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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Forest Treadwell (ranked 2330 p4p, 333 weight class) and Gavrilo Djuretic (ranked 2853 p4p, 387 weight class). Treadwell comes into the arena with God gave me style, I’m coming home mix blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, De Forest Treadwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavrilo Djuretic!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djuretic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Treadwell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Djuretic works on Treadwell's body with a couple of short punches.
Treadwell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Djuretic is trying to keep an underhook but Treadwell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Treadwell trying to mount his opponent but Djuretic defends it.
Djuretic desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Djuretic is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Treadwell is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Djuretic tries to roll over but Treadwell keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djuretic won't allow Treadwell to pass to mount.
Djuretic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Treadwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Treadwell working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Djuretic's thigh. Djuretic counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Treadwell trying to control but Djuretic is working from the bottom.
Treadwell wants to pass the guard but Djuretic is keeping the position.
Treadwell throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Treadwell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Djuretic managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Treadwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Djuretic is trying to control the position but Treadwell postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Djuretic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Djuretic gets a clinch.
Treadwell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Treadwell tries for a takedown but Djuretic manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for De Forest Treadwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Djuretic lands with a light punch inside.
Djuretic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Djuretic prevents the takedown attempt.
Djuretic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Treadwell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Djuretic to the mat. Djuretic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djuretic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Djuretic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Treadwell is one step ahead there.
Djuretic controls Treadwell momentarily but Treadwell frees himself.
Djuretic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Djuretic working a defensive guard here.
Treadwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Djuretic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Treadwell throws an elbow that misses. Djuretic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Treadwell's guard. Nice move by Djuretic!
Treadwell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Treadwell working a defensive guard here.
Treadwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Djuretic is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 De Forest Treadwell will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Treadwell lands a body shot.
Djuretic clinches up with Treadwell and pushes him back against the cage.
Treadwell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Djuretic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Treadwell wants a takedown but no success here.
Djuretic lands with a light punch inside.
Djuretic throws a head punch that misses.
Treadwell is working for takedown but Djuretic is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for De Forest Treadwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Djuretic.
Treadwell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Djuretic misses with a punch on the inside.
Treadwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Djuretic tries to work over Treadwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Djuretic.
Treadwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Djuretic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Treadwell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Djuretic walks away with a smile on his face. Treadwell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Treadwell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Djuretic sprawls well initially but Treadwell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djuretic is trying to control but can't.
Djuretic wants to get back to full guard.
Djuretic is staying active underneath Treadwell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Treadwell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Djuretic keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Djuretic is trying to control but can't.
Treadwell wants to control but Djuretic is keeping him busy.
Treadwell is looking to advance position but Djuretic won't allow it.
Djuretic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Treadwell is pressing down on Djuretic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Djuretic is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Djuretic tries to roll over but Treadwell keeps him under control.
Treadwell thows a huge punch but Djuretic dodges it nicely.
Djuretic trying to control here.
Djuretic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Treadwell misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Djuretic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Djuretic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Djuretic breaks from the clinch.
Treadwell tries to keep at a distance but Djuretic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Treadwell is working for takedown but Djuretic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Treadwell tightens his grip and picks Djuretic up, before dumping him to the ground. Djuretic manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djuretic controlling the position.
Treadwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Djuretic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Treadwell throws a big right hand that misses.
Treadwell trying to control but Djuretic is working from the bottom.
Treadwell being controlled here momentarily.
Treadwell stays in close to Djuretic's body and controls the position.
Djuretic can't keep his opponent in guard - Treadwell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Forest Treadwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Djuretic is looking to control Treadwell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Djuretic avoid being mounted?
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.
Treadwell is trying to control. Djuretic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Djuretic is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Treadwell lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Treadwell.
Treadwell not doing much here.
Treadwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Djuretic is refusing to be controlled, as Treadwell sits in half guard.
Treadwell lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Forest Treadwell dominated that second round.
That's time! Treadwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Djuretic instigates a clinch.
Djuretic pushes off an throws an elbow but Treadwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Treadwell wants the takedown. Djuretic is fighting it off but Treadwell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Djuretic's guard against the cage.
Djuretic is trying to keep Treadwell in close.
Djuretic keeping full guard, as Treadwell tries to pass.
Treadwell throws a big right hand that misses.
Treadwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Treadwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Djuretic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Treadwell is pushing down on Djuretic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Djuretic is fighting to maintain full guard but Treadwell has managed to sneak the leg through.
Treadwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Djuretic keeps working.
Treadwell tries to pass to full mount but Djuretic defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treadwell stalling away here and it's allowed Djuretic to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Treadwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Djuretic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Djuretic keeping moving, preventing Treadwell from controlling successfully.
Treadwell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Treadwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Djuretic can do to turn this around?
Treadwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Djuretic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Treadwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Djuretic looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gavrilo Djuretic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Forest Treadwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Treadwell lands the left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Treadwell.
Treadwell happy to just control the position for now.
Treadwell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Djuretic is trying to improve his position.
Treadwell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Treadwell 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.
Treadwell working the head with strikes.
Djuretic is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treadwell working away.
Treadwell trying to control the position but Djuretic is working away.
Djuretic is being controlled here.
Djuretic is trying to get back to half guard.
Treadwell landing strikes.
Treadwell is chipping away with strikes.
Djuretic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Treadwell.
Djuretic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Djuretic can't do much from the bottom here.
Treadwell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Djuretic is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Djuretic's face as Treadwell controls the position.
Djuretic is still in real trouble! Can Treadwell finish him?
Treadwell'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.
Treadwell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Djuretic seems to have recovered his senses.
Djuretic is looking for a sweep.
Djuretic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Djuretic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Treadwell wants to take a breather but Djuretic manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Treadwell.
Djuretic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Treadwell is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
De Forest Treadwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Treadwell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... De Forest Treadwell!
De Forest Treadwell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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