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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Stark (ranked 4939 p4p, 5101 weight class) and Abubakar Ibraghimov (ranked 0 p4p, 526 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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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 London, Peter Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abubakar Ibraghimov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibraghimov takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ibraghimov tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ibraghimov to the ground. Ibraghimov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ibraghimov misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ibraghimov misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Stark with that takedown attempt.
Ibraghimov throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Ibraghimov looks to move away, Stark throws a big counter combo but Ibraghimov just gets out of the way.
Ibraghimov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ibraghimov is looking to pass into half guard but Stark pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stark is in guard.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ibraghimov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stark postures up in Ibraghimov's guard and throws a big left but Ibraghimov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ibraghimov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ibraghimov, up you get!
Ibraghimov misses with a hook.
Ibraghimov looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibraghimov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibraghimov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stark tries for a takedown but Ibraghimov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ibraghimov throws out a counter right but Stark avoids it with no problem.
Stark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibraghimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ibraghimov throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Ibraghimov misses with a looping right.
Ibraghimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibraghimov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stark pinned against the cage. Stark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ibraghimov throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ibraghimov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ibraghimov works over Stark with some ground and pound from guard.
Ibraghimov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stark's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibraghimov trying to move into half guard but instead Stark has managed to sweep!
Ibraghimov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ibraghimov trying to control the position.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stark preventing the sweep.
Ibraghimov is trying to keep Stark in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark throwing strikes but missing.
Stark preventing the sweep.
Ibraghimov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ibraghimov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
Ibraghimov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
Ibraghimov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ibraghimov, not yet.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ibraghimov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stark throwing strikes from guard but Ibraghimov blocks nicely.
Ibraghimov trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
Ibraghimov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stark haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stark wants to control from the top but Ibraghimov keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Ibraghimov stuffs the takedown.
Ibraghimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark slips a straight right by Ibraghimov.
Ibraghimov misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraghimov misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Ibraghimov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Ibraghimov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stark sprawls well. Stark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ibraghimov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ibraghimov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ibraghimov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stark working a defensive guard here.
Ibraghimov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ibraghimov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ibraghimov is looking to work some ground and pound but Stark has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abubakar Ibraghimov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Ibraghimov.
Ibraghimov shoots in looking for a takedown but Stark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ibraghimov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stark lands a head kick. Ibraghimov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibraghimov.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Ibraghimov saw that one coming.
Stark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibraghimov misses the target.
Stark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ibraghimov looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Ibraghimov misses with a looping left.
Ibraghimov throws a big shot that misses.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Ibraghimov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibraghimov! But no joy.
Abubakar Ibraghimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stark is defended easily by Ibraghimov.
Ibraghimov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ibraghimov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stark bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark wants to clinch up but Ibraghimov keeps it at a distance.
Ibraghimov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peter Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ibraghimov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark shoots for a takedown but Ibraghimov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark throws a right and a left that Ibraghimov avoids nicely.
Ibraghimov throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Stark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ibraghimov but Ibraghimov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ibraghimov throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Stark stuffs the takedown attempt from Ibraghimov. Ibraghimov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ibraghimov misses with an uppercut.
Stark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ibraghimov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibraghimov landing with the ground and pound.
Ibraghimov is looking to work some ground and pound but Stark has wrist control.
Ibraghimov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ibraghimov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ibraghimov wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Ibraghimov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ibraghimov wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A swing and a miss from Ibraghimov.
Stark gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ibraghimov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ibraghimov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ibraghimov wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Ibraghimov scoring with some ground and pound.
Ibraghimov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ibraghimov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.
Ibraghimov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ibraghimov is in close to Stark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ibraghimov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ibraghimov scoring with some ground and pound.
Ibraghimov trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Ibraghimov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ibraghimov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ibraghimov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stark staying out of range there.
Ibraghimov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stark on the side of the head.
Stark defending well as Ibraghimov loads up on a big left hand.
Ibraghimov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Ibraghimov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ibraghimov throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abubakar Ibraghimov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ibraghimov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stark pushes Ibraghimov off and gets back to his feet.
Stark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ibraghimov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Ibraghimov misses.
Stark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibraghimov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ibraghimov! But no joy.
Abubakar Ibraghimov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibraghimov misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Stark seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibraghimov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Ibraghimov moved out of range nicely.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ibraghimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ibraghimov circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with Ibraghimov, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes Ibraghimov against the cage but Ibraghimov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraghimov throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ibraghimov gets the takedown into side control.
Ibraghimov working the ground and pound from side control.
Ibraghimov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ibraghimov working the ground and pound.
Ibraghimov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ibraghimov landing a few strikes.
Stark dodges the ground and pound from Ibraghimov.
Ibraghimov working away.
Ibraghimov misses with the ground and pound.
Ibraghimov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ibraghimov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stark is trying to control Ibraghimov's posture but Ibraghimov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ibraghimov connects with a decent elbow.
Stark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ibraghimov connects with a decent elbow.
Ibraghimov working the head with strikes.
Ibraghimov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ibraghimov trying to control the position but Stark is working away.
Ibraghimov looks up at the clock and then as Stark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ibraghimov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ibraghimov is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ibraghimov landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibraghimov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ibraghimov working the ground and pound.
Ibraghimov working the head and body with strikes.
Ibraghimov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stark some visible discomfort.
Ibraghimov in side control, throwing shots but Stark defends.
Ibraghimov is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ibraghimov looks up at the clock and then as Stark takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ibraghimov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ibraghimov working the body and head with strikes.
Ibraghimov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraghimov is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ibraghimov throws an elbow but Stark slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ibraghimov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stark manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Abubakar Ibraghimov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ibraghimov throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
Ibraghimov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibraghimov trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark controls Ibraghimov momentarily but Ibraghimov frees himself.
Ibraghimov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abubakar Ibraghimov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ibraghimov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abubakar Ibraghimov!
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hype
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