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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Britt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela has chosen Slayer - Angel of Death as his entrance music. Eric Britt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Svetnela's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Britt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britt digs a good hook to Svetnela's body.
Britt looks to score with a jab to the body but Svetnela is just out of range.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Britt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Britt lands a right hook to the body.
Britt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Svetnela lands with an overhand left.
Britt cracks a nice hook into Svetnela's ribs.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela tried to score with a low kick but Britt checks it.
Svetnela comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Britt lands a jab to Svetnela's midsection.
Britt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Svetnela misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt wants to slow Svetnela down by chopping away at his legs.
Britt blocks a leg kick.
Svetnela clinches up against the cage.
Britt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Britt has Svetnela pressed against the cage, preventing Svetnela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Britt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Britt lands with a short shot to the head.
Svetnela is leaning against Britt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Britt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Svetnela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svetnela working Britt over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svetnela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela pushes Britt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Britt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Svetnela is trying to break the clinch but Britt has him pressed against the cage.
Svetnela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela managing to block the knees to the body from Britt.
Svetnela manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Svetnela tries to throw a body punch but Britt avoids it by throwing Svetnela back against the cage.
Britt blocks an uppercut.
Britt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Britt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svetnela's elbow.
Svetnela struggles to land a body shot inside as Britt controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Svetnela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Svetnela fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela is trying to force a seperation but Britt has the dominant position.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Britt avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Svetnela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Britt blocks an elbow strike.
Britt prevents a body shot from Svetnela.
Britt is trying to maintain a safe position but Svetnela gets an underhook and turns Britt into the cage.
Britt blocking some punches.
Britt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Britt wants to stall.
Britt takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Eric Britt has been cut.
A hook to the body from Britt.
Svetnela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Britt is looking to wear down Svetnela with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Britt just misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Svetnela. Britt shrugs it off though.
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!
Britt throws a front kick aimed at Svetnela's knee but Svetnela avoids it well.
Svetnela throws a jab but it's blocked by Britt.
Svetnela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Britt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Svetnela scores with a shot to the body.
Svetnela misses with a wild combination.
Britt swings for the body but Svetnela moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Britt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Britt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svetnela doesn't seem bothered though.
Britt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svetnela doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Britt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Svetnela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Britt.
Britt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Britt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Svetnela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Britt can pounce on him.
Svetnela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Britt was well out of range. Poor timing from Svetnela.
Britt avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Svetnela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Britt lands a nice looking body shot.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svetnela lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Svetnela just misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela closes the distance and pushes Britt back into the cage.
Svetnela displaying some good clinch control by pressing Britt up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Britt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Svetnela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Britt 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.
Britt jabs Svetnela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Britt scores with a jab to the body.
Svetnela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Britt. Beautiful body shot.
Svetnela is looking to score with low kicks.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svetnela scores with a jab to the jaw.
Svetnela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Britt tries to land a leg kick but Svetnela saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A combination from Britt does no damage.
Svetnela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Svetnela misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Svetnela
and Britt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Svetnela clinches up against the cage.
Igor Svetnela seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Britt breaks the clinch.
Svetnela throws out a leg kick but Britt moves out of range and Svetnela only half commits.
Svetnela looks to land a left hand but Britt moved out of range nicely.
Britt jabs Svetnela to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Britt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Britt misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Svetnela, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt dips to his left and cracks Svetnela with an uppercut!
Britt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svetnela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Britt tries to work over Svetnela's front leg with a kick but Svetnela checks it.
Britt cracks a nice hook into Svetnela's ribs.
Britt stalks Svetnela and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Svetnela's face. Svetnela staggers backwards, shaken.
Svetnela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eric Britt is winning the standup battle so far.
Svetnela ducks right into an uppercut from Britt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svetnela misses with an uppercut.
Britt throws a right and a left that Svetnela avoids nicely.
A jab from Britt does it's job there.
Britt thuds his right hand into Svetnela's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lands a two punch combo.
Britt throws a jab when Svetnela was well out of range.
Svetnela misses with the body kick
and Britt counters with a nice leg kick.
Britt needs to keep his hands up - Svetnela had a free shot at his head there.
Svetnela throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Britt.
Svetnela looks to score with a jab to the body but Britt is just out of range.
Svetnela misses with a series of wild punches.
Britt looks to score with a jab to the body but Svetnela is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela throws a leg kick that misses.
Britt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Eric Britt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Britt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Svetnela closes the distance and clinches.
Svetnela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Britt is leaning against Svetnela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Britt in his tracks for a moment.
Britt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Svetnela manages to break the clinch.
Britt connects with a looping right hand.
Britt throws an overhand right that lands on Svetnela's shoulder, as Svetnela tries to avoid the shot.
Britt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svetnela.
Britt throws a wild body kick that Svetnela sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Britt misses.
Svetnela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Britt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Svetnela's calf.
Britt connects with a nice looking jab.
Britt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svetnela at a distance.
Svetnela attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Svetnela throws a series of punches but Britt avoids them all with ease.
Svetnela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Britt lands with a shot to the body.
Svetnela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Britt. That did some damage!
No joy there for Britt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Britt scores with a body shot.
Britt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Britt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Britt throws an overhand right that lands on Svetnela's shoulder, as Svetnela tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Britt lands a right hook to the body.
Britt misses with a body shot.
Britt thows a body shot but no joy.
Britt throws a nice looking combination but Svetnela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Britt blocks a leg kick.
Britt slips a straight right by Svetnela.
Britt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Britt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svetnela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Britt.
Svetnela instigates a clinch.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Britt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Britt prevents Svetnela from breaking the clinch.
Svetnela tries to land knees in the clinch but Britt avoids the damage to the body.
Svetnela throws a head punch that misses.
Svetnela misses with a body punch.
Britt throws an elbow but it misses.
Svetnela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Svetnela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Britt lands with a left to the head.
Svetnela wants to break free but Britt has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Britt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svetnela's brow.
Svetnela is looking to break free of the clinch but Britt has double underhooks.
Britt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Britt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Britt.
Svetnela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Britt's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svetnela misses with some punches.
Svetnela with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Britt avoids the elbow strike from Svetnela, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Britt slows down the pace here.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Britt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Britt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Britt 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Britt!
Eric Britt made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 in his post fight interview.
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hype
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