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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bartowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedikt Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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212 cm
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285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Bartowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benedikt Pushkar!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartowsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pushkar misses with the combination.
Bartowsky gets tackled into the cage by Pushkar. Pushkar maintains the clinch.
Pushkar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pushkar dodges the punch combination from Bartowsky.
Pushkar clinches.
Pushkar manages to break the clinch.
Bartowsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pushkar.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bartowsky enables Pushkar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bartowsky manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pushkar wants to get up but he can't break Bartowsky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bartowsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pushkar defends well.
Pushkar wants to stand but Bartowsky has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bartowsky working for a triangle but Pushkar defends it easily.
Pushkar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartowsky had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pushkar defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartowsky is working an open guard so Pushkar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pushkar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartowsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Bartowsky tries to circle away but Pushkar has him pinned against the cage.
Pushkar breaks the clinch.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar moves out of range.
Bartowsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bartowsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartowsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartowsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bartowsky.
It looks like Benedikt Pushkar has been cut.
Chuck Bartowsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartowsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pushkar circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Bartowsky does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bartowsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartowsky wants to break free but Pushkar has control.
Pushkar breaks from the clinch.
Bartowsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pushkar clinches with his opponent.
Pushkar prevents Bartowsky from breaking the clinch.
Bartowsky tries to circle away but Pushkar has him pinned against the cage.
Pushkar manages to break the clinch.
Pushkar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartowsky.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar avoids them all with ease.
Pushkar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartowsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pushkar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartowsky manages to avoid it.
Pushkar takes the fight into the clinch.
Pushkar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartowsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Pushkar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bartowsky. Those never looked like landing.
Pushkar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pushkar clinches up against the cage.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Bartowsky misses.
Bartowsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Bartowsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartowsky misses with a combination
and Pushkar counters by moving into the clinch.
Bartowsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pushkar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bartowsky's efforts to push away.
Bartowsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Pushkar won't allow it.
Bartowsky is looking to break free of the clinch but Pushkar has double underhooks.
Pushkar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pushkar tries to clinch but Bartowsky moves out of range.
Bartowsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar avoids them all with ease.
Bartowsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pushkar counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Pushkar closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Bartowsky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pushkar manages to break the clinch.
Pushkar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartowsky is trying to break the clinch but Pushkar is controlling him.
Pushkar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pushkar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartowsky.
Pushkar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bartowsky throws a nice looking combination but Pushkar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartowsky tries to bum rush Pushkar with a series of wild strikes but Pushkar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pushkar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartowsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pushkar circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Bartowsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benedikt Pushkar'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.
Bartowsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Pushkar is looking to clinch.
Pushkar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bartowsky eats them both and turns towards Pushkar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bartowsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Pushkar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartowsky.
Pushkar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartowsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartowsky looks to land a combination but Pushkar avoids it well.
Bartowsky misses with a combination
and Pushkar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pushkar breaks from the clinch.
Pushkar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartowsky.
Pushkar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartowsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartowsky misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Bartowsky.
Chuck Bartowsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pushkar connects with a body shot.
Benedikt Pushkar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pushkar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartowsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartowsky misses with a wild combination.
Pushkar closes the distance and clinches.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pushkar closes the distance and clinches.
Bartowsky tries to break the clinch but Pushkar is controlling the position.
Bartowsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bartowsky working hard to break the clinch.
Bartowsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pushkar has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pushkar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pushkar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Bartowsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pushkar has closed the distance and engaged Bartowsky in a clinch.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pushkar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartowsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar has managed to clinch.
Pushkar breaks the clinch.
Bartowsky throws a right hand that Pushkar ducks under and follows up with a left that Pushkar also avoids with ease.
Pushkar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartowsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bartowsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pushkar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pushkar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Pushkar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartowsky moves away.
Pushkar throws a body punch but Bartowsky moves out of range.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar avoids them all with ease.
Pushkar forces Bartowsky back against the cage and clinches.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartowsky misses with the combination.
Pushkar tries to clinch up but Bartowsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Pushkar moves into range and clinches up with Bartowsky.
Pushkar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pushkar lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartowsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartowsky misses with a double jab
and Pushkar moves into the clinch.
Pushkar breaks from the clinch.
Bartowsky misses with a two punch combination.
Pushkar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pushkar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar moves out of range.
Pushkar clinches with his opponent.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartowsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good leg kick by Pushkar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pushkar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bartowsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pushkar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushkar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bartowsky misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartowsky is just out of range.
Pushkar wants to clinch.
Bartowsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pushkar has managed to clinch.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pushkar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bartowsky rather than just go for the knockout.
Pushkar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartowsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Bartowsky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pushkar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartowsky misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartowsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Pushkar.
Bartowsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pushkar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartowsky fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedikt Pushkar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benedikt Pushkar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bartowsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pushkar tries to clinch up but Bartowsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Bartowsky. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Pushkar tenderised Bartowsky's leg. Bartowsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pushkar tries to land a leg kick but Bartowsky saw it coming and moves away.
Pushkar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bartowsky has time to react.
Bartowsky clinches up against the cage.
Pushkar has Bartowsky pressed against the cage, preventing Bartowsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pushkar clinches with his opponent.
Bartowsky tries to break free but Pushkar pushes him back against the cage.
Pushkar breaks the clinch.
Bartowsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pushkar.
Pushkar is looking to clinch but Bartowsky is avoiding it.
Bartowsky swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pushkar scores with a body shot.
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!
Bartowsky misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar moves out of range.
Bartowsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pushkar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pushkar forces Bartowsky back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Pushkar.
Pushkar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pushkar has Bartowsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Pushkar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pushkar moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pushkar.
Pushkar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pushkar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pushkar pushes Bartowsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Pushkar breaks from the clinch.
Pushkar closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bartowsky's efforts to push away.
Pushkar manages to break the clinch.
Bartowsky tries to bum rush Pushkar with a series of wild strikes but Pushkar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pushkar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bartowsky's head.
Bartowsky misses with a few strikes there.
Pushkar wants to clinch up but Bartowsky keeps it at a distance.
Bartowsky throws a combination that misses
and Pushkar counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pushkar breaks the clinch.
Pushkar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bartowsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Bartowsky does no damage.
Bartowsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bartowsky misses with a few strikes there.
Pushkar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pushkar moves into the clinch.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pushkar darts in and clinches Bartowsky up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar manages to break the clinch.
Pushkar clinches.
Benedikt Pushkar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pushkar breaks from the clinch.
Bartowsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartowsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartowsky throws a series of punches but Pushkar moves out of range.
Bartowsky misses with a few strikes there.
Bartowsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pushkar drives through and clinches with Bartowsky against the cage.
Bartowsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pushkar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pushkar moves into the clinch.
Pushkar breaks the clinch.
Pushkar lands a nice looking body shot.
Pushkar instigates a clinch.
Pushkar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartowsky throws a nice looking combination but Pushkar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bartowsky.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushkar tries to close the distance and clinch but Bartowsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pushkar clobbers Bartowsky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pushkar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pushkar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartowsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pushkar moves into the clinch.
Pushkar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartowsky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pushkar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartowsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pushkar circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Bartowsky.
Bartowsky throws a right hand that Pushkar ducks under and follows up with a left that Pushkar also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedikt Pushkar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pushkar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedikt Pushkar!
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hype
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