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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Vrbada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomas Vrbada is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Johns !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomas Vrbada!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrbada blocks a head kick by Johns .
Tomas Vrbada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johns misses with a double jab.
Vrbada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vrbada lands with an uppercut that bounces Johns off the cage and back into range.
Vrbada misses with an uppercut
and Johns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Johns misses its intended target.
Vrbada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vrbada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johns slips under a jab.
Vrbada closes the distance but Johns moves to the side
and Johns counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vrbada.
Johns slips under a jab.
Vrbada wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
Vrbada looks to clinch
and Johns counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vrbada's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vrbada tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Johns , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick and Vrbada moves out of range easily.
Johns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vrbada tries to clinch but Johns moves away
and Johns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vrbada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vrbada looks to land a right hand but Johns moved out of range.
Vrbada darts in trying to clinch
and Johns counters with a straight right hand.
Johns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vrbada.
Tomas Vrbada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Johns misses.
Vrbada thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Vrbada misses the target.
Johns tries to keep at a distance but Vrbada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Vrbada misses with a body kick.
Vrbada cracks the inside of Johns 's front leg.
Johns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johns throws a low kick but Vrbada avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrbada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johns moves out of range as Vrbada strikes.
Vrbada throws a low kick, looking for Johns 's leg but Johns calmly moves out of range.
Johns lands with a nice combination. Vrbada backs away looking to recover.
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!
Vrbada thumps Johns with a low kick.
Johns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Vrbada. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vrbada slips a straight right by Johns .
Vrbada slips under a jab from Johns .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomas Vrbada will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johns throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vrbada misses the target.
Vrbada looks to land a right hand but Johns moved out of range.
Vrbada throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vrbada looks to land a left hand but Johns moved out of range nicely.
Johns misses with the combination.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrbada throws a shot from downtown. Johns moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Johns as he checks the leg kick.
Vrbada throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
Johns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vrbada.
Vrbada throws out a leg kick but Johns moves out of range and Vrbada only half commits.
Johns cracks Vrbada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vrbada tries to clinch up
and Johns counters with a stiff right hand.
Vrbada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johns manages to avoid it.
Tomas Vrbada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrbada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johns momentarily.
Vrbada tries to clinch but Johns moves out of range.
Johns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vrbada throws out a loose jab but Johns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vrbada misses with an uppercut
and Johns counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vrbada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vrbada dodges the punch combination from Johns .
Vrbada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gareth Johns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrbada cracks the inside of Johns 's front leg.
Johns misses with a few strikes there.
Vrbada connects with a single shot there.
Vrbada wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
Johns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vrbada misses with an uppercut.
Vrbada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johns on the side of the head.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick
and Vrbada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johns 's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Vrbada finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vrbada tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vrbada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vrbada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johns throws a lazy head kick
and Vrbada counters with a big head kick but Johns shrugs it off.
Vrbada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Vrbada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vrbada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johns at a distance.
Vrbada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Johns .
Vrbada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johns throws a sloppy head kick and Vrbada moves out of range easily.
Vrbada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Vrbada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns ducks under a wild hook from Vrbada.
Vrbada looks to clinch
and Johns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vrbada wants to clinch.
Vrbada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johns is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Vrbada blocks the leg kick.
Johns throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vrbada throws a lazy uppercut
and Johns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vrbada scores with a hook.
Johns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vrbada looks to land a right hand but Johns moved out of range.
Vrbada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrbada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns scores with a jab to the head.
Vrbada scores with a jab.
Johns fails to land with a series of punches.
Vrbada misses with an uppercut.
Vrbada's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johns under the eye.
Johns slips a jab from Vrbada.
Johns tries for a takedown but Vrbada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johns misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrbada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johns .
Vrbada throws a leg kick which misses Johns 's front leg but catches the back leg as Johns tries to avoid it.
Vrbada closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Johns counter with a right hand.
Vrbada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vrbada counters with a stiff right hand.
Gareth Johns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomas Vrbada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Gareth Johns has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns swats away the attempt to clinch by Vrbada.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Vrbada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vrbada has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Vrbada!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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