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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winslow Berhardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mladen Tomasevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mladen Tomasevic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Winslow Berhardt's chin.
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167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winslow Berhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mladen Tomasevic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasevic misses with a hook. Berhardt ducked under it nicely.
Berhardt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tomasevic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Berhardt is in Tomasevic's guard.
Berhardt throws an elbow that misses. Tomasevic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Berhardt's guard. Nice move by Tomasevic!
Berhardt wants to hit a switch here but Tomasevic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Berhardt there!
Berhardt tries to reverse the position but Tomasevic maintains control.
Berhardt is working hard here to advance position.
Tomasevic looking to control but Berhardt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Berhardt tries to hold on but Tomasevic pushes him away.
Berhardt working to try and regain half guard.
Berhardt wants to hold on but Tomasevic pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomasevic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt can't escape the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Berhardt's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tomasevic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Berhardt is looking to get to half guard.
Berhardt prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Berhardt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Berhardt wants to control but Tomasevic is having none of it.
Tomasevic trying to control but Berhardt is having none of it.
Berhardt tries to hold on but Tomasevic pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Berhardt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berhardt is looking to control Tomasevic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berhardt avoid being mounted?
Berhardt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berhardt trying to control from the bottom.
Tomasevic wants to control but Berhardt is keeping him busy.
Berhardt tries to roll over but Tomasevic keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt actively working from the bottom here.
Berhardt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Berhardt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berhardt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Berhardt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tomasevic pulls his head out easily.
Berhardt keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
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.
Berhardt wants to improve his position but Tomasevic is controlling well.
Berhardt trying to control here.
Berhardt desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tomasevic misses with a looping left.
Tomasevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Berhardt wants to land a leg kick but Tomasevic is out of range.
Berhardt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berhardt moves out of range as Tomasevic throws a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berhardt misses with a wild combination.
Berhardt looks to land a combination. Tomasevic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mladen Tomasevic will probably get the nod.
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.
Tomasevic thuds his shin into the meat of Berhardt's side.
Tomasevic misses with a looping right.
Winslow Berhardt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Berhardt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Berhardt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tomasevic misses with a hook.
Tomasevic throws a head kick that misses.
Berhardt gets the takedown into side control.
Tomasevic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tomasevic trying to hold on to Berhardt's head to control him but Berhardt postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Berhardt lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasevic trying to control here.
Berhardt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tomasevic is trying to maintain the position but Berhardt is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berhardt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tomasevic is looking for a sweep. Berhardt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Berhardt is working for a kimura but Tomasevic is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tomasevic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Berhardt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tomasevic is trying to maintain the position but Berhardt is very close to passing his half guard.
Tomasevic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Berhardt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tomasevic defending well though.
Tomasevic wants to control but Berhardt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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. Berhardt connects with a nice short shot to Tomasevic's temple.
Berhardt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berhardt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tomasevic trying to control but Berhardt postures up.
Tomasevic makes his way to full guard, as Berhardt worked for a kimura.
Berhardt wants to pass the guard but Tomasevic is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt works over Tomasevic with some ground and pound from guard.
Tomasevic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berhardt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tomasevic is pulling down on Berhardt's head. It's preventing any offense from Berhardt, at least for the moment.
Berhardt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Berhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomasevic is keeping the position for now.
Berhardt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Berhardt postures up in Tomasevic's guard and throws a big left but Tomasevic blocks it.
Berhardt throwing strikes from guard but Tomasevic blocks nicely.
Tomasevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berhardt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Berhardt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomasevic is keeping the position for now.
Berhardt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berhardt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tomasevic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Berhardt stopping the sweep attempt from Tomasevic.
Berhardt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winslow Berhardt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berhardt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berhardt throwing strikes from guard but Tomasevic blocks nicely.
Berhardt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomasevic looking for a sweep. Not yet Tomasevic, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winslow Berhardt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Berhardt finds it's way through Tomasevic's defenses.
Tomasevic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tomasevic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tomasevic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berhardt slips a straight right by Tomasevic.
Tomasevic dodges the punch combination from Berhardt.
Tomasevic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomasevic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berhardt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Berhardt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomasevic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Tomasevic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Berhardt wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tomasevic as Berhardt shoots in.
Berhardt avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berhardt. Tomasevic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomasevic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tomasevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Berhardt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomasevic under the eye.
Mladen Tomasevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomasevic ducks right into an uppercut from Berhardt.
Berhardt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Berhardt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomasevic. Tomasevic obviously looking to wear him down.
Berhardt lands with an uppercut that bounces Tomasevic off the cage and back into range.
Tomasevic throws a shot from downtown. Berhardt moves away and avoids it.
Tomasevic lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berhardt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomasevic throws a shot from downtown. Berhardt moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomasevic misses with a looping right.
Berhardt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tomasevic manages to circle out of the way.
Tomasevic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tomasevic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Berhardt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Berhardt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tomasevic. That one must have hurt.
Tomasevic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomasevic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Berhardt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tomasevic to the ground. Berhardt is now in Tomasevic's guard.
Berhardt throws a big right hand that misses.
Berhardt throws a big right hand that misses.
Berhardt wants to control from the top but Tomasevic keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasevic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Berhardt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomasevic is keeping the position for now.
Berhardt chips away with some ground and pound.
Tomasevic keeping moving, preventing Berhardt from controlling successfully.
Berhardt passes Tomasevic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Berhardt slips a nice elbow through Tomasevic's hands, connecting with Tomasevic's forehead.
Berhardt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tomasevic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Berhardt.
Berhardt is looking to advance position but Tomasevic won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasevic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Berhardt won't allow Tomasevic to sweep him here.
Tomasevic trying to keep a closed guard but Berhardt is proving a slippery customer.
Berhardt throwing strikes but missing.
Berhardt trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomasevic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tomasevic working a defensive guard here.
Tomasevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Winslow Berhardt.
I think Berhardt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winslow Berhardt!
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energy
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hype
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