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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arkadiusz Bzura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkadiusz Bzura has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arkadiusz Bzura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Max!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bzura tries to avoid it but Max manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bzura to the ground. Bzura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bzura stuffs the takedown.
Arkadiusz Bzura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Max.
A looping hook to the body misses from Max. Bzura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bzura misses with a kick to the body.
Bzura stuffs the takedown attempt from Max. Max gets slowly back to his feet.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown but Bzura manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Max's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bzura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bzura has a takedown stuffed.
Max unleashes a big counter combination but Bzura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Max moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bzura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Max fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max tries for a takedown but Bzura circles away easily
so Bzura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Max should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Max looks winded!
Bzura with a nice head shot there.
Bzura trying to control the position from guard on top but Max is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bzura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Max keeping moving, preventing Bzura from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max has a closed guard, preventing Bzura from standing up.
Bzura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Max scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bzura manages to mount him!
Bzura avoids the attempt from Max to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bzura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Max is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is working to get back to half guard.
Bzura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bzura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bzura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bzura 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.
Bzura controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max tries to reverse the position but Bzura maintains control.
Max tries to lock up and control but Bzura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bzura controlling from the full mount.
Bzura stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bzura tries to close the distance and clinch but Max swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bzura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Max swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bzura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Max replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bzura blocks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bzura is defended easily by Max.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arkadiusz Bzura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bzura tries to clinch there but Max circles away.
Bzura tries to clinch up.
Max throws a counter combo.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown. Bzura tries to sprawl out of it but Max keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bzura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bzura fails with a takedown attempt.
Max looks for a takedown but Bzura sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Max shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bzura as he jumps to the side.
Arkadiusz Bzura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Max.
Max shoots for a double leg takedown but Bzura sprawls well. He's pushed Max's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bzura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Max defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Max is breathing heavily.
Bzura misses with a takedown attempt - Max sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bzura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bzura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Max is fending him off so far but Bzura persists. Nope, Max circles away and we're back to standing.
Bzura darts in looking for a takedown but Max gets double underhooks and turns Bzura into the cage.
Bzura fails with a takedown attempt.
Bzura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Max.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Max is defended easily by Bzura.
Max throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bzura avoids the head kick by Max.
Max moves out of range as Bzura throws a body kick.
Max clinches up with Bzura and pushes him back against the cage.
Bzura tightens his grip and picks Max up, before dumping him to the ground. Max manages to land in guard.
Max pushes Bzura off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max fails with the takedown.
Max dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bzura tries for a takedown but Max sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Max's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Max stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Max wants it to stay on the feet.
Max changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bzura tries to avoid it but Max manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bzura to the ground. Bzura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Max shoots in for a takedown but Bzura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bzura forces Max back against the cage and clinches.
Max working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Max has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bzura uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max looking for a sweep. Not yet Max, not yet.
Bzura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Max's guard.
Bzura with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Max wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bzura is looking to take a break and control but Max is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Max showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bzura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bzura moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Max breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bzura throws a head kick but Max moves out of range.
Max is looking for the big counter here.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown. Bzura tries to sprawl out of it but Max keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bzura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Bzura misses.
Bzura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bzura lands with a nice combination. Max backs away looking to recover.
Bzura fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bzura has his takedown stuffed
and Max counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Max dives in for a single leg takedown but Bzura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Max scores with a head kick. Bzura tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Max misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arkadiusz Bzura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Max.
Bzura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bzura stands up out of the half guard.
Arkadiusz Bzura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bzura tries to avoid it but Max manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bzura to the ground. Bzura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bzura drops down looking for a counter takedown but Max sprawls and moves away.
Bzura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bzura moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bzura just leaning against Max, taking a breather.
Max tries to pull guard but Bzura holds him up against the cage and eventually Max drops back down to his feet.
Bzura has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Max uses from the top position.
Bzura trying to keep a closed guard but Max is proving a slippery customer.
Bzura keeping moving, preventing Max from controlling successfully.
Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bzura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bzura working a defensive guard here.
Max is looking to work some ground and pound but Bzura has wrist control.
Max trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bzura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bzura has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Max has passed into side control.
Max working away.
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.
The ground and pound from Max seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bzura trying to remain calm as Max controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Bzura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bzura is trying to improve his position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Max stands up.
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 Arkadiusz Bzura.
I think Bzura 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arkadiusz Bzura!
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