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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arslan Handukic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Goadnit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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183 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Arslan Handukic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Goadnit!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Handukic as Goadnit shoots in.
Handukic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goadnit counters with a good low kick that Handukic was not able to check.
Goadnit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Handukic counters by clinching up.
Handukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Goadnit does no damage.
Handukic wants to clinch up but Goadnit keeps it at a distance.
Goadnit closes the distance and clinches up with Handukic, looking for a takedown. Goadnit pushes Handukic against the cage but Handukic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arslan Handukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Goadnit.
Goadnit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Handukic as he avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goadnit. That's going to slow Handukic down.
Handukic avoids the head kick by Goadnit.
Goadnit fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goadnit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Handukic sprawls well. Handukic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goadnit gets slowly back to his feet.
Goadnit tries for a takedown but Handukic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goadnit looks gassed!
Goadnit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Handukic counters with a leg kick.
Handukic wants to clinch up but Goadnit keeps it at a distance.
Goadnit misses with a low kick.
Arslan Handukic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handukic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goadnit throws a head kick that misses
and Handukic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Handukic.
Goadnit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Handukic smiles and moves away.
Goadnit fails with a takedown attempt.
Goadnit throws a right hand that misses
and Handukic counters with a leg kick.
Goadnit dives in and grabs Handukic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handukic pushes down on Goadnit's head and hops out.
Handukic tries to clinch but Goadnit is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handukic clinches.
Goadnit jumps guard but Handukic stands there with Goadnit around his waist. Goadnit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Handukic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Handukic decides to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Handukic wriggles free and stands up.
Goadnit keeps the fight on the outside.
Handukic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Handukic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goadnit keeps the fight on the outside.
Goadnit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Handukic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Handukic counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goadnit doesn't manage to clinch there - Handukic circles away.
Goadnit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Handukic counters with a good low kick that Goadnit was not able to check.
Handukic rushes Goadnit and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arslan Handukic 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.
Goadnit dives in and grabs Handukic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handukic pushes down on Goadnit's head and hops out.
Goadnit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handukic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goadnit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Handukic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Handukic tries to clinch up.
Goadnit throws a head kick that misses
and Handukic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goadnit fails to land the takedown.
Goadnit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arslan Handukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Goadnit.
Handukic tries to keep at a distance but Goadnit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goadnit is breathing heavily.
Goadnit stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goadnit tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goadnit being controlled against the cage.
Goadnit is looking to take this one to the mat.
Goadnit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Handukic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goadnit is trying to break the clinch but Handukic is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handukic stalls.
Goadnit manages to break the clinch.
Handukic keeps the fight on the outside.
Handukic is looking to clinch but Goadnit is avoiding it.
Goadnit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goadnit misses with a takedown attempt - Handukic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goadnit shoots in for a double leg but Handukic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goadnit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Handukic avoids it really well and circles away.
Goadnit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sam Goadnit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Handukic clinches up against the cage.
Goadnit trying to stall but Handukic improves his position.
Handukic prevents Goadnit from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goadnit jumps guard but Handukic stands there with Goadnit around his waist. Goadnit gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Handukic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goadnit avoids it.
Handukic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goadnit avoids it.
Goadnit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Handukic has him pressed against the cage.
Goadnit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Goadnit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goadnit tries to pull guard but Handukic won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Goadnit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Handukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Goadnit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handukic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goadnit.
Goadnit tries to clinch but Handukic moves out of range.
Goadnit shoots in but no luck this time.
Goadnit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Handukic as he avoids it easily.
Arslan Handukic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Goadnit.
Handukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Handukic tries to clinch up but Goadnit circles away and keeps his distance.
Handukic is looking to clinch but Goadnit is avoiding it.
Sam Goadnit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goadnit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goadnit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Handukic counters with a nice body shot.
Goadnit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goadnit wants to land a leg kick but Handukic is out of range.
Handukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goadnit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Handukic avoids it really well and circles away.
Goadnit swats away the attempt to clinch by Handukic.
Handukic tries to clinch up but Goadnit circles away and keeps his distance.
Handukic closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goadnit tries to pull guard but Handukic won't allow it.
Handukic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goadnit missing with knees to the body.
Goadnit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Handukic walks away with a smile on his face. Goadnit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Handukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Goadnit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handukic leaves Goadnit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Handukic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Handukic lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goadnit misses with a punch on the inside.
Handukic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Handukic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Handukic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goadnit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goadnit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Handukic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Handukic landing knees to the body.
Handukic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goadnit doesn't manage to clinch there - Handukic circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goadnit wants to clinch but Handukic slips to the side
and Handukic counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goadnit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goadnit dives in and grabs Handukic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handukic pushes down on Goadnit's head and hops out.
Handukic connects with an inside leg kick.
Handukic clinches with his opponent.
Handukic manages to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Handukic pushes Goadnit off and gets back to his feet.
Handukic tries to clinch
and Goadnit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arslan Handukic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Handukic 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arslan Handukic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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