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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kubrat Nikolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Midway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kubrat Nikolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Midway!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolov looks for a takedown but Midway sprawls well.
Nikolov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nikolov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Midway looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Midway striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Midway striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Midway is looking to reverse the position.
Midway misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Midway tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Midway throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Midway is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nikolov blocks the strikes from Midway.
Nikolov blocks the strikes from Midway.
Midway wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Midway throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Midway tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Midway striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Midway throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Midway throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Midway tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Midway tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Midway misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midway is looking for a sweep.
Midway is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nikolov off and has taken his back!
Midway missing with punches from the back.
Midway trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Nikolov doesn't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midway trying to control.
Midway controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sean Midway hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Midway misses with a takedown attempt - Nikolov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midway dives in and grabs Nikolov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nikolov pushes down on Midway's head and hops out.
Nikolov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nikolov is controlling the pace.
Nikolov blocks the strikes from Midway.
Midway tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Midway misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Midway makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Midway.
Nikolov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Midway is on top in guard.
Nikolov pulls Midway in close to his closed guard and prevents Midway from doing any damage or advancing position.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Midway looking to sit in guard and control but Nikolov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Midway trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Midway 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.
Nikolov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Midway fails with the takedown.
Midway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nikolov tries to avoid it but Midway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nikolov to the ground. Nikolov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Midway shoots for a takedown but Nikolov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kubrat Nikolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Midway.
Nikolov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nikolov swats away the attempt to clinch by Midway.
Midway tries for a takedown but Nikolov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nikolov has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Midway moves in looking to clinch but Nikolov pushes him off.
Midway has closed the distance and engaged Nikolov in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nikolov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Midway tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Midway punching from the bottom.
Nikolov blocks the strikes from Midway.
Nikolov blocks the strikes from Midway.
Nikolov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Midway manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Midway throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nikolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Midway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov chips away with some ground and pound.
Nikolov throws a big elbow that misses.
Midway wants to sweep but no luck.
Nikolov lands a couple of digs.
Nikolov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Midway doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nikolov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Midway is on top in guard.
Midway trying to move into half guard but instead Nikolov has managed to sweep!
Midway wants to sweep here but Nikolov controlling him for the moment.
Midway throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midway throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Midway trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nikolov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nikolov is looking to work some ground and pound but Midway has wrist control.
Midway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolov.
Midway throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Midway thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Midway working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolov.
Midway tries to strike from the bottom.
Midway throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Midway throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Midway keeping moving, preventing Nikolov from controlling successfully.
Nikolov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midway trying to strike off his back.
Midway throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Midway throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Midway tries to strike from the bottom.
Nikolov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nikolov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sean Midway has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nikolov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Midway throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nikolov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Midway will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean Midway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nikolov.
Midway misses with a takedown attempt - Nikolov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nikolov stuffs the takedown.
Midway shoots in but Nikolov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kubrat Nikolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Midway.
Midway has Nikolov up against the cage in a clinch.
Midway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Midway jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nikolov walks away with a smile on his face. Midway gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikolov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nikolov lands in his opponent's guard.
Midway tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Midway tries to strike from the bottom.
Midway keeping moving, preventing Nikolov from controlling successfully.
Midway looking for a sweep. Not yet Midway, not yet.
Midway tries to strike from the bottom.
Midway trying to strike off his back.
Midway doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Nikolov 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.
Midway looking for a sweep. Not yet Midway, not yet.
Nikolov trying to control the position from guard on top but Midway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Midway trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Midway throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov trying to control but Midway is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kubrat Nikolov just wasn't active enough.
Nikolov fails to land the takedown.
Midway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolov tries for a takedown but Midway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nikolov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Midway tries to avoid it but Nikolov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Midway to the ground. Midway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nikolov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Midway sprawls well. Midway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nikolov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikolov tries for a takedown but Midway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Midway tries to clinch but Nikolov moves out of range.
Kubrat Nikolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Midway misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov shoots in but no luck this time.
Midway fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nikolov looks for a takedown but Midway sprawls well.
Midway shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nikolov defends it nicely.
Nikolov closes the distance and clinches up with Midway, looking for a takedown. Nikolov pushes Midway against the cage but Midway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Midway wants to clinch.
Midway tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nikolov swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Midway tries to avoid it but Nikolov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Midway to the ground. Midway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Midway closes the distance and clinches up with Nikolov, looking for a takedown. Midway pushes Nikolov against the cage but Nikolov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nikolov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nikolov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Midway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nikolov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikolov keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikolov shoots in looking for a takedown but Midway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nikolov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nikolov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Midway pinned against the cage. Midway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kubrat Nikolov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Midway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Midway has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Midway.
Well Midway 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sean Midway!
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