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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zach Aderis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenon Pipczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
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175 lbs
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190 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Aderis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zenon Pipczynski! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pipczynski fails with a takedown attempt. Aderis throws a nice outside leg kick. Pipczynski walks into a stiff left hand from Aderis. Pipczynski lands a high kick!
Aderis with a poor takedown and Pipczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aderis is rocked! Pipczynski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aderis's half guard. Oh Aderis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Aderis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aderis tries to get out of the position. Pipczynski throwing shots but Aderis is blocking nicely. Aderis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pipczynski. Aderis seems to have got his legs back now. Pipczynski stops Aderis from getting back to his feet.
Aderis scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pipczynski manages to mount him!
Pipczynski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Pipczynski trying to control but he's not successful this time. Pipczynski working for a submission but Aderis is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pipczynski tries to control but Aderis wriggling away. Pipczynski looking to finish with strikes here!
Pipczynski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pipczynski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pipczynski looks gassed! Aderis is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Pipczynski looking to finish with strikes here!
Pipczynski throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Pipczynski prevents Aderis from getting the reversal. Aderis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Aderis is looking to get to half guard. A nice elbow there by Pipczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pipczynski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aderis's face.
Aderis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pipczynski.
Aderis tries to hold on but Pipczynski pushes him away. Pipczynski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pipczynski looking to finish with strikes here!
A nice elbow there by Pipczynski. Aderis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Aderis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Pipczynski wants to control but Aderis has made it back to half guard. Nice work. Pipczynski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Pipczynski working the head and body with strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Aderis is looking to escape. Aderis is staying active underneath Pipczynski, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Pipczynski wants to pass the guard but Aderis is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zenon Pipczynski 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.
Aderis wants to clinch but Pipczynski slips to the side and Pipczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Aderis avoids the body shot from Pipczynski.
Aderis scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Aderis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pipczynski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pipczynski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pipczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aderis.
Aderis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aderis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pipczynski at a distance.
Aderis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Aderis misses with a wild combination.
Pipczynski shoots in for a takedown but Aderis shows good takedown defense. A nice combination there by Aderis.
Aderis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pipczynski if he has to take too many more of those.
Aderis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Aderis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Pipczynski is breathing heavily. Aderis goes for a high kick. It partially lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A solid leg kick lands there for Aderis.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick from Aderis lands but Pipczynski takes it in his stride. Aderis throws a nice inside leg kick. Aderis lands with a slapping head kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Aderis. Aderis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Aderis doesn't manage to clinch there - Pipczynski circles away.
Aderis lands with a slapping head kick. Good leg kick by Aderis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aderis has Pipczynski up against the cage in a clinch.
Aderis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Aderis landing knees to the body.
Aderis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Aderis throws a nice inside leg kick. Aderis throws a nice head kick!
Zach Aderis is winning the standup battle so far. Pipczynski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pipczynski wants it to stay on the feet. Aderis lands with a slapping head kick. Pipczynski throws a wild body kick that Aderis sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aderis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aderis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pipczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away. Aderis jabs at Pipczynski's body. Aderis closes the distance and clinches. A frustrated look appears on Aderis's face as he tries to break the clinch. Aderis wants to get back to striking at distance but Pipczynski won't allow it.
Aderis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pipczynski has him pressed against the cage. Aderis has Pipczynski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pipczynski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Aderis. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pipczynski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. This has been an exciting period of action! Aderis thows a big elbow that misses. Aderis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pipczynski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Aderis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pipczynski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Aderis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pipczynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Aderis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aderis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pipczynski. The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Aderis tries to break free but Pipczynski pushes him back against the cage. Pipczynski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Aderis is looking to break free of the clinch but Pipczynski has double underhooks. Aderis lands with a light punch inside. Aderis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pipczynski has him pressed against the cage. A knee to the head by Pipczynski.
Aderis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pipczynski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Aderis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aderis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pipczynski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Aderis successfully pulls guard.
Pipczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Aderis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Aderis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Aderis scores with a jab to the head.
Aderis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aderis throws a quick inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Aderis dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Aderis tries for a takedown but Pipczynski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Pipczynski fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Aderis lands a right hook to the body.
Aderis moves into the clinch successfully.
Pipczynski trying to stall but Aderis improves his position.
Aderis tries to break the clinch but Pipczynski is controlling the position. Pipczynski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aderis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Pipczynski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aderis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Aderis lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Aderis is trying to break free. Pipczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aderis's efforts to push away. Aderis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aderis doesn't manage to clinch there - Pipczynski circles away.
Aderis cracks the inside of Pipczynski's front leg. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pipczynski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aderis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pipczynski somewhat. Zach Aderis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A chopping leg kick lands by Aderis.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aderis scores with a three punch combo!
Aderis tries to clinch there but Pipczynski circles away.
Aderis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pipczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aderis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pipczynski. Pipczynski avoids the head kick by Aderis.
Aderis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Aderis. Aderis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pipczynski takes a step back to recover. Good leg kick by Aderis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aderis throws a nice inside leg kick. Aderis rushes Pipczynski and presses him up against the cage. Pipczynski prevents Aderis from breaking the clinch. Aderis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Aderis's face as he tries to break the clinch. Aderis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aderis manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pipczynski takes a kick to the side of the head. Pipczynski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aderis. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Aderis. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pipczynski moves into the clinch. Aderis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pipczynski has Aderis pressed against the cage, preventing Aderis from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Aderis is pressed up against the cage. Pipczynski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aderis down to the mat. Aderis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. No luck with that takedown attempt from Pipczynski. Aderis scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Aderis doesn't succeed with the takedown and Pipczynski moves into the clinch. Aderis wants to break free but Pipczynski has control.
Aderis prevents the takedown attempt.
Aderis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pipczynski smiles and moves away.
Aderis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Aderis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pipczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pipczynski shoots in looking for a takedown. Aderis tries to sprawl out of it but Pipczynski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aderis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Aderis connects with a high kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aderis.
Pipczynski fails with a takedown attempt. Aderis dives in and grabs Pipczynski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pipczynski pushes down on Aderis's head and hops out. Aderis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pipczynski fails with a takedown attempt. Pipczynski misses with a double jab
and Aderis counters with a good low kick that Pipczynski was not able to check. Pipczynski closes the distance but Aderis moves to the side and Aderis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pipczynski's knee momentarily. Aderis tries to clinch but Pipczynski moves away and Pipczynski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aderis's guard. Pipczynski with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pipczynski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aderis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aderis has escaped and now he's on top! Aderis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Aderis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pipczynski's guard. Pipczynski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zach Aderis. I think Aderis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Aderis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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