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IFA 22: Russia PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Rakhivokov (ranked 5478 p4p, 25544 weight class) and Sage Hayes (ranked 523 p4p, 572 weight class). Sage Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Rakhivokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sage Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hayes.
Rakhivokov tries to counter with a takedown but Hayes is quick to defend against it.
Hayes delivers a nice body kick.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Rakhivokov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rakhivokov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rakhivokov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rakhivokov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hayes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes is working an open guard so Rakhivokov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hayes slaps away a takedown attempt from Rakhivokov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhivokov shoots for a takedown but Hayes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Rakhivokov.
Rakhivokov shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Rakhivokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes rushes Rakhivokov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rakhivokov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hayes walks away with a smile on his face. Rakhivokov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rakhivokov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches.
Hayes effectively controlling the action here.
Hayes gets underhooks to prevent Rakhivokov's takedown attempt.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rakhivokov walks into a straight right hand from Hayes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhivokov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hayes defends it nicely.
Hayes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hayes clinches up against the cage.
Hayes is leaning against Rakhivokov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rakhivokov jumps guard.
Hayes wants to stand but Rakhivokov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rakhivokov is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is posturing up here but Rakhivokov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hayes tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hayes has to tap! Slick submission there by Rakhivokov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ali Rakhivokov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prison John (ranked 25890 p4p, 25264 weight class) and Fred Rocha (ranked 546 p4p, 513 weight class). Fred Rocha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Prison John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John closes the distance and clinches.
Rocha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
John is trying to break the clinch but Rocha is controlling him.
Rocha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. John fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John blocks a head kick by Rocha.
Rocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John lands a two punch combo.
John shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rocha eats them both and turns towards John to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rocha closes this distance looking for a takedown but John circles away.
John throws a big counter combination but Rocha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Prison John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Rocha.
John scores with a nice right hand.
John slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Rocha is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BAM! John delivers a spinning backfist that drops Rocha like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Prison John!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sitorus Parsaulian (ranked 4665 p4p, 5424 weight class) and Seth Duran (ranked 466 p4p, 495 weight class). Sitorus Parsaulian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sitorus Parsaulian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Duran!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Duran.
Duran shoots for a takedown but Parsaulian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duran clinches up against the cage.
Parsaulian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Parsaulian is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Parsaulian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duran throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parsaulian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Duran as Parsaulian shoots in.
And Duran tries to counter it with a takedown but Parsaulian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sitorus Parsaulian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parsaulian's head.
Parsaulian gets caught napping as Duran dives in and scores a takedown. Parsaulian manages to retain guard.
Duran passes Parsaulian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It looks like Duran is going to stand back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duran lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parsaulian keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parsaulian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Duran.
Ground and pound from Duran.
Duran slips a nice elbow through Parsaulian's hands, connecting with Parsaulian's forehead.
Parsaulian taking some punishment here, with Duran in his half guard.
Parsaulian wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Duran there.
Duran is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Parsaulian is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seth Duran!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich (ranked 4477 p4p, 25873 weight class) and Fabinho Tavares (ranked 428 p4p, 505 weight class). Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich comes to the cage accompanied by SABINA - Дагестан. Fabinho Tavares will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabinho Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Tavares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich ducks under a wild hook from Tavares.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Tavares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich fails with the takedown.
Tavares throws a predictable looking body shot
and Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich counters with a shoot takedown. Tavares fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a couple of elbows.
Tavares wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tavares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich controls from within his opponent's guard.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich wants to pass the guard but Tavares is keeping the position.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tavares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tavares has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tavares working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tavares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tavares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is looking to counter the offense by Tavares and move into the clinch.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich blocks a leg kick.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tavares throws a leg kick
and Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a nice short elbow.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tavares is looking to improve his position.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich connects with a nice short shot to Tavares's temple.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tavares taking some punishment here, with Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich in his half guard.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tavares!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich avoids the attempt from Tavares to control.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares working to try and regain half guard.
We've been informed that Tavares has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich landing shots from mount.
Tavares is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tavares getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich tries to move into range but Tavares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich shoots in for a takedown but Tavares shows good takedown defense.
Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is just out of range.
Good shot there by Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Tavares drops Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich with a beautiful combination! Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tavares is looking for the KO!
 Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is rocked!
 It looks like Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich has been cut.
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!
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich moves out of range as Tavares strikes.
Oh Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fabinho Tavares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tavares staying out of range there.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich misses with a hook
letting Tavares counter with a right hand.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Tavares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tavares avoiding damage as Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich throws knees to the body.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavares avoids it.
