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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agapit Blondi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Gates Silverback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silverback is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2nd Sucks. Silverback has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Agapit Blondi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Gates Silverback!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blondi shoots and misses
and Silverback makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blondi staying out of range there.
Blondi slips under a jab.
Silverback looks winded!
Silverback keeps the fight on the outside.
Silverback avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silverback swats away the attempt to clinch by Blondi.
Silverback circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silverback counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blondi has a takedown stuffed.
Blondi has his takedown stuffed
and Silverback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agapit Blondi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Blondi with that takedown attempt.
Blondi shoots in and drives through. Silverback sprawls well.
Silverback's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blondi under the eye.
Silverback slaps away a takedown attempt from Blondi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blondi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blondi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silverback's waist but Silverback gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blondi off to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Silverback. That snapped Blondi's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverback stuffs the takedown attempt from Blondi. Blondi gets slowly back to his feet.
Blondi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silverback avoids it really well and circles away.
Silverback is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blondi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blondi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blondi with a poor takedown
and Silverback counters with a nice uppercut.
Silverback digs a good body shot into Blondi's ribs.
Silverback wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blondi wants to clinch but Silverback slips to the side
and Silverback counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi takes one to the chin there.
Silverback connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blondi. Blondi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blondi.
Agapit Blondi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silverback punishes Blondi's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Blondi.
Blondi tries to clinch but Silverback is having none of it.
Blondi tries to clinch but Silverback is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverback comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blondi misses with a double jab.
Silverback defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blondi.
Blondi tries to clinch up
and Silverback counters with a stiff right hand.
Blondi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silverback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blondi misses with a takedown attempt - Silverback sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blondi looks to clinch
enabling Silverback to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Gates Silverback dominated that 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.
Blondi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silverback paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blondi wants to clinch.
Silverback scores with a hook to the body. Blondi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Agapit Blondi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silverback clobbers Blondi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blondi throws a hook to the side of Silverback's head but Silverback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silverback has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blondi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silverback is breathing heavily.
Blondi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi shoots for a double leg takedown but Silverback sprawls well. He's pushed Blondi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blondi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blondi fails with the takedown
and Silverback counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agapit Blondi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blondi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silverback's waist but Silverback gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blondi off to one side.
Silverback paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tim Gates Silverback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blondi tries to clinch but Silverback is having none of it.
Blondi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silverback sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blondi wants to clinch but Silverback slips to the side
and Silverback makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blondi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blondi staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Silverback misses the target.
Silverback leaves Blondi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blondi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silverback sprawls well. Silverback wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blondi gets slowly back to his feet.
Silverback scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi staying out of range there.
Silverback throws a shot from downtown. Blondi moves away and avoids it.
Blondi misses with a head kick.
Silverback throws an overhand right that lands on Blondi's shoulder, as Blondi tries to avoid the shot.
Blondi ducks under a wild hook from Silverback.
Blondi shoots in looking for a takedown but Silverback manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blondi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silverback cracks Blondi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blondi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blondi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverback scores with a decent looking hook.
Silverback stuffs the takedown.
Blondi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silverback stuffs the takedown.
Silverback works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silverback ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silverback circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silverback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Gates Silverback showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silverback keeps the fight on the outside.
Blondi avoids the body shot from Silverback.
Silverback displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blondi.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Blondi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Blondi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silverback counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Blondi.
Silverback leaves Blondi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Agapit Blondi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverback takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blondi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silverback as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blondi moves away from the strike by Silverback.
Blondi has his takedown stuffed
and Silverback counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blondi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silverback counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Silverback there.
Blondi throws a sloppy head kick and Silverback moves out of range easily.
Silverback lands a really nice looking cross but Blondi seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverback stuffs the takedown.
Silverback tests Blondi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silverback with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Silverback. No joy for Blondi on that attempt.
Silverback connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blondi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silverback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silverback uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blondi tries to clinch up but Silverback circles away and keeps his distance.
Blondi walks into a straight right hand from Silverback.
Blondi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blondi tries a head kick but it misses.
Blondi tries to clinch there but Silverback circles away.
Silverback avoids the head kick by Blondi.
Blondi tries to clinch up
and Silverback counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blondi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blondi misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Silverback finds it's way through Blondi's defenses.
Blondi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silverback tries to avoid it but Blondi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silverback to the ground. Silverback escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silverback connects with a jab.
Silverback lands a nice hook to Blondi's body. Blondi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Silverback as Blondi shoots in.
Agapit Blondi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blondi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Gates Silverback comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silverback has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Gates Silverback!
An out of breath Tim Gates Silverback thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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