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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tang Maul (ranked 5827 p4p, 461 weight class) and Aly Magomedov (ranked 6026 p4p, 477 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tang Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aly Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul tries to bum rush Magomedov with a series of wild strikes but Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maul has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Magomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maul slips under a jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov slips under a jab from Maul.
Maul tries to clinch but Magomedov is having none of it.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
A nice leg kick from Maul, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maul is looking to land body kicks.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Magomedov is trying to break free.
Maul landing knees to the body.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Maul blocks with his arms.
Maul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov misses with a knee strike.
Magomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maul.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov has closed the distance and engaged Maul in a clinch.
Maul lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Maul avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maul's elbow.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Knees to the body from Maul.
Maul takes an elbow to the forehead.
Magomedov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maul struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Maul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maul is defending well for now.
Maul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Maul, against the ropes.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Maul won't want to take too many of those.
Maul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Maul controls his hands.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Maul lands a damaging elbow.
Maul misses with the head strike.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Maul takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov moves out of range as Maul throws a body kick.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Maul lands an elbow inside that Magomedov shrugs off.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maul.
Maul with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Maul, against the ropes.
Maul can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Maul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maul landing knees to the head.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks with his arms.
Maul scores with a knee to the head.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Maul avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Maul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maul lands an elbow inside.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magomedov leaning against his opponent.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Magomedov lands an elbow inside that Maul shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks with his arms.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov dodges an elbow strike from Maul.
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Magomedov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Magomedov has managed to clinch.
Maul throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Maul avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magomedov is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul misses with a knee strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tang Maul dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maul moves out of range of the body kick.
Magomedov rushes Maul and presses him up against the ropes.
Maul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magomedov clinches.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Maul avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Maul here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maul misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magomedov tries to bum rush Maul with a series of wild strikes but Maul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magomedov lands with a shot to the body.
Maul moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Magomedov.
Maul pushes off an throws an elbow but Magomedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Maul lands an elbow inside that Magomedov shrugs off.
Maul managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov stalling in the clinch but Maul improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magomedov.
Magomedov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maul in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Maul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Maul avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Maul.
Magomedov lands a knee to the head.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Maul.
Knees to the body from Maul.
Maul doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maul.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Maul, against the ropes.
Maul pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Maul lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Maul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maul fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magomedov checks a low kick from Maul.
Magomedov defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Maul rushes Magomedov and presses him up against the ropes.
Maul is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Magomedov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Magomedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Maul won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maul managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov dodges an elbow strike from Maul.
Maul misses with an elbow strike.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tang Maul has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Maul, against the ropes.
Maul throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maul misses with an elbow over the top.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Maul throws an elbow but misses.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Maul blocking some punches.
Maul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Maul throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Maul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov avoiding damage.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maul avoids it.
Maul tries to land a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maul looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maul gets tackled into the ropes by Magomedov. Magomedov maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magomedov obliges.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maul avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Magomedov throws an elbow but misses.
Maul trying to land knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aly Magomedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maul misses with a body kick.
Magomedov clinches.
Maul lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Maul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maul unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magomedov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maul misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Maul throws an elbow but it misses.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Maul.
Maul misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maul's face.
Maul tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Magomedov blocks the elbow strike.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maul backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Maul avoids the damage to the body.
Maul lands an elbow inside.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Maul.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Maul throws knees to the body.
Maul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maul lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magomedov obliges.
Magomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maul throws an elbow that misses.
Maul missing with knees to the body.
Maul is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magomedov is defending well for now.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Maul, against the ropes.
Maul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedov.
Maul blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Maul tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Maul back against the ropes.
Maul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maul lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Maul misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov breaks the clinch.
Aly Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Magomedov misses
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov closes the distance and pushes Maul back into the ropes.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Maul looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Magomedov stalling the fight.
Magomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Magomedov looking to stall.
Maul throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maul is keeping busy.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Maul pushes Magomedov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maul managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maul.
Maul landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maul scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov lands an uppercut.
Magomedov tries to break free but Maul pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maul.
Maul misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looking to slow down the pace here.
Maul lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Aly Magomedov has been cut.
Maul tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Maul.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maul blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Maul crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Maul misses with a knee strike.
Magomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magomedov darts in and clinches Maul up against the ropes.
Magomedov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maul blocks it with crossed arms.
Maul throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Maul comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maul missing with knees to the body.
Maul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maul lands an elbow inside.
Magomedov trying to control the position but instead, Maul has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magomedov into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tang Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tang Maul!
An out of breath Tang Maul 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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