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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Glover (ranked 2106 p4p, 1886 weight class) and Sergey Bakarow (ranked 255 p4p, 228 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Glover might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GOAT Power. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergey Bakarow!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glover takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bakarow lands with a nice combination. Glover backs away looking to recover.
Bakarow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bakarow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bakarow rushes Glover and presses him up against the cage.
Bakarow stalling.
Bakarow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bakarow scores with a sloppy right hand. Glover should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Glover.
Bakarow has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarow looking to stall.
Bakarow looking to stall.
Bakarow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glover tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bakarow defends well and Glover ends up having to push Bakarow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A nice side step and Bakarow releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bakarow tries a body shot but Glover blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bakarow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Glover's brow.
Glover misses with a body punch.
Glover can't break the clinch.
Bakarow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Glover's efforts to push away.
Glover is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bakarow is trying to stall.
Glover definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bakarow with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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.
Glover avoiding damage.
Bakarow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Glover is keeping busy.
Glover is trying to break the clinch but Bakarow is controlling him.
Bakarow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Roger Glover has been cut.
Bakarow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bakarow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glover scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Glover moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bakarow is rocked!
Bakarow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bakarow forces Glover back against the cage and clinches.
Bakarow breaks the clinch.
Bakarow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Glover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow throws a head kick that misses.
Glover pushes Bakarow up against the cage in a clinch.
Glover is looking to break free of the clinch but Bakarow has double underhooks.
Glover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roger Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Bakarow.
Bakarow has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Glover regains guard immediately.
Bakarow trying to control the position from guard on top but Glover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glover wants to stand and escape but Bakarow is having none of it.
Bakarow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow wants to pass the guard but Glover is keeping the position.
Glover utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glover wants to stand and escape but Bakarow is having none of it.
Bakarow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Glover manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bakarow has Glover in his guard.
Bakarow seems keen to control Glover's posture.
Glover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bakarow is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Bakarow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Glover's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bakarow takes the fight into the clinch.
Bakarow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Bakarow lands but Glover takes it in his stride.
Glover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Glover rushes Bakarow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Glover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bakarow dives in and grabs Glover's left leg, looking for a takedown. Glover pushes down on Bakarow's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakarow instigates a clinch.
Bakarow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bakarow dives in and scores a takedown into Glover's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakarow postures up in Glover's guard and throws a big left but Glover blocks it.
Bakarow stands and steps away. Glover gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice sprawl there from Glover as Bakarow shoots in.
Glover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bakarow counters with a thumping low kick.
Glover darts in and clinches Bakarow up against the cage.
Bakarow lands a shoulder strike.
Bakarow breaks from the clinch.
Glover instigates a clinch.
Bakarow looking to throw knees to the head but Glover is blocking nicely.
Bakarow is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Glover to keep the fight standing.
Roger Glover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Bakarow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bakarow.
Bakarow is trying to drag Glover to the mat but Glover just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bakarow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Glover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Glover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bakarow.
Bakarow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Glover misses with a punch to the body.
Bakarow throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bakarow is trying to pull guard but Glover has him pressed against the cage.
Glover breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bakarow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakarow takes one on the button.
Bakarow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bakarow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow moves in looking to clinch but Glover pushes him off.
Glover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bakarow circles away quickly and effectively.
Glover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glover moves in looking to clinch but Bakarow pushes him off.
Glover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glover swats away the attempt to clinch by Bakarow.
A nice combination there by Glover.
Bakarow wants to clinch
and Glover counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bakarow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glovers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bakarow darts in looking for a takedown but Glover gets double underhooks and turns Bakarow into the cage.
Bakarow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Glover misses the target.
Bakarow walks into a stiff left hand from Glover.
Glover darts in and clinches Bakarow up against the cage.
Bakarow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sergey Bakarow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakarow pushes off an throws an elbow but Glover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Glover can't find room to land a body shot as Bakarow controls the action.
Glover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bakarow has him pressed against the cage.
Bakarow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Glover avoids it.
Glover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roger Glover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Glover's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Glover moves out of range of the body kick from Bakarow.
Bakarow tries to close the distance and clinch but Glover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glover went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Glover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bakarow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glover lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bakarow backs up against the cage.
Bakarow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glover lands with a hook. Bakarow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bakarow is still on wobbly legs! Can Glover finish him?
Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakarow seems to have recovered his senses.
Glover fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Glover throws a right hand that Bakarow ducks under and follows up with a left that Bakarow also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarow works over Glover's head and body with a nice combination.
Glover drops Bakarow with a beautiful combination! Bakarow stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Glover is looking for the KO!
Glover moves in looking to clinch but Bakarow pushes him off.
Bakarow wants to counter with a clinch but Glover pushes him away.
Bakarow throws a chopping leg kick but Glover manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bakarow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glover is looking to clinch but Bakarow is avoiding it.
Glover gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Glover.
Bakarow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bakarow has hold of one of Glover's legs. Glover is fighting the takedown attempt but Bakarow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow wants to pass the guard but Glover is keeping the position.
Glover knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bakarow on the ground.
Glover wants to get back to his feet but Bakarow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bakarow wants to control from the top but Glover keeps moving.
Bakarow advances to half guard.
Bakarow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glover with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Bakarow.
Bakarow 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.
Bakarow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bakarow decides to stand up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bakarow.
Bakarow has closed the distance and engaged Glover in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakarow wants to take the fight to the mat but Glover manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bakarow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bakarow throws an elbow that misses.
Bakarow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glover throws a right and a left that Bakarow avoids nicely.
Bakarow throws a nice head kick!
Glover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakarow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bakarow throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Glover misses the target.
Glover doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakarow circles away.
It seemed like Bakarow was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bakarow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Glover to the ground. Bakarow is now in Glover's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sergey Bakarow.
I think Bakarow 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sergey Bakarow!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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