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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troyer Edgecombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgecombe comes to the cage accompanied by Killling in the Name - Rage Against the Machine. Opasevich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Мурад Гусев kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dagestan Opasevich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Troyer Edgecombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dagestan Opasevich!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opasevich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Edgecombe's half guard.
Opasevich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Edgecombe's head.
Edgecombe is trying to maintain the position but Opasevich is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Opasevich there.
Opasevich prevents Edgecombe from improving his position.
Edgecombe taking some punishment here, with Opasevich in his half guard.
Edgecombe is trying to get back to full guard.
Edgecombe is concentrating on defense, preventing Opasevich from advancing position.
Opasevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Edgecombe tries to roll over but Opasevich keeps him under control.
Opasevich is thwarting Edgecombe's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgecombe keeping hold of Opasevich's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Opasevich winds up and cracks Edgecombe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Opasevich winds up and cracks Edgecombe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Opasevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Edgecombe defending well though.
Edgecombe actively working from the bottom here.
Opasevich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgecombe is looking to control Opasevich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edgecombe avoid being mounted?
Opasevich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Opasevich is thwarting Edgecombe's attempts to control the position.
Edgecombe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Opasevich.
Opasevich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Opasevich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Opasevich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Edgecombe actively working from the bottom here.
Edgecombe trying to hold on to Opasevich's head to control him but Opasevich postures up.
Opasevich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Opasevich there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Edgecombe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Opasevich is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Opasevich postures up in Edgecombe's guard and throws a big left but Edgecombe blocks it.
Edgecombe looking for a guillotine here but Opasevich defends easily.
Edgecombe is breathing heavily.
Edgecombe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Edgecombe is trying to defend but Opasevich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Opasevich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Opasevich is nestled in close to Edgecombe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edgecombe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Opasevich.
Opasevich throws and elbow that misses. Edgecombe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Opasevich's guard. Nice move by Edgecombe!
Opasevich is looking to stand up but Edgecombe isn't so interested in that idea.
Edgecombe trying to control but Opasevich is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgecombe looking to sit in guard and control but Opasevich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edgecombe is on top in guard.
Edgecombe trying to control the position from guard on top but Opasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgecombe thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagestan Opasevich dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edgecombe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Opasevich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Opasevich lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opasevich trying to control but Edgecombe is working from the bottom.
Edgecombe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Edgecombe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Opasevich works over Edgecombe with some ground and pound from guard.
Edgecombe has momentary wrist control but Opasevich slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opasevich scoring with some ground and pound.
Opasevich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edgecombe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edgecombe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Opasevich manages to get himself to full guard.
Edgecombe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgecombe trying to control but Opasevich is working from the bottom.
Edgecombe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Opasevich is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Edgecombe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Opasevich is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Edgecombe, into his guard.
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.
Edgecombe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Opasevich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Opasevich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Edgecombe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Opasevich chips away with some ground and pound.
Opasevich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Opasevich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edgecombe trying to control the position.
Edgecombe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgecombe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Edgecombe 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Opasevich landing with the ground and pound.
Edgecombe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Opasevich lands a couple of elbows.
Edgecombe can't keep his opponent in guard - Opasevich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Opasevich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Opasevich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Opasevich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edgecombe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dagestan Opasevich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Opasevich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edgecombe is rocked!
Edgecombe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Opasevich connects with a nice short shot to Edgecombe's temple.
Opasevich lands strikes from half guard.
Edgecombe trying to hold on to Opasevich's head to control him but Opasevich postures up.
Opasevich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Edgecombe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Opasevich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Edgecombe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edgecombe seems to have got his legs back now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Opasevich connects with a nice short shot to Edgecombe's temple.
Edgecombe pushes Opasevich off looking to stand but Opasevich dives back in and keeps control.
Edgecombe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Opasevich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Edgecombe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Opasevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Opasevich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Edgecombe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagestan Opasevich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Opasevich scores a takedown into full mount!
Opasevich landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Opasevich! Edgecombe is hurt baaadly! Opasevich is firing away with more strikes - Edgecombe is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dagestan Opasevich!
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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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