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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ebubekir Siddik (ranked 2186 p4p, 1152 weight class) and Ache Guarani (ranked 301 p4p, 161 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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187 cm
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ebubekir Siddik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ache Guarani!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siddik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Siddik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guarani is looking for a sweep.
Guarani keeps trying to improve his position.
Siddik creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guarani is working to avoid the ground and pound but Siddik connects with a decent elbow.
Guarani is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Guarani looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Siddik slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarani moves into full guard.
Siddik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Siddik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Guarani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Siddik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guarani's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Siddik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guarani is keeping the position for now.
Siddik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Guarani controls Siddik momentarily but Siddik frees himself.
Siddik wants to control from the top but Guarani keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Siddik slaps away a takedown attempt from Guarani, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Guarani slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Siddik postures up.
Guarani wants to hit a sweep here but Siddik passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Guarani there!
Siddik lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guarani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Guarani tries to hold on but Siddik pushes him away.
Guarani bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Siddik definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guarani is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Siddik is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Siddik has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guarani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ebubekir Siddik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Guarani enables Siddik to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guarani manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Siddik is stalling in the full guard.
Guarani keeping moving, preventing Siddik from controlling successfully.
Ebubekir Siddik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guarani lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guarani trying to control but Siddik is working from the bottom.
Guarani drops back, looking for a kneebar! Siddik looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Siddik looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Siddik!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guarani is looking for a sweep.
Siddik in side control lands a decent elbow.
Guarani struggling a bit here.
Siddik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guarani keeps working.
Siddik working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Siddik working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guarani is working to avoid the ground and pound but Siddik connects with a decent elbow.
Siddik works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Siddik working the head with strikes.
Guarani regains half guard.
Siddik is looking to advance position but Guarani won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik lands with a punch from half guard.
Siddik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Siddik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Siddik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Siddik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guarani moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siddik won't allow Guarani to sweep him here.
Siddik is looking to work some ground and pound but Guarani has wrist control.
Siddik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Siddik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guarani can do to turn this around?
Siddik wants to pass the guard but Guarani is keeping the position.
Guarani being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ebubekir Siddik dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Siddik drives through with a takedown into guard.
Siddik slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Siddik lands a decent elbow from side control.
Guarani is looking to reverse the position.
Guarani manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guarani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Siddik scores with a couple of nice shots.
Siddik takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Guarani manages to get to full guard.
Siddik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guarani on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guarani's guard.
Siddik tries to pass to full mount but Guarani defends it.
Guarani has hold of Siddik's hands but Siddik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Siddik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Siddik working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guarani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guarani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Guarani is trying to control but Siddik manages to pass to mount!
Siddik lands a big elbow.
Guarani is bucking up trying to escape but Siddik cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Guarani is desperately trying to improve his position but Siddik has a good base and remains in mount.
Ebubekir Siddik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guarani tries to hold on but Siddik postures up.
Siddik lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guarani hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guarani working to try and regain half guard.
Siddik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guarani tries to hold on but Siddik postures up.
Ache Guarani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Siddik landing punches.
Siddik controlling from the full mount.
Guarani wants to control but Siddik is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siddik in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Siddik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Siddik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guarani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Siddik landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ebubekir Siddik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Siddik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebubekir Siddik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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