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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thlek Buidi (ranked 4030 p4p, 4938 weight class) and Paulo Futre (ranked 0 p4p, 278 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thlek Buidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Futre!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buidi misses with a wild combination.
Buidi tries to clinch up.
Buidi gets a takedown into half guard.
Buidi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Futre wants to control but Buidi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buidi wants to get back to his feet.
Buidi wants to free his trapped foot but Futre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buidi wants to take a breather but Futre is having none of it.
Futre moves into full guard.
Buidi stands and throws Futre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Buidi wants to control but Futre is keeping him busy.
Futre tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Buidi decides to stand back up. Buidi steps back and let's Futre get back to his feet.
Futre avoids the head kick by Buidi.
Buidi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Buidi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Buidi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Futre is keeping the position for now.
Buidi looking to sit in guard and control but Futre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Futre wants to control from the top but Buidi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futre is looking to pass into half guard but Buidi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Buidi is in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Futre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buidi wants to control from the top but Futre keeps moving.
Futre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buidi is one step ahead there.
Buidi forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Futre looks winded!
Buidi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Buidi is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thlek Buidi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Futre closes the distance and clinches.
Buidi jumps guard but Futre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buidi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Futre has him pressed against the cage.
Futre has Buidi pressed against the cage, preventing Buidi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Futre manages to break the clinch.
Buidi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buidi wants to get up but he can't break Futre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Futre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buidi stays in close to Futre's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buidi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Futre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Futre keeping full guard, as Buidi tries to pass.
Buidi pushing down on Futre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Futre is staying active underneath Buidi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buidi working Futre over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Buidi wants to control but Futre is keeping him busy.
It looks like Buidi is going to stand back up.
Futre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Buidi trying to control from half guard but Futre is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Buidi is trying to work for a kimura but Futre is defending well.
Buidi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Futre has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buidi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Futre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Futre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buidi.
Futre is not content to let Buidi control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buidi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Futre is trying to defend but Buidi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Futre kicks off Buidi and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futre stuffs the takedown.
Buidi moves into the clinch.
Buidi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Futre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thlek Buidi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buidi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Futre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buidi as he jumps to the side.
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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buidi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Futre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thlek Buidi 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!
Futre shoots in for a takedown but Buidi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buidi tries to counter by clinching up but Futre breaks away and moves out of range.
Futre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buidi throws a sloppy head kick
and Futre counters by moving into the clinch.
Futre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buidi.
Futre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buidi is defending well for now.
Buidi jumps into guard, dragging Futre to the mat.
Futre is fighting to break Buidi's control of his arms but Buidi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Buidi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Futre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Futre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buidi has his foot on Futre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Futre works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futre trying to control but Buidi is working from the bottom.
Futre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Futre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buidi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Futre trying to control but Buidi is working from the bottom.
Buidi is trying to keep Futre in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buidi wants to get back to his feet but Futre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buidi shoots in but no luck this time.
Buidi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Futre defends it nicely.
Buidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Futre can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buidi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Futre sprawls well. Futre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buidi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thlek Buidi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futre looks for a takedown but Buidi sprawls well.
Buidi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Futre looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Futre on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Futre is not content to let Buidi control the position.
Buidi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buidi wants to stand but Futre is controlling his arm.
Buidi trying to control the action but Futre is working from the bottom.
Buidi tries to stand but Futre is controlling his head.
Buidi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Futre tries to buck Buidi off but Buidi is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thlek Buidi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buidi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thlek Buidi!
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FIGHT
RATING
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