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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Serra (ranked 5160 p4p, 4166 weight class) and Alija Omercic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alija Omercic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Serra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alija Omercic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omercic moves away from the strike by Serra.
Omercic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serra looks to land a right hand but Omercic moved out of range.
Omercic throws a poor cross that misses
and Serra counters with a straight right hand.
Serra throws a hook but Omercic avoids it easily.
Serra throws a looping overhand right but Omercic ducks down to avoid it.
Serra misses with a hook to the body
and Omercic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Serra throws a jab but it's blocked by Omercic.
Omercic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Serra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Serra connects with a jab.
Omercic looks to clinch
and Serra counters with a stiff right hand.
Serra throws a shot from downtown. Omercic moves away and avoids it.
Omercic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Omercic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Serra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Omercic has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serra is trying to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling him.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serra blocks an uppercut.
Serra working hard to break the clinch.
Serra is trying to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omercic throws a punch but it's blocked by Serra.
Omercic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omercic tries a body shot but Serra blocks it.
Serra blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Serra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Serra wants to break free but Omercic has control.
Serra can't break the clinch.
Serra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Serra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Serra is trying to push Omercic away but Omercic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omercic tries to throw a body punch but Serra avoids it by throwing Omercic back against the cage.
Omercic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Serra backwards.
Serra is trying to force a seperation but Omercic has the dominant position.
Serra can't break the clinch.
Omercic has Serra pressed against the cage, preventing Serra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Serra wants to get back to striking at distance but Omercic won't allow it.
Omercic tries to stall but Serra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serra tries to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Serra is trying to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling him.
Serra blocking some punches.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Serra tries to break free but Omercic pushes him back against the cage.
Serra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Serra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serra tries to break free but Omercic pushes him back against the cage.
Serra is trying to force a seperation but Omercic has the dominant position.
Serra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Serra is trying to push Omercic away but Omercic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omercic throws a punch but it's blocked by Serra.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Omercic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Serra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Omercic on the inside.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Serra tries to circle away but Omercic has him pinned against the cage.
Serra wants to get back to striking at distance but Omercic won't allow it.
Serra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Serra can't break the clinch.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serra wants to get back to striking at distance but Omercic won't allow it.
Serra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Serra is trying to push Omercic away but Omercic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Serra is trying to break the clinch but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Omercic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Serra backwards.
Omercic working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serra wants to get back to striking at distance but Omercic won't allow it.
Serra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Serra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Serra is trying to push Omercic away but Omercic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Serra can't break the clinch.
Serra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Serra is looking to break free of the clinch but Omercic has double underhooks.
Serra tries to break free but Omercic pushes him back against the cage.
Omercic throws a punch but it's blocked by Serra.
Serra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Serra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Serra wants to break free but Omercic has control.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serra wants to get back to striking at distance but Omercic won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serra.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serra.
Serra working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alija Omercic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Serra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Omercic.
A telegraphed right hand from Serra misses the target.
Serra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Omercic at a distance.
Omercic clinches.
Serra tries to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling the position.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Serra controls his hands.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Serra can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Serra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Serra has had enough of the clinch but Omercic keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Serra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Serra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Serra can't break the clinch.
Omercic tries to work over Serra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Omercic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Serra blocks a body shot from Omercic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omercic keeps control of Serra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Serra tries to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling the position.
Serra is trying to push Omercic away but Omercic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omercic has Serra pressed against the cage, preventing Serra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alija Omercic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Serra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Serra can't break the clinch.
Omercic has Serra pressed against the cage, preventing Serra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Serra has had enough of the clinch but Omercic keeps him there for the moment.
Serra tries to break free but Omercic pushes him back against the cage.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Omercic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Omercic looking to slow down the pace here.
Serra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Serra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Serra wants to get back to striking at distance but Omercic won't allow it.
Omercic is trying to stall.
Omercic misses with a hook to the ribs.
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.
A frustrated look appears on Serra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Serra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Serra working hard to break the clinch.
Serra is trying to break the clinch but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Serra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serra is trying to break the clinch but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Serra is trying to break the clinch but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Omercic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Serra wants to get back to striking at distance but Omercic won't allow it.
Serra blocking some punches.
Serra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omercic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serra's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serra.
Serra is trying to push Omercic away but Omercic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Serra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serra.
Omercic tries to stall but Serra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Serra tries to break free but Omercic pushes him back against the cage.
Serra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Serra tries to circle away but Omercic has him pinned against the cage.
Serra is trying to force a seperation but Omercic has the dominant position.
Serra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omercic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Omercic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Serra.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omercic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serra's elbow.
Omercic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serra's efforts to push away.
Omercic has Serra pressed against the cage, preventing Serra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Omercic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Serra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Serra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serra prevents a body shot from Omercic.
Serra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Serra is trying to break free.
Omercic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serra's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Serra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Serra can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Serra tries to circle away but Omercic has him pinned against the cage.
Serra wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alija Omercic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Serra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Serra scores with a jab. Omercic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruno Serra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Omercic tries to move into range but Serra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Omercic tries to clinch but Serra moves away
letting Serra counter with a right hand.
Serra misses with a right hand
and Omercic counters with a nice uppercut.
Omercic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Serra misses with the combination.
Serra swings widly with a right hand
and Serra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Omercic tries to clinch but Serra is having none of it.
Serra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Omercic under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omercic tries to clinch up.
Serra appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Omercic tries to clinch but Serra moves out of range.
Serra keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omercic tries to counter by closing the distance.
Omercic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Serra misses.
Omercic tries to clinch up but Serra circles away and keeps his distance.
Omercic takes one to the chin there.
Serra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Omercic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serra.
Omercic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Omercic tries to clinch up.
Serra scores with a sloppy right hand. Omercic should have avoided that one.
Serra scores with a punch to the head.
Serra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Omercic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Omercic walks into a straight right hand from Serra.
A telegraphed right hand from Serra misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Serra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Serra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Serra.
Omercic tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Serra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Serra misses.
Omercic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Omercic is looking to clinch.
Serra lands with a cross.
Omercic moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Omercic moves in looking to clinch but Serra pushes him off.
Serra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Serra throws a lazy right hand but Omercic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Serra throws a shot from downtown. Omercic moves away and avoids it.
Serra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Omercic tries to close the distance and clinch but Serra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omercic tries to clinch up
and Serra counters with a straight right hand.
Omercic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omercic tries to clinch up but Serra circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruno Serra is winning the standup battle so far.
Serra catches Omercic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Serra lands with a cross.
Omercic slips a straight right by Serra.
Serra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omercic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Serra jabs at Omercic's body.
Omercic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serra throws out the jab.
Omercic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serra.
Serra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Omercic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Omercic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Omercic tries to clinch there but Serra circles away.
Serra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Omercic doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Omercic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Serra, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Omercic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Serra punishes Omercic's body with a nice straight punch.
Serra bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Omercic's head.
Omercic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Serra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serra misses with an uppercut. Omercic saw that one coming.
Serra scores with a decent looking hook.
Omercic is rocked!
Omercic walks into a jab.
Omercic is still on wobbly legs! Can Serra finish him?
Omercic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serra.
Omercic seems to have recovered his senses.
Omercic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Serra misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serra connects with a looping right hand.
Serra lands a jab to the nose.
Bruno Serra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serra throws an overhand right that lands on Omercic's shoulder, as Omercic tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Serra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Omercic 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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