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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zvonimir Soldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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242 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zvonimir Soldo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior has managed to clinch.
Warrior gets control of Soldo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Warrior will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Warrior wants to sweep here but Soldo controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warrior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soldo.
Warrior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warrior is trying to control the position but Soldo postures up.
Warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soldo lands a lovely overhand right.
Warrior changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Soldo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Soldo is looking for a sweep.
Soldo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soldo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Warrior's best efforts.
Soldo is not content to let Warrior control the position.
Warrior missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldo is trying to get back to full guard.
Warrior is looking to advance position but Soldo won't allow it.
Soldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Warrior's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Warrior's back!
Warrior covering up well under a series of strikes from Soldo.
Soldo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Warrior.
Warrior is holding onto Soldo's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Soldo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Warrior just looking to survive in the bad position.
Warrior is breathing heavily.
I really don't envy Warrior right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldo lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Warrior grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Soldo lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Soldo.
The referee is taking a good look at Warrior as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Soldo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldo gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Warrior is trapped and Soldo is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Soldo lands strikes to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soldo is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Soldo gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Soldo gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Soldo apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Soldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Soldo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Warrior counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soldo wants to clinch up but Warrior keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soldo.
Soldo wants to clinch up but Warrior keeps it at a distance.
Soldo is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Soldo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soldo.
Soldo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Warrior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warrior.
Ultimate Warrior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zvonimir Soldo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warrior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soldo tries to pull guard but Warrior holds him up against the cage and eventually Soldo drops back down to his feet.
Warrior prevents Soldo from breaking the clinch.
Warrior avoiding damage.
Soldo is trying to break free.
Warrior has Soldo pressed against the cage, preventing Soldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warrior tries to pull guard but Soldo won't allow it.
Soldo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warrior looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Warrior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Soldo has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Warrior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soldo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soldo jabs at Warrior's body.
A punch combination from Soldo misses.
Warrior tries a head kick but it misses.
Warrior stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warrior wants it to stay on the feet.
Soldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warrior walks into a stiff left hand from Soldo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soldo throws a series of punches but Warrior avoids them all with ease.
Soldo misses with a double jab
and Warrior counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warrior.
A right hand to the body from Soldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zvonimir Soldo dominated that 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.
Soldo misses with a double jab
and Warrior counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Soldo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Warrior sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soldo somewhat.
Soldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warrior counters with a left and a right that stings Soldo.
Soldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ultimate Warrior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soldo misses with a double jab
and Warrior counters by clinching up.
Warrior breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Soldo as he connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Soldo. No joy for Warrior on that attempt.
Soldo misses with a combination
and Warrior counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Soldo forces Warrior back against the cage and clinches.
Warrior works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Warrior is aware though and is defending well.
Soldo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Warrior is looking to control Soldo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Warrior avoid being mounted?
Soldo winds up and cracks Warrior with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Soldo wants to free his trapped foot but Warrior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Soldo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soldo throwing shots but Warrior is blocking nicely.
Warrior actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Soldo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soldo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warrior defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Warrior fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soldo sprawls well initially but Warrior persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Warrior wants to pass to mount but Soldo is defending the position.
Warrior is looking to take a break and control but Soldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soldo trying to hold on to Warrior's head to control him but Warrior postures up.
Warrior throwing shots but Soldo is blocking nicely.
Soldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Warrior's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Warrior's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is in bad spot here.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Soldo.
Soldo cracks Warrior with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Warrior from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Soldo scores with punches from the back.
Zvonimir Soldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soldo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Soldo is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Soldo working for the choke.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Soldo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Soldo lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior holding both Soldo 's hands and preventing any damage.
Soldo connects with a big shot to the side of Warrior's head.
Warrior just trying to survive but Soldo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Soldo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Soldo lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Warrior.
Soldo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soldo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Warrior. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warrior tries to break free.
Warrior is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zvonimir Soldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Soldo has his takedown stuffed
and Warrior counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Warrior drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Warrior jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soldo looking for a guillotine here but Warrior defends easily.
Soldo wants to improve his position but instead Warrior has moved into half guard.
Warrior prevents Soldo from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Warrior pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Warrior trying to control but Soldo is working from the bottom.
Soldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Warrior manages to get himself to full guard.
Soldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soldo won't allow Warrior to get back to his feet.
Soldo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soldo cracks Warrior with a solid left hand.
Soldo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soldo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soldo throws a big right hand that misses.
Soldo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Warrior knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soldo on the ground.
Soldo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Warrior throws a sloppy body shot
and Soldo counters by moving into the clinch.
Warrior fails to pull guard.
Warrior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soldo is trying to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling him.
Warrior has Soldo pressed against the cage, preventing Soldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warrior keeps control of Soldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warrior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Warrior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warrior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soldo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Warrior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warrior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zvonimir Soldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt - Soldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Warrior gets caught flat footed, as Soldo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Warrior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warrior is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soldo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soldo distracts Warrior with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Warrior is trying to keep Soldo in close.
Soldo postures up in Warrior's guard and throws a big left but Warrior blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldo throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warrior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soldo is fending him off so far but Warrior persists. Nope, Soldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Soldo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Soldo.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt - Soldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Soldo throws a right hand that Warrior ducks under and follows up with a left that Warrior also avoids with ease.
Soldo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Soldo misses with a double jab
and Warrior counters by clinching up.
Warrior manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Soldo lands.
Soldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warrior makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Soldo really felt that one!
Ultimate Warrior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zvonimir Soldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warrior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zvonimir Soldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soldo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zvonimir Soldo!
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