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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Noise by Anthrax & Public Enemy. Magnus Magomedov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden just misses with a punch to the body.
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fadden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fadden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fadden misses with a head kick.
Fadden throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Fadden.
Magomedov unleashes a big counter combination but Fadden bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fadden rushes Magomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Fadden misses with an elbow over the top.
Magomedov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fadden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magomedov has clasped his hands together around Fadden's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadden regains half guard.
Fadden is defending against the submission attempts here by Magomedov.
Fadden actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden moves into full guard.
Fadden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magomedov's guard.
Fadden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fadden working the head and body with strikes.
Fadden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magomedov told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Magomedov is defending against the submission attempts here by Fadden.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fadden pulls his head out easily.
Fadden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fadden looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fadden controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov is desperately trying to improve his position but Fadden has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadden lands a heavy elbow.
Magomedov is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Magomedov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fadden looking for a guillotine from mount but Magomedov is having none of it.
Fadden is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Magomedov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Magomedov shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fadden trying to control but Magomedov is having none of it.
Fadden looking to finish Magomedov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Magomedov!
Fadden goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Magomedov is on top in guard.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Fadden working for a triangle but Magomedov defends it easily.
Magomedov has gone for a leg lock! Fadden slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magomedov's guard.
Fadden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is keeping the position.
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fadden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magomedov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fadden chips away with some ground and pound.
Magomedov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magomedov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fadden is aware though and is defending well.
Fadden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fadden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fadden wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Fadden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fadden drops back looking for a leg! Magomedov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magomedov manages to kick Fadden off! Fadden jumps back into Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fadden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fadden tests Magomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fadden looks to throw a body kick
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.
Fadden wants to clinch.
Fadden closes the distance and clinches.
Magomedov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fadden throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fadden feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Magomedov sprawling to the canvas! Magomedov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fadden finish him?!
Magomedov is rocked!
Fadden clinches up against the cage.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Fadden avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fadden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Magomedov is defending well.
Fadden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Magomedov wants the takedown. Fadden is fighting it off but Magomedov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fadden's guard against the cage.
Fadden 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.
Fadden working a defensive guard here.
Magomedov has gone for a leg lock! Fadden slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fadden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fadden trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Fadden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fadden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fadden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden working some strikes from top position.
Fadden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fadden works over Magomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Fadden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fadden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fadden is working Magomedov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadden wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
Fadden is chipping away with strikes.
Fadden passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magomedov!
Fadden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Magomedov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Magomedov taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
Fadden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magomedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magomedov tries to improve position but can't.
Magomedov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fadden's best efforts.
Magomedov is not content to let Fadden control the position.
Fadden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fadden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Magomedov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fadden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fadden pulls his head out easily.
John Fadden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fadden is looking for a kimura but Magomedov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fadden to get the leverage.
Fadden lands with a punch from half guard.
Fadden is trying to control. Magomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden moves into full mount! Magomedov won't be happy about that!
Fadden looking for a guillotine from mount but Magomedov is having none of it.
Fadden has control of Magomedov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Magomedov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fadden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magomedov?
Fadden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fadden 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.
Fadden with a couple of short strikes.
Magomedov is still in real trouble! Can Fadden finish him?
Fadden postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Magomedov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Fadden around the waist but Fadden pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Fadden is the winner by TKO! Fadden jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fadden!
An out of breath John Fadden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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