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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Pokrajac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Van de Merwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Igor Pokrajac has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Pokrajac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Henrik Van de Merwe !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van de Merwe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van de Merwe thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pokrajac to regain full guard.
Van de Merwe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van de Merwe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van de Merwe distracts Pokrajac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pokrajac wants to sweep here but Van de Merwe controlling him for the moment.
Van de Merwe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van de Merwe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pokrajac trying to keep a closed guard but Van de Merwe is proving a slippery customer.
Van de Merwe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pokrajac's head.
Pokrajac keeping full guard, as Van de Merwe tries to pass.
Pokrajac keeping moving, preventing Van de Merwe from controlling successfully.
Pokrajac wants to get back to his feet but Van de Merwe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pokrajac trying to keep a closed guard but Van de Merwe is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van de Merwe connects with a couple of short punches.
Pokrajac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van de Merwe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van de Merwe looking to pass the guard.
Van de Merwe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Van de Merwe lands a couple of digs.
Van de Merwe trying to control but Pokrajac is working from the bottom.
Van de Merwe looking to pass the guard.
Van de Merwe throws a big right hand that misses.
Van de Merwe is looking to work some ground and pound but Pokrajac has wrist control.
Pokrajac is breathing heavily.
Pokrajac looking to control.
Van de Merwe lands a couple of digs.
Van de Merwe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van de Merwe working some strikes from top position.
Pokrajac has momentary wrist control but Van de Merwe slips an elbow through the middle.
Pokrajac is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van de Merwe is working Pokrajac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van de Merwe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van de Merwe scoring with some ground and pound.
Van de Merwe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van de Merwe is in close to Pokrajac's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van de Merwe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pokrajac is trying to keep Van de Merwe in close.
Van de Merwe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van de Merwe with a nice head shot there.
Van de Merwe is working Pokrajac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van de Merwe distracts Pokrajac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokrajac has momentary wrist control but Van de Merwe slips an elbow through the middle.
Van de Merwe is working Pokrajac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van de Merwe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pokrajac being controlled here, momentarily.
Van de Merwe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van de Merwe chips away with some ground and pound.
Van de Merwe postures up and lands a big shot to Pokrajac's brow.
Van de Merwe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pokrajac's head.
Van de Merwe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pokrajac's head.
Van de Merwe chips away with some ground and pound.
Pokrajac has momentary wrist control but Van de Merwe slips an elbow through the middle.
Van de Merwe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van de Merwe is in close to Pokrajac's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van de Merwe with a nice head shot there.
Pokrajac is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van de Merwe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oh Pokrajac is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van de Merwe postures up and lands a big shot to Pokrajac's brow.
Pokrajac seems to have got his legs back now.
Van de Merwe with a nice head shot there.
Pokrajac keeping moving, preventing Van de Merwe from controlling successfully.
Van de Merwe cracks Pokrajac with a solid left hand.
Van de Merwe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pokrajac working a defensive guard here.
Pokrajac keeping moving, preventing Van de Merwe from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van de Merwe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Van de Merwe 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.
Van de Merwe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pokrajac to the mat! Pokrajac manages to get full guard.
Van de Merwe lands a couple of elbows.
Pokrajac wants to sweep but no luck.
Van de Merwe won't allow Pokrajac to get back to his feet.
Van de Merwe distracts Pokrajac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pokrajac trying to control the position.
Van de Merwe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henrik Van de Merwe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van de Merwe distracts Pokrajac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van de Merwe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van de Merwe is in close to Pokrajac's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van de Merwe advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van de Merwe slips a nice elbow through Pokrajac's hands, connecting with Pokrajac's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van de Merwe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van de Merwe is trying to control the action in half guard but Pokrajac is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van de Merwe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van de Merwe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van de Merwe moves nicely into side control.
Van de Merwe cracks Pokrajac with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Van de Merwe in side control lands a decent elbow.
