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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka forces May back against the cage and clinches.
May wants to break the clinch but can't.
May is trying to force a seperation but Zubrowka has the dominant position.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
May misses with an uppercut. Zubrowka saw that one coming.
May scores with a jab. Zubrowka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
May looks to throw the jab but Zubrowka is out of range.
Zubrowka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zubrowka thuds his shin into the meat of May's side.
May swinging wildly here.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
May tries to pull guard but Zubrowka won't allow it.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zubrowka.
Nice body kick there by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka scores with a spinning back kick!
May walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zubrowka has managed to clinch.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
May fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.
May jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zubrowka lands a nice shot to the body.
Zubrowka forces May back against the cage and clinches.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zubrowka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes May back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Zubrowka.
It looks like James May has been cut.
Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick.
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
May walks into a straight right hand from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zubrowka connects with a high kick.
Zubrowka has managed to clinch.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes May back into the cage.
Zubrowka lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zubrowka connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to land knees in the clinch but May avoids the damage to the body.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Zubrowka lands with a nice body kick.
Zubrowka jabs May to the body, keeping him at a distance.
May throws a lazy right hand but Zubrowka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from May misses
and Zubrowka counters with a nice leg kick.
Zubrowka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.
Zubrowka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from May.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Zubrowka crunches a lovely knee into May's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
Zubrowka connects with a nasty looking knee right to May's face.
Zubrowka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zubrowka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. May shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zubrowka moves into the clinch successfully.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May throws a body punch but Zubrowka moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May throws a right hand that Zubrowka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zubrowka also avoids with ease.
May takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zubrowka darts in and clinches May up against the cage.
Zubrowka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zubrowka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite May's efforts to push away.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crunch! Zubrowka slams his shin into May's torso.
Zubrowka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zubrowka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
May misses with a hook. Zubrowka ducked under it nicely.
Zubrowka throws a leg kick which misses May's front leg but catches the back leg as May tries to avoid it.
Zubrowka gets a clinch.
Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zubrowka.
May throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zubrowka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May misses with a hook. Zubrowka ducked under it nicely.
Zubrowka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping May at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka walks into a jab.
Zubrowka rushes May and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for May, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
May throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zubrowka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Zubrowka lands but May takes it in his stride.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that May semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Zubrowka.
James May's cut is getting worse.
Zubrowka prevents May from breaking the clinch.
May is trying to force a seperation but Zubrowka has the dominant position.
May takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zubrowka keeps control of May as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zubrowka.
A knee to the head by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the head but May blocks with his arms.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
May wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
May blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - May throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Zubrowka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladivar Zubrowka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James May's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick.
Vladivar Zubrowka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zubrowka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zubrowka there as he acknowledges the shot.
May throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
May throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zubrowka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May just misses with a punch to the body.
Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
May looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zubrowka lands a nice elbow.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zubrowka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
May on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zubrowka. Zubrowka obviously looking to wear him down.
Zubrowka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and May connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zubrowka scrambles back to his feet.
Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zubrowka landing knees to the body.
May tries for a takedown but Zubrowka manages to get underhooks.
Zubrowka lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka scoring well with a low kick there.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.
Zubrowka cracks the inside of May's front leg.
May takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! May crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zubrowka - the referee stops the clock and May gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zubrowka. May manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
May throws out a loose jab but Zubrowka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zubrowka ducks under a wild hook from May.
Zubrowka connects with an inside leg kick.
May is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick.
Zubrowka digs a good body shot into May's ribs.
May misses with a hook.
Zubrowka has May up against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down May rather than just go for the knockout.
Zubrowka clinches up against the cage.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Zubrowka rushes May and presses him up against the cage.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from May misses
and Zubrowka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zubrowka drives through and clinches with May against the cage.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and May avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zubrowka.
Zubrowka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zubrowka missing with knees to the body.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by May.
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!
Zubrowka throws a jab but it's blocked by May.
May is looking to clinch but Zubrowka is avoiding it.
May takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zubrowka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
May lands with an uppercut that bounces Zubrowka off the cage and back into rage.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zubrowka, right into the meat.
