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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bledsoe (ranked 6026 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladymir Mravciak (ranked 24297 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladymir Mravciak has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Bledsoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladymir Mravciak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mravciak tries to clinch but Bledsoe is having none of it.
Mravciak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mravciak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bledsoe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mravciak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bledsoe to the ground. Mravciak is now in Bledsoe's guard.
Mravciak preventing the sweep.
Bledsoe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bledsoe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bledsoe drops back looking for a leg! Mravciak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mravciak manages to kick Bledsoe off! Bledsoe jumps back into Mravciak's guard.
Bledsoe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bledsoe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mravciak wants to stand and escape but Bledsoe is having none of it.
Bledsoe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bledsoe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mravciak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bledsoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mravciak is keeping the position for now.
Bledsoe works over Mravciak with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bledsoe is in close to Mravciak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bledsoe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bledsoe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bledsoe postures up.
Bledsoe slips nicely into half guard.
Bledsoe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mravciak has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bledsoe trying to mount his opponent but Mravciak defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mravciak!
Bledsoe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mravciak?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Mravciak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bledsoe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bledsoe landing strikes from the mount.
Bledsoe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bledsoe working Mravciak over with strikes here.
Mravciak looks winded!
Bledsoe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bledsoe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bledsoe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bledsoe landing strikes from the mount and Mravciak is in trouble!
Bledsoe lands a nice shot to the head.
Mravciak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bledsoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bledsoe lands a couple of good shots and Mravciak has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bledsoe lands a shot to the head.
Bledsoe scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bledsoe is landing with strikes from the back.
Bledsoe is punishing Mravciak with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Bledsoe dominated that round.
That's time! Bledsoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bledsoe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bledsoe controlling the position.
Bledsoe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mravciak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eric Bledsoe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mravciak gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bledsoe working for a guillotine from mount but Mravciak is in no mood to give up.
Bledsoe looking to secure an arm triangle but Mravciak defends it well.
Bledsoe controlling the pace for now.
Bledsoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mravciak can do to turn this around?
Bledsoe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bledsoe breaks from Mravciak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bledsoe lands a couple of good shots and Mravciak has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bledsoe 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Mravciak is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mravciak is breathing heavily.
Bledsoe punches Mravciak on the ear.
Bledsoe is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mravciak rolls, trying to escape but Bledsoe keeps control of the position.
Bledsoe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bledsoe tightening his grip on Mravciak, looking for the choke.
Bledsoe landing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mravciak is in bad spot here.
Bledsoe gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Bledsoe biding his time, controlling Mravciak.
Mravciak covers up after that shot from Bledsoe.
Bledsoe lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bledsoe just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bledsoe gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bledsoe gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bledsoe apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bledsoe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mravciak's half guard.
Bledsoe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bledsoe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bledsoe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Bledsoe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Bledsoe dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mravciak enables Bledsoe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mravciak manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bledsoe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mravciak's guard.
Mravciak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mravciak trying to control from the bottom.
Bledsoe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mravciak is trying to stand.
Bledsoe working the head and body with strikes.
Bledsoe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mravciak!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bledsoe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bledsoe cracks Mravciak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mravciak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bledsoe dominating with strikes here.
Mravciak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bledsoe working Mravciak over with strikes here.
Bledsoe working Mravciak over with strikes here.
Bledsoe working Mravciak over with strikes here.
Bledsoe has hold of Mravciak's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mravciak manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bledsoe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bledsoe landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bledsoe landing punches.
Bledsoe raining down shots from the mount!
Mravciak is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Bledsoe.
Mravciak is still in real trouble! Can Bledsoe finish him?
Bledsoe lands a nice shot to the head.
Mravciak seems to have recovered his senses.
Bledsoe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mravciak's face.
Bledsoe controlling from mount.
Bledsoe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bledsoe working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Mravciak turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bledsoe off and cradles Mravciak's limp body as Bledsoe celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Eric Bledsoe!
A victorious Eric Bledsoe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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