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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Worcester Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bocek has chosen Song 2 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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176 cm
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159 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Worcester Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Bocek!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce throws a jab when Bocek was well out of range.
Sauce doesn't manage to clinch there - Bocek circles away.
Bocek looks to land a combination but Sauce avoids it well.
Bocek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bocek fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bocek goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sauce rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bocek's guard! Nice work there by Sauce!
Sauce advances to half guard.
Bocek is pressing down on Sauce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bocek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bocek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sauce defends well.
Sauce advances to half guard.
Bocek looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bocek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sauce's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sauce's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bocek loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Sauce hold on?
Sauce takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bocek punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bocek doesn't have the hooks in and Sauce manages to turn into his guard.
Sauce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bocek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sauce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bocek regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bocek wants to get back to full guard.
Bocek wants to get back to his feet.
Bocek is refusing to be controlled, as Sauce sits in half guard.
Bocek tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sauce manages to move to mount!
Sauce controlling from the full mount.
Bocek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sauce controlling from mount.
Sauce prevents Bocek from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce avoids the attempt from Bocek to control.
Sauce sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bocek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sauce controlling the pace for now.
Bocek is desperately trying to improve his position but Sauce has a good base and remains in mount.
Bocek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sauce controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Bocek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sauce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sauce moves into the clinch.
Bocek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sauce gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Sauce.
Sauce throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bocek blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sauce.
Bocek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sauce landing knees to the body.
Sauce lands an elbow just above Bocek 's eye.
Bocek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Worcester Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Bocek.
Sauce is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sauce lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mark Bocek has been cut.
Sauce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bocek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sauce smiles and moves away.
Bocek looks to land a combination but Sauce avoids it well.
Bocek is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sauce lands with a slapping head kick.
Sauce lands a nice looking body kick.
Sauce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sauce scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sauce.
Sauce gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sauce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bocek.
Sauce landing knees to the head.
Sauce lands a knee to the body.
Sauce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bocek takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sauce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauce unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bocek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sauce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bocek.
Sauce prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sauce.
Sauce with a knee to the head.
Sauce landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sauce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bocek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sauce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sauce stalling the fight.
Sauce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bocek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sauce walks away with a smile on his face. Bocek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bocek throws a series of punches but Sauce avoids them all with ease.
Sauce throws a head kick that misses.
Worcester Sauce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sauce scores with the left hand. Bocek knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Sauce.
Bocek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bocek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sauce counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce working Bocek over with knees to the body.
Bocek letting Sauce take a breather here.
Bocek can't get the takedown.
Sauce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bocek.
Bocek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sauce has Bocek pushed against the cage.
Bocek tries to pull guard but Sauce holds him up against the cage and eventually Bocek drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sauce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bocek is trying to break the clinch but Sauce has him pressed against the cage.
Bocek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bocek gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sauce regains guard.
Bocek throwing strikes from guard but Sauce blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bocek throws a strike but Sauce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sauce trying to control the position from guard on top but Bocek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sauce is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bocek is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bocek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sauce!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Worcester Sauce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bocek's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Bocek.
Sauce forces Bocek back against the cage and clinches.
Sauce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bocek.
Sauce pushes off an throws an elbow but Bocek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bocek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sauce walks away with a smile on his face. Bocek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sauce clinches with his opponent.
Bocek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Worcester Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Bocek.
Bocek jumps guard but Sauce stands there with Bocek around his waist. Bocek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bocek tries for a takedown but Sauce manages to get underhooks.
Bocek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sauce walks away with a smile on his face. Bocek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bocek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bocek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bocek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bocek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce tries to clinch there but Bocek circles away.
Sauce drives through and clinches with Bocek against the cage.
Bocek fails to pull guard.
Sauce stalling the fight.
Bocek wants to break free but Sauce has control.
Sauce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bocek.
Bocek tries to pull guard but Sauce won't allow it.
Bocek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sauce walks away with a smile on his face. Bocek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mark Bocek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bocek misses with a double jab
and Sauce counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sauce.
A cross from Sauce lands.
Jab from Sauce.
Sauce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bocek. Bocek circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bocek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sauce can pounce on him.
Sauce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bocek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sauce fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bocek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauce rushes Bocek and presses him up against the cage.
Sauce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bocek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sauce lands a knee to the body.
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!
Sauce is struggling to control the position.
Sauce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sauce prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sauce leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sauce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sauce is struggling to control the position.
Sauce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bocek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bocek blocks the elbow strike.
Sauce is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bocek is defending well for now.
Bocek manages to pull guard.
Sauce prevents Bocek from getting back to his feet.
Bocek has his foot on Sauce's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sauce works his way back into a safe position though.
Mark Bocek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bocek being controlled here, momentarily.
Bocek wants to sweep but no luck.
Bocek wants to stand but Sauce is controlling the position.
Bocek looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sauce has picked Bocek up and slammed him! Bocek can't keep hold of the triangle and Sauce manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce is staying tight to Bocek's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sauce prevents Bocek from escaping the position.
Bocek tries to improve position but can't.
Bocek looking for a sweep but Sauce has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sauce content just to control the position here.
Bocek bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bocek throwing strikes from guard but Sauce blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Worcester Sauce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sauce has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Worcester Sauce!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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