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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Prusczek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Prusczek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Atkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Prusczek!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prusczek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Atkinson on his heels. He'll look to pass Atkinson's guard now, I'm sure.
Prusczek wants to control from the top but Atkinson keeps moving.
Prusczek stands and throws Atkinson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Atkinson sneaks back into half guard.
Prusczek wants to take a breather but Atkinson is having none of it.
Atkinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prusczek is working away from the top position though.
Atkinson really is a fat lump.
Prusczek stops Atkinson from getting back to his feet.
Prusczek is trying to control. Atkinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prusczek prevents Atkinson from standing back up.
Atkinson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Prusczek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Prusczek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Atkinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prusczek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prusczek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atkinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Prusczek is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Atkinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atkinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Prusczek scores with a couple of nice shots.
Prusczek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Atkinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atkinson keeping hold of Prusczek's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prusczek is pressing down on Atkinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Atkinson is holding on for now.
Atkinson is refusing to be controlled, as Prusczek sits in half guard.
Atkinson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Russ Atkinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Prusczek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson tries to keep at a distance but Prusczek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prusczek lands a shoulder strike.
Prusczek has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Atkinson regains guard immediately.
Prusczek looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Atkinson wants to stand up but Prusczek is controlling him.
Atkinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prusczek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atkinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prusczek drops back looking for a leg! Atkinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Atkinson manages to kick Prusczek off! Prusczek jumps back into Atkinson's guard.
Atkinson has his hands on Prusczek's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prusczek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Atkinson wants to stand up but Prusczek is controlling him.
Atkinson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Prusczek presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Prusczek working hard to break the clinch.
Atkinson manages to break the clinch.
Prusczek throws a body shot but no joy.
Atkinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prusczek to the ground. Atkinson is now in Prusczek's guard.
Atkinson wanted to stand there but Prusczek had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Prusczek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Russ Atkinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Atkinson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Atkinson showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atkinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prusczek defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joel Prusczek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atkinson gets the takedown into side control.
Prusczek manages to get back to half guard.
Atkinson seems to be working for a kimura but Prusczek defends the submission attempt.
Prusczek is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Prusczek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Atkinson stands and steps away. Prusczek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Prusczek is breathing heavily.
Prusczek throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Atkinson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Prusczek is in Atkinson's guard.
Prusczek is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Atkinson seems keen to control Prusczek's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atkinson is on top in guard.
Atkinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prusczek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prusczek wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Atkinson is now in half guard.
Atkinson wants to stand up but Prusczek has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atkinson seems to be working for a kimura but Prusczek defends the submission attempt.
Atkinson seems to be working for a kimura but Prusczek defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson wants to work for an arm triangle but Prusczek is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Atkinson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Prusczek is just riding it out for now. Atkinson eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prusczek tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Atkinson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Atkinson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Atkinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Atkinson is thwarting Prusczek's attempts to control the position.
Prusczek controlling the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joel Prusczek.
Atkinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Prusczek tries to sprawl out of it but Atkinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Prusczek manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Atkinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prusczek pulls Atkinson into guard.
Russ Atkinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atkinson stands up and waves to Prusczek to follow him.
Prusczek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prusczek misses with a double jab.
Atkinson gets the takedown into side control.
Atkinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Atkinson scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prusczek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Atkinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Prusczek has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Prusczek is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Russ Atkinson!
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