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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killov Magomedov (ranked 1477 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Jacob Richards (ranked 219 p4p, 367 weight class). Richards has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Decent 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Killov Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Richards!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into Richards's guard.
We've been hearing that Magomedov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Magomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Richards is retaining full guard.
Magomedov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Richards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magomedov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov passes into half guard.
Magomedov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magomedov.
Well, if Magomedov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Magomedov trying to mount his opponent but Richards defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Magomedov moves into full mount! Richards won't be happy about that!
Magomedov controlling from mount.
Magomedov fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov content just to control the position here.
Richards felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Magomedov tries to take his opponent's back but Richards turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Richards manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killov Magomedov 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.
Magomedov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Richards manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Richards's guard.
Magomedov stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magomedov is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Magomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomedov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Richards for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richards has his takedown stuffed
and Magomedov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Magomedov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov continues to stall.
Killov Magomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Richards has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Richards's legs - danger averted.
Richards is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magomedov defends well.
Richards can't keep his opponent in guard - Magomedov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Magomedov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Magomedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magomedov.
Magomedov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Richards!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killov Magomedov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Magomedov dives in and scores a takedown into Richards's guard.
Magomedov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Magomedov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Richards's guard.
Magomedov is taking a breather. Richards says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov wants to pass to mount but Richards is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Magomedov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magomedov moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Magomedov controls the position.
More hug and hope from Magomedov.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richards is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov pushes down on Richards's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Magomedov tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
Magomedov content to control rather than advance.
Richards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Still in half guard, Magomedov seems content to control.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richards can do to turn this around?
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Jacob Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
Magomedov controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killov Magomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magomedov 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killov Magomedov!
Killov Magomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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