Zubrowka stuns May with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zubrowka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from May misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for May.
May shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zubrowka counters with a low kick, right behind May 's knee.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes May back into the cage.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka forces May back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zubrowka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from May.
May is trying to force a seperation but Zubrowka has the dominant position.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
May jabs Zubrowka right on the nose. Zubrowka blinks but takes it well.
May tries to keep at a distance but Zubrowka has taken the fight into the clinch.
May is trying to break the clinch but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage.
Zubrowka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but May blocks it with crossed arms.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
May throws a looping overhand right but Zubrowka ducks down to avoid it.
Zubrowka throws a sloppy head kick and May moves out of range easily.
May misses the jab.
Vladivar Zubrowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! May crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zubrowka - the referee stops the clock and May gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zubrowka. May manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zubrowka lands with a straight right. May didn't see that one coming.
May tries a head kick but it misses.
Zubrowka lands with a nice body kick.
Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
May throws a hook but Zubrowka avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Zubrowka lands but May takes it in his stride.
Zubrowka clinches with his opponent.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
May wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka misses with a head kick.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May clobbers Zubrowka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
May walks into a jab.
Zubrowka has closed the distance and engaged May in a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
May fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zubrowka clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
May wants to get back to striking at distance but Zubrowka won't allow it.
May jumps guard but Zubrowka stands there with May around his waist. May gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladivar Zubrowka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James May's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
May throws a looping overhand right but Zubrowka ducks down to avoid it.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Zubrowka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and May connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zubrowka scrambles back to his feet.
May closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zubrowka lands a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zubrowka - that will leave a mark!
Zubrowka clinches with his opponent.
Zubrowka lands an elbow just above May 's eye.
Zubrowka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
May working hard to break the clinch.
May on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zubrowka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka lands with a right hand.
Zubrowka moves into range and clinches up with May.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May tries to keep at a distance but Zubrowka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka rushes May and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
May is trying to push Zubrowka away but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
May wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage.
May is looking to break free of the clinch but Zubrowka has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from May.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. May shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
May takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zubrowka drives through and clinches with May against the cage.
May avoiding damage as Zubrowka throws knees to the body.
Zubrowka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
May tries to break the clinch but Zubrowka is controlling the position.
May on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May avoids the head kick by Zubrowka.
May throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zubrowka misses the jab.
Zubrowka pushes May up against the cage in a clinch.
May wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zubrowka thows a left - swing and a miss!
May scores with a sloppy right hand. Zubrowka should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Zubrowka.
May misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from May misses.
Zubrowka moves out of range as May strikes.
Vladivar Zubrowka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. May shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
May misses with a low kick.
May looks to land a right hand but Zubrowka moved out of range.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zubrowka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zubrowka has closed the distance and engaged May in a clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka moves out of range of the leg kick from May.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes May back into the cage.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka lands a nice shot to the body.
Zubrowka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zubrowka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent May stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zubrowka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May working hard to break the clinch.
Zubrowka tries a knee to the head but May blocks it.
May has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
May tries to break the clinch but Zubrowka is controlling the position.
Zubrowka has May pressed against the cage, preventing May from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May fails to land the takedown.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May looks to throw the jab but Zubrowka is out of range.
Zubrowka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt May.
May takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick. May tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
May throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zubrowka pushes May up against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
May walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zubrowka clinches.
May is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the head but May blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka scores with a jab. May acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zubrowka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zubrowka staying out of range there.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
Zubrowka forces May back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May tries to break free but Zubrowka pushes him back against the cage.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
May avoids the body shot from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from May.
Zubrowka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zubrowka defending well as May loads up on a big left hand.
Zubrowka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
May misses with a straight right.
May takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from May misses.
Zubrowka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
May throws a leg kick but Zubrowka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zubrowka lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubrowka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zubrowka moves into the clinch.
May tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James May has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zubrowka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
May wants to break free but Zubrowka has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladivar Zubrowka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zubrowka 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladivar Zubrowka!
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