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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Zsofka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rat Scabies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rat Scabies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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235 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldomir Zsofka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rat Scabies!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka thumps Scabies with a low kick.
Zsofka thows a body shot but no joy.
Scabies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scabies scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zsofka slaps away a takedown attempt from Scabies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zsofka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zsofka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scabies.
Zsofka moves out of range of the body kick from Scabies.
Scabies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zsofka. Zsofka obviously looking to wear him down.
Scabies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zsofka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scabies has time to react.
Zsofka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scabies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scabies tries to clinch up.
Rat Scabies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scabies slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Scabies misses with a double jab.
Scabies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zsofka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka with a jab.
Zsofka misses with a hook.
Zsofka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baldomir Zsofka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rat Scabies.
Zsofka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zsofka gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsofka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scabies defending well though.
Zsofka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zsofka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zsofka throwing shots but Scabies is blocking nicely.
Scabies looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka working Scabies over with strikes.
Zsofka wants to control but Scabies is keeping him busy.
Zsofka throwing shots but Scabies is blocking nicely.
Zsofka lands strikes from half guard.
Scabies has hold of Zsofka's hands but Zsofka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zsofka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scabies defending well though.
Zsofka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zsofka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zsofka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scabies keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zsofka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scabies on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zsofka is looking to take a break and control but Scabies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scabies has hold of Zsofka's hands but Zsofka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zsofka prevents Scabies from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Zsofka.
Zsofka lands strikes from half guard.
Zsofka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scabies defends it well.
Zsofka content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Scabies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zsofka.
Scabies has hold of Zsofka's hands but Zsofka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsofka seems to be looking for submissions.
Zsofka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scabies has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Zsofka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zsofka feints and then cracks Scabies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scabies down.
Scabies gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zsofka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scabies's knee momentarily.
Zsofka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka scores with a shot to the body.
Zsofka connects with a body shot.
Zsofka feints and as Scabies raises his hands in defense, Zsofka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zsofka working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zsofka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zsofka passes Scabies's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scabies is breathing heavily.
Zsofka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zsofka thows a huge punch but Scabies dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scabies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zsofka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zsofka working Scabies over with strikes.
Zsofka wants to control but Scabies is keeping him busy.
Zsofka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scabies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zsofka wants to take a breather but Scabies is having none of it.
Zsofka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zsofka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zsofka wants to free his trapped foot but Scabies is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Scabies is not content to let Zsofka control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scabies sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zsofka lands a nice short elbow.
Zsofka content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Zsofka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka is looking for a kimura here.
Scabies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zsofka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zsofka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zsofka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four 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.
Zsofka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Zsofka.
Zsofka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zsofka slips a nice elbow through Scabies's hands, connecting with Scabies's forehead.
Zsofka thows a huge punch but Scabies dodges it nicely.
Scabies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zsofka.
Scabies is defending against the submission attempts here by Zsofka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsofka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scabies knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Zsofka dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zsofka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zsofka prevents Scabies from standing back up.
Zsofka with the ground and pound but Scabies uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zsofka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zsofka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zsofka cracks Scabies with a solid left hand.
Scabies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zsofka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scabies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zsofka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scabies keeping moving, preventing Zsofka from controlling successfully.
Zsofka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zsofka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zsofka trying to control but Scabies is working from the bottom.
Zsofka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zsofka trying to control the position from guard on top but Scabies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zsofka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baldomir Zsofka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka controlling the action here.
Scabies tries to kick Zsofka off but Zsofka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zsofka moves nicely into side control.
Zsofka just content to control the position.
Zsofka'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldomir Zsofka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scabies is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zsofka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rat Scabies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Baldomir Zsofka just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scabies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zsofka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a body punch but Scabies moves out of range.
Zsofka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldomir Zsofka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zsofka 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldomir Zsofka!
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hype
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RATING
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