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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Blevins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patriko El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blevins comes into the arena with here comes the boom blaring out of the sound system. Dakota Blevins had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Blevins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patriko El!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blevins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
El scores with a head kick.
Blevins dips to his left and cracks El with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blevins cracks El with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! El looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blevins finish him?
El is rocked!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
El is still on wobbly legs! Can Blevins finish him?
El breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blevins moves into range and clinches up with El.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blevins is trying to break the clinch but El is controlling him.
Blevins has El pressed against the cage, preventing El from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
El seems to have recovered his senses.
Blevins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blevins fails with an attempt to clinch.
El pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blevins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blevins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El.
Blevins takes the fight into the clinch.
Blevins wants to get back to striking at distance but El won't allow it.
El manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blevins wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
El jumps guard but Blevins stands there with El around his waist. El gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
El is trying to break the clinch but Blevins is controlling him.
El fails to pull guard.
El using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blevins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blevins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blevins displaying some good clinch control by pressing El up against the cage.
Blevins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Els head.
El has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blevins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dakota Blevins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blevins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says El as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from El as Blevins shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dakota Blevins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El throws a head kick but Blevins moves out of range.
El looks gassed!
Blevins tries to clinch but El is having none of it.
El lands a lovely overhand right.
El goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blevins tries to clinch but El moves out of range.
Blevins is looking to clinch.
Blevins shoots for a double leg takedown but El sprawls well. He's pushed Blevins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blevins throws a series of punches but El moves out of range.
Blevins blocks a head kick by El.
Patriko El is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
El is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El connects with a high kick.
El misses with a head kick.
Blevins rushes El and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blevins manages to break the clinch.
Blevins lands with a good body shot.
Blevins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blevins showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blevins wants to stand but El has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
El makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blevins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blevins swats away the attempt to clinch by El.
Blevins tries to clinch up
and El counters with a lovely shot to the body.
El pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blevins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
El is fighting off a takedown attempt but Blevins is just too persistent for him and manages to trip El to the mat. El regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Blevins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of El is proving hard to escape from.
Blevins stands up from El's guard - Blevins perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blevins fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Blevins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blevins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blevins fails to land with a series of punches.
Blevins avoids the head kick by El.
Blevins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blevins shoots in looking for a takedown but El manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blevins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
El moves in looking to clinch but Blevins pushes him off.
Blevins closes the distance and clinches.
Blevins working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Blevins's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blevins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blevins misses with a two punch combination.
Dakota Blevins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blevins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. El manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blevins takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blevins throws a series of punches but El moves out of range.
El connects with a high kick.
Blevins misses with a double jab
and El counters with a nice uppercut.
Dakota Blevins is winning the standup battle so far.
El throws a sloppy head kick and Blevins moves out of range easily.
Blevins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blevins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but El avoids it really well and circles away.
El lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick from El lands but Blevins takes it in his stride.
Blevins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blevins scores with a head kick.
Blevins misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
El has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from El.
El wants to clinch up but Blevins keeps it at a distance.
Blevins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into El's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El wriggles free and stands up.
Blevins is looking to clinch.
El throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blevins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. El defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dakota Blevins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blevins shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blevins throws a head kick that misses.
Blevins shoots in for a double leg but El sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blevins is trying hard to land a takedown here. El sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blevins closes the distance and clinches up with El, looking for a takedown. Blevins pushes El against the cage but El circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blevins throws a sloppy head kick
and El counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blevins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
El misses with a head kick.
El pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blevins shoots in for a takedown but El shows good takedown defense.
Blevins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. El tries to avoid it but Blevins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag El to the ground. El escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blevins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blevins displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
El takes the fight into the clinch.
El letting Blevins take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blevins is defended easily by El.
El throws a nice head kick!
El throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blevins is looking to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blevins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El tries a head kick but it misses.
Blevins avoids the head kick by El.
Blevins tries to clinch up but El circles away and keeps his distance.
Blevins loads up on a big right hand but El slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patriko El will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
El moves in looking to clinch but Blevins pushes him off.
Blevins throws a lazy head kick
and El counters with a one-two to the body.
Blevins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blevins throws a head kick but El moves out of range.
Blevins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blevins tries to score a power double leg takedown but El sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blevins somewhat.
El misses with a head kick.
El scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from El.
El scores with a head kick. Blevins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blevins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but El circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Blevins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blevins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
El throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blevins tries to clinch but El moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blevins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blevins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
El throws a head kick that half lands.
Blevins tries to clinch but El is having none of it.
Blevins wants to clinch up but El keeps it at a distance.
El takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
El lands a leg kick that knocks Blevins off balance momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blevins.
El lands with a kick to the temple. Blevins shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blevins tries to clinch up but El circles away and keeps his distance.
Blevins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with El, pushing him back against the cage.
El blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El fails to pull guard.
El misses with an elbow over the top.
Blevins tries to circle away but El has him pinned against the cage.
Blevins wants to get back to striking at distance but El won't allow it.
El wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blevins has him pressed against the cage.
Blevins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blevins moves in looking to clinch but El pushes him off.
Blevins closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Blevins - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
El avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blevins wants to stand but El has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
El is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blevins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of El is proving hard to escape from.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if El can do anything to dispel that myth.
El wants to get back to his feet but Blevins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blevins pushing down on El's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blevins stops El from getting back to his feet.
Blevins working El over with strikes.
Blevins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blevins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blevins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blevins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Blevins lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blevins moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, El has worked his arm free - good work by El!
El is not content to let Blevins control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Blevins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blevins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Blevins!
Dakota Blevins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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