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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladamir Popodov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samwell Tarly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladamir Popodov's chin.
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladamir Popodov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly scores with a head kick. Popodov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Vladamir Popodov has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Popodov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tarly - the referee stops the clock and Popodov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tarly. Popodov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tarly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Popodov.
Popodov blocks a head kick by Tarly.
Popodov keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Popodov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Samwell Tarly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popodov gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tarly wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tarly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popodov controlling from side mount.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vladamir Popodov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tarly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tarly wants it to stay on the feet.
Popodov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tarly.
Tarly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Popodov's calf.
Popodov looks gassed!
Tarly connects with a leg kick. Popodov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarly has closed the distance and engaged Popodov in a clinch.
Tarly missing with knees to the body.
Popodov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarly working Popodov over with knees to the body.
Tarly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Popodov's face.
Tarly working Popodov over with knees to the body.
Tarly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popodov is defending well for now.
Tarly with a knee to the head.
Tarly missing with knees to the body.
Tarly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Popodov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarly trying to land knees to the body.
Tarly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tarly working Popodov over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tarly.
Tarly connects with a nasty looking knee right to Popodov's face.
Tarly connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tarly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tarly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tarly missing with knees to the body.
Popodov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tarly's elbow.
Tarly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Popodov is trying to push Tarly away but Tarly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tarly lands a knee to the body.
Tarly scores with a knee to the head.
Tarly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tarly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Popodov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarly scores a nice knee to the body.
Tarly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popodov is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarly scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tarly.
Tarly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samwell Tarly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladamir Popodov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Popodov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tarly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Popodov misses with a takedown attempt - Tarly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vladamir Popodov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tarly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tarly scores with a head kick. Popodov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tarly tries a head kick but it misses.
Popodov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Tarly.
Tarly connects with a high kick.
That has opened up Vladamir Popodov's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Popodov is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tarly. That's going to slow Popodov down.
Samwell Tarly is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Tarly tenderised Popodov's leg. Popodov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Popodov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popodov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tarly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarly throws a head kick but Popodov moves out of range.
Popodov avoids the head kick by Tarly.
Tarly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Popodov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tarly is fending him off so far but Popodov persists. Nope, Tarly circles away and we're back to standing.
Popodov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarly misses with a head kick.
Popodov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tarly can pounce on him.
Popodov tries to clinch but Tarly moves out of range.
Tarly delivers a nice body kick.
Tarly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tarly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Popodov's head.
Tarly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Popodov will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Popodov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samwell Tarly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Popodov if he has to take too many more of those.
Tarly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tarly throws a head kick that half lands.
Tarly lands a head kick. Popodov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tarly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Popodov closes the distance and clinches.
Tarly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Popodov pulls guard effortlessly.
Tarly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Popodov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Popodov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vladamir Popodov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tarly thuds his shin into the meat of Popodov's side.
Tarly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarly tries to clinch but Popodov is having none of it.
Tarly connects with a high kick.
The cut above Vladamir Popodov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Popodov closes the distance and clinches up with Tarly, looking for a takedown. Popodov pushes Tarly against the cage but Tarly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Samwell Tarly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladamir Popodov.
Tarly avoids the head kick by Popodov.
Popodov takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tarly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarly moves into the clinch.
Popodov managing to block the knees to the body from Tarly.
Popodov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tarly.
Tarly misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Popodov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popodov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarly trying to land knees to the body.
Tarly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tarly tries a knee to the head but Popodov blocks it.
A knee to the head by Tarly.
Tarly looking to throw knees to the head but Popodov is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popodov lands a body punch.
Popodov stalling in the clinch.
Popodov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samwell Tarly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladamir Popodov'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!
Popodov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tarly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tarly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popodov can do to turn this around?
Popodov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tarly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Popodov preventing the sweep.
Popodov gets to his feet - Tarly follows without any prompting.
Popodov wants to clinch
and Tarly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tarly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tarly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popodov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarly landing knees to the body.
Popodov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popodov wants to break free but Tarly has control.
Popodov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tarly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tarly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popodov is defending well for now.
Popodov managing to block the knees to the body from Tarly.
Popodov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vladamir Popodov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Samwell Tarly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Popodov managing to block the knees to the body from Tarly.
Tarly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popodov is defending well for now.
Tarly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popodov blocks it with crossed arms.
Popodov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tarly tries to land a knee to the head but Popodov blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popodov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tarly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Popodov avoids it.
Tarly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popodov is defending well for now.
Popodov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Popodov avoiding damage.
Tarly missing with knees to the body.
Tarly tries a knee to the head but Popodov blocks it.
Popodov jumps into guard, dragging Tarly to the mat.
Tarly tries to free his leg and advance position but Popodov is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popodov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tarly's guard.
Tarly wants to control the position but Popodov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Popodov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Popodov controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popodov avoids the attempt from Tarly to control.
Samwell Tarly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vladamir Popodov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarly can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samwell Tarly.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tarly, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samwell Tarly!
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