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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petr Kotrc (ranked 4199 p4p, 196 weight class) and Baka Vizsla (ranked 9224 p4p, 329 weight class). Vizsla has chosen Bodak Yellow by Cardi B. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petr Kotrc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baka Vizsla!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotrc scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vizsla tries to bench press Kotrc off him but Kotrc keeps the position.
Vizsla wants to control but Kotrc postures up.
Kotrc is looking to take a break and control but Vizsla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kotrc in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kotrc scoring with punches from side control.
Kotrc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vizsla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kotrc in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vizsla avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kotrc.
Vizsla is trying to buck Kotrc off.
Kotrc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vizsla knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kotrc is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vizsla has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizsla is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kotrc asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vizsla throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Kotrc really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kotrc closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vizsla trying to control here.
Vizsla is looking for a sweep. Kotrc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kotrc prevents Vizsla from standing back up.
Kotrc stands up from half guard.
Vizsla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kotrc looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kotrc throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vizsla fails to land with a series of punches.
Vizsla scores with a jab. Kotrc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck for Kotrc with that takedown attempt.
Kotrc slips a jab and a cross from Vizsla.
Kotrc gets caught flat footed, as Vizsla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kotrc uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kotrc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vizsla swivels and escapes.
Vizsla dodges the punch combination from Kotrc.
Vizsla throws a counter combo.
Vizsla throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kotrc was covering up waiting for the punch and Vizsla finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Vizsla connects with a couple of short punches.
Vizsla must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vizsla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kotrc controlling Vizsla's posture.
Vizsla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kotrc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vizsla trying to control but Kotrc is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Kotrc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vizsla wants to control from the top but Kotrc keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vizsla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kotrc wriggles free and stands up.
Kotrc shoots in for a takedown but Vizsla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vizsla tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Kotrc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotrc tries to sprawl but Vizsla drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vizsla throws a strike but Kotrc avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Vizsla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vizsla decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vizsla stuffs the takedown attempt from Kotrc. Kotrc gets slowly back to his feet.
Kotrc is breathing heavily.
Kotrc fails with a takedown attempt.
As Kotrc backs off Vizsla throws a huge counter combo but Kotrc manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Kotrc dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kotrc enables Vizsla to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kotrc manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kotrc manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kotrc trying to control the position but instead, Vizsla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kotrc into the cage.
Vizsla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kotrc backwards.
Kotrc gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vizsla has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kotrc is on him like a limpet, forcing Vizsla back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vizsla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kotrc is working for takedown but Vizsla is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kotrc taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vizsla.
Vizsla slows down the pace here.
Vizsla lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizsla breaks the clinch.
Vizsla scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kotrc explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kotrc drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kotrc passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vizsla is looking to escape.
Petr Kotrc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kotrc looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vizsla works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vizsla looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kotrc trying to control the position from guard on top but Vizsla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotrc is working Vizsla over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc gets to his feet - Vizsla follows without any prompting.
Vizsla drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotrc pushes Vizsla off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kotrc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kotrc shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vizsla as he jumps to the side.
Vizsla throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Kotrc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vizsla drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've been informed that Vizsla has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kotrc taking a bit of punishment here - Vizsla scoring with strikes.
Vizsla wants to control but Kotrc is keeping him busy.
Kotrc is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kotrc tries to bench press Vizsla off him but Vizsla keeps the position.
Kotrc is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vizsla asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vizsla working the head with strikes.
Vizsla scores with punches from side control.
Vizsla lands a nice forearm strike.
The strikes coming from Vizsla are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vizsla lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vizsla sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kotrc is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vizsla scoring with punches from side control.
Kotrc tries to escape but Vizsla is in control.
Vizsla lands some shots froms side control.
Vizsla trying to control the position but Kotrc is working away.
Vizsla stands up and beckons Kotrc to his feet.
Vizsla throws a right hand that Kotrc ducks under and follows up with a left that Kotrc also avoids with ease.
Vizsla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kotrc moves into full guard.
Kotrc pulls Vizsla in to control the position.
Kotrc keeping full guard, as Vizsla tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Baka Vizsla will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Vizsla closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kotrc's guard.
Kotrc has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Vizsla is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kotrc tries to pull guard but Vizsla forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kotrc tries to work over Vizsla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vizsla being controlled against the cage.
Kotrc can't get the takedown.
Vizsla gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vizsla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vizsla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kotrc is pressing down on Vizsla's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kotrc wants to get back to his feet but Vizsla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vizsla distracts Kotrc with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizsla lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kotrc is adopting a defensive guard.
Vizsla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vizsla landing some decent shots from guard.
Vizsla works over Kotrc with some ground and pound from guard.
Vizsla throws a big elbow that misses.
Vizsla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kotrc's head.
Vizsla chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizsla stands up from Kotrc's guard - Vizsla perhaps looking for a knockout.
Vizsla closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kotrc to the mat! Kotrc manages to get full guard.
Vizsla with a nice head shot there.
Kotrc has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vizsla can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vizsla trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotrc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotrc is pulling down on Vizsla's head. It's preventing any offense from Vizsla, at least for the moment.
Kotrc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vizsla looking to sit in guard and control but Kotrc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vizsla has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kotrc has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kotrc tries to score a body lock takedown but Vizsla shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Kotrc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vizsla lands an elbow inside that Kotrc shrugs off.
Vizsla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kotrc's efforts to push away.
Vizsla tries to land a knee to the head but Kotrc blocks with his arms.
Vizsla has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kotrc is trying to keep an underhook but Vizsla manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Vizsla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotrc blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vizsla.
Kotrc tries to kick Vizsla off but Vizsla keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vizsla stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kotrc to get to his feet.
Vizsla drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vizsla is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vizsla wants to control from the top but Kotrc keeps moving.
Vizsla is in close to Kotrc's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vizsla throws an elbow that misses. Kotrc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vizsla's guard. Nice move by Kotrc!
Vizsla has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kotrc has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baka Vizsla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vizsla has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baka Vizsla!
After winning the bout, Baka Vizsla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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