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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Kubiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dumaham Bijan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Kubiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dumaham Bijan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bijan pushes Kubiak up against the cage in a clinch.
Bijan decides to pull guard.
Kubiak passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kubiak is looking to take a break and control but Bijan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kubiak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kubiak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kubiak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kubiak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kubiak trying to control the position but Bijan is working away.
Bijan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bijan wants to get back to his feet.
Kubiak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kubiak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kubiak is looking for a kimura but Bijan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kubiak to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bijan is looking to improve his position.
Kubiak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kubiak with the ground and pound but Bijan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bijan looking for a guillotine here but Kubiak defends easily.
Bijan working for a triangle but Kubiak defends it easily.
Kubiak trying to control the position from guard on top but Bijan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bijan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kubiak passes Bijan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kubiak is looking for a kimura but Bijan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kubiak to get the leverage.
Kubiak is looking to advance position but Bijan won't allow it.
Bijan is looking to improve his position.
Kubiak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bijan is refusing to be controlled, as Kubiak sits in half guard.
Kubiak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bijan trying to control from the bottom.
Kubiak 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak is looking for a kimura here.
Bijan is refusing to be controlled, as Kubiak sits in half guard.
Bijan trying to hold on to Kubiak's head to control him but Kubiak postures up.
Bijan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kubiak.
Kubiak is looking to take a break and control but Bijan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bijan is looking for a sweep. Kubiak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kubiak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kubiak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bijan is not content to let Kubiak control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kubiak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bijan sees it coming and defends easily.
Kubiak wants to free his trapped foot but Bijan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kubiak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kubiak wants to work for an arm triangle but Bijan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kubiak is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubiak goes for an armbar but Bijan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bijan.
Kubiak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Kubiak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kubiak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kubiak throwing shots but Bijan is blocking nicely.
Kubiak looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bijan trying to hold on to Kubiak's head to control him but Kubiak postures up.
Kubiak works his way into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubiak tries to advance to mount but Bijan instead regains half guard.
Bijan regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kubiak passes Bijan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kubiak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kubiak is working for a submission of some sort.
Bijan is defending against the submission attempts here by Kubiak.
Kubiak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bijan is trying to stand back up but Kubiak is controlling him
Bijan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kubiak is working away from the top position though.
Kubiak is trying to control the action in half guard but Bijan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kubiak prevents Bijan from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bijan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bijan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bijan manages to get to full guard.
Bijan managing to control the position.
Bijan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kubiak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kubiak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kubiak cracks Bijan with a solid left hand.
Kubiak tries to free his leg and advance position but Bijan is retaining full guard.
Kubiak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bijan can do to turn this around?
Bijan is trying to control the position but Kubiak postures up.
Kubiak wants to control from the top but Bijan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak advances to half guard.
Bijan is defending against the submission attempts here by Kubiak.
Kubiak slips a nice elbow through Bijan's hands, connecting with Bijan's forehead.
Bijan is looking to improve his position.
Kubiak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kubiak trying to pass the guard but Bijan defending well.
Kubiak is looking for a kimura here.
Bijan wants to improve his position but Kubiak is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bijan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bijan wants to control but Kubiak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kubiak is keen to just control but Bijan is a slippery customer.
Bijan wants to control but Kubiak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kubiak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bijan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kubiak pulls his head out easily.
Bijan is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubiak is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Kubiak dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kubiak fails with a takedown attempt.
Paddy Kubiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bijan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kubiak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kubiak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bijan did well to prevent Kubiak getting side control.
Bijan wants to get back to full guard.
Bijan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kubiak.
Bijan tries to roll over but Kubiak keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kubiak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bijan is just riding it out for now. Kubiak eventually gives up the hold.
Bijan is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubiak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bijan pushes Kubiak off looking to stand but Kubiak dives back in and keeps control.
Kubiak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bijan is trying to get back to full guard.
Kubiak is looking for a kimura but Bijan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kubiak to get the leverage.
Kubiak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kubiak is working for a kimura but Bijan is defending it quite comfortably.
Bijan is trying to stand up here but Kubiak is controlling him well.
Bijan tries to roll over but Kubiak keeps him under control.
Kubiak seems to be working for a kimura but Bijan defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bijan is trying to maintain the position but Kubiak is very close to passing his half guard.
Kubiak is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bijan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bijan is not content to let Kubiak control the position.
Bijan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kubiak.
Bijan pushes Kubiak off looking to stand but Kubiak dives back in and keeps control.
Kubiak is looking for a kimura here.
Kubiak prevents Bijan from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bijan sees it coming and defends easily.
Bijan wants to get back to his feet.
Kubiak wants to control but Bijan is keeping him busy.
Bijan wants to control but Kubiak is keeping busy.
Kubiak prevents Bijan from standing back up.
Bijan kicks Kubiak off and gets back to his feet.
Bijan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kubiak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bijan as he avoids it easily.
Bijan is looking for the big counter here.
Bijan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bijan prevents Kubiak from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubiak is doing well to control the position and prevent Bijan from advancing to side control.
Kubiak tries to roll over but Bijan keeps him under control.
Kubiak desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bijan is looking to take a break and control but Kubiak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dumaham Bijan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paddy Kubiak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kubiak works his way to full guard. Good work.
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 Paddy Kubiak.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kubiak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Kubiak!
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