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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Blitzkof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkof's entrance music is In The End. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
26
193 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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182 cm
30
188 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Blitzkof! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maia scores with a body shot.
A big right from Maia misses. Maia drives through and clinches with Blitzkof against the cage.
Maia is trying to force a seperation but Blitzkof has the dominant position. Blitzkof tries a body shot but Maia blocks it.
Blitzkof stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A head punch on the inside from Blitzkof fails to land. Maia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maia prevents a body shot from Blitzkof. Maia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blitzkof to keep the fight standing. Blitzkof lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blitzkof lands a shoulder strike. Maia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blitzkof smiles and moves away.
Maia lands the left hand. Victor Blitzkof is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blitzkof slips a straight right by Maia. Blitzkof tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Maia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blitzkof. Blitzkof walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Victor Blitzkof has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Maia. Maia shoots in for a double leg but Blitzkof sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Blitzkof tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blitzkof manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blitzkof as he avoids it easily. Blitzkof tries to clinch up but Maia circles away and keeps his distance. Maia misses with a wild body shot. Maia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blitzkof was covering up waiting for the punch and Maia finishes the takedown easily into guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Blitzkof looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blitzkof looking to control.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Blitzkof is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Blitzkof preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Maia wants to control from the top but Blitzkof keeps moving. Blitzkof escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Maia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Blitzkof is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Blitzkof doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Maia postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. The fighters circling - Maia throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Blitzkof lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blitzkof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maia tries to keep at a distance but Blitzkof has taken the fight into the clinch. Maia jumps guard but Blitzkof turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blitzkof presses Maia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Blitzkof trying to control the position but instead, Maia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blitzkof into the cage. Blitzkof lands a left hand.
Blitzkof misses with the head strike.
Maia jumps guard but Blitzkof stands there with Maia around his waist. Maia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Blitzkof just leaning against Maia, taking a breather. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Blitzkof dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Blitzkof sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Blitzkof fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maia, pushing him back against the cage. Blitzkof tries to throw a body punch but Maia avoids it by throwing Blitzkof back against the cage. Blitzkof is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Blitzkof has a couple of punches blocked by Maia.
Blitzkof is pressed up against the cage. Maia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blitzkof down to the mat. Blitzkof avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Maia swings for the body but Blitzkof moves out of range.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blitzkof.
Maia throws a hook but Blitzkof blocks it. A swing and a miss from Maia. Blitzkof circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blitzkof takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Blitzkof. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet. Blitzkof tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Blitzkof tries to clinch up. Blitzkof uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maia. Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blitzkof moves away. Maia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blitzkof sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat. Victor Blitzkof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blitzkof tries to close the distance and clinch but Maia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Maia slips under a jab. Blitzkof moves forwards but Maia connects with a nice, crisp jab. Maia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blitzkof throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Maia drives through and clinches with Blitzkof against the cage.
Blitzkof throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Maia breaks from the clinch.
Maia throws the left hand but Blitzkof avoids the punch easily. This has been an exciting period of action! Maia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blitzkof thows a body shot but no joy. Blitzkof takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Maia swings for the body but Blitzkof moves out of range.
Blitzkof closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Blitzkof lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Maia is trying to pull guard but Blitzkof has him pressed against the cage. Victor Blitzkof has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Maia. Maia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blitzkof walks away with a smile on his face. Maia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Maia swats away the attempt to clinch by Blitzkof.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maia walks into a straight right hand from Blitzkof. Maia misses with a lunging right hand
and Blitzkof counters by moving into the clinch. Blitzkof gets underhooks to prevent Maia's takedown attempt.
Maia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Maia struggles to land a body shot inside as Blitzkof controls his hands.
Maia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blitzkof just stands there and leans against the cage. Blitzkof tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maia's elbow. Blitzkof tries to work over Maia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch on the inside from Blitzkof fails to land. Maia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Maia is trying to pull guard but Blitzkof has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Maia is trying to push Blitzkof away but Blitzkof has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Blitzkof controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Maia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blitzkof smiles and moves away.
Maia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Maia digs a good hook to Blitzkof's body.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blitzkof, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Blitzkof dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blitzkof walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Blitzkof has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maia finds it's way round the side to connect with Blitzkof's head. Blitzkof ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Daniel Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup. Maia shoots in but Blitzkof avoids the takedown attempt easily. Blitzkof darts in trying to clinch and Maia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blitzkof's guard now. Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Blitzkof not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maia trying to control but Blitzkof is working from the bottom. Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Blitzkof is retaining full guard. Blitzkof is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blitzkof keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maia is posturing up here but Blitzkof has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Maia tries to roll out but it's too tight and Maia has to tap! Slick submission there by Blitzkof!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Blitzkof! An out of breath and clearly excited Victor Blitzkof thanked xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159++ Energy - $50 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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