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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivok Smolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Hajek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smolar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Hajek has chosen Nazov Stavby - Babylon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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179 cm
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivok Smolar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jozef Hajek!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smolar throws a series of punches but Hajek avoids them all with ease.
Hajek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smolar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smolar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smolar lunges at Hajek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hajek's hand.
Some wild striking there from Smolar.
Smolar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hajek has had enough of the clinch but Smolar keeps him there for the moment.
Hajek tries to break the clinch but Smolar is controlling the position.
Smolar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hajek is trying to break the clinch but Smolar has him pressed against the cage.
Smolar manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smolar.
Smolar looks to clinch
and Hajek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hajek wants to control from the top but Smolar keeps moving.
Hajek looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hajek.
Smolar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smolar clobbers Hajek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smolar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smolar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hajek tries to keep at a distance but Smolar has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajek wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smolar breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smolar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smolar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ivok Smolar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smolar with a hook.
Smolar misses with an uppercut.
Smolar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hajek was well out of range. Poor timing from Smolar.
Nice uppercut there from Smolar.
Hajek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hajek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smolar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hajek keeps the fight on the outside.
Smolar tries to clinch there but Hajek circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Smolar misses.
Smolar throws an overhand right that lands on Hajek's shoulder, as Hajek tries to avoid the shot.
Smolar has Hajek up against the cage in a clinch.
Hajek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smolar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smolar throws a hook but Hajek blocks it.
Smolar digs a good body shot into Hajek's ribs.
Hajek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smolar thows a body shot but no joy.
Smolar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smolar throws a shot from downtown. Hajek moves away and avoids it.
Hajek dodges the punch combination from Smolar.
Smolar lands a really nice looking cross but Hajek seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smolar wants to clinch but Hajek slips to the side
and Hajek counters with a three punch combo that has Smolar backing up. Smolar nods at Hajek to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smolar tries to clinch up but Hajek circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Smolar.
Hajek darts in trying to clinch
and Smolar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smolar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hajek backwards.
Hajek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smolar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hajek breaks the clinch.
Smolar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hajek in his tracks.
Smolar closes the distance and clinches.
Hajek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smolar has him pressed against the cage.
Hajek wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivok Smolar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hajek staying out of range there.
Smolar throws a lazy right hand but Hajek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hajek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smolar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smolar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smolar takes the fight into the clinch.
Hajek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smolar has him pressed against the cage.
Smolar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hajek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smolar breaks the clinch.
Smolar closes the distance but Hajek moves to the side
and Hajek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smolar!
Hajek looking to control but Smolar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hajek there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hajek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smolar is looking to escape.
Smolar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smolar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smolar tries to get out of the position.
Hajek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smolar's face.
Smolar really wants to buck Hajek off and get back to his feet.
Hajek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smolar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smolar wants to get back to his feet.
Hajek punching from mount but Smolar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajek with a couple of short strikes.
Hajek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hajek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smolar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hajek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hajek jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Smolar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Smolar and Hajek has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hajek is breathing heavily.
Hajek creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smolar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hajek scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajek throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hajek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hajek working the ground and pound but Smolar is defending the strikes.
Hajek lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hajek creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Smolar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hajek connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smolar some visible discomfort.
Hajek in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smolar tries to escape but Hajek is in control.
Hajek misses with the ground and pound.
Hajek trying to control the position but Smolar is working away.
Hajek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smolar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hajek misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hajek tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hajek wants to control for a moment but Smolar uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hajek loads up on a big right hand but Smolar slips the punch.
Hajek shoots in and drives through. Smolar sprawls well.
Smolar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hajek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Hajek 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smolar misses with the combination.
Ivok Smolar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hajek fails with the takedown.
Smolar scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Smolar.
Smolar catches Hajek with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smolar moves into the clinch successfully.
Smolar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hajek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smolar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smolar breaks the clinch.
Smolar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smolar.
Hajek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hajek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolar lands a jab.
Smolar lands a left and a right that send Hajek crashing to the mat, dazed. Smolar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hajek is rocked!
Smolar ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hajek's jaw. Hajek's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Smolar does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivok Smolar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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