Tavares misses with a body punch.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich seems to have got his legs back now.
Tavares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tavares breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Tavares is predictable there
and Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tavares is trying to break the clinch but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich has him pressed against the cage.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
Tavares avoiding damage as Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich throws knees to the body.
Tavares blocking some punches.
Tavares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tavares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Come on Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich landing knees to the body.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich tries a body shot but Tavares blocks it.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich has a couple of punches blocked by Tavares.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich can't find room to land a body shot as Tavares controls the action.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is looking to take this one to the mat.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich stopping the sweep attempt from Tavares.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is working Tavares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tavares has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich has passed into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich'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.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a few punches from side control.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is chipping away with strikes.
Tavares gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tavares wants to control but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is keeping busy.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich slips a nice elbow through Tavares's hands, connecting with Tavares's forehead.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is trying to stand up here but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Tavares is trying to control but can't.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tavares throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich connects with a nice short shot to Tavares's temple.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tavares is still in real trouble! Can Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich finish him?
Tavares has hold of Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's hands but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands strikes from half guard.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tavares looks to throw the jab but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is out of range.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is looking to counter the offense by Tavares and move into the clinch.
Tavares defending well as Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich misses with a hook.
Tavares scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tavares fails to land with a series of punches.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich feinted with a counter takedown.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tavares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
A head kick by Tavares misses
and Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tavares's guard.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a nice short elbow.
Tavares has hold of Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's hands but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich working Tavares over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is working away from the top position though.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a big elbow - Tavares is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich!
Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wanna stay humble bratha but I will smesh erebody'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mirza Rahimov (ranked 25810 p4p, 3135 weight class) and Abdulhakim Muratov (ranked 480 p4p, 320 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mirza Rahimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdulhakim Muratov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muratov takes the fight into the clinch.
Muratov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahimov backwards.
Rahimov trying to stall but Muratov improves his position.
Rahimov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muratov lands an uppercut.
Muratov lands a left hand.
Muratov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahimov backwards.
Rahimov jumps guard but Muratov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Muratov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Muratov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Muratov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rahimov is controlling him.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Muratov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Muratov lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muratov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rahimov is trying to push Muratov away but Muratov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rahimov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muratov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rahimov is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahimov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muratov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muratov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muratov lands with a light punch inside.
Muratov drags the fight down to the ground.
Rahimov won't allow Muratov to get back to his feet.
Rahimov is standing up over Muratov. Muratov looks to escape but Rahimov dives into side control.
Muratov pushes Rahimov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rahimov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rahimov trying to control the action but Muratov is working from the bottom.
Rahimov working the ground and pound but Muratov is defending the strikes.
Rahimov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Muratov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muratov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rahimov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muratov is looking to escape.
Muratov is trying to stand.
Rahimov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Muratov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rahimov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
You get the feeling that Muratov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muratov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Muratov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Muratov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Horrible takedown attempt by Rahimov or perhaps it was just good defense by Muratov, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirza Rahimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahimov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahimov throws a front kick aimed at Muratov's knee but Muratov avoids it well.
Muratov moves into the clinch.
A short left from Muratov.
Rahimov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Muratov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rahimov to the mat. Rahimov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muratov stands up from Rahimov's guard - Muratov perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muratov rushes Rahimov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rahimov tries to break free but Muratov pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Muratov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muratov.
Rahimov breaks the clinch.
Muratov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rahimov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Muratov somewhat.
Muratov has managed to clinch.
Muratov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rahimov backwards.
Rahimov has had enough of the clinch but Muratov keeps him there for the moment.
Rahimov takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdulhakim Muratov 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.
Muratov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muratov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rahimov on his heels. He'll look to pass Rahimov's guard now, I'm sure.
Rahimov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muratov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Muratov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rahimov, up you get!
Rahimov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muratov as he avoids it easily.
Muratov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muratov drives through and clinches with Rahimov against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahimov looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirza Rahimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muratov.
Rahimov can't get the takedown.
Muratov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rahimov tries to pull guard but Muratov holds him up against the cage and eventually Rahimov drops back down to his feet.
Abdulhakim Muratov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muratov scores with a shot to the side of Rahimov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muratov.
Muratov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rahimovs head.
Rahimov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muratov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muratov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahimov is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Muratov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Rahimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muratov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muratov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rahimov to his knees! Muratov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdulhakim Muratov!
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