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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladivar Zubrowka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hathaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Zubrowka as he connects with a hook.
Zubrowka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zubrowka lands a nice looking body kick.
Zubrowka thuds his shin into the meat of Hathaway's side.
Zubrowka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hathaway to score with a decent uppercut.
Zubrowka wants to clinch but Hathaway slips to the side
and Hathaway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Zubrowka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zubrowka also avoids with ease.
Vladivar Zubrowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zubrowka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zubrowka is looking to slow Hathaway down with leg kicks.
Zubrowka closes the distance but Hathaway moves to the side
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hathaway works over Zubrowka's head and body with a nice combination.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hathaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka instigates a clinch.
Hathaway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka defending well as Hathaway loads up on a big left hand.
Hathaway cracks Zubrowka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick. Hathaway tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hathaway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zubrowka darts in trying to clinch
and Hathaway counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Hathaway.
Hathaway connects with a looping right hand.
Hathaway avoids the head kick by Zubrowka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka blocks a head kick by Hathaway.
Hathaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zubrowka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hathaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka misses with a jab to the body
and Hathaway counters with a two punch combo.
Zubrowka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zubrowka throws a lazy body kick
and Hathaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zubrowka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hathaway lands a nice shot to the body.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses
and Zubrowka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zubrowka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hathaway at a distance.
A low kick from Zubrowka is predictable there
and Hathaway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zubrowka thinking.
Zubrowka feints and then cracks Hathaway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hathaway down.
Zubrowka digs a good hook to Hathaway's body.
Zubrowka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Hathaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka throws a push kick but Hathaway slaps the foot to one side.
Hathaway stalks Zubrowka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zubrowka's face. Zubrowka staggers backwards, shaken.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zubrowka.
The fighters circling - Hathaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zubrowka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zubrowka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a lazy uppercut
and Zubrowka counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zubrowka dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Zubrowka throws a sloppy head kick and Hathaway moves out of range easily.
Zubrowka throws a head kick but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway blocks a head kick by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Hathaway scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Zubrowka wants to clinch but Hathaway slips to the side
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combo that has Zubrowka backing up. Zubrowka nods at Hathaway to acknowledge the strikes.
Zubrowka slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a hook to the side of Zubrowka's head but Zubrowka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hathaway thuds a left hand into Zubrowka's body.
Hathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zubrowka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Zubrowka wants to clinch but Hathaway slips to the side
and Hathaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zubrowka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zubrowka misses with a straight right.
Hathaway misses with a combination
and Zubrowka counters with a good, hard body kick but Hathaway shrugs it off.
Zubrowka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Hathaway dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zubrowka throws an off balance right hand
and Hathaway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zubrowka lands with a good body shot.
Zubrowka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zubrowka throws a leg kick which misses Hathaway's front leg but catches the back leg as Hathaway tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch but Hathaway is avoiding it.
Zubrowka darts in trying to clinch
and Hathaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hathaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hathaway avoids the body shot from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hathaway rather than just go for the knockout.
Zubrowka drives through and clinches with Hathaway against the cage.
Hathaway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka has Hathaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Hathaway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway tries to circle away but Zubrowka has him pinned against the cage.
Zubrowka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hathaway's efforts to push away.
Zubrowka trying to land knees to the body.
Hathaway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hathaway wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Hathaway throws out a loose jab but Zubrowka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zubrowka throws a wild body kick that Hathaway sees coming a mile off.
Daniel Hathaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Zubrowka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Zubrowka ducks under and follows up with a left that Zubrowka also avoids with ease.
Hathaway scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hathaway bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zubrowka's head.
Hathaway takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zubrowka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Zubrowka throws a leg kick which misses Hathaway's front leg but catches the back leg as Hathaway tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hathaway counters with a one-two to the body.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zubrowka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zubrowka lands a nice hook to Hathaway's body. Hathaway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Zubrowka throws a lazy right hand but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zubrowka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hathaway.
Zubrowka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zubrowka closes the distance but Hathaway moves to the side
and Hathaway counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Hathaway throws a jab when Zubrowka was well out of range.
Zubrowka ducks under a wild hook from Hathaway.
Zubrowka is looking to slow Hathaway down with leg kicks.
Zubrowka looks for the body kick but Hathaway saw that one coming.
Zubrowka thows a body kick. Hathaway tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zubrowka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zubrowka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hathaway.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zubrowka, right into the meat.
Zubrowka misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hathaway to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka pushes Hathaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zubrowka throws a body kick that misses.
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Hathaway keeps it at a distance.
Hathaway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hathaway's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hathaway duly obliges.
Hathaway scores with a jab.
Zubrowka throws a head kick but Hathaway moves out of range.
Zubrowka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hathaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Hathaway is having none of it.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Zubrowka avoids nicely.
Crunch! Zubrowka slams his shin into Hathaway's torso.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hathaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Zubrowka moves out of range.
Hathaway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubrowka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Zubrowka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Hathaway will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Zubrowka thuds a left hand into Hathaway's body.
Zubrowka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hathaway if he has to take too many more of those.
Zubrowka closes the distance but Hathaway moves to the side
and Hathaway counters with a series of strikes. Zubrowka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zubrowka connects with a high kick.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Zubrowka moves out of range easily.
Zubrowka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zubrowka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
Zubrowka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Hathaway.
Hathaway has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Hathaway pushes him off.
Zubrowka has managed to clinch.
Hathaway blocks the elbow strike.
Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Zubrowka finds it's way through Hathaway's defenses.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Zubrowka. Beautiful body shot.
Hathaway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zubrowka. Zubrowka obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a shot from downtown. Zubrowka moves away and avoids it.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zubrowka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hathaway counters with a right hand to the body.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zubrowka lands a high kick!
Hathaway takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zubrowka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hathaway catches Zubrowka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Hathaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Hathaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Zubrowka is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Hathaway.
Zubrowka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Zubrowka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zubrowka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hathaway's head.
Zubrowka misses with a head kick.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Hathaway tries to break free but Zubrowka pushes him back against the cage.
Zubrowka blocking some punches.
Zubrowka working Hathaway over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway tries to break free but Zubrowka pushes him back against the cage.
Hathaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hathaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zubrowka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hathaway counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Hathaway keeps it at a distance.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zubrowka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hathaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hathaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that misses.
Hathaway works Zubrowka's body with a nice hook.
Zubrowka misses with a head kick.
Hathaway throws a big shot that misses.
Zubrowka lands a high kick!
Hathaway works the jab nicely.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Hathaway pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway avoids the head kick by Zubrowka.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hathaway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hathaway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hathaway avoids the head kick by Zubrowka.
Danga de danga de dang - Hathaway scores with a four punch combination!
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses.
Hathaway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zubrowka counters with a head kick.
Zubrowka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Daniel Hathaway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubrowka scores with a head kick.
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Hathaway keeps it at a distance.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladivar Zubrowka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hathaway 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Hathaway!
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hype
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