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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tunjic has chosen More then a Feeling as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Chinaski.
Tunjic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tunjic takes one to the chin there.
Chinaski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chinaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chinaski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chinaski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tunjic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tunjic stuns Chinaski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tunjic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chinaski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tunjic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chinaski pulls Tunjic in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chinaski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chinaski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chinaski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Chinaski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chinaski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chinaski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tunjic checks it well.
Tunjic missing with a left hand there. Chinaski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic fails with a takedown attempt.
Tunjic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tunjic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chinaski manages to avoid it.
Tunjic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chinaski misses with a body punch
and Tunjic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski wants to get back to full guard.
Chinaski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tunjic is working away from the top position though.
Chinaski is trying to get back to full guard.
Chinaski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic throwing shots but Chinaski is blocking nicely.
Tunjic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tunjic lands strikes from half guard.
Tunjic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tunjic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chinaski's head.
Chinaski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chinaski tries to roll over but Tunjic keeps him under control.
Tunjic working Chinaski over with strikes.
Tunjic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chinaski is trying to maintain the position but Tunjic is very close to passing his half guard.
Chinaski wants to get back to full guard.
Tunjic is working for a kimura but Chinaski is defending it quite comfortably.
Tunjic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic tries to pass to full mount but Chinaski defends it.
Chinaski is trying to control but can't.
Chinaski taking some punishment here, with Tunjic in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunjic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chinaski trying to control from the bottom.
Tunjic winds up and cracks Chinaski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tunjic connects with a nice short shot to Chinaski's temple.
Chinaski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tunjic is working away from the top position though.
Chinaski is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski has his hands clasped together around Tunjic's back. He's all about the action.
Tunjic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Tunjic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tunjic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chinaski throws out a powerful jab.
Tunjic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chinaski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chinaski.
Tunjic pushes Chinaski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tunjic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chinaski backwards.
Chinaski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chinaski lands with a right to the head.
Tunjic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chinaski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunjic avoids it.
Chinaski lands a hook that snaps the head of Tunjic backwards.
Chinaski stalling in the clinch but Tunjic improves position.
Chinaski tries a body shot but Tunjic blocks it.
Chinaski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunjic controls his hands.
Tunjic is trying to maintain a safe position but Chinaski gets an underhook and turns Tunjic into the cage.
Chinaski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chinaski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski missing with knees to the body.
Tunjic wants a takedown but no success here.
Chinaski throws a punch but it's blocked by Tunjic.
Chinaski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tunjic tries to throw a body punch but Chinaski avoids it by throwing Tunjic back against the cage.
Chinaski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tunjic is working Chinaski over against the cage.
Chinaski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chinaski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tunjic avoids it.
Chinaski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunjic controls his hands.
Tunjic is trying to break the clinch but Chinaski is controlling him.
A short right from Chinaski.
Tunjic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chinaski just stands there and leans against the cage.
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!
Tunjic tries a body shot but Chinaski blocks it.
A short left from Chinaski.
Tunjic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry Chinaski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunjic controls his hands.
Chinaski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tunjic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chinaski backwards.
Tunjic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chinaski scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tunjic.
Chinaski looking to slow down the pace here.
Chinaski looking to throw knees to the head but Tunjic is blocking nicely.
Tunjic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chinaski fails to land.
Tunjic lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chinaski.
Tunjic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tunjic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chinaski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Henry Chinaski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Tunjic.
Chinaski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chinaski drops Tunjic with a big knee straight up the middle! Tunjic is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tunjic is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Tunjic has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski thows a leg kick but Tunjic checks it
and Tunjic counters with a single leg into guard. Chinaski didn't expect that.
Chinaski is trying to keep Tunjic in close.
Chinaski controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chinaski is trying to keep Tunjic in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Henry Chinaski.
Chinaski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinaski slips under a jab.
Tunjic misses with a body shot.
Chinaski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tunjic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinaski moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chinaski. Tunjic shrugs it off though.
Chinaski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tunjic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henry Chinaski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tunjic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tunjic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chinaski rather than just go for the knockout.
Chinaski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tunjic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chinaski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tunjic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tunjic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinaski misses with a low kick as Tunjic jumps back.
Chinaski tries to clinch but Tunjic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Chinaski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Tunjic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Chinaski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tunjic.
Nice body kick there by Chinaski.
Tunjic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chinaski.
Chinaski throws the left hand but Tunjic avoids the punch easily.
Tunjic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chinaski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from Tunjic.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tunjic.
Tunjic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tunjic misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski tries to clinch but Tunjic moves out of range.
Chinaski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chinaski blocks the body kick.
Tunjic moves away from the strike by Chinaski.
Chinaski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chinaski slips under a jab.
Chinaski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tunjic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chinaski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tunjic.
Tunjic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chinaski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tunjic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski throws a sloppy head kick and Tunjic moves out of range easily.
Chinaski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chinaski duly obliges.
Chinaski lands a jab to the head.
Tunjic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chinaski is looking to chop away at Tunjic's legs.
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!
Chinaski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tunjic.
Chinaski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chinaski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chinaski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tunjic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tunjic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chinaski defends well and Tunjic ends up having to push Chinaski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Henry Chinaski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Tunjic.
Tunjic misses with a punch to the body.
Chinaski misses with the head strike.
Chinaski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chinaski looking to slow down the pace here.
Chinaski looking to throw knees to the head but Tunjic is blocking nicely.
Tunjic breaks the clinch.
Chinaski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tunjic misses with an uppercut.
Chinaski moves in looking to clinch but Tunjic pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic is looking to land body kicks.
Tunjic misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Tunjic misses
and Chinaski counters with a left to the body.
Tunjic scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chinaski slips a straight right by Tunjic.
Tunjic throws a low kick but Chinaski moves out of range easily.
Chinaski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chinaski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chinaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tunjic was well out of range. Poor timing from Chinaski.
Tunjic throws a push kick but Chinaski slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Tunjic.
I think Tunjic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Tunjic!
A victorious Ivan Tunjic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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