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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Iordanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tedy Blazusiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregor Iordanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tedy Blazusiak!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iordanov tries to clinch up but Blazusiak circles away and keeps his distance.
Iordanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Iordanov moves in looking to clinch but Blazusiak pushes him off.
Iordanov closes the distance and clinches.
Iordanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blazusiak is defending well for now.
Blazusiak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Iordanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iordanov is looking to clinch but Blazusiak is avoiding it.
Iordanov wants to clinch.
Blazusiak unleashes a big counter combination but Iordanov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazusiak misses with a body shot.
Iordanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blazusiak. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iordanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gregor Iordanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blazusiak throws a sloppy head kick and Iordanov moves out of range easily.
Iordanov instigates a clinch.
Blazusiak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Iordanov tries to circle away but Blazusiak has him pinned against the cage.
Iordanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Iordanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blazusiak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blazusiak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Iordanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gregor Iordanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tedy Blazusiak.
Blazusiak tries for a takedown but Iordanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Blazusiak looks to move away, Iordanov throws a big counter combo but Blazusiak just gets out of the way.
Blazusiak keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Blazusiak blocks the low kick.
Iordanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blazusiak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick misses from Iordanov.
Iordanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Iordanov wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Blazusiak.
Iordanov stalling in the clinch but Blazusiak improves position.
Blazusiak just leaning against Iordanov, taking a breather.
Iordanov has Blazusiak pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iordanov connects with a knee to the head.
Blazusiak is trying to drag Iordanov to the mat but Iordanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Blazusiak wants to break free but Iordanov has control.
Iordanov is looking to control Blazusiak's arms but Blazusiak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Iordanov has his back to the cage.
Iordanov trying to control the position but instead, Blazusiak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Iordanov into the cage.
Iordanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Iordanov has Blazusiak pressed against the cage, preventing Blazusiak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blazusiak decides to pull guard.
Blazusiak keeping moving, preventing Iordanov from controlling successfully.
Iordanov postures up and lands a big shot to Blazusiak's brow.
Iordanov wants to control from the top but Blazusiak keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blazusiak looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Iordanov passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Iordanov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Iordanov scores with a jab. Blazusiak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Iordanov is looking to clinch but Blazusiak is avoiding it.
Blazusiak looks to land a combination but Iordanov avoids it well.
Iordanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blazusiak.
Blazusiak goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Iordanov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blazusiak's guard! Nice work there by Iordanov!
Blazusiak keeping moving, preventing Iordanov from controlling successfully.
Blazusiak is pulling down on Iordanov's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iordanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Blazusiak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blazusiak holds on and takes a little breather.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blazusiak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Iordanov wants to stand and escape but instead Blazusiak has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Iordanov kicks Blazusiak off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazusiak rushes Iordanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blazusiak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Iordanov up against the cage.
Iordanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blazusiak breaks from the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Iordanov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Iordanov clinches up with Blazusiak and pushes him back against the cage.
Iordanov trying to land knees to the body.
Blazusiak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gregor Iordanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Iordanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazusiak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iordanov taking a breather.
Iordanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iordanov is pressed up against the cage. Blazusiak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Iordanov down to the mat. Iordanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Iordanov tries to clinch up.
Blazusiak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Iordanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Blazusiak circles away.
Blazusiak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Blazusiak is predictable there
and Iordanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Iordanov stalks Blazusiak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blazusiak's face. Blazusiak staggers backwards, shaken.
Blazusiak avoids the head kick by Iordanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazusiak throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Blazusiak
and Iordanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Gregor Iordanov is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Iordanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blazusiak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iordanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Blazusiak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gregor Iordanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blazusiak misses with a series of wild punches.
Blazusiak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Iordanov did well to prevent Blazusiak getting side control.
Iordanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blazusiak perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Iordanov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Iordanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blazusiak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iordanov won't be happy with that.
Iordanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blazusiak can do to turn this around?
Blazusiak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iordanov keeps working.
Blazusiak decides to stand up, so the ref orders Iordanov to his feet.
Iordanov connects with a leg kick. Blazusiak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iordanov cracks the inside of Blazusiak's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blazusiak.
Iordanov has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazusiak lands a takedown into guard.
Blazusiak tries to free his leg and advance position but Iordanov is retaining full guard.
Blazusiak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Iordanov is trying to keep Blazusiak in close.
Blazusiak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Iordanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blazusiak on the ground.
Blazusiak's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iordanov is looking to clinch.
Iordanov is looking to clinch but Blazusiak is avoiding it.
Iordanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Blazusiak circles away.
Despite the aggression on Blazusiak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters circling a little - Iordanov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blazusiak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tedy Blazusiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazusiak looks for a takedown but Iordanov sprawls well.
Iordanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blazusiak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Iordanov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Blazusiak dives into side control.
Iordanov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Blazusiak tries to move into full mount but can't pass Iordanov's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iordanov is letting Blazusiak control him for a moment.
Blazusiak is continuing to stall.
Iordanov struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blazusiak is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Iordanov's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tedy Blazusiak.
I think Iordanov 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Iordanov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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