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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Endel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arda Godin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Endel Stark has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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152 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Endel Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arda Godin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Stark as he connects with a hook.
Godin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godin moves away.
Godin wants to counter the offense by Stark and move into the clinch position.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Godin is just out of range.
Godin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stark.
Stark dives in and scores a takedown into Godin's guard.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Godin is retaining full guard.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stark trying to control but Godin is working from the bottom.
Stark passes Godin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin tries to kick Stark off but Stark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stark is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Godin!
Stark with good strikes from the mount here!
Stark trying to control but Godin is having none of it.
Godin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stark with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Godin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stark lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stark lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Godin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The referee warns Godin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Godin is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Godin's face.
Godin is still in real trouble! Can Stark finish him?
Stark lands a big elbow.
Stark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Godin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Godin seems to have recovered his senses.
Godin is in a horrible position here. Stark smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Godin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stark landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Godin is having none of it.
Stark punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stark controlling the pace for now.
Stark raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Endel Stark 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.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Godin blocks the leg kick.
Stark throws a hook to the side of Godin's head but Godin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godin.
Godin wants to counter with a clinch but Stark pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Godin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stark.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godin manages to avoid it.
Godin tries to counter with a clinch but Stark shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Godin moved out of range.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Godin ducks down to avoid it.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Godin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
Stark tries to work over Godin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godin connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark avoiding damage as Godin throws knees to the body.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Godin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godin can do to turn this around?
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Godin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Stark sets himself, and Godin steps forward looking for the clinch! Stark avoids it this time.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Godin is just out of range.
Godin wants to counter with a clinch but Stark pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark fails with the takedown.
Godin wants to counter the offense by Stark and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Endel Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Godin but Godin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stark tries to bum rush Godin with a series of wild strikes but Godin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Godin quickly recovers to half guard.
Godin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Godin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godin wants to get back to his feet.
Stark trying to pass the guard but Godin defending well.
Stark wants to control but Godin is keeping him busy.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Godin is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Endel Stark dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Godin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Godin stuffs the takedown attempt from Stark. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Endel Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Stark forces Godin back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godin scores with a knee to the head.
Stark jumps guard but Godin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Godin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Endel Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Godin obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!
Godin working Stark over with knees to the body.
Godin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
Stark stalling in the clinch but Godin improves position.
Godin throws an elbow but it misses.
Godin lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Godin.
Godin is pushing Stark up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Godin pushes off an throws an elbow but Stark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Godin is struggling to control the position.
Endel Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark avoiding damage as Godin throws knees to the body.
Stark working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Godin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Godin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stark looking for a takedown.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godin landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godin trying to stall but Stark improves his position.
Stark is looking to control Godin's arms but Godin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stark has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Godin avoids the body shot from Stark.
Godin tries to counter with a clinch but Stark shakes him off and moves away.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arda Godin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godin swivels and escapes.
Godin wants to counter the offense by Stark and move into the clinch position.
Stark darts in and clinches Godin up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Godin.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Godin blocks it.
Godin missing with knees to the body.
Godin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godin with a knee to the head.
Godin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark working hard to break the clinch.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark is trying to break the clinch but Godin has him pressed against the cage.
Godin lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye.
Arda Godin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stark tries to break the clinch but Godin is controlling the position.
Stark jumps guard but Godin stands there with Stark around his waist. Stark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Godin.
Godin lands an elbow inside that Stark shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Godin.
Godin stops a takedown attempt from Stark.
Arda Godin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark jumps guard but Godin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arda Godin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Endel Stark!
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