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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassim Bregovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einemo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arkasia - Into Nowhere (Feat CoMa). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 cm
22
154 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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173 cm
24
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassim Bregovic! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good exchange - Einemo coming out on top. Einemo misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bregovic.
It looks like Arild Einemo has been cut. Bregovic misses with a body shot
and Einemo counters with a left to the body. Bregovic misses with a hook. Einemo ducked under it nicely. Bregovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Bregovic thows a leg kick but Einemo checks it and Einemo counters with a big head kick but Bregovic shrugs it off. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bregovic misses with an uppercut
and Einemo moves into the clinch. A short left from Einemo. Bregovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Einemo has him pressed against the cage. Einemo controlling the action here for a moment.
Einemo breaks from the clinch.
Bregovic scores with a jab to the head.
Bregovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bregovic misses with a jab to the body
and Einemo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Einemo lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bregovic lands a jab to Einemo's midsection. Crunch! Einemo slams his shin into Bregovic's torso. Arild Einemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Einemo slips under a jab from Bregovic. Bregovic thows a leg kick but Einemo checks it and Einemo counters with a stiff right hand. Einemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bregovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bregovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Bregovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Einemo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Einemo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Bregovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Crunch! Bregovic slams his shin into Einemo's torso. Bregovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Einemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Einemo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bregovic's calf. 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! Einemo misses with a two punch combination.
Einemo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bregovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bregovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Einemo counters with a good low kick that Bregovic was not able to check. Bregovic tests Einemo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Bregovic misses the jab. Bregovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Einemo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Einemo cracks a nice hook into Bregovic's ribs. Einemo moves out of range as Bregovic throws a body kick.
Bregovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Einemo. Bregovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Einemo blocks a head kick by Bregovic.
Einemo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Bregovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Einemo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Bregovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Einemo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Einemo scores with an uppercut up the middle. Einemo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bregovic's efforts to push away. Einemo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Bregovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Einemo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bregovic breaks from the clinch.
Bregovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bregovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Einemo moves out of range as Bregovic strikes. Einemo throws a head kick that misses. A solid leg kick lands there for Einemo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Bregovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bregovic. Bregovic misses with a straight right. Bregovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Einemo counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Einemo misses with a short punch on the inside. Bregovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Einemo has him pressed against the cage. Einemo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bregovic's elbow. Einemo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Einemo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bregovic's efforts to push away. Einemo lands a nice shot to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Einemo presses Bregovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Einemo can't find room to land a body shot as Bregovic controls the action.
Einemo digs a right hand underneath Bregovic's ribcage. Bregovic let out a lung full of air as it connected. Bregovic wants to break free but Einemo has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassim Bregovic dominated that round. The cut man is working on Arild Einemo's cut. That's time! Einemo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bregovic throws a looping overhand right but Einemo ducks down to avoid it. Bregovic missing with a left hand there. Einemo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A good leg kick by Einemo. A chopping leg kick lands by Einemo. Einemo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Einemo working some nice short punches in the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Bregovic's face as he tries to break the clinch. Stalling in the clinch from Einemo.
Bregovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Einemo has double underhooks. Bregovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bregovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Einemo feints a jab promting Bregovic to slip. Einemo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bregovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Hassim Bregovic seems to be getting the better of the standup. Einemo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Einemo. Einemo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bregovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Einemo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bregovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Einemo lands a jab to the head.
Bregovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Einemo. Bregovic throws a leg kick but Einemo sees it coming and checks it nicely. Einemo checks a leg kick. Bregovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hassim Bregovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bregovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bregovic ducks right into an uppercut from Einemo. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Einemo.
Bregovic throws a sloppy head kick and Einemo moves out of range easily. Bregovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Einemo is able to avoid easily. Bregovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Bregovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo sizes up Bregovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bregovic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Einemo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Einemo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Einemo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bregovic. Einemo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bregovic.
Bregovic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Einemo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bregovic blocking some punches.
Einemo 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. Einemo has Bregovic pressed against the cage, preventing Bregovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Einemo just leaning against Bregovic, taking a breather. Bregovic breaks from the clinch.
Einemo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Bregovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Bregovic misses with an uppercut. Einemo saw that one coming. Einemo scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bregovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Einemo connects with an inside leg kick. Einemo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Bregovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Einemo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Einemo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bregovic's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Einemo gets a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Einemo fails to land. Einemo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Einemo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Einemo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Einemo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bregovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Einemo. Bregovic slips under a jab from Einemo. Einemo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Einemo takes a swing at Bregovic's ribcage but misses. Bregovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Einemo. Bregovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Bregovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bregovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Einemo is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bregovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Einemo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bregovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Einemo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A chopping leg kick lands by Bregovic. 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! Einemo avoids the body shot from Bregovic.
Einemo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hassim Bregovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bregovic misses the body punch and Einemo counters with a nice body kick. Bregovic stuns Einemo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Einemo scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Einemo.
Einemo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Einemo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bregovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Einemo thumps Bregovic with a low kick. Bregovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Einemo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bregovic. Bregovic shoots in and drives through. Einemo sprawls well. Bregovic is breathing heavily. Einemo throws a nice inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arild Einemo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Arild Einemo'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bregovic swinging wildly here.
Bregovic blocks a low kick nicely. Jab, jab by Bregovic - just one landing. Bregovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bregovic with a nice cross. Einemo throws a body punch but Bregovic moves out of range. Einemo is looking to slow Bregovic down with leg kicks. Bregovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bregovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bregovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Einemo. A solid leg kick lands there for Einemo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Einemo. That's going to slow Bregovic down. Bregovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Einemo throws a body kick that misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Einemo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Einemo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bregovic. Bregovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bregovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Einemo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Bregovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Einemo lands a jab to Bregovic's midsection. Bregovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Einemo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Einemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bregovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Einemo. Einemo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Bregovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Einemo manages to avoid it. Einemo misses with a head kick.
Bregovic looks to throw the jab but Einemo is out of range. Einemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Einemo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Bregovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Einemo misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bregovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Some bone on bone action there as Bregovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. A nice inside leg kick there by Einemo. That's going to slow Bregovic down. Einemo lands a nice looking body shot.
Bregovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Einemo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bregovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Einemo moves out of range of the body kick from Bregovic.
Einemo blocks a head kick by Bregovic.
Einemo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Einemo. Einemo moves into the clinch. Bregovic is trying to break free. Bregovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Einemo won't allow it.
Bregovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Einemo scores with a shoulder strike. Einemo manages to break the clinch.
Bregovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Bregovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Bregovic misses with the body kick and Einemo counters with a leg kick. Einemo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Einemo is looking to wear down Bregovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Einemo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bregovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Einemo throws a half hearted mid kick. Bregovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A nice leg kick lands there from Bregovic. Einemo throws a nice looking combination but Bregovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bregovic misses with a leg kick and Einemo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bregovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Einemo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Einemo. Bregovic can't break the clinch.
Arild Einemo has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bregovic is trying to break the clinch but Einemo has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Einemo is pushing Bregovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Einemo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Einemo misses with a body punch.
Bregovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bregovic wants to break free but Einemo has control.
Bregovic working hard to break the clinch. Bregovic breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bregovic swings and misses with a shot to the body and Einemo counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Einemo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bregovic moves out of range of the body kick from Einemo.
Bregovic throws a lazy head kick and Einemo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arild Einemo. I think Einemo 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arild Einemo! A very excited looking Arild Einemo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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