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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Maybetter (ranked 1698 p4p, 215 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 1089 p4p, 141 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maybetter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't Stop The Funk. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Floyd Maybetter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maybetter blocks a head kick by Ludwig.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maybetter. Ludwig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maybetter jabs Ludwig right on the nose. Ludwig blinks but takes it well.
Maybetter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maybetter throws a right hand that Ludwig ducks under and follows up with a left that Ludwig also avoids with ease.
Ludwig scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Maybetter has hold of Ludwig's hands but Ludwig slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maybetter is pressing down on Ludwig's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ludwig postures up in Maybetter's guard and throws a big left but Maybetter blocks it.
Ludwig is looking to work some ground and pound but Maybetter has wrist control.
Maybetter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ludwig can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ludwig lands a couple of digs.
We've been hearing good reports from Maybetter's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ludwig working some strikes from top position.
Ludwig has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Just Train. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ludwig working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maybetter's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig wants to stand but Maybetter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Maybetter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ludwig in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ludwig postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maybetter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ludwig.
Ludwig wants to control from the top but Maybetter keeps moving.
Maybetter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ludwig's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ludwig scoring with some ground and pound.
Ludwig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ludwig distracts Maybetter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maybetter lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Ludwig postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludwig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ludwig distracts Maybetter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ludwig wants to get up but he can't break Maybetter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ludwig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludwig with a nice head shot there.
Maybetter trying to control the position.
Ludwig lands a couple of digs.
Maybetter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ludwig is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ludwig throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybetter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ludwig is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maybetter keeping moving, preventing Ludwig from controlling successfully.
Maybetter wants to sweep but no luck.
Ludwig content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maybetter is rocked!
Ludwig makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Maybetter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maybetter can't keep his opponent in guard - Ludwig advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ludwig takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ludwig landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maybetter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ludwig pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig wants to stand up but Maybetter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Maybetter tries to roll over but Ludwig keeps him under control.
Maybetter actively working from the bottom here.
Maybetter seems to have got his legs back now.
Ludwig takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maybetter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maybetter has his foot on Ludwig's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ludwig works his way back into a safe position though.
Ludwig postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maybetter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maybetter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ludwig sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Maybetter's defenses. It connects perfectly with Maybetter's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Ludwig!
After the fight, Sven Ludwig was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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