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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Bakar (ranked 4664 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Edison (ranked 24737 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Edison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marko Bakar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Edison!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Edison misses.
Edison misses with a kick to the body.
Bakar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bakar throws a jab when Edison was well out of range.
Edison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bakar lands with a right hand.
Good work by Bakar as he checks the leg kick.
Edison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bakar's calf.
Bakar missing with a left hand there. Edison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bakar looks to land a right hand but Edison moved out of range.
Edison throws a body kick that misses.
Edison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bakar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good work by Bakar as he checks the leg kick.
Edison throws a leg kick
and Bakar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Edison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bakar has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Bakar on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Bakar.
Bakar lands with a right to the head.
Edison tries to circle away but Bakar has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakar has double underhooks.
Edison working hard to break the clinch.
Bakar lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bakar.
A right handed body shot lands from Bakar.
A right hand to the body from Bakar.
Bakar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edison working hard to break the clinch.
Bakar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Bakar.
Bakar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bakar lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Bakar.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bakar lands with a left to the head.
Bakar digs a right hand underneath Edison's ribcage. Edison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bakar works on Edison's body with a couple of short punches.
Bakar cracks Edison with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bakar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bakar lands a body punch.
Bakar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edison looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bakar.
Bakar lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bakar.
Edison wants to break free but Bakar has control.
Bakar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Edison takes a shot to the head.
Edison has had enough of the clinch but Bakar keeps him there for the moment.
Bakar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Bakar lands with a short shot to the head.
Bakar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Edison can't break the clinch.
Edison is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakar has double underhooks.
Bakar works on Edison's body with a couple of short punches.
Bakar lands a body punch.
Bakar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edisons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bakar.
A short left from Bakar.
Bakar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bakar has him pressed against the cage.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike.
Edison takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bakar.
Bakar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Bakar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edison's efforts to push away.
Bakar lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bakar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bakar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bakar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edison or not.
Nice body punch from Bakar - that landed with a thud.
Bakar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bakar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edison takes a shot to the head.
Bakar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bakar lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edisons head.
Bakar lands with a right to the head.
Edison is trying to break free.
Bakar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Bakar lands with a right to the head.
Bakar lands a hook that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Bakar lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakar prevents Edison from breaking the clinch.
Bakar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bakar scores with a shot to the side of Edison's head.
Bakar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bakar lands with a light punch inside.
Bakar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bakar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bakar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edisons head.
Bakar pushes Edison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakar pushes Edison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bakar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
A body shot lands from Bakar.
Bakar lands a shot to the body.
Bakar lands a nice uppercut.
Bakar lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Edison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edison is trying to break the clinch but Bakar is controlling him.
Edison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bakar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Bakar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bakar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edison. Edison obviously looking to wear him down.
Bakar looks to land a left hand but Edison moved out of range nicely.
Edison slips under a jab from Bakar.
Bakar misses with a wild body shot.
Bakar moves out of range of the body kick from Edison.
Edison throws a body punch but Bakar moves out of range.
Bakar's corner calls for a 1-2. Bakar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bakar tries to work over Edison's front leg with a kick but Edison checks it.
Edison tries to score with a low kick but Bakar moves his leg out of the way.
Bakar lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Bakar coming out on top.
Bakar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bakar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bakar blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bakar.
Edison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marko Bakar is winning the standup battle so far.
Bakar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edison misses with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edison.
Edison is looking to chop away at Bakar's legs.
Bakar takes a swing at Edison's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edison misses with a low kick.
Bakar throws a hook to the side of Edison's head but Edison sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edison moves away from the strike by Bakar.
Bakar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edison. Bakar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edison blocks a jab.
Edison doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bakar moves out of range as Edison throws a body kick.
Bakar misses with an uppercut.
Bakar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bakar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edison blocks a head kick by Bakar.
Edison misses with a kick to the body
enabling Bakar to counter with a crisp jab.
Bakar checks a low kick from Edison.
Nice defenses there by Edison.
Bakar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edison takes a swing at Bakar's ribcage but misses.
Bakar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edison moves out of range as Bakar strikes.
An inside leg kick from Edison misses.
Bakar throws a wild body kick that Edison sees coming a mile off.
Edison defending well as Bakar loads up on a big left hand.
