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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamid Magomedov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joseph Stalin's chin.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Stalin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hamid Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin lands with a slapping head kick.
Stalin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stalin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov feints and as Stalin raises his hands in defense, Magomedov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Stalin is keeping the position.
Magomedov trying to control but Stalin is working from the bottom.
Magomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin wants to stand and escape but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magomedov postures up in Stalin's guard and throws a big left but Stalin blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stalin gets a clinch.
Stalin breaks the clinch.
Stalin moves into range and clinches up with Magomedov.
Magomedov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Magomedov tries to break the clinch but Stalin is controlling the position.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Stalin blocks with his arms.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Stalin lands an elbow that stopped Magomedov in his tracks for a moment.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stalin.
Magomedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stalin looks to land a combination. Magomedov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Magomedov misses with a double jab
and Stalin counters with a head kick.
Magomedov looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalin doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stalin.
Stalin closes the distance and clinches.
Stalin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Stalin tries to circle away but Magomedov has him pinned against the ropes.
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Stalin tries to clinch up.
Stalin is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
Stalin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Stalin closes the distance and clinches.
Magomedov wants to get back to striking at distance but Stalin won't allow it.
Stalin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalin throws a right and a left that Magomedov avoids nicely.
Stalin tries to clinch up but Magomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Stalin lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stalin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Stalin has him pressed against the ropes.
Stalin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Magomedov misses
and Stalin counters with a left and a right that stings Magomedov.
Stalin tries to clinch up but Magomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Stalin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stalin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Stalin throws a right hand that Magomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomedov also avoids with ease.
Magomedov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Magomedov showed some decent athleticism there.
Magomedov wants to take a breather but Stalin is having none of it.
Stalin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throwing shots but Stalin is blocking nicely.
Stalin won't allow Magomedov to pass to mount.
Magomedov stops Stalin from getting back to his feet.
Magomedov is controlling the pace.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magomedov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Magomedov throws a lazy head kick
and Stalin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magomedov misses with a double jab
and Stalin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Stalin.
Stalin lands a knee to the head.
Stalin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Magomedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Magomedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stalin.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joseph Stalin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Stalin avoids nicely.
Magomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Stalin throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph Stalin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stalin blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Stalin tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stalin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov scores a takedown into full mount!
Magomedov trying to control but Stalin is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Magomedov unloads with some shots from mount but Stalin bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is stalling here but it's allowed Stalin to get half guard.
Magomedov prevents Stalin from standing back up.
Magomedov is stalling here. Stalin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Magomedov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stalin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Magomedov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Magomedov wants to stand up but Stalin manages to regain full guard.
Magomedov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stalin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Magomedov has Stalin in his guard.
Stalin preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Stalin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Magomedov misses with a double jab
and Stalin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalin cracks a nice hook into Magomedov's ribs.
Stalin is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stalin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stalin scores with a head kick.
Stalin tries to clinch up but Magomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magomedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stalin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stalin duly obliges.
Magomedov tries to keep at a distance but Stalin has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov tries to circle away but Stalin has him pinned against the ropes.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Stalin has him pressed against the ropes.
Stalin is trying to force a seperation but Magomedov has the dominant position.
Magomedov is working for takedown but Stalin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stalin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stalin wants to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a thumping low kick.
Stalin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magomedov.
Stalin darts in trying to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magomedov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Stalin does no damage.
Stalin darts in trying to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stalin fails to land with a series of punches.
Stalin throws a series of strikes that have Magomedov backpedaling.
Joseph Stalin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov tries to bum rush Stalin with a series of wild strikes but Stalin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Stalin.
Stalin tries to clinch but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov tries to bum rush Stalin with a series of wild strikes but Stalin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin throws a series of punches but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magomedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stalin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magomedov counters with a one-two to the body.
Stalin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stalin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magomedov.
Stalin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Magomedov counters with a big head kick but Stalin shrugs it off.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stalin tries to clinch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Stalin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magomedov feints and as Stalin raises his hands in defense, Magomedov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Stalin is working from the bottom.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stalin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magomedov.
Hamid Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalin wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hamid Magomedov.
I think Stalin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Stalin!
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energy
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