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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irus Golonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Waits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Waits will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Irus Golonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Waits!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Golonka.
Waits fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Golonka is defended easily by Waits.
Waits moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Irus Golonka has been cut.
Golonka staying out of range there.
Waits walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Golonka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Waits scores with a four punch combination!
Golonka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Waits is fending him off so far but Golonka persists. Nope, Waits circles away and we're back to standing.
Golonka fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irus Golonka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waits misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golonka misses with a few strikes there.
Waits looks to land a right hand but Golonka moved out of range.
Waits misses with a straight left.
Golonka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Waits but Waits pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Waits misses with a body shot.
Waits has Golonka up against the cage in a clinch.
Golonka managing to block the knees to the body from Waits.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waits just misses with a elbow thrown towards Golonka's brow.
Golonka blocks an elbow strike from Waits.
Waits missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waits looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Waits.
Waits tries a knee to the head but Golonka blocks it.
Golonka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Waits fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Golonka.
Waits misses with a body shot.
Waits throws a leg kick which misses Golonka's front leg but catches the back leg as Golonka tries to avoid it.
Golonka walks into a stiff left hand from Waits.
Golonka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golonka fails with a takedown attempt.
Waits fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golonka.
Golonka misses with a double jab.
Golonka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Waits lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Golonka at a distance.
Waits moves to clinch but Golonka breaks away
and Golonka counters with a single leg into guard. Waits didn't expect that.
Golonka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Waits dives on top into guard.
Golonka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golonka has his hands on Waits's head, controlling the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Waits tries to free his leg and advance position but Golonka is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Irus Golonka just wasn't active enough.
Waits gets a clinch.
Waits pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Golonka wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Waits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irus Golonka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Waits throws a body punch but Golonka moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Waits.
Golonka fails with the takedown.
Golonka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Waits as he avoids it easily.
Waits fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golonka drives through with a takedown into Waits's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Golonka has gone for a leg lock! Waits slips out almost immediately though and dives into Golonka's guard.
Waits stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golonka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waits sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Waits trying to control but Golonka is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Waits hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waits. Golonka does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Waits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golonka moves away.
Golonka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Waits circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irus Golonka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golonka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Waits's waist but Waits gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Golonka off to one side.
The fighters circling - Waits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irus Golonka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waits doesn't manage to clinch there - Golonka circles away.
Golonka shoots in for a double leg but Waits sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Waits misses with a leg kick.
Golonka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Waits pinned against the cage. Waits gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Golonka is defended easily by Waits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golonka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waits.
Waits looks to clinch
and Golonka counters with a single leg into guard. Waits didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golonka wants to pass the guard but Waits is keeping the position.
Waits tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Golonka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Golonka tries to move to mount but Waits blocks the move with his legs.
Waits really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Golonka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Waits wants to control but Golonka postures up.
Golonka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golonka goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Waits has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Golonka but great work by Waits.
Golonka is looking for a sweep.
Golonka gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waits wants to advance to full mount but Golonka doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waits wants to control from the top but Golonka keeps moving.
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 Irus Golonka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irus Golonka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Golonka shoots in looking for a takedown but Waits manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Golonka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Waits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golonka shoots in and bounces Waits off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Waits keeping full guard, as Golonka tries to pass.
Waits can't keep his opponent in guard - Golonka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Golonka is trying to work for a kimura but Waits is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golonka is working for a submission of some sort.
Golonka tries to pass to full mount but Waits defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golonka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golonka is pressing down on Waits's thigh, looking to free his foot. Waits is holding on for now.
Golonka prevents Waits from improving his position.
Golonka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Golonka trying to mount his opponent but Waits defends it.
Golonka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Waits is just riding it out for now. Golonka eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golonka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Waits tries to roll over but Golonka keeps him under control.
Waits keeping control of the position.
Irus Golonka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Golonka is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golonka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Waits defends it well.
Golonka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Golonka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irus Golonka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Golonka 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irus Golonka!
Irus Golonka decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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