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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zlatan Spazstor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illias Illiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spazstor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Game - When My Niggas Come Home(Feat.Pharell and Snoop Dogg) . Zlatan Spazstor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
47 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zlatan Spazstor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illias Illiadis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illiadis swings widly with a right hand
and Spazstor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spazstor scores with a head kick.
Nice cross by Illiadis.
Illiadis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spazstor throws a shot from downtown. Illiadis moves away and avoids it.
Spazstor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Spazstor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Illiadis just manages to avoid it.
Illiadis lands a leg kick that knocks Spazstor off balance momentarily.
Illiadis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Illiadis.
A telegraphed right hand from Spazstor misses the target.
Spazstor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Illiadis is looking to chop away at Spazstor's legs.
Illiadis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spazstor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Illiadis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Illiadis catches Spazstor right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Spazstor misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Illiadis.
Spazstor throws a leg kick but Illiadis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Illiadis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Spazstor ducks under a wild hook from Illiadis.
Spazstor throws a hook to the side of Illiadis's head but Illiadis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spazstor defending well as Illiadis loads up on a big left hand.
Spazstor scores with a leg kick.
Illiadis drops his hands momentarily and Spazstor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spazstor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spazstor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Illiadis there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Spazstor.
Spazstor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Illiadis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spazstor is out of range.
Spazstor tries to land a leg kick but Illiadis saw it coming and moves away.
Spazstor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Illiadis throws a hook to the side of Spazstor's head but Spazstor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spazstor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Illiadis's calf.
Illiadis moves forwards but Spazstor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spazstor misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Spazstor there.
Illiadis swings for the body but Spazstor moves out of range.
Spazstor fires out a quick counter leg kick but Illiadis just manages to avoid it.
Illiadis throws a poor cross that misses
and Spazstor counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Illiadis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spazstor defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Illiadis wants to free his trapped foot but Spazstor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Illiadis seems to be working for a kimura but Spazstor defends the submission attempt.
Spazstor is defending against the submission attempts here by Illiadis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis is trying to control the action in half guard but Spazstor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Illiadis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spazstor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Illiadis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spazstor keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spazstor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spazstor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spazstor managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Illias Illiadis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Illiadis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spazstor can pounce on him.
Illiadis misses with a body shot.
Spazstor is looking to counter punch.
Illiadis throws a hook but Spazstor avoids it easily.
Spazstor is looking for a counter combo.
Spazstor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spazstor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Illiadis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spazstor throws a hook to the side of Illiadis's head but Illiadis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Illiadis throws out a counter right but Spazstor avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spazstor swings widly with a right hand
and Illiadis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Illiadis.
Zlatan Spazstor is winning the standup battle so far.
Illiadis misses with a lunging right hand
and Spazstor counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spazstor throws a body punch but Illiadis moves out of range.
Illiadis wants to counter the offense by Spazstor and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illiadis throws a right and a left that Spazstor avoids nicely.
Illiadis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spazstor leaves Illiadis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Illiadis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Spazstor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spazstor blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spazstor.
Spazstor misses with an uppercut. Illiadis saw that one coming.
Spazstor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Illiadis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Spazstor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis looks to land a left hand but Spazstor moved out of range nicely.
Illiadis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Spazstor - that will leave a mark!
Spazstor misses with an uppercut.
Spazstor misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Illiadis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spazstor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Illiadis lands a nice looking body shot.
Illiadis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spazstor.
Good shot there by Illiadis.
Spazstor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Illiadis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spazstor. Spazstor obviously looking to wear him down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Illiadis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis lands a jab to Spazstor's midsection.
Spazstor connects with a nice looking jab.
Spazstor cracks Illiadis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spazstor pushes Illiadis away with a front kick.
Spazstor throws a leg kick which misses Illiadis's front leg but catches the back leg as Illiadis tries to avoid it.
Illiadis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Illiadis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Illiadis moves into the clinch.
Illiadis is looking to control Spazstor's arms but Spazstor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Illiadis has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Illiadis as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis lands with a left to the head.
Spazstor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Illiadis wants to slow Spazstor down by chopping away at his legs.
Illiadis slips under a jab from Spazstor.
Illiadis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Illiadis.
Illiadis moves in looking to clinch but Spazstor pushes him off.
Illiadis punishes Spazstor's body with a nice straight punch.
Illiadis goes for a double leg but Spazstor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spazstor continues to drive forward.
Zlatan Spazstor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Illias Illiadis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Illiadis.
Spazstor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Spazstor lands a nice looking body shot.
Spazstor loads up on a big right hand but Illiadis slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zlatan Spazstor will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Spazstor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spazstor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Illiadis.
Illiadis misses with a leg kick
and Spazstor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Illiadis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spazstor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spazstor.
Spazstor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Illiadis checks a leg kick.
Spazstor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Illiadis.
Spazstor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illiadis ducks under a wild hook from Spazstor.
Illiadis thinks about the counter body kick.
Spazstor throws a leg kick
enabling Illiadis to counter with a crisp jab.
Spazstor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Illiadis looks to land a right hand but Spazstor moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illiadis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spazstor throws a lazy right hand but Illiadis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Illiadis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spazstor's hands.
Illiadis moves in looking to clinch but Spazstor pushes him off.
It looked like Spazstor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Illiadis.
Spazstor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot by Spazstor.
The crowd cheers as Illiadis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spazstor doesn't seem phased though.
Illiadis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Illiadis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spazstor is looking to counter punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Illiadis.
It looks like Zlatan Spazstor has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spazstor was covering up waiting for the punch and Illiadis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spazstor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Illiadis's guard.
Illiadis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Spazstor trying to control but Illiadis is working from the bottom.
Spazstor preventing the sweep.
Illiadis is looking for a triangle here but Spazstor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Spazstor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Illiadis to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spazstor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Illiadis's legs.
Spazstor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spazstor moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Illiadis is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Illiadis struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spazstor is trying to get an arm triangle but Illiadis is defending well.
Illiadis is trying to control Spazstor's posture but Spazstor avoids it.
Spazstor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Spazstor wants to control but Illiadis is keeping him busy.
Spazstor is staying tight to Illiadis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zlatan Spazstor.
I think Spazstor 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zlatan Spazstor!
After winning the bout, Zlatan Spazstor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Illias Illiadis was interviewed post fight and said 'Whatta fuck was that! Hajime! NO IPPON!!'.
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