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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Bijanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bijanek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avenir Struga. Blunt has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
22
198 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Bijanek! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blunt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A head kick misses from Blunt. Bijanek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Blunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Blunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bijanek fails in his attempt to clinch. Blunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bijanek pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Blunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bijanek swivels and escapes. Bijanek circles away from the clinch attempt and Bijanek counters with a nice leg kick. Blunt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bijanek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bijanek tries to clinch there but Blunt circles away.
Bijanek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bijanek prevents a body shot from Blunt. Bijanek managing to block the knees to the body from Blunt.
Blunt pulls guard effortlessly. Bijanek pushing down on Blunt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Blunt has hold of Bijanek's hands but Bijanek slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Bijanek is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Bijanek moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Blunt. Blunt looks gassed! Bijanek advances to full mount. Bijanek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bijanek prevents Blunt from getting the reversal. Bijanek looking to finish Blunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blunt! Blunt tries to get back to half guard but can't. Bijanek has hold of Blunt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Blunt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Blunt can't escape the position.
Bijanek looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bijanek looking to control but Blunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Blunt regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Blunt looking for subs from the bottom but Bijanek mounts him! Blunt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Blunt bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Bijanek looking to control but Blunt passes into half guard.
Blunt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bijanek wants to control but Blunt is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bijanek gets back to full guard.
Blunt stopping the sweep attempt from Bijanek. Bijanek is looking for a triangle but Blunt pushes his legs off easily.
Blunt preventing the sweep. Bijanek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Blunt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Blunt has gone for a leg lock! Bijanek slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blunt's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Bijanek dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bijanek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bijanek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blunt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bijanek passes into half guard. Bijanek tries to pass to full mount but Blunt defends it. Blunt is trying to maintain the position but Bijanek is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Blunt is breathing heavily. Bijanek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Blunt misses with an uppercut. Bijanek saw that one coming. Blunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bijanek misses with a leg kick. Bijanek closes the distance and clinches up with Blunt, looking for a takedown. Bijanek pushes Blunt against the cage but Blunt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Nice body kick there by Blunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Blunt lands a head kick. Bijanek smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Bijanek swats away the attempt to clinch by Blunt. Blunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Blunt misses with a low kick. A kick lands to the mid section there for Blunt. Bob Blunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bijanek blocks a head kick by Blunt.
Blunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blunt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bijanek tries to clinch up and Blunt counters with a good low kick that Bijanek was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blunt throws a head kick that misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Blunt. Bijanek misses with a series of wild punches.
Bijanek tries to clinch but Blunt is having none of it. Blunt tries to clinch but Bijanek moves out of range. Bijanek swings for the body but Blunt moves out of range.
The fighters circle, before Blunt throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Bijanek's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Blunt lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Bob Blunt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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