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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Harm (ranked 14442 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erno Bajza (ranked 8089 p4p, 0 weight class). Harm comes to the cage accompanied by gangs of new york. Bajza has chosen 5th Symphony as his entrance music. Frane Harm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
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180 cm
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224 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frane Harm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erno Bajza!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harm throws a shot from downtown. Bajza moves away and avoids it.
Harm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bajza.
Harm lands a body shot.
Bajza has a takedown stuffed.
Bajza gets a takedown into half guard.
Bajza trying to mount his opponent but Harm defends it.
Bajza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bajza in particular looking to stall.
Harm looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bajza wants to free his trapped foot but Harm is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bajza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harm is working to get back to half guard.
Bajza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harm tries to hold on but Bajza postures up.
Bajza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harm is looking to get to half guard.
Bajza pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm working to try and regain half guard.
Bajza fails to move to back control.
Bajza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harm wants to hold on but Bajza pushes him away.
Harm is trying desperately to improve position.
Bajza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bajza avoids the attempt from Harm to control.
Bajza controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harm is squirming around, avoiding Bajza's attempts to control the action.
Harm is working to get back to half guard.
Bajza controlling the pace for now.
Harm sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bajza trying to control the pace.
Harm is trying to maintain the position but Bajza is very close to passing his half guard.
Harm is looking for a sweep. Bajza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been informed that Bajza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajza takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Harm wants to get back to full guard but Bajza has passed into side control.
Bajza trying to control the position but Harm is working away.
Bajza working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harm trying to remain calm as Bajza controls from the top position.
Bajza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Harm is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harm is not content to let Bajza control the position.
Bajza staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erno Bajza dominated that round.
That's time! Harm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bajza fails with the takedown
and Harm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bajza fails with a takedown attempt.
Bajza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bajza controlling the position.
Bajza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harm keeps working.
Harm struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee asks Bajza politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bajza prefers to stall for the moment though.
Harm is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm struggling a bit here.
Harm holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Bajza controlling the position.
Bajza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harm keeps working.
Bajza happy to just control the position for now.
Let's hope that Bajza has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harm is looking to regain half guard here but Bajza keeps moving and retains side control.
Harm seems a little lost for a moment, as Bajza dominates the positioning.
Harm is trying to control Bajza's posture but Bajza avoids it.
Bajza is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Harm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bajza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harm is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erno Bajza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bajza controlling the position from side mount.
Bajza is looking to take a break and control but Harm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bajza working away.
You can see the frustration on Harm's face as Bajza controls the position.
Harm can't do much from the bottom here.
Harm is looking for a sweep.
Harm is trying to control Bajza's posture but Bajza avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bajza wants to control but Harm is keeping him busy.
Bajza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bajza controlling from mount.
Bajza is continuing to stall.
Harm prevents Bajza from taking his back.
Bajza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bajza takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Harm manages to control the position for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erno Bajza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bajza shoots in and gets a takedown into Harm's guard.
Bajza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bajza has managed to get both his arms back between Harm's legs - danger averted.
Harm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bajza defends it easily.
Harm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bajza passes into side control.
Bajza is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Harm will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harm manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bajza wants to control but Harm is keeping busy.
Bajza is controlling Harm's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bajza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harm is in close to Bajza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harm throws a big right hand that misses.
Harm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harm scoring with some ground and pound.
Bajza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harm is one step ahead there.
Bajza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Frane Harm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erno Bajza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bajza is controlling Harm's posture.
Harm pushing down on Bajza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harm prevents Bajza from improving his position.
Harm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bajza tries to roll over but Harm keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajza controlling the position well.
Harm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harm throwing shots but Bajza is blocking nicely.
Bajza is not content to let Harm control the position.
Harm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bajza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Harm scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harm seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bajza manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bajza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bajza seems keen to control Harm's posture.
Bajza looking to control.
Harm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bajza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harm won't allow Bajza to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harm postures up and lands a big shot to Bajza's brow.
Harm being controlled here momentarily.
Bajza trying to keep a closed guard but Harm is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frane Harm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bajza 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erno Bajza!
A relieved looking Erno Bajza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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