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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gwidon Lipka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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131 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gwidon Lipka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipka swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Lipka.
Lipka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lipka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lipka lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lipka!
Smith misses with a head shot.
Lipka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lipka is trying to reverse the position but instead Smith has taken his back - oops!
Lipka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith keeps control of the position as Lipka tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipka tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lipka is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lipka somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Lipka circles away.
Lipka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lipka is breathing heavily.
Smith wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Lipka is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Lipka is trying to stand.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Lipka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for a kimura but Lipka is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lipka wants to get back to his feet.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lipka defending well though.
Lipka is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lipka keeps working.
It looks like Smith is going to stand back up.
Lipka is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rob Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up but Lipka circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lipka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith is trying to control the position but Lipka postures up.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lipka escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lipka tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lipka is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lipka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Lipka stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lipka moves into the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but Lipka stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwidon Lipka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lipka.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
Lipka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lipka is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lipka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Lipka is controlling him
Nice strikes from Lipka there.
Lipka working the head and body with strikes.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lipka is working away from the top position though.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lipka working the head and body with strikes.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lipka.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Lipka in his half guard.
Smith has hold of Lipka's hands but Lipka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two 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.
Lipka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith is not content to let Lipka control the position.
Lipka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Lipka is controlling him well.
Lipka is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Lipka working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lipka escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lipka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lipka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lipka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith has hold of Lipka's hands but Lipka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lipka working the head and body with strikes.
Lipka drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Lipka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Lipka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lipka there.
Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Smith with a poor takedown
and Lipka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith trying to control the position.
Lipka trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lipka.
Lipka wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lipka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwidon Lipka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Lipka tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Lipka.
Lipka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lipka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lipka lands some shots froms side control.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lipka connects with a decent elbow.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lipka.
Lipka in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lipka throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lipka tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control Lipka's posture but Lipka avoids it.
Lipka scores with punches from side control.
Lipka is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lipka decides to stand back up.
Lipka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lipka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lipka lands a heavy elbow.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Lipka isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith tries to hold on but Lipka pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Lipka.
A nice elbow there by Lipka.
Lipka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lipka working the ground and pound effectively.
Lipka with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lipka looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipka avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith tries to hold on but Lipka pushes him away.
Lipka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Lipka isn't that keen on the idea.
Gwidon Lipka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lipka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lipka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Lipka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lipka landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lipka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Smith to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Smith shrugs it off.
Lipka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lipka unloading with bombs!
Smith wants to control but Lipka is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lipka cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lipka unloading with bombs!
Lipka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rob Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gwidon Lipka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwidon Lipka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lipka 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwidon Lipka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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