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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Sauber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Piatkiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piatkiewicz has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDApZhXTpH8 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jon Sauber has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Sauber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukasz Piatkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piatkiewicz 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.
Piatkiewicz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Piatkiewicz thows a big elbow that misses.
Sauber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Piatkiewicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sauber wants to get back to his feet but Piatkiewicz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sauber keeping moving, preventing Piatkiewicz from controlling successfully.
Piatkiewicz postures up in Sauber's guard and throws a big left but Sauber blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piatkiewicz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sauber scores with a nice right hand.
Piatkiewicz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sauber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Piatkiewicz at a distance.
Piatkiewicz looks gassed!
Piatkiewicz shoots for a takedown but Sauber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sauber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauber shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sauber working over Piatkiewicz with some ground and pound. Piatkiewicz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sauber drops an elbow to the side of Piatkiewicz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauber working Piatkiewicz over with strikes.
Sauber lands with a punch from half guard.
Piatkiewicz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Piatkiewicz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Piatkiewicz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sauber working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Piatkiewicz is looking to improve his position.
Sauber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Piatkiewicz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sauber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Piatkiewicz is rocked!
Sauber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Piatkiewicz is still in real trouble! Can Sauber finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauber thows a huge punch but Piatkiewicz dodges it nicely.
Piatkiewicz seems to have recovered his senses.
Piatkiewicz wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sauber slips a nice elbow through Piatkiewicz's hands, connecting with Piatkiewicz's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauber is nestled in close to Piatkiewicz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Sauber there.
Sauber drops an elbow to the side of Piatkiewicz's head.
Sauber is nestled in close to Piatkiewicz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sauber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sauber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Piatkiewicz is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sauber lands a nice short elbow.
Sauber working the head and body with strikes.
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. Sauber connects with a nice short shot to Piatkiewicz's temple.
Piatkiewicz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Piatkiewicz wants to get back to full guard.
Sauber working over Piatkiewicz with some ground and pound. Piatkiewicz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sauber is thwarting Piatkiewicz's attempts to control the position.
Piatkiewicz is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piatkiewicz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Piatkiewicz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sauber working the head and body with strikes.
Piatkiewicz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sauber.
Sauber misses with a series of wild punches.
Sauber scores with a hook.
Sauber works over Piatkiewicz's head and body with a nice combination.
Sauber scores with a decent looking hook.
Sauber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Piatkiewicz wants to control but Sauber postures up.
Piatkiewicz is trying to buck Sauber off.
Sauber in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Piatkiewicz is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piatkiewicz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sauber connects with a decent elbow.
Sauber cracks Piatkiewicz with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piatkiewicz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Piatkiewicz pushes Sauber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sauber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Piatkiewicz is looking to reverse the position.
Sauber working the body and head with strikes.
Piatkiewicz taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Piatkiewicz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Piatkiewicz is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauber cracks Piatkiewicz with a big right hand but Piatkiewicz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sauber grinds an elbow into Piatkiewicz's temple.
Sauber lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Sauber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body punch from Sauber.
Piatkiewicz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sauber avoids it really well and circles away.
Sauber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Piatkiewicz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Piatkiewicz wants to sweep but no luck.
Piatkiewicz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sauber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Piatkiewicz looking for a sweep. Not yet Piatkiewicz, not yet.
Sauber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Piatkiewicz looking to control.
Piatkiewicz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sauber working some strikes from top position.
Sauber is in close to Piatkiewicz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sauber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Piatkiewicz's head.
Sauber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Piatkiewicz on the ground.
Piatkiewicz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauber works over Piatkiewicz with some ground and pound from guard.
Sauber with a nice head shot there.
Sauber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Piatkiewicz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sauber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sauber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sauber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Piatkiewicz wants to sweep here but Sauber controlling him for the moment.
Sauber scoring with some ground and pound.
Sauber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sauber cracks Piatkiewicz with a solid left hand.
Sauber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Piatkiewicz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sauber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Piatkiewicz trying to control the position.
Sauber chips away with some ground and pound.
Sauber chips away with some ground and pound.
Sauber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Piatkiewicz is looking to stand up but Sauber isn't so interested in that idea.
Piatkiewicz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Piatkiewicz avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Piatkiewicz with that takedown attempt.
Sauber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Piatkiewicz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauber working some strikes from top position.
Sauber stopping the sweep attempt from Piatkiewicz.
Piatkiewicz wants to stand but Sauber is controlling the position.
Piatkiewicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sauber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sauber working some strikes from top position.
Jon Sauber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sauber works over Piatkiewicz with some ground and pound from guard.
Piatkiewicz trying to keep a closed guard but Sauber is proving a slippery customer.
Piatkiewicz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sauber lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Piatkiewicz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Piatkiewicz is trying to keep Sauber in close.
Sauber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Piatkiewicz controls Sauber momentarily but Sauber frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sauber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Piatkiewicz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sauber works over Piatkiewicz with some ground and pound from guard.
Piatkiewicz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sauber is aware though and is defending well.
Sauber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piatkiewicz can do to turn this around?
Sauber lands a couple of elbows.
Piatkiewicz trying to control the position.
Sauber landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Sauber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sauber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Piatkiewicz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sauber somewhat.
Jon Sauber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piatkiewicz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sauber did well to prevent Piatkiewicz getting side control.
Sauber works his way to full guard. Good work.
Piatkiewicz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sauber keeping moving, preventing Piatkiewicz from controlling successfully.
Sauber manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sauber bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Piatkiewicz tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Piatkiewicz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sauber is working Piatkiewicz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sauber grinds an elbow into Piatkiewicz's temple.
Sauber is putting a hurting on Piatkiewicz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauber lands a nice forearm strike.
Sauber is working Piatkiewicz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sauber working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sauber scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sauber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piatkiewicz's head.
Sauber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Piatkiewicz.
Sauber misses with the combination.
Piatkiewicz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sauber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sauber showed some decent athleticism there.
Piatkiewicz gets back to full guard.
Piatkiewicz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sauber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sauber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sauber stops Piatkiewicz from standing up.
Piatkiewicz wants to sweep here but Sauber controlling him for the moment.
Sauber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Piatkiewicz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sauber preventing the sweep.
Sauber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Piatkiewicz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sauber tries to lock up and control but Piatkiewicz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauber avoids a series of strikes thrown by Piatkiewicz.
Piatkiewicz looking to control but Sauber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Piatkiewicz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sauber throwing hammer fists to the chest of Piatkiewicz. What's that going to do exactly?
Piatkiewicz unloads with some shots from mount but Sauber bucks and avoids them well.
Piatkiewicz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Piatkiewicz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Piatkiewicz throwing strikes here but Sauber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sauber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sauber blocking the ground and pound.
Sauber wants to control but Piatkiewicz is having none of it.
Piatkiewicz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Piatkiewicz throwing strikes here but Sauber is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sauber is looking to improve his position but Piatkiewicz isn't that keen on the idea.
Sauber on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sauber tries to get out of the position.
Sauber looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Sauber is trying desperately to improve position.
Piatkiewicz punching from mount but Sauber doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Piatkiewicz throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sauber swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sauber looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Piatkiewicz thowing shots but they're missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Sauber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sauber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Sauber!
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