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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Child (ranked 275 p4p, 44 weight class) and Jakub Chlapik (ranked 869 p4p, 109 weight class). Child comes into the arena with VooDoo blaring out of the sound system. Chlapik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PIPES AND PINTS / Criticized . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Chlapik!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chlapik.
Child uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chlapik has time to react.
Nice straight punches there by Chlapik. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chlapik.
Jab, jab by Chlapik - just one landing.
Chlapik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Child tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chlapik was well out of range. Poor timing from Child.
Child throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Child feints and then cracks Chlapik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chlapik down.
Chlapik works the jab nicely.
Chlapik throws a lazy body kick
and Child counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Child looks to land a right hand but Chlapik moved out of range.
Chlapik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've been informed that Chlapik has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chlapik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Child throws a big shot that misses.
Chlapik lands with an overhand left.
Chlapik connects with a crisp jab.
Jab by Chlapik.
Child moves forwards but Chlapik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chlapik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Child takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chlapik.
Child takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jakub Chlapik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Child.
Chlapik scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Child misses.
Chlapik staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Chlapik scores with a four punch combination!
Chlapik with a hook.
Chlapik throws a leg kick but Child checks it.
Child appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Child closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Child with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chlapik to score with a decent uppercut.
Child walks into a jab.
Child walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chlapik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Child takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chlapik defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chlapik moves away.
Child looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chlapik counters by moving into the clinch.
Chlapik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chlapik throws a leg kick but Child moved away.
Chlapik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Child had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chlapik.
Chlapik fails to land with a series of punches.
Chlapik lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chlapik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Child looks to throw the jab but Chlapik is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chlapik! But no joy.
Chlapik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Child takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Child misses.
Chlapik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chlapik jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chlapik slips under a jab from Child.
Nice defenses there by Chlapik.
Chlapik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child throws a front kick aimed at Chlapik's knee but Chlapik avoids it well.
Chlapik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Child throws a right hand that Chlapik ducks under and follows up with a left that Chlapik also avoids with ease.
Child throws a leg kick but Chlapik sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Chlapik blocks the leg kick.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chlapik counters with an outside leg kick.
Child throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Child takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Child misses with an uppercut. Chlapik saw that one coming.
Chlapik tries a head kick but it misses.
Child throws an overhand right that lands on Chlapik's shoulder, as Chlapik tries to avoid the shot.
Child looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chlapik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A jab from Chlapik misses.
Child throws a sloppy head kick and Chlapik moves out of range easily.
Chlapik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chlapik slips a straight right by Child.
Chlapik with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chlapik thumps Child with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Chlapik blocks the low kick.
Chlapik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Child checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chlapik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chlapik throws a push kick but Child slaps the foot to one side.
Chlapik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Child throws out the jab.
Chlapik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Child lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chlapik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chlapik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chlapik dodges the punch combination from Child.
Child pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chlapik is out of range and Child settles back down.
Child misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chlapik lands a lovely overhand right.
Chlapik lands with an uppercut that bounces Child off the cage and back into range.
Child misses with a hook. Chlapik ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chlapik, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Chlapik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Child scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Chlapik does it's job there.
Child is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Chlapik's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Chlapik throws a body punch but Child moves out of range.
A jab from Chlapik finds it's way through Child's defenses.
Chlapik looks for the body kick but Child saw that one coming.
Chlapik scores with a sloppy right hand. Child should have avoided that one.
Child closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chlapik tries to land a front kick but Child steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chlapik darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Child takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Child takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Chlapik coming out on top.
Child throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Chlapik. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chlapik.
Both fighters circling a little - Chlapik finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chlapik checks a low kick from Child.
Child avoids the head kick by Chlapik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chlapik.
A quick step to the side and Child tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chlapik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chlapik.
Child fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chlapik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Child on the side of the head.
Jakub Chlapik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chlapik misses with an uppercut.
Chlapik moves forwards but Child connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chlapik avoids the body shot from Child.
Chlapik lands a jab-cross combination.
Child throws a shot from downtown. Chlapik moves away and avoids it.
