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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Morato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Tatarinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tomas Morato has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tomas Morato seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Morato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Tatarinov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morato gets a clinch.
Tatarinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morato's elbow.
Tatarinov struggles to land a body shot inside as Morato controls his hands.
Morato blocks an uppercut.
Morato manages to break the clinch.
Tatarinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morato's sensitive parts.
Tatarinov thows a leg kick but Morato checks it
and Morato counters with a takedown into side control.
Tatarinov throws Morato to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatarinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Morato gets a takedown into half guard.
Tatarinov kicks Morato off and gets back to his feet.
Morato has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wreckshop in the buildup to the fight.
Morato darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morato working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatarinov is trying to get back to full guard.
Tatarinov is trying to control but can't.
Tatarinov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tatarinov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morato throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tatarinov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morato is in Tatarinov's guard.
Tatarinov managing to control the position.
Morato landing with the ground and pound.
Morato scoring with some ground and pound.
Tatarinov is trying to keep Morato in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov wants to stand and escape but Morato is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morato is stalling in the full guard.
Morato trying to control but Tatarinov is working from the bottom.
Morato scoring with some ground and pound.
Morato trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatarinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatarinov trying to keep a closed guard but Morato is proving a slippery customer.
Tatarinov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tatarinov wants to stand and escape but Morato is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov seems keen to control Morato's posture.
Tatarinov wants to stand up but Morato is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tatarinov looks to land a right hand but Morato moved out of range.
Morato throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tatarinov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morato is in Tatarinov's guard.
Tatarinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tatarinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tatarinov wants to stand and escape but Morato is having none of it.
Morato is in close to Tatarinov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morato trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatarinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morato throwing strikes from guard but Tatarinov blocks nicely.
Morato 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Morato trying to control but Tatarinov is working from the bottom.
Tatarinov pulls Morato in close to prevent any damage.
Morato working some strikes from top position.
Morato prevents Tatarinov from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morato wants to pass the guard but Tatarinov is keeping the position.
Tatarinov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Morato defends it easily.
Morato wants to control from the top but Tatarinov keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergei Tatarinov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tatarinov throws a sloppy head kick and Morato moves out of range easily.
Morato moves out of range as Tatarinov strikes.
Tatarinov moves forwards but Morato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morato tries for a takedown but Tatarinov circles away easily
letting Tatarinov counter with a right hand.
Morato shoots in looking for a takedown. Tatarinov tries to sprawl out of it but Morato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tatarinov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morato dives in for a single leg takedown but Tatarinov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tatarinov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Morato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatarinov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morato.
Morato shoots in and drives through. Tatarinov sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Tatarinov. That snapped Morato's head back.
Morato misses with a takedown attempt
and Tatarinov counters with a nice leg kick.
Morato cracks a nice hook into Tatarinov's ribs.
Tatarinov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatarinov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatarinov misses with a hook.
Morato lands a body shot.
Sergei Tatarinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morato closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tatarinov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tatarinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tatarinov throws a leg kick but Morato checks it.
Morato walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tatarinov rushes Morato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Morato tries to break free but Tatarinov pushes him back against the cage.
Tatarinov misses with a body punch.
Tatarinov can't find room to land a body shot as Morato controls the action.
Tatarinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Tatarinov tenderised Morato's leg. Morato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morato tries to clinch but Tatarinov moves out of range.
Tatarinov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tatarinov but Tatarinov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sergei Tatarinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatarinov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tatarinov.
Tatarinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Tatarinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatarinov misses with a hook.
Morato attempts a counter takedown but Tatarinov avoids it well and moves away.
Tatarinov misses with the combination.
Tatarinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morato was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morato.
Morato needs to keep his hands up - Tatarinov had a free shot at his head there.
Tatarinov connects with a crisp jab.
Tatarinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatarinov throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morato goes for a double leg but Tatarinov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tatarinov continues to drive forward.
Morato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Morato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tatarinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morato.
Morato working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morato connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tatarinov some visible discomfort.
Morato working away.
Tomas Morato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Who's going to make the next move?
Morato cracks Tatarinov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov wants to get back to his feet.
Morato tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tatarinov looks to move to half guard but instead Morato has passed into mount! Damn!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatarinov trying desperately to get to his feet.
BOOM! Morato connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tatarinov wants to hold on but Morato pushes him away.
Morato trying to control but Tatarinov is having none of it.
Tatarinov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Tatarinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tatarinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatarinov moves into the clinch successfully.
Morato wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morato.
Morato prevents a body shot from Tatarinov.
Morato manages to break the clinch.
Tatarinov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Morato to counter with a crisp jab.
Morato shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tatarinov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tatarinov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatarinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morato.
Tatarinov misses with a two punch combination.
Morato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morato looking to score a takedown here. Tatarinov is defending well but Morato drives through and ends up in Tatarinov's guard.
Tatarinov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morato blocks a body shot from Tatarinov.
Morato is trying to push Tatarinov away but Tatarinov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tatarinov has a couple of punches blocked by Morato.
Tatarinov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morato is trying to break the clinch but Tatarinov is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Tatarinov.
Tatarinov tries a body shot but Morato blocks it.
Morato is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tatarinov lands a hook that snaps the head of Morato backwards.
Tatarinov tries to work over Morato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatarinov has a couple of punches blocked by Morato.
Tatarinov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatarinov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatarinov digs a right hand into Morato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morato's gas tank.
Tatarinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morato tries to pull guard but Tatarinov holds him up against the cage and eventually Morato drops back down to his feet.
Tatarinov looking to throw knees to the head but Morato is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morato manages to break the clinch.
Morato fails with the takedown.
Tatarinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Morato keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatarinov lands a nice shot that snaps Morato's head back.
Morato dives in and grabs Tatarinov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tatarinov pushes down on Morato's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Morato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morato.
Tatarinov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morato has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Morato are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Morato is looking to take a break and control but Tatarinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morato working away.
Tatarinov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morato asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tomas Morato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatarinov struggling a bit here.
Tatarinov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tatarinov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Morato keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Tatarinov as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatarinov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatarinov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatarinov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morato's elbow.
Tatarinov lands a damaging elbow.
Tatarinov tries to throw a body punch but Morato avoids it by throwing Tatarinov back against the cage.
Tatarinov lands an elbow inside that Morato shrugs off.
Morato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tatarinov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morato takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatarinov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tatarinov with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatarinov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tatarinov lands a nice uppercut.
Tatarinov lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Tatarinov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tatarinov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Tatarinov!
Our winner, Sergei Tatarinov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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