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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Samedov (ranked 4159 p4p, 528 weight class) and Mikal Rubikov (ranked 6123 p4p, 640 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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209 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Rubikov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Samedov misses.
Samedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rubikov, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samedov misses with a body punch.
Rubikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samedov avoids it.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
Samedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Samedov digs a right hand into Rubikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rubikov's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubikov.
Samedov lands a left hand.
Samedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubikov's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Rubikov 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.
Samedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubikov throws an elbow but misses.
Rubikov throws an elbow but it misses.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rubikov has eaten all the pies!
Samedov tries to throw a body punch but Rubikov avoids it by throwing Samedov back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Samedov.
Samedov missing with knees to the body.
Samedov misses with a body punch.
Samedov tries a body shot but Rubikov blocks it.
Samedov takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubikov avoids the damage to the body.
Rubikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Samedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubikov obliges.
Knees to the body from Rubikov.
Rubikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubikov working Samedov over with knees to the body.
Samedov is breathing heavily.
Rubikov misses with an elbow strike.
Rubikov scores with a shot to the side of Samedov's head.
Rubikov looking to throw knees to the head but Samedov is blocking nicely.
Samedov working Rubikov over with knees to the body.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.
Rubikov lands an elbow just above Samedov 's eye.
Samedov pushes Rubikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Samedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubikov's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rubikov lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Zabit Samedov has been cut.
Samedov missing with knees to the body.
Samedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samedov.
Rubikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubikov misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samedov.
Samedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rubikov.
Samedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Rubikov.
Rubikov tries a knee to the head but Samedov blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rubikov throws an elbow but misses.
Rubikov misses with a knee strike.
Samedov lands an uppercut.
Rubikov managing to block the knees to the body from Samedov.
Rubikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Samedov pushes Rubikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubikov avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov can't find room to land a body shot as Rubikov controls the action.
Rubikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Samedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Rubikov.
Samedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samedov.
Rubikov blocks a body shot from Samedov.
Samedov dodges an elbow strike from Rubikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Rubikov avoids the damage to the body.
Rubikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samedov tries to throw a body punch but Rubikov avoids it by throwing Samedov back against the cage.
A short right from Rubikov.
Samedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubikov.
Rubikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Samedov blocks an elbow strike from Rubikov.
Samedov lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mikal Rubikov has been cut.
Good body shot from Samedov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samedov.
Samedov cracks Rubikov with a nice body shot.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubikov lands with a left to the head.
Samedov blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Samedov.
Samedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubikov.
Samedov scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Samedov.
Rubikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Samedov throws an elbow but misses.
Samedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rubikov backwards.
Nice body punch from Samedov.
Samedov tries a body shot but Rubikov blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubikov.
Samedov lands a nice elbow.
Samedov lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Samedov - that landed with a thud.
Samedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samedov lands a nice knee to the body.
Samedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubikov backwards.
Samedov presses Rubikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Samedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubikov is defending well for now.
Samedov tries a body shot but Rubikov blocks it.
Samedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samedov lands an uppercut.
Samedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rubikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Samedov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Samedov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rubikov is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Samedov dances in with a quick combination. Rubikov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Samedov snaps Rubikov's head back. Rubikov stumbles backwards against the cage. Samedov steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Rubikov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Rubikov just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zabit Samedov!
Zabit Samedov very nearly forgot to thank Phantom Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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