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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Vergas (ranked 3848 p4p, 3083 weight class) and Sokov Bogdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 cm 18 155 0 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm 21 152 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Basic striking Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santiago Vergas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sokov Bogdan! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bogdan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vergas avoids it really well and circles away. Bogdan shoots in for a takedown but Vergas shows good takedown defense. Bogdan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vergas as he jumps to the side. Vergas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Santiago Vergas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sokov Bogdan. Horrible takedown attempt by Bogdan or perhaps it was just good defense by Vergas, which made it look bad. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Vergas just misses with a punch to the body.
Sokov Bogdan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vergas swings for the body but Bogdan moves out of range.
Vergas throws a body shot but no joy.
Bogdan shoots in and bounces Vergas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Bogdan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bogdan won't allow Vergas to sweep him here. Bogdan working some strikes from top position. Vergas can't keep his opponent in guard - Bogdan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Bogdan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bogdan throwing shots but Vergas is blocking nicely. Bogdan not landing any meaningful shots this time. Bogdan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Bogdan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bogdan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Bogdan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Bogdan is looking to advance position but Vergas won't allow it. Bogdan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Bogdan 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. Bogdan looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Vergas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bogdan on the ground. Bogdan lands strikes from half guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bogdan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Bogdan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Bogdan working Vergas over with strikes. Vergas is breathing heavily. Vergas has hold of Bogdan's hands but Bogdan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Bogdan 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. Bogdan missing with the ground and pound from half guard. 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. Bogdan connects with a nice short shot to Vergas's temple. Vergas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bogdan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Bogdan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Bogdan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Vergas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bogdan. Vergas has hold of Bogdan's hands but Bogdan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bogdan lands a nice short elbow. Bogdan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vergas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Vergas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bogdan scores with a couple of nice shots.
 Vergas is rocked! Bogdan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Oh Vergas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Bogdan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Vergas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vergas tries to get out of the position. Bogdan working Vergas over with strikes. Vergas taking some punishment here, with Bogdan in his half guard. 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. Bogdan connects with a nice short shot to Vergas's temple. Bogdan working Vergas over with strikes. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bogdan lands a nice short elbow. Bogdan scores with a big shot! Vergas's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Vergas! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sokov Bogdan! A relieved looking Sokov Bogdan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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