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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruud O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Bartoszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcin Bartoszewski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ruud O Connor's chin.
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255 lbs
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196 cm
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruud O Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcin Bartoszewski!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Connor lands a nice hook to Bartoszewski's body. Bartoszewski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bartoszewski blocks the body kick.
And Bartoszewski tries to counter it with a takedown but O Connor pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Connor darts in trying to clinch
and Bartoszewski counters with a takedown into side control.
O Connor is looking to get back to his feet here but Bartoszewski is keeping cool and he's managed to take O Connor's back.
O Connor tries to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoszewski gets his hands free as O Connor looks to control.
What can O Connor do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bartoszewski avoiding O Connor 's attempts to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor tries to break free.
O Connor trying to control the hands but Bartoszewski breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartoszewski missing with strikes from the back.
O Connor is really stuck here.
Bartoszewski controlling the position well here. O Connor rolled but Bartoszewski kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on O Connor's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoszewski is punishing O Connor with strikes - can he finish him?!
O Connor trying to control but not successfully.
Bartoszewski keeps control of the position easily here as O Connor tries to buck him off.
Bartoszewski keeps control of the position as O Connor tries to break free.
Bartoszewski slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Good control from Bartoszewski.
O Connor just trying to survive but Bartoszewski is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
O Connor is trying to get back to his feet but Bartoszewski has full control of the position and if anything, O Connor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bartoszewski controlling the positon.
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.
Marcin Bartoszewski 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.
Bartoszewski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Connor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
O Connor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Connor is trying to work for a sweep but Bartoszewski has mounted him!
O Connor is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoszewski working O Connor over with strikes here.
O Connor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bartoszewski is landing with some decent strikes but O Connor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoszewski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
O Connor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bartoszewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bartoszewski prevents O Connor from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
O Connor is looking to control Bartoszewski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Connor avoid being mounted?
Bartoszewski slows the pace down in half guard.
O Connor is looking for a sweep. Bartoszewski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Connor wants to control the action here but instead Bartoszewski manages to pass to full mount!
Bartoszewski controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor tries to reverse the position but Bartoszewski maintains control.
Bartoszewski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Connor wants to control but Bartoszewski is having none of it.
Bartoszewski lands a big elbow.
Bartoszewski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bartoszewski prevents O Connor from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoszewski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Connor tries to lock up and control but Bartoszewski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bartoszewski controlling his opponent.
O Connor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Marcin Bartoszewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A lazy body kick from O Connor
and Bartoszewski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
O Connor wants to sweep but no luck.
O Connor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bartoszewski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bartoszewski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
O Connor working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoszewski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoszewski gets a clinch.
Bartoszewski lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bartoszewski in particular looking to stall.
O Connor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bartoszewski.
O Connor has a hand on Bartoszewski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bartoszewski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartoszewski controlling his opponent.
Bartoszewski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
O Connor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bartoszewski punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoszewski content just to control the position here.
O Connor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bartoszewski working O Connor over with strikes here.
Bartoszewski controlling from the full mount.
Bartoszewski is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Connor is desperately trying to improve his position but Bartoszewski has a good base and remains in mount.
Bartoszewski controlling from the full mount.
O Connor tries to reverse the position but Bartoszewski maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Connor is bucking up trying to escape but Bartoszewski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Connor can't escape the position.
Ruud O Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcin Bartoszewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bartoszewski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Bartoszewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bartoszewski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Bartoszewski!
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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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