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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juga Zmaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zmaj comes to the cage accompanied by zgazi jajare. van Bommel has chosen Metallica-Battery as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juga Zmaj!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark van Bommel!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zmaj slips a straight right by van Bommel.
Zmaj ducks right into an uppercut from van Bommel.
van Bommel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zmaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but van Bommel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
van Bommel misses the jab.
Zmaj throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van Bommel throws an overhand right that lands on Zmaj's shoulder, as Zmaj tries to avoid the shot.
van Bommel loads up on a big right hand but Zmaj slips the punch.
Zmaj tries to clinch but van Bommel moves away
and van Bommel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zmaj.
A telegraphed right hand from van Bommel misses the target.
Zmaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from van Bommel.
Zmaj tries to clinch but van Bommel moves away
and van Bommel counters with a nice uppercut.
Zmaj slips under a jab.
van Bommel thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from van Bommel finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel with a jab.
Zmaj wants to clinch.
van Bommel tries to keep at a distance but Zmaj has taken the fight into the clinch.
van Bommel avoiding damage as Zmaj throws knees to the body.
Zmaj tries to pull guard but van Bommel holds him up against the cage and eventually Zmaj drops back down to his feet.
Zmaj being controlled against the cage.
van Bommel is trying to break the clinch but Zmaj has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as van Bommel walks away with a smile on his face. Zmaj gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zmaj tries to clinch there but van Bommel circles away.
van Bommel misses with a hook
and Zmaj counters with a nice low kick that buckles van Bommel's knee momentarily.
van Bommel misses the jab.
van Bommel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zmaj was covering up waiting for the punch and van Bommel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
van Bommel tries to free his leg and advance position but Zmaj is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as van Bommel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel trying to control but Zmaj is working from the bottom.
Zmaj seems keen to control van Bommel's posture.
van Bommel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zmaj is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
van Bommel is trying to stand back up but Zmaj is controlling him
Zmaj is looking to take a break and control but van Bommel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
van Bommel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zmaj counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in van Bommel's guard now.
Zmaj throwing strikes from guard but van Bommel blocks nicely.
Zmaj wants to control from the top but van Bommel keeps moving.
Zmaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. van Bommel is keeping the position for now.
Zmaj wants to control from the top but van Bommel keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zmaj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zmaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zmaj wants to pass the guard but van Bommel is keeping the position.
van Bommel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zmaj.
Zmaj postures up in van Bommel's guard and throws a big left but van Bommel blocks it.
Zmaj tries to free his leg and advance position but van Bommel is retaining full guard.
Zmaj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
van Bommel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zmaj off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
van Bommel throws a good cross that connects.
Zmaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. van Bommel doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from Zmaj misses.
Zmaj clinches up with van Bommel and pushes him back against the cage.
van Bommel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zmaj is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj missing with knees to the body.
van Bommel working hard to break the clinch.
Zmaj misses with a knee strike.
Zmaj manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
van Bommel is looking to break free of the clinch but Zmaj has double underhooks.
van Bommel is trying to push Zmaj away but Zmaj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zmaj misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from van Bommel.
Zmaj jumps guard but van Bommel stands there with Zmaj around his waist. Zmaj gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
van Bommel breaks from the clinch.
van Bommel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zmaj momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj ducks right into an uppercut from van Bommel.
van Bommel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
van Bommel dives in and scores a takedown into Zmaj's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
van Bommel slips nicely into half guard.
Zmaj trying to control from the bottom.
van Bommel drops an elbow to the side of Zmaj's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zmaj is trying to get back to full guard.
van Bommel thows a huge punch but Zmaj dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zmaj misses with a low kick.
van Bommel misses with a double jab.
Zmaj thows a body shot but no joy.
van Bommel misses with a straight right.
van Bommel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
van Bommel takes a swing at Zmaj's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zmaj takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zmaj ducks under a wild hook from van Bommel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel circles away from the clinch attempt
and van Bommel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zmaj's guard now.
Zmaj keeping moving, preventing van Bommel from controlling successfully.
van Bommel distracts Zmaj with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
van Bommel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zmaj. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zmaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but van Bommel is one step ahead there.
Zmaj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in van Bommel's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj is working van Bommel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zmaj might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zmaj throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zmaj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zmaj thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zmaj wants to control from the top but van Bommel keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj distracts van Bommel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zmaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zmaj postures up in van Bommel's guard and throws a big left but van Bommel blocks it.
Zmaj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zmaj won't allow van Bommel to get back to his feet.
Zmaj trying to control but van Bommel is working from the bottom.
Zmaj throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zmaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zmaj looking to pass the guard.
Zmaj is looking to work some ground and pound but van Bommel has wrist control.
Mark van Bommel has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zmaj postures up in van Bommel's guard and throws a big left but van Bommel blocks it.
Zmaj tries to free his leg and advance position but van Bommel is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark van Bommel really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zmaj ducks under a wild hook from van Bommel.
Zmaj moves in looking to clinch but van Bommel pushes him off.
Zmaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
van Bommel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zmaj scoring well with a low kick there.
Zmaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but van Bommel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zmaj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zmaj tries to clinch up but van Bommel circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mark van Bommel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zmaj 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.
Zmaj prevents van Bommel from getting back to his feet.
Zmaj trying to control the position from guard on top but van Bommel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Bommel pushes Zmaj off and scrambles back to his feet.
van Bommel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zmaj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zmaj.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zmaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zmaj takes a swing at van Bommel's ribcage but misses.
Zmaj blocks a jab.
Zmaj avoids the body shot from van Bommel.
Zmaj slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel dips to his left and cracks Zmaj with an uppercut!
van Bommel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zmaj doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut lands for van Bommel. That snapped Zmaj's head back.
van Bommel throws a hook to the side of Zmaj's head but Zmaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zmaj tries to clinch but van Bommel moves out of range.
van Bommel misses with a hook. Zmaj ducked under it nicely.
Juga Zmaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zmaj shoots in and gets a takedown into van Bommel's guard.
van Bommel wants to get back to his feet but Zmaj is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zmaj throwing strikes from guard but van Bommel blocks nicely.
Zmaj stands up over van Bommel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zmaj postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! van Bommel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zmaj, into his guard.
van Bommel with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Juga Zmaj will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
van Bommel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zmaj manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
van Bommel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zmaj is keeping the position for now.
van Bommel working some strikes from top position.
van Bommel looking to improve position, pressing down on Zmaj's thigh with his hand. Zmaj seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is van Bommel paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! van Bommel's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Zmaj picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Juga Zmaj!
Juga Zmaj is the new welterweight champion!
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