Edison feints a counter leg kick.
Edison slips a jab from Bakar.
Bakar checks a leg kick nicely.
Bakar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edison can do to turn this around?
Edison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bakar.
An inside leg kick from Edison misses.
Bakar misses with an uppercut. Edison saw that one coming.
Edison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakar.
Edison misses with a low kick.
Bakar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edison looks to land a body kick but Bakar moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bakar misses the target.
Edison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Edison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bakar backing away here, and Edison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edison throws a front kick aimed at Bakar's knee but Bakar avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakar. Edison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bakar lands with a cross.
Good work by Bakar as he checks the leg kick.
Edison blocks a jab.
Edison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Edison moves out of range as Bakar strikes.
Bakar misses with a straight left.
Edison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakar looks to score with a jab to the body but Edison is just out of range.
Bakar swings for the body but Edison moves out of range.
Bakar misses the shot to the body.
Edison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bakar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakar doesn't manage to clinch there - Edison circles away.
Edison takes one to the chin there.
Edison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edison.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bakar looks to score with a jab to the body but Edison is just out of range.
Bakar throws a body shot but no joy.
Edison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Edison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bakar closes the distance and pushes Edison back into the cage.
Bakar keeps control of Edison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bakar gets through Edison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bakar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bakar digs a right hand underneath Edison's ribcage. Edison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bakar lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bakar.
A frustrated look appears on Edison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edison tries to circle away but Bakar has him pinned against the cage.
Bakar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edison or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bakar.
Bakar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Edison has had enough of the clinch but Bakar keeps him there for the moment.
Edison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Bakar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Edison throws a solid leg kick but Bakar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edison.
Bakar checks a leg kick nicely.
Edison takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Bakar as he checks the leg kick.
Edison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakar.
Bakar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edison.
Edison misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Bakar blocks the low kick.
A jab from Bakar misses.
Edison moves away from the strike by Bakar.
Edison tries a quick counter leg kick but Bakar is wise to it.
Edison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakar moves away.
Edison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bakar rather than just go for the knockout.
Edison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bakar misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakar moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bakar.
A shot in the inside from Bakar.
Edison has had enough of the clinch but Bakar keeps him there for the moment.
Edison is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bakar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bakar.
A right hand to the body from Bakar.
Edison has had enough of the clinch but Bakar keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Bakar.
Bakar prevents Edison from breaking the clinch.
Bakar is leaning against Edison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bakar digs a right hand into Edison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Edison's gas tank.
Edison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bakar lands a shoulder strike.
Marko Bakar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edison wants to break free but Bakar has control.
Edison tries to break free but Bakar pushes him back against the cage.
Bakar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Bakar lands a body punch.
Bakar lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bakar.
Bakar cracks Edison with a nice body shot.
Bakar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bakar digs a right hand into Edison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Edison's gas tank.
Bakar lands a body shot.
Bakar lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bakar.
Bakar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bakar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bakar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Edison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bakar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bakar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edison's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Bakar.
Bakar digs a right hand into Edison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Edison's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Bakar - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bakar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bakar cracks Edison with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bakar.
Bakar lands a left hand.
Bakar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bakar works on Edison's body with a couple of short punches.
Bakar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bakar scores with a shot to the side of Edison's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakar lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bakar.
Edison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bakar lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bakar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bakar lands an uppercut.
Bakar gets through Edison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bakar on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bakar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Edison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Bakar - that landed with a thud.
Bakar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
Bakar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Bakar.
Edison is trying to break the clinch but Bakar is controlling him.
Bakar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakar lands a nice uppercut.
Edison working hard to break the clinch.
Bakar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bakar - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bakar - that landed with a thud.
Bakar is leaning against Edison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bakar scores with a shoulder strike.
Bakar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bakar.
Bakar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bakar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bakar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edison or not.
Bakar pushes Edison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bakar on the inside.
Bakar lands a right hand.
Bakar scores with a shot to the side of Edison's head.
Bakar presses Edison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bakar lands a hook that snaps the head of Edison backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Bakar on the inside.
Bakar scores with a hook to the body.
Edison has had enough of the clinch but Bakar keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas Edison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Bakar.
A short left from Bakar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Bakar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bakar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marko Bakar!
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RATING
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