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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bahtiyar Yildiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Ivanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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257 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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198 cm
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259 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bahtiyar Yildiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henri Ivanovski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yildiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ivanovski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ivanovski is looking for a sweep.
Yildiz working the strikes but Ivanovski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Yildiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yildiz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ivanovski is staying active underneath Yildiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yildiz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ivanovski is looking to control Yildiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ivanovski avoid being mounted?
Yildiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yildiz is just content to waste time from the top position. Ivanovski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovski trying to keep a closed guard but Yildiz is proving a slippery customer.
Yildiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanovski wants to sweep but no luck.
Ivanovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanovski working a defensive guard here.
Yildiz postures up in Ivanovski's guard and throws a big left but Ivanovski blocks it.
Ivanovski is trying to control the position but Yildiz postures up.
Yildiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ivanovski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yildiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Yildiz cracks Ivanovski with a solid left hand.
Yildiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Ivanovski has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yildiz postures up in Ivanovski's guard and throws a big left but Ivanovski blocks it.
Yildiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yildiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanovski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yildiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ivanovski's head.
Yildiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yildiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yildiz.
Yildiz working some strikes from top position.
Yildiz landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yildiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz wants to control from the top but Ivanovski keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yildiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ivanovski keeping full guard, as Yildiz tries to pass.
Yildiz slips nicely into half guard.
Yildiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ivanovski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yildiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz is looking to take a break and control but Ivanovski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivanovski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yildiz.
Yildiz winds up and cracks Ivanovski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ivanovski wants to improve his position but Yildiz is controlling well.
Yildiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yildiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yildiz wants to pass the guard but Ivanovski is defending well.
Ivanovski taking some punishment here, with Yildiz in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bahtiyar Yildiz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yildiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivanovski. Ivanovski gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivanovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yildiz clinches.
Yildiz has clasped his hands together around Ivanovski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ivanovski dodges the ground and pound from Yildiz.
You can see the frustration on Ivanovski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yildiz is working Ivanovski over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ivanovski sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovski works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yildiz's guard.
Yildiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanovski.
Yildiz keeping moving, preventing Ivanovski from controlling successfully.
Ivanovski won't allow Yildiz to get back to his feet.
Yildiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yildiz tries to get out of the position.
Yildiz keeping full guard, as Ivanovski tries to pass.
Yildiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ivanovski looking to sit in guard and control but Yildiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz throwing strikes but missing.
Bahtiyar Yildiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivanovski looking to control.
Ivanovski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yildiz.
Yildiz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ivanovski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yildiz is on top in guard.
Ivanovski controls Yildiz momentarily but Yildiz frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanovski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yildiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yildiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanovski is keeping the position for now.
Yildiz stands up over Ivanovski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ivanovski wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yildiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yildiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yildiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ivanovski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yildiz controls the pace.
Yildiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanovski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yildiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yildiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Yildiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bahtiyar Yildiz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yildiz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yildiz has gone for a leg lock! Ivanovski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yildiz's guard.
Ivanovski looking to sit in guard and control but Yildiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yildiz throwing strikes from guard but Ivanovski blocks nicely.
Ivanovski wants to sweep here but Yildiz controlling him for the moment.
Ivanovski has momentary wrist control but Yildiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Yildiz throws a strike but Ivanovski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yildiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivanovski wants to control from the top but Yildiz keeps moving.
Ivanovski lands a couple of digs.
Ivanovski postures up in Yildiz's guard and throws a big left but Yildiz blocks it.
Ivanovski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yildiz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ivanovski controls the pace.
Yildiz looking to control.
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.
Ivanovski passes into half guard.
Ivanovski is looking for a kimura here.
Ivanovski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yildiz defends it well.
Ivanovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanovski is thwarting Yildiz's attempts to control the position.
Ivanovski prevents Yildiz from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz gets full guard.
Ivanovski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yildiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanovski on the ground.
Ivanovski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yildiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivanovski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yildiz dives on top into guard.
Yildiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ivanovski's head.
Yildiz trying to control but Ivanovski is working from the bottom.
Yildiz postures up.
Yildiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yildiz throwing strikes from guard but Ivanovski blocks nicely.
Ivanovski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ivanovski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yildiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ivanovski keeping moving, preventing Yildiz from controlling successfully.
Henri Ivanovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanovski trying to control 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 Bahtiyar Yildiz.
Well Yildiz 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bahtiyar Yildiz!
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energy
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pop
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