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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Austin (ranked 1958 p4p, 3668 weight class) and Zdravko Zdravkov (ranked 267 p4p, 467 weight class). The key to victory for Kyle Austin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdravko Zdravkov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin misses the jab.
Austin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zdravkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Austin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zdravkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Austin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zdravkov's sensitive parts.
Austin leaves Zdravkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Austin feints a jab promting Zdravkov to slip. Austin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zdravkov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Zdravko Zdravkov has been cut.
Austin pushes Zdravkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Austin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Austin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zdravkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zdravkov jumps guard but Austin stands there with Zdravkov around his waist. Zdravkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kyle Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zdravko Zdravkov.
Zdravkov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zdravkov is proving hard to escape from.
Zdravkov wants to sweep here but Austin controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zdravkov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Austin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zdravkov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Austin has managed to get both his arms back between Zdravkov's legs - danger averted.
Zdravkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Austin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Austin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Austin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at EFC Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Austin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zdravkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin scoring well with a low kick there.
Zdravkov closes the distance and clinches.
Zdravkov jumps guard but Austin stands there with Zdravkov around his waist. Zdravkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Austin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkov is trying to pull guard but Austin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zdravkov tightens his grip and picks Austin up, before dumping him to the ground. Austin manages to land in guard.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Zdravkov from controlling successfully.
Zdravkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zdravkov working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zdravkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zdravkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zdravkov throws an elbow that misses. Austin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zdravkov's guard. Nice move by Austin!
Austin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zdravkov on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zdravkov is on top in guard.
Zdravkov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Austin has momentary wrist control but Zdravkov slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zdravkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zdravkov.
Zdravkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Austin is on top in guard.
Austin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zdravkov is proving hard to escape from.
Zdravkov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zdravkov is on top in guard.
Zdravkov postures up in Austin's guard and throws a big left but Austin blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zdravkov stands up over Austin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zdravkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Austin's head.
Zdravkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zdravkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zdravkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zdravkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zdravkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Zdravkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zdravkov trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Zdravkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zdravkov landing with the ground and pound.
Zdravkov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at EFC Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Zdravkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zdravko Zdravkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Zdravkov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Austin scores with a leg kick.
Zdravkov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Austin defends well and Zdravkov ends up having to push Austin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zdravkov gets a double leg takedown into Austin's guard.
Zdravkov looking to sit in guard and control but Austin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zdravkov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zdravkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zdravkov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zdravkov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zdravkov trying to strike off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin preventing the sweep.
Zdravkov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Zdravkov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Zdravkov lands a decent punch to the body there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zdravkov wants to sweep but no luck.
Zdravkov has his foot on Austin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Austin works his way back into a safe position though.
Zdravkov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Austin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zdravkov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Austin takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Austin.
Zdravkov with a hook.
Austin throws a hook but Zdravkov avoids it easily.
Zdravkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zdravkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zdravkov blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zdravkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Austin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zdravkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zdravkov misses with a punch to the body.
Zdravkov pulls Austin into guard.
Zdravkov striking from the bottom.
Zdravkov working a defensive guard here.
Zdravkov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zdravkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zdravkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Austin's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zdravkov connects with a nice short shot to Austin's temple.
Austin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Zdravkov there.
Zdravkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zdravkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zdravkov is nestled in close to Austin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zdravkov working over Austin with some ground and pound. Austin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zdravkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Austin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zdravkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zdravkov 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.
Zdravkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Austin is rocked!
Zdravkov lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Austin! More strikes land and this one is all over! Zdravkov jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Zdravkov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Zdravko Zdravkov made sure he mentioned EFC Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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