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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gotard Krasnodebski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Strong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to R.I.P. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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164 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gotard Krasnodebski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong avoids the head kick by Krasnodebski.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krasnodebski checks a leg kick.
Strong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krasnodebski at a distance.
Krasnodebski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Krasnodebski misses with the body kick
and Strong counters with a right hand to the body.
Krasnodebski clinches up with Strong and pushes him back against the cage.
Krasnodebski prevents Strong from breaking the clinch.
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krasnodebski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strong throws a lazy right hand but Krasnodebski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krasnodebski scores with a leg kick.
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!
Strong throws a low kick but Krasnodebski avoids it.
Krasnodebski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski scores with a leg kick.
Krasnodebski throws a jab but it's blocked by Strong.
Krasnodebski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krasnodebski misses with a body kick.
Krasnodebski tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
Krasnodebski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Krasnodebski is trying to control the action in half guard but Strong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Strong is trying to stand up here but Krasnodebski is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski is pressing down on Strong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strong is holding on for now.
Strong regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski trying to control the position from guard on top but Strong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krasnodebski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Strong is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Strong has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krasnodebski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski is looking for a triangle but Strong pushes his legs off easily.
Krasnodebski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strong manages to get himself to full guard.
Strong wriggles free and stands up.
Krasnodebski lands with a right hand.
Strong slips under a jab from Krasnodebski.
Strong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Strong slaps away a takedown attempt from Krasnodebski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Damian Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krasnodebski closes the distance and clinches.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Strong throws a leg kick
and Krasnodebski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krasnodebski pushes Strong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski has Strong pressed against the cage, preventing Strong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Strong wants to get back to striking at distance but Krasnodebski won't allow it.
Krasnodebski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Strong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damian Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotard Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski keeps control of Strong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krasnodebski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong breaks from the clinch.
Krasnodebski shoots in looking for a takedown but Strong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krasnodebski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krasnodebski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krasnodebski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Strong counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gotard Krasnodebski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krasnodebski manages to avoid it.
Krasnodebski shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Krasnodebski slips the punch.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krasnodebski with a poor takedown
and Krasnodebski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krasnodebski connects with a body shot that sends Strong's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Strong.
Krasnodebski throws an off balance right hand
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski tries to clinch there but Strong circles away.
Strong misses with a shot to the body
letting Krasnodebski counter with a right hand.
Strong stuns Krasnodebski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krasnodebski shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damian Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotard Krasnodebski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski throws a hook to the side of Strong's head but Strong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Strong there.
Krasnodebski feints and then cracks Strong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strong down.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Krasnodebski saw that one coming.
Strong checks a low kick from Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Krasnodebski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick that misses.
Strong stuffs the takedown.
Krasnodebski misses with a head kick.
Strong blocks a head kick by Krasnodebski.
Strong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Strong misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Krasnodebski misses
and Krasnodebski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strong throws a body punch but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Strong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Krasnodebski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strong swivels and escapes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strong lands a glancing blow to the side of Krasnodebski's head.
A low kick from Krasnodebski is predictable there
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Krasnodebski dips to his left and cracks Strong with an uppercut!
Strong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krasnodebski's hands.
Krasnodebski misses with the body kick
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasnodebski lands a right hook to the body.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Krasnodebski counters with a thumping low kick.
Krasnodebski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strong at a distance.
Strong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Krasnodebski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krasnodebski throws a sloppy body shot
and Strong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strong blocks the body kick.
Krasnodebski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Strong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strong takes a swing at Krasnodebski's ribcage but misses.
Strong cracks the inside of Krasnodebski's front leg.
Krasnodebski shoots in for a double leg but Strong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krasnodebski takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Strong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krasnodebski throws a body kick the misses
and Strong counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strong lands an overhand right.
Krasnodebski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krasnodebski throws a leg kick that misses.
Krasnodebski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Strong counters with a series of strikes. Krasnodebski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong scores with a nice strike.
Strong scores with a nice strike.
Krasnodebski tries to score with a low kick but Strong moves his leg out of the way.
Strong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krasnodebski is out of range.
Strong scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasnodebski lands with a nice body kick.
Strong avoids the body shot from Krasnodebski.
Strong stuffs the takedown attempt from Krasnodebski. Krasnodebski gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Damian Strong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Krasnodebski counters by clinching up.
Krasnodebski throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Strong wants to break free but Krasnodebski has control.
A frustrated look appears on Strong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krasnodebski has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Krasnodebski throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Strong blocks a body shot from Krasnodebski.
Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krasnodebski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Krasnodebski saw that one coming.
Krasnodebski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strong tries to avoid it but Krasnodebski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strong to the ground. Strong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krasnodebski manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Krasnodebski. Those never looked like landing.
Krasnodebski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnodebski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strong as he avoids it easily.
Damian Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotard Krasnodebski.
Krasnodebski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krasnodebski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strong cracks Krasnodebski with a good jab.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krasnodebski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krasnodebski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krasnodebski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Krasnodebski misses.
Krasnodebski looking to score a takedown here. Strong is defending well but Krasnodebski drives through and ends up in Strong's guard.
Strong has his feet on Krasnodebski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Strong.
Krasnodebski misses the body punch
and Strong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krasnodebski lands with an uppercut that bounces Strong off the cage and back into range.
Strong throws a body punch but Krasnodebski moves out of range.
Strong avoids a kick to the body.
Krasnodebski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krasnodebski misses with an attempted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Strong
and Krasnodebski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strong thinking.
A low kick from Krasnodebski is predictable there
and Strong counters with a left to the body.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krasnodebski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Strong keeping full guard, as Krasnodebski tries to pass.
Strong wants to stand and escape but Krasnodebski is having none of it.
Krasnodebski looking to sit in guard and control but Strong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strong gets to his feet. Krasnodebski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Krasnodebski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Krasnodebski slips the punch.
Krasnodebski fakes the leg kick and cracks Strong in the body.
Strong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krasnodebski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krasnodebski scrambles back to his feet.
Krasnodebski misses with the combination.
Krasnodebski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strong's sensitive parts.
Strong tests Krasnodebski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gotard Krasnodebski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Krasnodebski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasnodebski throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Krasnodebski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Krasnodebski 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 fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gotard Krasnodebski.
Well Krasnodebski 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gotard Krasnodebski!
Gotard Krasnodebski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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