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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joelinton Apolinario (ranked 3465 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Dragan Dynamov (ranked 367 p4p, 365 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joelinton Apolinario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dragan Dynamov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apolinario keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Apolinario looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Apolinario pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dynamov is out of range and Apolinario settles back down.
Dynamov misses with a low kick as Apolinario jumps back.
Dynamov scores with a leg kick.
Apolinario takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Apolinario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dynamov misses with a low kick.
Dynamov misses with a low kick.
Apolinario throws a body shot but no joy.
Apolinario tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Apolinario misses.
A big left from Apolinario misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolinario avoids the body shot from Dynamov.
A big right from Dynamov misses.
Dynamov throws a low kick but Apolinario moves out of range easily.
Dynamov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apolinario uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dynamov.
Apolinario swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Apolinario throws a lazy uppercut
and Dynamov counters with a low kick, right behind Apolinario 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamov throws out a loose jab but Apolinario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apolinario lands with a nice body punch.
Apolinario has managed to clinch.
Apolinario struggles to land a body shot inside as Dynamov controls his hands.
Dynamov blocks a body shot from Apolinario.
Dynamov misses with a punch to the body.
Apolinario lands a nice uppercut.
Apolinario misses with a body punch.
Dynamov misses with a punch on the inside.
Dynamov swings wildly with an uppercut but Apolinario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dynamov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apolinario lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dynamov backwards.
Dynamov misses with a body punch.
Dynamov scores with a shoulder strike.
Apolinario fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apolinario working aggressively here.
Apolinario lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dynamov backwards.
Apolinario misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Dynamov.
Apolinario lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dynamov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apolinario has a couple of punches blocked by Dynamov.
Apolinario struggles to land a body shot inside as Dynamov controls his hands.
Dynamov lands with a right to the head.
Apolinario throws a punch but it's blocked by Dynamov.
Dynamov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apolinario struggles to land a body shot inside as Dynamov controls his hands.
Dynamov misses with the head strike.
Dynamov is working Apolinario over against the cage.
Dynamov can't find room to land a body shot as Apolinario controls the action.
Apolinario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dynamov's efforts to push away.
Apolinario goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apolinario tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dynamov's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Apolinario.
Dynamov is trying to force a seperation but Apolinario has the dominant position.
Apolinario swings wildly with an uppercut but Dynamov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Apolinario fails to land.
Apolinario scores with a shoulder strike.
Apolinario working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dynamov lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Apolinario scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Apolinario lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dynamov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dynamov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Apolinario misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dynamov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apolinario.
Apolinario swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dynamov lands a body punch.
Dynamov has Apolinario pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dynamov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Apolinario tumbling to the mat - Dynamov dives into Apolinario's guard.
Dynamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Apolinario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Apolinario looking for a sweep. Not yet Apolinario, not yet.
Apolinario escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dynamov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apolinario is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Apolinario looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dynamov passes into side control.
Dynamov working away.
You can see the frustration on Apolinario's face as Dynamov controls the position.
Let's hope that Dynamov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dragan Dynamov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Apolinario lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dynamov is looking to slow Apolinario down with leg kicks.
Dynamov throws a shot from downtown. Apolinario moves away and avoids it.
Dynamov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dynamov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apolinario.
Dynamov misses with an uppercut. Apolinario saw that one coming.
Apolinario lands a jab to the nose.
Joelinton Apolinario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Apolinario blocks the low kick.
Apolinario uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dynamov.
Dynamov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamov gets tackled into the cage by Apolinario. Apolinario maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dynamov.
Dynamov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apolinario wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dynamov.
Dynamov misses with a low kick.
Apolinario has Dynamov up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Apolinario fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dynamov.
Dynamov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dynamov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apolinario working aggressively here.
Dynamov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dynamov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joelinton Apolinario has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dynamov.
Dynamov working aggressively here.
Apolinario has a couple of punches blocked by Dynamov.
Still in the clinch, Dynamov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dynamov wants to get back to striking at distance but Apolinario won't allow it.
Apolinario lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Apolinario.
Apolinario blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apolinario lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dynamov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apolinario jumps guard but Dynamov stands there with Apolinario around his waist. Apolinario gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Apolinario makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Apolinario doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dynamov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Apolinario lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Apolinario misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Apolinario.
Apolinario fails to pull guard.
Apolinario lands with a light punch inside.
Dynamov lands with a left to the head.
Apolinario lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dynamov manages to break the clinch.
