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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dostoevsky Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dostoevsky Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilkington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Fedor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bilkington rushes Fedor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fedor has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bilkington is trying to keep an underhook but Fedor manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bilkington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fedor is working away from the top position though.
Bilkington wants to get back to full guard.
Fedor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fedor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bilkington keeping control of the position.
Fedor stops Bilkington from getting back to his feet.
Fedor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bilkington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bilkington is trying to get back to full guard.
Bilkington trying to hold on to Fedor's head to control him but Fedor postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor is looking for a kimura here.
Fedor prevents Bilkington from improving his position.
Bilkington pushes Fedor off looking to stand but Fedor dives back in and keeps control.
Fedor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bilkington's head.
Fedor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bilkington keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fedor prevents Bilkington from standing back up.
Bilkington is positioning himself well to prevent Fedor advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington trying to control but Fedor postures up.
Bobby Bilkington has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bilkington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bilkington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bilkington rushes Fedor and presses him up against the cage.
Fedor wants to take the fight to the mat but Bilkington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fedor looks winded!
Fedor stops a takedown attempt from Bilkington.
Fedor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bobby Bilkington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dostoevsky Fedor.
Fedor wants a takedown.
Bilkington wants a takedown.
Fedor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bilkington after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Bilkington both land. Nice combination.
Bilkington shoots in and gets a takedown into Fedor's guard.
Fedor trying to keep a closed guard but Bilkington is proving a slippery customer.
Bilkington wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
Bilkington lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Bilkington from controlling successfully.
Bilkington throwing strikes from guard but Fedor blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fedor holds on and takes a little breather.
Bilkington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fedor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bilkington keeps the fight on the outside.
Bilkington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bilkington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fedor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bilkington moves in looking to clinch but Fedor pushes him off.
Bilkington tries to clinch there but Fedor circles away.
Bilkington stuffs the takedown.
Fedor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bilkington counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bilkington throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fedor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bilkington is in Fedor's guard.
Bilkington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bilkington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fedor stuffs the takedown.
Fedor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bilkington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bilkington is defended easily by Fedor.
Fedor feints and as Bilkington raises his hands in defense, Fedor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fedor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fedor stopping the sweep attempt from Bilkington.
Fedor throws a strike but Bilkington rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fedor is breathing heavily.
Bilkington is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fedor looking to control.
Bilkington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bilkington shoots for a takedown but Fedor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Bilkington.
Fedor darts in looking for a takedown but Bilkington gets double underhooks and turns Fedor into the cage.
Bilkington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bilkington slaps away a takedown attempt from Fedor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington fails to land with a series of punches.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bilkington postures up and lands a big shot to Fedor's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilkington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fedor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bilkington trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobby Bilkington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fedor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bilkington is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bilkington looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fedor working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bobby Bilkington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fedor tries to move into range but Bilkington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bilkington darts in looking for a takedown but Fedor gets double underhooks and turns Bilkington into the cage.
Fedor has Bilkington pushed against the cage.
Fedor is working for takedown but Bilkington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bilkington gets underhooks to prevent Fedor's takedown attempt.
Fedor is pressed up against the cage. Bilkington has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fedor down to the mat. Fedor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bilkington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bilkington leaves Fedor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fedor tries to keep at a distance but Bilkington has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor looking for a takedown.
Bilkington turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bilkington controls the position.
Bilkington trying to control the action but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Fedor tries to buck Bilkington off but Bilkington is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bilkington is looking to take a break and control but Fedor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bilkington controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bilkington dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Fedor. Those never looked like landing.
Bilkington fails with a takedown attempt.
Fedor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bilkington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bilkington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bilkington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fedor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bilkington dives in for a single leg takedown but Fedor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedor pulls guard successfully.
Bilkington controlling from the top position.
Fedor wants to sweep here but Bilkington controlling him for the moment.
Fedor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bilkington controls the pace.
Bilkington trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fedor can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Bilkington.
Bilkington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fedor, pushing him back against the cage.
Fedor is looking for a takedown.
Bilkington wants a takedown but no success here.
Fedor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bilkington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bilkington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedor struggles to land a body shot inside as Bilkington controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington wants to take the fight to the mat but Fedor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fedor tries to pull guard but Bilkington won't allow it.
Fedor is looking for a takedown.
Fedor wants a takedown.
Bilkington is working for takedown but Fedor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bilkington is pressed up against the cage. Fedor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bilkington down to the mat. Bilkington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bilkington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bilkington looks for a takedown but Fedor sprawls well.
Bobby Bilkington is winning the standup battle so far.
Fedor tries to clinch up.
Fedor fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fedor sprawls well initially but Bilkington persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fedor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fedor is still trying to improve position.
Fedor trying to control but Bilkington postures up.
Bilkington trying to control the pace.
Dostoevsky Fedor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor is looking to improve his position.
Fedor wants to control but Bilkington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dostoevsky Fedor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bilkington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bilkington duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor tries for a takedown but Bilkington circles away easily
and Bilkington counters with a three punch combo that has Fedor backing up. Fedor nods at Bilkington to acknowledge the strikes.
Bilkington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bilkington trying to control the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedor striking from the bottom.
Bobby Bilkington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bilkington in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bilkington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bilkington 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bilkington!
Bobby Bilkington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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