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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garman has chosen Hollywood Babble-On as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralph Garman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski is looking to clinch but Garman is avoiding it.
Kaminski connects with a leg kick. Garman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaminski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaminski clinches.
Kaminski prevents a body shot from Garman.
Kaminski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ralph Garman has been cut.
Kaminski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garman misses with an elbow over the top.
Garman leaning against his opponent.
Kaminski stalling the fight.
Garman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kaminski working hard to break the clinch.
Kaminski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garman.
Garman throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaminski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaminski tries to clinch
and Garman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kaminski takes one to the side of the head.
Garman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaminski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garman throws a leg kick but Kaminski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kaminski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaminski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garman lands a nice elbow.
Kaminski throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaminski looking to stall.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garman avoids it.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garman avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Garman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaminski trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaminski being controlled against the cage.
Kaminski throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaminski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kaminski's defenses.
Kaminski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garman throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaminski.
Kaminski throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Garman.
Kaminski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garman's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kaminski's defenses.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaminski looking to throw knees to the head but Garman is blocking nicely.
Kaminski lands a nice elbow.
Kaminski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Garman.
Kaminski tries to land knees in the clinch but Garman avoids the damage to the body.
Garman misses with some punches.
Garman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaminski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garman is keeping busy.
Kaminski dodges an elbow strike from Garman.
Garman tries a body shot but Kaminski blocks it.
Kaminski misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcin Kaminski has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Garman as the two fighters clinch.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garman avoids it.
Kaminski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaminski avoids the elbow strike from Garman, against the cage.
Kaminski managing to block the knees to the body from Garman.
Garman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garman blocks an elbow strike.
Garman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaminski throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaminski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaminski tries to land knees in the clinch but Garman avoids the damage to the body.
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 Marcin Kaminski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaminski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaminski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaminski avoids the body shot from Garman.
Kaminski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garman lands the left hand.
Kaminski closes the distance but Garman moves to the side
and Garman counters with a thumping low kick.
Garman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaminski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski moves in looking to clinch but Garman pushes him off.
Garman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaminski closes the distance but Garman moves to the side
and Garman counters with an outside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Garman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman lands a body shot.
Kaminski wants to clinch.
Garman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garman throws out a loose jab but Kaminski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaminski darts in trying to clinch
and Garman counters with a left and a right that stings Kaminski.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaminski blocks the leg kick.
Kaminski tries to clinch but Garman moves out of range.
Kaminski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garman.
A punch lands to the side of Kaminski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marcin Kaminski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Garman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kaminski is able to avoid easily.
Kaminski tries to clinch up but Garman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaminski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garman.
A jab from Kaminski misses.
Kaminski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaminski misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaminski is looking to slow Garman down with leg kicks.
Kaminski closes the distance and clinches.
Kaminski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaminski managing to block the knees to the body from Garman.
Nice body punch from Kaminski.
Kaminski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garman's face.
Garman stalling the fight.
Garman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski lands a shoulder strike.
Garman has a couple of punches blocked by Kaminski.
Garman stalling in the clinch but Kaminski improves position.
Garman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaminski.
Marcin Kaminski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garman avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
Kaminski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garman is defending well for now.
Kaminski breaks the clinch.
Kaminski tries to clinch up
letting Garman counter with a right hand.
Garman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Kaminski misses its intended target.
Garman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaminski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaminski.
A telegraphed right hand from Garman misses the target.
Garman loads up on a big right hand but Kaminski slips the punch.
Kaminski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaminski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garman throws a shot from downtown. Kaminski moves away and avoids it.
Kaminski tries to clinch but Garman is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaminski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Garman to counter with a crisp jab.
Garman misses with a straight right.
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 Marcin Kaminski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kaminski darts in trying to clinch
letting Garman counter with a right hand.
Garman lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick from Kaminski lands but Garman takes it in his stride.
Garman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaminski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kaminski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaminski moves to clinch but Garman breaks away
and Garman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kaminski's knee momentarily.
Kaminski tries to clinch but Garman is having none of it.
A jab from Garman does it's job there.
Garman throws a body kick that misses.
Kaminski tries to clinch up
and Garman counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski tries to clinch but Garman moves out of range.
Garman misses the shot to the body.
Garman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaminski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaminski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Garman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garman is looking to control Kaminski's arms but Kaminski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Garman has his back to the cage.
Kaminski misses with an elbow strike.
Garman has a couple of punches blocked by Kaminski.
Kaminski is trying to stall.
Garman stalling in the clinch but Kaminski improves position.
Garman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garman.
Garman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaminski's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kaminski throws an elbow but misses.
Kaminski is looking to control Garman's arms but Garman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaminski has his back to the cage.
Kaminski blocks a body shot from Garman.
Kaminski tries to break free but Garman pushes him back against the cage.
Garman blocks an elbow strike from Kaminski.
Garman lands with a short shot to the head.
Garman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but Garman blocks with his arms.
Kaminski tries to land knees in the clinch but Garman avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garman taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaminski looking to throw knees to the head but Garman is blocking nicely.
Kaminski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaminski can't break the clinch.
Garman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garman digs a right hand into Kaminski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaminski's gas tank.
Garman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garman dodges an elbow strike from Kaminski.
Kaminski lands an elbow inside.
Kaminski misses with a body punch.
Garman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaminski backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garman lands an elbow inside.
Kaminski is trying to break the clinch but Garman is controlling him.
Garman being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garman blocks an elbow strike from Kaminski.
Garman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaminski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaminski up against the cage.
Garman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Kaminski.
Ralph Garman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcin Kaminski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garman breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ralph Garman.
I think Kaminski 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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