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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Ithamar (ranked 4046 p4p, 201 weight class) and Jason Tolevski (ranked 3705 p4p, 188 weight class). Ithamar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yamma Ensemble Psalms 104. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezekiel Ithamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Tolevski!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ithamar dives in and grabs Tolevski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tolevski pushes down on Ithamar's head and hops out.
Tolevski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tolevski misses with a hook
and Ithamar counters with a shoot takedown. Tolevski fights it but they end up in guard.
Tolevski 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.
Tolevski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ithamar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ithamar trying to control but Tolevski is working from the bottom.
Ithamar sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolevski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ithamar passes into half guard.
Tolevski is not content to let Ithamar control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar seems to be working for a kimura but Tolevski defends the submission attempt.
Ithamar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ithamar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tolevski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tolevski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ithamar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tolevski trying to control the position.
Tolevski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ithamar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ithamar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tolevski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ithamar controls the pace.
Tolevski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ithamar.
Ithamar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ithamar looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar pushes down on Tolevski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ithamar working over Tolevski with some ground and pound. Tolevski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tolevski wants to get back to his feet.
Ithamar is trying to work for a kimura but Tolevski is defending well.
Tolevski wants to control the action here but instead Ithamar manages to pass to full mount!
Ithamar landing punches.
Tolevski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar is trying to control. Tolevski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tolevski gets full guard.
Ithamar is fighting to break Tolevski's control of his arms but Tolevski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ithamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolevski looking to control.
Ithamar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ithamar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ithamar throwing strikes from guard but Tolevski blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Ithamar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ithamar.
Ithamar moves out of range of the body kick.
Tolevski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ithamar trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolevski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ithamar 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolevski wants to sweep but no luck.
Ithamar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tolevski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolevski keeping moving, preventing Ithamar from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tolevski throws a wild body kick that Ithamar sees coming a mile off.
Ithamar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tolevski tries to avoid it but Ithamar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tolevski to the ground. Tolevski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ithamar clinches.
Ithamar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tolevski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Ithamar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ithamar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tolevski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tolevski is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar has Tolevski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tolevski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tolevski breaks from the clinch.
Ithamar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tolevski did well to prevent Ithamar getting side control.
Ithamar is trying to control the action in half guard but Tolevski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ithamar 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.
Ithamar is really struggling to control Tolevski but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tolevski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ithamar wants to pass the guard but Tolevski is defending well.
Tolevski is concentrating on defense, preventing Ithamar from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski trying to hold on to Ithamar's head to control him but Ithamar postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ithamar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tolevski sees it coming and defends easily.
Ithamar is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tolevski still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tolevski has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Ithamar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ithamar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tolevski landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolevski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ithamar keeps working.
Ithamar tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ithamar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ithamar keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ithamar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tolevski is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Tolevski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ithamar blocks a head kick by Tolevski.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ithamar.
Tolevski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ithamar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tolevski's guard.
Ithamar stays in close to Tolevski's body and controls the position.
Ithamar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tolevski is keeping the position for now.
Ithamar is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolevski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ithamar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tolevski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tolevski has escaped and now he's on top!
Tolevski stopping the sweep attempt from Ithamar.
Tolevski trying to control but Ithamar is working from the bottom.
Tolevski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ithamar wants to sweep here but Tolevski controlling him for the moment.
Tolevski passes Ithamar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ithamar is looking for a sweep. Tolevski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ithamar is trying to control but can't.
Ithamar moves into full guard.
Ithamar pulls Tolevski in close to his closed guard and prevents Tolevski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ithamar controls Tolevski momentarily but Tolevski frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ithamar wants to sweep here but Tolevski controlling him for the moment.
Ithamar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tolevski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ithamar has been working on his balance at All Star Performance Institute, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tolevski.
Ithamar misses with a few strikes there.
Tolevski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ithamar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ithamar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tolevski can do to turn this around?
Tolevski tries for a takedown but Ithamar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tolevski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tolevski feints a counter leg kick.
Ithamar tries to keep at a distance but Tolevski has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Ithamar.
Tolevski prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezekiel Ithamar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ithamar is pressed up against the cage. Tolevski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ithamar down to the mat. Ithamar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tolevski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ithamar defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ithamar has clasped his hands together around Tolevski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Tolevski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ithamar has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Ithamar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ithamar 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekiel Ithamar!
Ezekiel Ithamar looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws, of which I said, "Whoever obeys them will live by them," and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.'.
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