Van de Merwe scoring with punches and elbows.
Van de Merwe looks up at the clock and then as Pokrajac takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van de Merwe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Van de Merwe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Van de Merwe scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van de Merwe working the body and head with strikes.
Pokrajac tries to improve position but can't.
Pokrajac takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Van de Merwe working the ground and pound from side control.
Van de Merwe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pokrajac down.
Pokrajac taking punishment in the form of punches.
Van de Merwe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pokrajac is looking to reverse the position.
Van de Merwe working the ground and pound from side control.
Van de Merwe landing strikes.
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!
Pokrajac is trying to get back to half guard.
Van de Merwe is looking to take a break and control but Pokrajac is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pokrajac tries to bench press Van de Merwe off him but Van de Merwe keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van de Merwe working the body and head with strikes.
Van de Merwe lands a few punches from side control.
Van de Merwe cracks Pokrajac with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Van de Merwe working the ground and pound.
Pokrajac takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pokrajac takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Van de Merwe scoring with punches from side control.
Van de Merwe scores with punches from side control.
Pokrajac manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pokrajac is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van de Merwe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van de Merwe slips a nice elbow through Pokrajac's hands, connecting with Pokrajac's forehead.
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. Van de Merwe connects with a nice short shot to Pokrajac's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van de Merwe prevents Pokrajac from improving his position.
Van de Merwe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pokrajac does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Van de Merwe there.
Pokrajac is trying to control but can't.
Pokrajac is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pokrajac is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van de Merwe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pokrajac has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van de Merwe is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van de Merwe working Pokrajac over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Van de Merwe .
Pokrajac makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pokrajac.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrik Van de Merwe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pokrajac attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Igor Pokrajac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van de Merwe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pokrajac's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van de Merwe slips a nice elbow through Pokrajac's hands, connecting with Pokrajac's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van de Merwe lands a nice short elbow.
Van de Merwe working over Pokrajac with some ground and pound. Pokrajac looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pokrajac is not content to let Van de Merwe control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van de Merwe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van de Merwe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van de Merwe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Van de Merwe slips a nice elbow through Pokrajac's hands, connecting with Pokrajac's forehead.
Van de Merwe winds up and cracks Pokrajac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pokrajac is trying to stand.
Pokrajac has hold of Van de Merwe 's hands but Van de Merwe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van de Merwe drops an elbow to the side of Pokrajac's head.
Van de Merwe winds up and cracks Pokrajac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van de Merwe wants to control but Pokrajac is keeping him busy.
Van de Merwe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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. Van de Merwe connects with a nice short shot to Pokrajac's temple.
Van de Merwe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van de Merwe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van de Merwe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Van de Merwe there.
Van de Merwe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van de Merwe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van de Merwe lands strikes from half guard.
Van de Merwe working Pokrajac over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Van de Merwe .
Pokrajac is looking for a sweep. Van de Merwe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Van de Merwe .
Van de Merwe working Pokrajac over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Van de Merwe .
Pokrajac looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pokrajac wants to get back to full guard.
Van de Merwe slips a nice elbow through Pokrajac's hands, connecting with Pokrajac's forehead.
Pokrajac has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van de Merwe is working away from the top position though.
Pokrajac is not content to let Van de Merwe control the position.
Van de Merwe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pokrajac wants to improve his position but Van de Merwe is controlling well.
Van de Merwe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Van de Merwe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pokrajac is looking to improve his position.
Van de Merwe winds up and cracks Pokrajac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van de Merwe winds up and cracks Pokrajac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pokrajac has hold of Van de Merwe 's hands but Van de Merwe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van de Merwe is thwarting Pokrajac's attempts to control the position.
Pokrajac is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Van de Merwe lands strikes from half guard.
Igor Pokrajac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrik Van de Merwe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van de Merwe prevents Pokrajac from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrik Van de Merwe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van de Merwe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrik Van de Merwe !
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