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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Donovan (ranked 7204 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almin Hadzic (ranked 3512 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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179 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Almin Hadzic!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadzic shoots in and gets a takedown into Donovan's guard.
Hadzic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donovan's head.
Donovan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hadzic passes Donovan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hadzic is trying to control. Donovan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donovan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hadzic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donovan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hadzic has managed to get both his arms back between Donovan's legs - danger averted.
Donovan tries to strike from the bottom.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Hadzic from controlling successfully.
Donovan keeping full guard, as Hadzic tries to pass.
Donovan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadzic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Donovan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Donovan keeping full guard, as Hadzic tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan is trying to hold Hadzic in close to prevent damage but Hadzic has managed to pass into half guard.
Donovan gets back to full guard.
Hadzic tries to free his leg and advance position but Donovan is retaining full guard.
Hadzic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donovan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hadzic has managed to get both his arms back between Donovan's legs - danger averted.
Donovan striking off his back but it's not causing Hadzic any problems.
Hadzic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donovan is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadzic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donovan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hadzic has managed to get both his arms back between Donovan's legs - danger averted.
Hadzic stays in close to Donovan's body and controls the position.
Hadzic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Donovan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadzic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Hadzic from controlling successfully.
Hadzic won't allow Donovan to sweep him here.
Hadzic working some strikes from top position.
Donovan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hadzic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hadzic wants to get up but he can't break Donovan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadzic postures up.
Donovan seems keen to control Hadzic's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hadzic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Donovan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hadzic is in Donovan's guard.
Donovan controls Hadzic momentarily but Hadzic frees himself.
Donovan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hadzic tries to stand but Donovan is controlling from the bottom.
Hadzic wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Donovan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hadzic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hadzic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is trying to keep Hadzic in close.
Hadzic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Donovan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hadzic defends it easily.
Hadzic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hadzic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donovan's head.
Donovan working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almin Hadzic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hadzic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Donovan quickly recovers to half guard.
Hadzic not doing much here.
Hadzic trying to control the action but Donovan is working from the bottom.
Almin Hadzic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donovan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hadzic blocks the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan keeping hold of Hadzic's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadzic stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hadzic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donovan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hadzic sprawls and moves away.
Donovan gets tackled into the cage by Hadzic. Hadzic maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hadzic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hadzic sprawls and moves away.
Hadzic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hadzic is breathing heavily.
Donovan tries to bench press Hadzic off him but Hadzic keeps the position.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom here.
Donovan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hadzic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Donovan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hadzic not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is looking to control Hadzic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donovan avoid being mounted?
Donovan gets back to full guard.
Donovan looking to control.
Donovan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Donovan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hadzic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hadzic chips away with some ground and pound.
Hadzic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Donovan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Hadzic from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hadzic wants to pass the guard but Donovan is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donovan is on top in guard.
Hadzic keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
Hadzic is trying to keep Donovan in close.
Donovan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hadzic is trying to control the position but Donovan postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hadzic closes the distance and clinches.
Hadzic jumps guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hadzic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Donovan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Almin Hadzic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Hadzic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donovan but Donovan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hadzic moves into the clinch.
Hadzic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hadzic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hadzic pushes Donovan up against the cage in a clinch.
Donovan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hadzic just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadzic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hadzic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Donovan to the mat! Donovan manages to get full guard.
Donovan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donovan has his hands on Hadzic's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hadzic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Donovan wants to sweep here but Hadzic controlling him for the moment.
Donovan controls Hadzic momentarily but Hadzic frees himself.
Donovan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Hadzic from controlling successfully.
Donovan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hadzic is one step ahead there.
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.
Hadzic wanted to stand there but Donovan had control of the position.
Donovan keeping full guard, as Hadzic tries to pass.
Donovan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hadzic with a nice head shot there.
Hadzic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Donovan is trying to keep Hadzic in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Hadzic from controlling successfully.
Donovan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches up with Hadzic, looking for a takedown. Donovan pushes Hadzic against the cage but Hadzic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hadzic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Donovan to the ground. Hadzic is now in Donovan's guard.
Hadzic pushes down on Donovan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hadzic wants to take a breather but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan is trying to maintain the position but Hadzic is very close to passing his half guard.
Hadzic content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is looking to control Hadzic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donovan avoid being mounted?
Donovan is pressing down on Hadzic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hadzic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Donovan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Donovan trying to keep a closed guard but Hadzic is proving a slippery customer.
Donovan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hadzic uses it to pass to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Donovan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neil Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almin Hadzic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hadzic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Donovan's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Almin Hadzic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hadzic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Almin Hadzic!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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