Apolinario with a nice cross.
Apolinario pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Apolinario misses.
Apolinario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dynamov misses with a hook. Apolinario ducked under it nicely.
Apolinario fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dynamov shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apolinario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dynamov moves away.
A lazy left from Apolinario finds it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Apolinario.
Dynamov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Apolinario lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dynamov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apolinario wants to clinch.
Apolinario tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragan Dynamov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dynamov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dynamov throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Dynamov misses its intended target.
Apolinario tries to clinch but Dynamov moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Apolinario.
Apolinario wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolinario slips a straight right by Dynamov.
Apolinario throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apolinario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dynamov tries to keep at a distance but Apolinario has taken the fight into the clinch.
Apolinario fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dynamov throws a head punch that misses.
Apolinario misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dynamov working hard to break the clinch.
Apolinario blocking some punches.
Dynamov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dynamov scores with a shot to the side of Apolinario's head.
Dynamov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Apolinario misses with some punches.
Dynamov lands a left hand.
Dynamov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apolinario or not.
Dynamov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Apolinario misses with an uppercut. Dynamov saw that one coming.
Apolinario tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dynamov thinks about the counter body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joelinton Apolinario will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Apolinario has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dynamov.
An inside leg kick lands from Dynamov.
Dynamov pushes Apolinario away with a front kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dynamov.
Dynamov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Apolinario can pounce on him.
Apolinario takes a swing at Dynamov's ribcage but misses.
Dynamov avoids the body shot from Apolinario.
Dynamov throws a lazy right hand but Apolinario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dynamov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apolinario has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dynamov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apolinario sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apolinario checks a leg kick.
Dynamov scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolinario misses with an uppercut.
Apolinario is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apolinario bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dynamov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolinario misses with a body shot.
Dynamov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apolinario.
Dynamov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good leg kick by Dynamov.
Dynamov pushes Apolinario away with a front kick.
Dynamov misses with a leg kick
and Apolinario counters with a nice uppercut.
Dynamov tries to score with a low kick but Apolinario moves his leg out of the way.
Dynamov moves out of range of the body kick.
Dynamov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dynamov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dynamov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Apolinario on the side of the head.
Dynamov misses with a looping right.
Apolinario tries to clinch up.
A big left from Dynamov misses.
Dynamov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apolinario sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dynamov defending well as Apolinario loads up on a big left hand.
Apolinario is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Apolinario throws an off balance right hand
and Dynamov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apolinario fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apolinario lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dynamov at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apolinario throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dynamov on the side of the head.
Apolinario tries to clinch but Dynamov moves out of range.
Dynamov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Apolinario misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dynamov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Apolinario has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Apolinario and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dynamov thumps Apolinario with a low kick.
Dynamov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Apolinario's head.
Dynamov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Dynamov misses its intended target.
Apolinario moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Apolinario finds it's way through Dynamov's defenses.
Dynamov scores with a jab. Apolinario acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dynamov misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolinario does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Apolinario looks to score with a jab to the body but Dynamov is just out of range.
Dynamov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Dynamov misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Apolinario on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dynamov scores with a shot to the body.
Apolinario wants to clinch up but Dynamov keeps it at a distance.
Apolinario connects with a jab.
Dynamov blocks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Dynamov.
Dynamov wants to land a leg kick but Apolinario is out of range.
Apolinario swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Apolinario is looking to clinch.
Dynamov flicks out a counter leg kick but Apolinario steps away.
Apolinario thumps Dynamov with a low kick.
Apolinario has Dynamov up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Apolinario fails to land.
Dynamov breaks from the clinch.
Apolinario has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Apolinario there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apolinario throws out the jab.
Dynamov throws out a loose jab but Apolinario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Apolinario fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dynamov just manages to avoid it.
Dynamov misses with a hook.
Apolinario tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apolinario scores with the left hand. Dynamov knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Dynamov scores with a jab. Apolinario acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dynamov throws a low kick but Apolinario moves out of range easily.
Apolinario uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dynamov.
Apolinario looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Apolinario tries to move into range but Dynamov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dynamov throws the kick towards the body but Apolinario avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apolinario looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dynamov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Apolinario takes a step back to recover.
Dynamov is looking to chop away at Apolinario's legs.
Dynamov moves away from the strike by Apolinario.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragan Dynamov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dynamov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dragan Dynamov!
A very excited looking Dragan Dynamov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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