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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bub Blood (ranked 4732 p4p, 4736 weight class) and Patrick Maughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 St Petersburg, Bub Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Maughan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maughan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blood slaps away a takedown attempt from Maughan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maughan has his takedown stuffed
and Blood counters with a head kick. That will keep Maughan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bub Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Maughan.
Maughan has his takedown stuffed
and Blood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maughan jumps guard but Blood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blood is trying to pull guard but Maughan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Maughan looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maughan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maughan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blood is fending him off so far but Maughan persists. Nope, Blood circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maughan is trying to defend but Blood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Maughan wants to improve his position but Blood is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maughan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maughan wants to stand up but Blood is controlling him.
Maughan has his foot on Blood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blood works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to move into half guard but instead Maughan has managed to sweep!
Blood wants to sweep here but Maughan controlling him for the moment.
Blood uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Blood forces Maughan back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blood.
Maughan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maughan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood scores with a head kick. Maughan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blood takes the fight into the clinch.
Blood blocks the elbow strike.
Maughan can't break the clinch.
Blood fails to pull guard.
Blood manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Blood is pulling down on Maughan's head to control his posture.
Maughan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood looking to control.
Blood is really struggling to control Maughan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Maughan from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blood lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bub Blood 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.
Blood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maughan is fending him off so far but Blood persists. Nope, Maughan circles away and we're back to standing.
Maughan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blood sprawls well. Blood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maughan gets slowly back to his feet.
Blood is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maughan.
Blood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maughan defends it nicely.
Maughan forces Blood back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maughan tries to pull guard but Blood won't allow it.
Maughan fails to pull guard.
Bub Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Maughan.
Blood tries to pull guard but Maughan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maughan can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maughan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maughan wants to take the fight to the mat but Blood manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maughan backwards.
Maughan tries to pull guard but Blood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blood wants a takedown but no success here.
Blood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maughan walks away with a smile on his face. Blood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bub Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maughan darts in looking for a takedown but Blood gets double underhooks and turns Maughan into the cage.
Maughan tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maughan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maughan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood shoots in for a double leg but Maughan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Blood with that takedown attempt.
Maughan wants to counter the offense by Blood and move into the clinch position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maughan, pushing him back against the cage.
Maughan successfully pulls guard.
Maughan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blood stands up and waves to Maughan to follow him.
Maughan tries to clinch but Blood is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood slaps away a takedown attempt from Maughan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blood tries to keep at a distance but Maughan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maughan tries to clinch up but Blood circles away and keeps his distance.
Blood attempts a counter takedown but Maughan avoids it well and moves away.
Blood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maughan shoots in but Blood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maughan looks to clinch
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maughan.
Maughan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood delivers a nice body kick.
Maughan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blood tries to avoid it but Maughan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blood to the ground. Blood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maughan has a takedown stuffed.
Blood throws a big counter combination but Maughan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maughan stuffs the takedown attempt from Blood. Blood gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maughan tries to avoid it but Blood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maughan to the ground. Maughan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maughan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blood. Blood obviously looking to wear him down.
Bub Blood is winning the standup battle so far.
Maughan takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bub Blood dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Maughan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maughan shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Blood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maughan fails to land the takedown.
Blood seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maughan.
Maughan fails with a takedown attempt.
Bub Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Maughan.
Maughan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throws a front kick that sends Maughan stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maughan dives in and grabs Blood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes down on Maughan's head and hops out.
Maughan moves in looking to clinch but Blood pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blood.
Blood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maughan defends it nicely.
Maughan slaps away a takedown attempt from Blood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blood has closed the distance and engaged Maughan in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maughan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blood pulls his leg out and moves away.
That kick from Blood tenderised Maughan's leg. Maughan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blood scores with a push kick.
Maughan tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blood just leaning against Maughan, taking a breather.
Maughan jumps guard but Blood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maughan misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood jumps guard but Maughan stands there with Blood around his waist. Blood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blood.
Blood prevents Maughan from breaking the clinch.
Blood gets underhooks to prevent Maughan's takedown attempt.
Blood lands a good knee to the midsection. Maughan won't want to take too many of those.
Maughan is trying to pull guard but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Blood is trying to pull guard but Maughan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blood jumps guard but Maughan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maughan fails to pull guard.
Maughan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Maughan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blood goes for a takedown attempt but Maughan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blood leaves Maughan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blood instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maughan is defending well for now.
Blood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maughan after a bit of a struggle.
Patrick Maughan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bub Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bub Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bub Blood!
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