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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ram Man Rijal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Tomovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomovic has chosen Serbian Songs - Patriot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ram Man Rijal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dario Tomovic!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Rijal.
Rijal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tomovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rijal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tomovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rijal is just riding it out for now. Tomovic eventually gives up the hold.
Rijal trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rijal controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomovic is looking to take a break and control but Rijal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tomovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tomovic is trying to control. Rijal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tomovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Rijal is trying to control but can't.
Tomovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tomovic trying to control from half guard but Rijal is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rijal trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rijal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rijal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tomovic up against the cage.
Tomovic pulls guard.
Rijal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tomovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tomovic has his foot on Rijal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rijal works his way back into a safe position though.
Rijal trying to control but Tomovic is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rijal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomovic throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rijal escapes and throws Tomovic's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tomovic is looking for a sweep.
Rijal trying to control the action but Tomovic is working from the bottom.
Tomovic is looking to reverse the position.
Rijal staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tomovic tries to bench press Rijal off him but Rijal keeps the position.
Rijal tries to advance to mount but Tomovic denies him.
Tomovic is looking to reverse the position.
Rijal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tomovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rijal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tomovic, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tomovic is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Tomovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tomovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomovic scores with a body shot.
Rijal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tomovic quickly recovers to half guard.
Tomovic won't allow Rijal to pass to mount.
Tomovic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rijal is trying to control. Tomovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tomovic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomovic is not content to let Rijal control the position.
Rijal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tomovic is just riding it out for now. Rijal eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomovic is trying to maintain the position but Rijal is very close to passing his half guard.
Tomovic is controlling Rijal's trapped leg to prevent Rijal from advancing to side control.
Well, if Rijal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ram Man Rijal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomovic drives through with a takedown into Rijal's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rijal looking for a sweep. Not yet Rijal, not yet.
Tomovic trying to control but Rijal is working from the bottom.
Tomovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rijal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tomovic defends well.
Rijal keeping moving, preventing Tomovic from controlling successfully.
Rijal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tomovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rijal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomovic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rijal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tomovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tomovic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rijal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rijal has escaped and now he's on top!
Rijal trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rijal is really struggling to control Tomovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tomovic working a defensive guard here.
Rijal trying to control but Tomovic is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Ram Man Rijal will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tomovic throws the left hand but Rijal avoids the punch easily.
Rijal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tomovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rijal somewhat.
Rijal tries to clinch there but Tomovic circles away.
Rijal slips under a jab from Tomovic.
Rijal tries to clinch up.
Tomovic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rijal is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tomovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Rijal. Rijal gets slowly back to his feet.
Tomovic feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomovic scores with the left hand. Rijal knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomovic misses with an uppercut. Rijal saw that one coming.
Tomovic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRijal.
Tomovic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rijal's guard.
Rijal seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rijal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rijal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tomovic looking to sit in guard and control but Rijal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tomovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rijal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rijal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomovic keeping moving, preventing Rijal from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomovic looking for a guillotine here but Rijal defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rijal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rijal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tomovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rijal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rijal trying to control the action but Tomovic is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rijal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rijal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tomovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tomovic is letting Rijal control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tomovic is trying to control Rijal's posture but Rijal avoids it.
Tomovic tries to bench press Rijal off him but Rijal keeps the position.
Rijal tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tomovic's legs.
Rijal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rijal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tomovic wants to control but Rijal postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rijal is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tomovic's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Tomovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tomovic 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Tomovic!
Dario Tomovic spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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