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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ebubekir Siddik (ranked 1722 p4p, 1606 weight class) and Maurice Tillet (ranked 257 p4p, 240 weight class). Ebubekir Siddik is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid boxing
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ebubekir Siddik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice Tillet!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tillet throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Siddik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tillet is in Siddik's guard.
Tillet postures up and lands a big shot to Siddik's brow.
Siddik pulls Tillet in close to his closed guard and prevents Tillet from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tillet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tillet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Siddik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siddik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tillet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillet wants to control from the top but Siddik keeps moving.
Siddik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Siddik keeping moving, preventing Tillet from controlling successfully.
Tillet throwing strikes from guard but Siddik blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillet won't allow Siddik to sweep him here.
Siddik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siddik has his hands on Tillet's head, controlling the position.
Tillet preventing the sweep.
Tillet is fighting to break Siddik's control of his arms but Siddik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tillet shoots in for a takedown but Siddik shows good takedown defense.
Tillet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Siddik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tillet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Siddik to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siddik preventing the sweep.
Siddik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tillet throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Siddik is looking to work some ground and pound but Tillet has wrist control.
Siddik forces his way into half guard.
Tillet is pressing down on Siddik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Siddik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Siddik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tillet looking for a sweep. Not yet Tillet, not yet.
Tillet tries to strike from the bottom.
Tillet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tillet striking off his back but it's not causing Siddik any problems.
Siddik stopping the sweep attempt from Tillet.
Tillet has momentary wrist control but Siddik slips an elbow through the middle.
Siddik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tillet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siddik trying to control the position from guard on top but Tillet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tillet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Siddik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tillet.
Siddik is pressing down on Tillet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Siddik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tillet throwing strikes from guard but Siddik blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siddik has Tillet pulled in close to control his posture.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tillet working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tillet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Siddik pulls Tillet in close to prevent any damage.
Siddik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Siddik trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tillet 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 Maurice Tillet will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Siddik moves into the clinch.
Tillet wants the takedown. Siddik is fighting it off but Tillet persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Siddik's guard against the cage.
Tillet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tillet won't allow Siddik to sweep him here.
Tillet trying to control the position from guard on top but Siddik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Siddik is pulling down on Tillet's head to control his posture.
Siddik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tillet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tillet preventing the sweep.
Tillet is fighting to break Siddik's control of his arms but Siddik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Siddik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tillet is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siddik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tillet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tillet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tillet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siddik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tillet's guard.
Siddik throwing strikes from guard but Tillet blocks nicely.
Siddik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tillet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Siddik preventing the sweep.
Maurice Tillet has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siddik wants to control from the top but Tillet keeps moving.
Siddik distracts Tillet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tillet lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Siddik keeping moving, preventing Tillet from controlling successfully.
Siddik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siddik has momentary wrist control but Tillet slips an elbow through the middle.
Siddik controlling the position.
Siddik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tillet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tillet throwing strikes from guard but Siddik blocks nicely.
Tillet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tillet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siddik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tillet postures up and lands a big shot to Siddik's brow.
Siddik seems keen to control Tillet's posture.
Siddik wants to sweep here but Tillet controlling him for the moment.
Siddik has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tillet trying to control the position from guard on top but Siddik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tillet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siddik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tillet's guard.
Tillet looking for a sweep. Not yet Tillet, not yet.
Tillet trying to keep a closed guard but Siddik is proving a slippery customer.
Siddik won't allow Tillet to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Siddik connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Tillet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tillet misses with a right hand
and Siddik counters with a single leg into guard. Tillet didn't expect that.
Siddik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tillet's head.
Tillet trying to keep a closed guard but Siddik is proving a slippery customer.
Tillet looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Siddik puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Siddik lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Siddik thows a huge punch but Tillet dodges it nicely.
Tillet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Siddik trying to control but Tillet is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siddik is working Tillet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Siddik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tillet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tillet is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tillet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tillet wants to sweep but no luck.
Siddik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Siddik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tillet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tillet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Siddik is one step ahead there.
Tillet striking off his back but it's not causing Siddik any problems.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tillet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Siddik's waist but Siddik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tillet off to one side.
Tillet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tillet slips a jab from Siddik.
The crowd cheers as Siddik lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tillet doesn't seem phased though.
Tillet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Siddik is fending him off so far but Tillet persists. Nope, Siddik circles away and we're back to standing.
Siddik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tillet looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tillet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Siddik off and has taken his back!
Tillet throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Siddik covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Tillet doesn't have the hooks in and Siddik manages to turn into his guard.
Ebubekir Siddik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tillet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Siddik's guard.
Siddik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siddik looking for a sweep. Not yet Siddik, not yet.
Siddik is working hard here to advance position.
Tillet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tillet looking to pass the guard.
Siddik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tillet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tillet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Siddik wants to sweep here but Tillet controlling him for the moment.
Siddik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tillet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Siddik pulls Tillet in close to prevent any damage.
Siddik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tillet with a nice head shot there.
Siddik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tillet manages to get himself to full guard.
Tillet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tillet has momentary wrist control but Siddik slips an elbow through the middle.
Tillet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tillet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maurice Tillet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tillet is trying to keep Siddik in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ebubekir Siddik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tillet has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurice Tillet!
A victorious Maurice Tillet thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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