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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Hartmur (ranked 3886 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faruk Begic (ranked 7277 p4p, 0 weight class). Faruk Begic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Hartmur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Faruk Begic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hartmur half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hartmur feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hartmur has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Begic is proving hard to escape from.
Our spies down at at Tycoon Gym inform us that Begic has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hartmur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hartmur trying to control the position from guard on top but Begic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartmur has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hartmur wanted to stand there but Begic had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begic looking for a sweep. Not yet Begic, not yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hartmur wants to control from the top but Begic keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hartmur shoots in and bounces Begic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartmur trying to control but Begic is working from the bottom.
Hartmur throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmur trying to control the position from guard on top but Begic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartmur has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Begic is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartmur has gone for a leg lock! Begic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hartmur's guard.
Begic landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Begic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hartmur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Begic.
Hartmur is striking but Begic is not phased and passes to half guard.
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. Begic connects with a nice short shot to Hartmur's temple.
Begic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hartmur throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Begic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hartmur looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Hartmur trying to control here.
Begic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hartmur defending well though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Hartmur misses.
Hartmur scores with a jab. Begic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Begic misses with a kick to the body.
Hartmur half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Begic looks winded!
Hartmur fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartmur slaps away a takedown attempt from Begic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jan Hartmur 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.
Hartmur throws a wild body kick that Begic sees coming a mile off.
Begic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hartmur tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Begic is in Hartmur's guard.
Hartmur working for a triangle but Begic defends it easily.
Faruk Begic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Begic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Begic postures up in Hartmur's guard and throws a big left but Hartmur blocks it.
Hartmur pulls Begic in close to prevent any damage.
Hartmur might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Begic is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Begic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begic landing with the ground and pound.
Begic won't allow Hartmur to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Begic shoots in for a takedown but Hartmur shows good takedown defense.
Begic blocks a head kick by Hartmur.
Hartmur dives in and grabs Begic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Begic pushes down on Hartmur's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Hartmur.
Begic shoots in for a takedown but Hartmur shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hartmur is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Faruk Begic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Begic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hartmur is looking to counter the offense by Begic and move into the clinch.
Jan Hartmur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faruk Begic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmur is trying to stall.
Begic is working for takedown but Hartmur is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hartmur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hartmur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Begic.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Begic checks a leg kick.
Hartmur clinches with his opponent.
Begic tries to pull guard but Hartmur forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hartmur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Begic tries to pull guard but Hartmur won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmur manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Begic scoring with some ground and pound.
Hartmur 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.
Hartmur looking for a guillotine here but Begic defends easily.
Begic throwing strikes but missing.
Begic is in close to Hartmur's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Begic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Begic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Begic throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jan Hartmur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartmur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Begic looks for a takedown but Hartmur sprawls well.
Hartmur gets a takedown into half guard.
Hartmur wants to stand but Begic has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Hartmur dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Begic gets a double leg takedown into Hartmur's guard.
Begic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hartmur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Begic.
Hartmur is looking to improve his position.
Begic misses with a head shot. Hartmur uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hartmur 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmur is trying to keep Begic in close.
Hartmur wants to get back to his feet but Begic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Begic postures up in Hartmur's guard and throws a big left but Hartmur blocks it.
Begic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hartmur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Begic lands a couple of elbows.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Begic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hartmur was covering up waiting for the punch and Begic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Begic postures up and lands a big shot to Hartmur's brow.
Hartmur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Begic is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartmur has wrist control.
Begic throwing strikes but missing.
Begic chips away with some ground and pound.
Hartmur pulls Begic in close to his closed guard and prevents Begic from doing any damage or advancing position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Begic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hartmur shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Begic shoots in but Hartmur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hartmur shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hartmur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Begic keeps working.
Begic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hartmur trying to control but Begic is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hartmur looking to sit in guard and control but Begic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Begic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Faruk Begic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Hartmur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hartmur thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Faruk Begic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hartmur 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jan Hartmur!
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energy
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