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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ersan Ozdemiroglu (ranked 6081 p4p, 25148 weight class) and Yair Max (ranked 483 p4p, 529 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ersan Ozdemiroglu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yair Max!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozdemiroglu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Max tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ozdemiroglu is in Max's guard.
Max lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ozdemiroglu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ozdemiroglu thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ozdemiroglu lands some strikes from the bottom.
Max looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ozdemiroglu punching from the bottom - just letting Max know he's still in a fight.
Ozdemiroglu lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ozdemiroglu throws a couple of heel strikes.
Max wants to pass the guard but Ozdemiroglu is keeping the position.
Ozdemiroglu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Max stopping the sweep attempt from Ozdemiroglu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozdemiroglu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu tries to strike from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ozdemiroglu tries to get out of the position.
Ozdemiroglu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ozdemiroglu throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Max working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ozdemiroglu lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu trying to strike off his back.
Ozdemiroglu throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Max trying to control but Ozdemiroglu is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ozdemiroglu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozdemiroglu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ozdemiroglu winds up and cracks Max with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ozdemiroglu working over Max with some ground and pound. Max looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ozdemiroglu drops an elbow to the side of Max's head.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ozdemiroglu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Ozdemiroglu there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozdemiroglu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Max hang on?
Ozdemiroglu dominating with strikes here.
Ozdemiroglu with shots to the head and body - Max looks very uncomfortable down there.
Max is trying desperately to improve position.
Max tries to hold on but Ozdemiroglu postures up.
Max takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ozdemiroglu dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Ozdemiroglu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Max is bucking up trying to escape but Ozdemiroglu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Max is working to get back to half guard.
Max is bucking up trying to escape but Ozdemiroglu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes but Max is staying in there.
Max tries to hold on but Ozdemiroglu postures up.
Ozdemiroglu looking to finish Max with some ground and pound. This is bad for Max!
Ozdemiroglu 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Max tries to hold on but Ozdemiroglu pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max is desperately trying to improve his position but Ozdemiroglu has a good base and remains in mount.
Ozdemiroglu breaks from Max's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ozdemiroglu with good strikes from the mount here!
Max is squirming around, avoiding Ozdemiroglu's attempts to control the action.
Ozdemiroglu working Max over with strikes here.
Ozdemiroglu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ozdemiroglu.
Ozdemiroglu lands a nice shot to the head.
Ozdemiroglu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ozdemiroglu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozdemiroglu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ozdemiroglu working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ersan Ozdemiroglu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Max gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ozdemiroglu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ozdemiroglu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Max 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.
Ozdemiroglu chips away with some ground and pound.
Ozdemiroglu cracks Max with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozdemiroglu chips away with some ground and pound.
Ozdemiroglu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Max's head.
Max is looking to sweep but instead, Ozdemiroglu has passed into half guard.
Ozdemiroglu working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Ozdemiroglu there.
Ozdemiroglu is nestled in close to Max, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Max taking some punishment here, with Ozdemiroglu in his half guard.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ozdemiroglu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ozdemiroglu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Max wants to control but Ozdemiroglu is keeping busy.
Ozdemiroglu winds up and cracks Max with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Max has hold of Ozdemiroglu's hands but Ozdemiroglu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ozdemiroglu slips a nice elbow through Max's hands, connecting with Max's forehead.
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ozdemiroglu lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max trying to control from the bottom.
Ozdemiroglu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Max with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Max tries to roll over but Ozdemiroglu keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Ozdemiroglu there.
Ozdemiroglu drops an elbow to the side of Max's head.
Ozdemiroglu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ozdemiroglu lands a nice short elbow.
Ozdemiroglu lands strikes from half guard.
Ozdemiroglu stalling.
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Max is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ozdemiroglu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Max has hold of Ozdemiroglu's hands but Ozdemiroglu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Max is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ozdemiroglu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Max on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ozdemiroglu works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu dominating with strikes here.
Ozdemiroglu lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozdemiroglu cracks Max with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ozdemiroglu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ozdemiroglu landing strikes from the mount.
Max tries to hold on but Ozdemiroglu postures up.
Ozdemiroglu working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ersan Ozdemiroglu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ozdemiroglu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ozdemiroglu slips a nice elbow through Max's hands, connecting with Max's forehead.
Ozdemiroglu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ozdemiroglu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ozdemiroglu passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Max that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Max wants to control but Ozdemiroglu is having none of it.
Ozdemiroglu unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ozdemiroglu landing strikes from the mount and Max is in trouble!
Ozdemiroglu scoring with strikes but Max is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ozdemiroglu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ozdemiroglu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ozdemiroglu lands a couple of good shots and Max has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ozdemiroglu lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozdemiroglu softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ozdemiroglu lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Max takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ozdemiroglu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Max can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Max is looking for a way out.
Max covers up after that shot from Ozdemiroglu.
Ozdemiroglu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ozdemiroglu is landing with strikes. Max can't take much more of this.
Ozdemiroglu throwing damaging strikes from the back! Max could be in trouble here!
Ozdemiroglu punches Max on the ear.
The referee is taking a good look at Max as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ozdemiroglu!
Ozdemiroglu scores with punches from the back.
Max is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozdemiroglu is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Max. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ozdemiroglu. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Ozdemiroglu lands a shot to the body.
Max is really stuck here.
Ozdemiroglu looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ozdemiroglu has Max flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ozdemiroglu lands with a hammerfist to the side of Max's head.
Ozdemiroglu scores with punches from the back.
Max is rocked!
I really don't envy Max right now.
Max covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ersan Ozdemiroglu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight 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!
Ozdemiroglu controlling the position well here. Max rolled but Ozdemiroglu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Max is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ozdemiroglu lands a shot to the body.
Ozdemiroglu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ozdemiroglu is working the ground and pound. Can Max escape?
Ozdemiroglu is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Max covers up after that shot from Ozdemiroglu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozdemiroglu throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Max!
Yair Max has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max is still in real trouble! Can Ozdemiroglu finish him?
Ozdemiroglu lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ozdemiroglu.
Max tries to roll but Ozdemiroglu sticks to his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ersan Ozdemiroglu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ozdemiroglu 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ersan Ozdemiroglu!
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RATING
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