attempt.
Prkl throws a jab when Schwartz was well out of range.
Schwartz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Prkl misses the target.
Schwartz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Prkl.
Prkl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwartz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Prkl.
Schwartz tries to counter by clinching up but Prkl breaks away and moves out of range.
Prkl keeps the fight on the outside.
Prkl is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Prkl throws an overhand right that lands on Schwartz's shoulder, as Schwartz tries to avoid the shot.
Schwartz is looking to counter the offense by Prkl and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz avoids the body shot from Prkl.
Schwartz is looking to clinch but Prkl is avoiding it.
Prkl swings for the body but Schwartz moves out of range.
Prkl swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Prkl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwartz.
Prkl throws a jab but it's blocked by Schwartz.
Prkl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwartz is looking to clinch but Prkl is avoiding it.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Prkl is having none of it.
Schwartz tries to close the distance and clinch but Prkl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schwartz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Prkl 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.
Schwartz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prkl.
Schwartz closes the distance and clinches.
Prkl cracks Schwartz with a nice body shot.
Schwartz working aggressively here.
Schwartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Prkl.
Prkl working hard to break the clinch.
Prkl stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schwartz lands a nice shot to the body.
Prkl lands a body shot.
Prkl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prkl misses the shot to the body.
Schwartz is looking to counter the offense by Prkl and move into the clinch.
Schwartz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz slips a jab from Prkl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwartz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prkl is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schwartz with a body shot.
Schwartz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prkl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prkl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ispa Prkl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prkl throws a hook but Schwartz blocks it.
Schwartz slips a straight right by Prkl.
Schwartz misses with a wild body shot.
Prkl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwartz manages to avoid it.
Prkl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prkl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prkl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prkl throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Schwartz.
Schwartz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Prkl manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prkl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schwartz moves away.
Schwartz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prkl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schwartz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Prkl misses with a body shot.
Schwartz takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Prkl fails to land.
Schwartz misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwartz misses with some punches.
Prkl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schwartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prkl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prkl just leaning against Schwartz, taking a breather.
Prkl presses Schwartz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schwartz throws a head punch that misses.
Prkl cracks Schwartz with a nice body shot.
Schwartz struggles to land a body shot inside as Prkl controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz has a couple of punches blocked by Prkl.
Schwartz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schwartz tries a body shot but Prkl blocks it.
Come on Prkl - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Prkl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prkl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prkl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schwartz backwards.
Prkl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prkl blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prkl.
Schwartz throws a head punch that misses.
Prkl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prkl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prkl has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schwartz misses with a punch to the body.
Schwartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Prkl.
The referee is keeping an eye on Prkl - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schwartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prkl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwartz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prkl blocks an uppercut.
Schwartz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schwartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prkl is working Schwartz over against the cage.
Keenan Schwartz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwartz misses with a punch to the body.
Schwartz misses with some punches.
Prkl stalling.
Schwartz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Prkl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schwartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Prkl scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schwartz lands an uppercut.
Schwartz letting Prkl take a breather here.
Prkl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prkl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Prkl misses.
Prkl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwartz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Prkl tries to get set, Schwartz tries to push him back and clinch up but Prkl manages to avoid the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Prkl 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Prkl swings widly with a right hand
and Schwartz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Keenan Schwartz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prkl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prkl dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Prkl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Prkl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prkl blocks a body shot from Schwartz.
Prkl misses with a punch to the body.
Schwartz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prkl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prkl prevents a body shot from Schwartz.
Prkl breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Prkl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwartz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schwartz moves away from the strike by Prkl.
Schwartz is looking to counter the offense by Prkl and move into the clinch.
Prkl throws a hook but Schwartz avoids it easily.
Prkl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prkl throws a series of punches but Schwartz avoids them all with ease.
Schwartz wants to clinch.
Prkl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwartz tries to clinch up but Prkl circles away and keeps his distance.
Prkl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schwartz was well out of range. Poor timing from Prkl.
Prkl misses with a hook. Schwartz ducked under it nicely.
Schwartz moves away from the strike by Prkl.
Schwartz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prkl manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schwartz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prkl.
Prkl throws an overhand right that lands on Schwartz's shoulder, as Schwartz tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prkl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prkl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwartz tries to clinch but Prkl moves out of range.
Prkl misses with a straight left.
Schwartz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ispa Prkl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prkl misses with a looping left.
Prkl just misses with a punch to the body.
Prkl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schwartz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schwartz tries to clinch there but Prkl circles away.
Schwartz tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Prkl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwartz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Prkl misses.
Prkl throws a body shot but no joy.
Schwartz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prkl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prkl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwartz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prkl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prkl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prkl swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwartz.
Schwartz tries to clinch there but Prkl circles away.
Prkl circles away from the clinch attempt
and Prkl counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prkl throws a big shot that misses.
Prkl lands a slapping body shot.
Schwartz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schwartz walks into a straight right hand from Prkl.
Prkl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schwartz moves away.
As Prkl tries to get set, Schwartz tries to push him back and clinch up but Prkl manages to avoid the attempt.
Schwartz avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prkl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwartz tries to clinch
letting Prkl counter with a right hand.
Prkl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schwartz.
Schwartz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schwartz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Prkl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Prkl 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Prkl!
A very excited looking Ispa Prkl made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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