Chlapik connects with a high kick.
Chlapik looks to land a right hand but Child moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child throws a shot from downtown. Chlapik moves away and avoids it.
Chlapik steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Child.
Chlapik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Child moves out of range of the body kick from Chlapik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Child.
Chlapik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chlapik takes a swing at Child's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Child on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chlapik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Child's head.
Chlapik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chlapik throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Child uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chlapik.
Child takes one to the chin there.
Child tries to move into range but Chlapik moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Child scores with a sloppy right hand. Chlapik should have avoided that one.
Child ducks right into an uppercut from Chlapik.
Child throws a leg kick which misses Chlapik's front leg but catches the back leg as Chlapik tries to avoid it.
Child takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chlapik ducks under a wild hook from Child.
Child avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Child misses.
Chlapik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Child attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chlapik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Child on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Child lands with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Chlapik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Child dodges the punch combination from Chlapik.
Chlapik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Child stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chlapik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Child connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chlapik scrambles back to his feet.
Chlapik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chlapik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Child misses with an uppercut. Chlapik saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Chlapik. That snapped Child's head back.
Child lands with a cross.
Chlapik lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chlapik scores with a nice body kick.
Child throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Child has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chlapik finds it's way round the side to connect with Child's head.
Chlapik looks to land a body kick but Child moved away.
Child catches Chlapik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chlapik connects with a right hand. Child shakes it off.
Child wants to land a leg kick but Chlapik is out of range.
Chlapik throws a shot from downtown. Child moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child missing with a left hand there. Chlapik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chlapik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Child walks into a left hand.
Chlapik misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Chlapik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Child throws a solid leg kick but Chlapik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Child.
Chlapik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chlapik misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Chlapik.
Chlapik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Child tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Chlapik finds it's way through Child's defenses.
Child tried to score with a low kick but Chlapik checks it.
Chlapik connects with a single shot there.
Child throws a low kick but Chlapik moves out of range easily.
Chlapik misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chlapik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Child throws out the jab.
Chlapik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chlapik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Child under the eye.
Good exchange - Chlapik coming out on top.
Child lands a leg kick that knocks Chlapik off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Child.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Child uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chlapik.
Good work by Chlapik as he checks the leg kick.
Child tries a low kick but Chlapik avoids it.
Child with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chlapik to score with a decent uppercut.
Child will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chlapik moves out of range of the leg kick from Child.
Child connects with a body shot that sends Chlapik's belly button to the back.
Chlapik lands a jab.
Child blocks a head kick by Chlapik.
Child walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chlapik lands a jab to the head.
Chlapik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Child.
Child lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chlapik throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik throws a lazy right hand but Child sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chlapik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Child lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chlapik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chlapik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Child tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chlapik was well out of range. Poor timing from Child.
Child throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Child slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Child misses.
Child connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Chlapik finds it's way through Child's defenses.
A jab from Chlapik misses.
Child takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danga de danga de dang - Chlapik scores with a four punch combination!
Chlapik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Child.
Child waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chlapik.
Chlapik throws a fast counter high kick but Child manages to duck under it in time.
Chlapik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik dips to his left and cracks Child with an uppercut!
Chlapik scores with a jab to the head.
Chlapik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chlapik defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
Chlapik tries a head kick but it misses.
Child misses with a body kick.
Child throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chlapik misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Child.
A little jabbing left from Chlapik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chlapik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chlapik cracks Child with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Chlapik.
Child misses with a hook.
Child fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chlapik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chlapik moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chlapik cracks Child with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child thuds his right hand into Chlapik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Child goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Child connects with a leg kick. Chlapik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Child throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chlapik.
Chlapik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Child moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Child throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chlapik counters with a nice leg kick.
Chlapik misses with an uppercut
and Child counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcus Child has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Child fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chlapik.
Jakub Chlapik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chlapik scores with a body shot.
Chlapik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chlapik throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Child's head.
Child misses with an uppercut
and Chlapik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Chlapik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chlapik 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Chlapik!
Our winner, Jakub Chlapik, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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