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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adnan Cirak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Blanco has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adnan Cirak's chin.
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181 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adnan Cirak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco shoots in for a double leg but Cirak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roberto Blanco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirak lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cirak.
Blanco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cirak defends it nicely.
Blanco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cirak scores with a body shot.
Blanco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cirak connects with a leg kick. Blanco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cirak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanco.
Blanco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cirak pinned against the cage. Cirak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adnan Cirak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Blanco.
Nice jab there from Cirak.
It looks like Roberto Blanco has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blanco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirak.
Blanco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cirak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cirak ducks right into an uppercut from Blanco.
Cirak clinches up against the cage.
Cirak lands a shot to the body.
Blanco swings wildly with an uppercut but Cirak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirak.
Cirak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanco throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirak.
Cirak lands with a right to the head.
Cirak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cirak lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Cirak.
Blanco throws a punch but it's blocked by Cirak.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cirak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirak.
Cirak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blanco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cirak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Cirak lands a nice uppercut.
Blanco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cirak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blanco misses with the head strike.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Cirak.
Cirak lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cirak.
Cirak stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco lands a left hand.
Cirak presses Blanco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blanco has a couple of punches blocked by Cirak.
Blanco misses with some punches.
Cirak lands a nice uppercut.
Blanco misses with some punches.
Cirak breaks from the clinch.
Blanco misses with a hook
and Cirak counters with a nice body shot.
Blanco is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blanco throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Blanco misses the target.
Cirak clinches with his opponent.
Cirak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cirak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cirak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cirak is leaning against Blanco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Blanco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cirak.
Cirak breaks from the clinch.
Blanco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blanco misses with a hook.
Blanco misses the jab.
Blanco throws a jab but it's blocked by Cirak.
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!
Blanco dives in and grabs Cirak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cirak pushes down on Blanco's head and hops out.
Blanco throws out a loose jab but Cirak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cirak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blanco tries to clinch up but Cirak circles away and keeps his distance.
Adnan Cirak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cirak is looking to slow Blanco down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanco.
Cirak scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Blanco. Those never looked like landing.
Cirak lands with a nice body punch.
Blanco looks winded!
Cirak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blanco doesn't seem bothered though.
Blanco misses with a hook. Cirak ducked under it nicely.
Blanco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cirak has Blanco up against the cage in a clinch.
Blanco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cirak.
Nice body punch from Cirak.
Cirak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cirak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blanco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cirak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cirak cracks Blanco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cirak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adnan Cirak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Blanco misses.
Cirak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cirak connects with a body shot that sends Blanco's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Cirak. Those never looked like landing.
Cirak lands a head shot.
Cirak fails to land with a series of punches.
Cirak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cirak cracks a nice hook into Blanco's ribs.
Cirak defending well as Blanco loads up on a big left hand.
Cirak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blanco misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cirak cracks Blanco with an open hand slap.
Cirak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cirak circles away quickly and effectively.
Cirak scores with a shot to the body.
Cirak lands with an overhand left.
Blanco might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cirak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cirak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cirak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirak lands a nice hook to Blanco's body. Blanco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blanco is breathing heavily.
Blanco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cirak.
Blanco wants to clinch up but Cirak keeps it at a distance.
Cirak lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Cirak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cirak.
Blanco is rocked!
Blanco ducks straight into an uppercut from Cirak and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Blanco manages to regain guard straight away.
Blanco is still in real trouble! Can Cirak finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirak throwing strikes from guard but Blanco blocks nicely.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cirak gets to his feet. Blanco looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Blanco seems to have recovered his senses.
Cirak waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Blanco. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Blanco to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Cirak stands up and waves to Blanco to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Cirak. Beautiful body shot.
Cirak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Adnan Cirak is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Cirak.
Cirak digs a good hook to Blanco's body.
Cirak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blancos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blanco throws a right hand that misses
and Cirak counters with a two punch combo.
Cirak blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Blanco.
Blanco misses the jab.
Cirak lands with a good body shot.
Blanco misses with a left hand
and Cirak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Blanco misses.
Blanco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blanco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirak.
Cirak lands a jab to Blanco's midsection.
Cirak bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Blanco! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cirak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Adnan Cirak wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blanco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cirak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blanco.
Blanco feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ciraks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cirak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blanco manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Cirak finds it's target.
Blanco lands a jab to the nose.
Blanco looks to throw the jab but Cirak is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cirak ducks under a wild hook from Blanco.
Blanco throws a lazy right hand but Cirak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cirak tries a low kick but Blanco avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adnan Cirak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Blanco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blanco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blanco takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cirak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cirak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blanco misses with a straight left.
Blanco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cirak lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Blanco.
Cirak connects with a right hand. Blanco shakes it off.
Cirak lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Blanco.
Donk. Cirak catches Blanco right on the button with a cross.
Blanco clobbers Cirak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cirak lands a nice looking body shot.
Blanco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blanco is defended easily by Cirak.
Blanco loads up on a big right hand but Cirak slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Cirak. That snapped Blanco's head back.
Cirak takes the fight into the clinch.
Cirak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blanco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right handed body shot lands from Cirak.
Cirak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cirak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blanco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blanco wants to clinch.
Cirak lands with an overhand left.
Blanco throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanco.
Blanco dives in for a single leg takedown but Cirak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cirak scores with a shot to the side of Blanco's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Cirak.
Blanco throws a head punch that misses.
Cirak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Cirak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Cirak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blanco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Blanco fails to land.
Blanco misses with a punch on the inside.
Cirak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blanco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cirak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blanco ducks into an uppercut from Cirak and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adnan Cirak!
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