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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ciprian Bogatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flip Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ciprian Bogatu looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent knees
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ciprian Bogatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Flip Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall tries to clinch but Bogatu is having none of it.
Bogatu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Marshall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bogatu swivels and escapes.
Marshall wants to clinch.
Bogatu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marshall.
Flip Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogatu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogatu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marshall to the mat! Marshall manages to get full guard.
Marshall wants to stand but Bogatu is controlling the position.
Marshall trying to strike off his back.
Bogatu forces his way into half guard.
Marshall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bogatu is keen to just control but Marshall is a slippery customer.
Marshall tries to get to full guard but Bogatu has control of the leg.
Marshall looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marshall wants to control but Bogatu is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall moves into full guard.
Bogatu postures up and lands a big shot to Marshall's brow.
Bogatu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bogatu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marshall is looking to stand up but Bogatu isn't so interested in that idea.
Bogatu wants to pass the guard but Marshall is keeping the position.
Bogatu postures up in Marshall's guard and throws a big left but Marshall blocks it.
Bogatu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marshall pulls Bogatu in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bogatu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marshall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marshall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bogatu is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bogatu loads up on a big right hand but Marshall slips the punch.
Bogatu closes the distance and clinches up with Marshall, looking for a takedown. Bogatu pushes Marshall against the cage but Marshall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Bogatu circles away and keeps his distance.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Bogatu keeps it at a distance.
Marshall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marshall throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bogatu can't do much from the bottom here.
Marshall trying to control the action but Bogatu is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to score with some ground and pound. Bogatu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Marshall in side control, throwing shots but Bogatu defends.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bogatu is looking to reverse the position.
Marshall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bogatu manages to get back to half guard.
Marshall is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bogatu sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marshall wants to clinch up but Bogatu keeps it at a distance.
Bogatu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall clinches.
Marshall breaks from the clinch.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. Bogatu tries to sprawl out of it but Marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bogatu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ciprian Bogatu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flip Marshall.
Marshall wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bogatu gets the takedown into side control.
Bogatu trying to control the position but Marshall is working away.
Bogatu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bogatu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marshall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bogatu is looking to take a break and control but Marshall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Bogatu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciprian Bogatu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marshall shoots and misses
and Bogatu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marshall won't be happy with that.
Marshall is not content to let Bogatu control the position.
Marshall is looking for a sweep.
Bogatu wants to control but Marshall is keeping him busy.
Bogatu sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marshall is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Marshall is looking for a sweep.
Bogatu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marshall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Marshall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogatu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogatu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogatu fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogatu swats away the attempt to clinch by Marshall.
Bogatu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bogatu misses with a takedown attempt - Marshall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marshall slips under a jab.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bogatu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bogatu wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ciprian Bogatu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Marshall.
Marshall jumps guard but Bogatu stands there with Marshall around his waist. Marshall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marshall lands a nice knee to the body.
Marshall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bogatu scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.
Bogatu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marshall leaves Bogatu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marshall wants to clinch but Bogatu slips to the side
and Bogatu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marshall's guard now.
Bogatu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marshall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogatu connects with a couple of short punches.
Bogatu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marshall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marshall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marshall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bogatu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bogatu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bogatu wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bogatu tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall clinches.
Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bogatu gets a takedown into half guard.
Marshall is trying to get back to full guard.
Bogatu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marshall tries to get to full guard but Bogatu has control of the leg.
Bogatu working the head and body with strikes.
Marshall is refusing to be controlled, as Bogatu sits in half guard.
Bogatu trying to mount his opponent but Marshall defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu trying to control the action but Marshall is working from the bottom.
Marshall wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bogatu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bogatu lands in his opponent's guard.
Bogatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bogatu looking to pass the guard.
Marshall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marshall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bogatu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ciprian Bogatu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciprian Bogatu 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!
Bogatu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bogatu wants to control but Marshall is keeping him busy.
Marshall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bogatu's best efforts.
Bogatu is keen to just control but Marshall is a slippery customer.
Marshall preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bogatu is looking to take a break and control but Marshall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marshall is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall is trying to stand up here but Bogatu is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogatu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marshall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bogatu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bogatu is trying to control. Marshall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bogatu is working for a kimura but Marshall is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marshall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Bogatu is avoiding it.
Marshall fails with the takedown
and Bogatu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marshall can't keep his opponent in guard - Bogatu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bogatu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Flip Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Bogatu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bogatu seems to be looking for submissions.
Bogatu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bogatu wants to take a breather but Marshall is having none of it.
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall taking some punishment here, with Bogatu in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Marshall wants to get back to full guard.
Bogatu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ciprian Bogatu.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogatu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogatu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bogatu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marshall sprawls well. Marshall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bogatu gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bogatu shoots in for a takedown but Marshall shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
An inside leg kick lands from Marshall.
Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Bogatu circles away.
Bogatu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bogatu showed some decent athleticism there.
Marshall wants to control but Bogatu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bogatu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marshall keeps working.
Marshall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bogatu is working away from the top position though.
Ciprian Bogatu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bogatu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ciprian Bogatu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bogatu, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ciprian Bogatu!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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