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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inagawa Kai (ranked 2990 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Umarov (ranked 2929 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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186 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Inagawa Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Umarov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai tries to clinch up.
Kai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Umarov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kai's guard.
Kai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Umarov controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai looking for a guillotine here but Umarov defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai is trying to control the position but Umarov postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kai wants to clinch.
Kai tries to clinch but Umarov moves out of range.
Kai doesn't manage to clinch there - Umarov circles away.
Kai is looking to clinch but Umarov is avoiding it.
Kai looks to clinch
and Umarov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kai tries to clinch up
enabling Umarov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umarov scores with a nice strike.
Kai moves in looking to clinch but Umarov pushes him off.
Kai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Umarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kai wants to clinch
and Umarov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kai trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Umarov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Umarov advances to half guard.
Kai trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kai trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov working Kai over with strikes.
Umarov trying to control the pace.
Kai wants to improve his position but Umarov is controlling well.
Umarov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Umarov stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Umarov lands a nice short elbow.
Umarov drops an elbow to the side of Kai's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kai is looking for a sweep. Umarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kai wants to control but Umarov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umarov wants to pass to mount but Kai is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Umarov lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Umarov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kai tries to clinch but Umarov is having none of it.
Kai moves to clinch but Umarov breaks away
and Umarov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Umarov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kai.
Kai wants to clinch up but Umarov keeps it at a distance.
Umarov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kai tries to clinch up
and Umarov counters with a single leg into guard. Kai didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai looking for subs off his back but Umarov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kai wants to sweep but Umarov has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov controlling from side mount.
Kai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Umarov off and has taken his back!
Kai goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Umarov escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Umarov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai trying to control from the bottom.
Umarov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kai is trying to control but can't.
Umarov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Umarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kai has a hand on Umarov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Umarov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Umarov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai working to try and regain half guard.
Umarov working Kai over with strikes here.
Kai sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Umarov wants to free his trapped foot but Kai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Umarov winds up and cracks Kai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Umarov is taking a breather. Kai says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kai wants to control but Umarov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai tries to get to full guard but Umarov has control of the leg.
Kai has hold of Umarov's hands but Umarov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Umarov is thwarting Kai's attempts to control the position.
Timur Umarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kai looking for submissions off his back.
Kai is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umarov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kai wants to control but Umarov is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Umarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kai moves in looking to clinch but Umarov pushes him off.
Umarov keeps the fight on the outside.
Umarov shoots in and gets a takedown into Kai's guard.
Kai looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Umarov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kai tries to get to full guard but Umarov has control of the leg.
Kai wants to control but Umarov is keeping busy.
Umarov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kai trying to hold on to Umarov's head to control him but Umarov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai wants to get back to full guard but Umarov has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Kai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov taking a breather here.
Kai struggling a bit here.
Kai is trying to work for a sweep but Umarov has mounted him!
Kai can't escape the position.
Kai tries to hold on but Umarov postures up.
Umarov landing strikes from the mount and Kai is in trouble!
Kai is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umarov landing strikes from the mount.
Umarov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kai tries to reverse the position but Umarov maintains control.
Umarov landing punches.
Umarov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Umarov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kai's face.
Kai is rocked!
Umarov lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Kai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Umarov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timur Umarov!
Our winner, Timur Umarov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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