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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Bankalaev (ranked 4630 p4p, 3028 weight class) and George Fughead (ranked 533 p4p, 384 weight class). Magomed Bankalaev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Fughead's chin.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Bankalaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Fughead!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bankalaev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fughead kicks Bankalaev off and gets to his feet.
Fughead with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fughead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bankalaev's sensitive parts.
Fughead scores with a nice right hand.
Fughead fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bankalaev on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bankalaev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fughead tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bankalaev is in Fughead's guard.
Fughead has momentary wrist control but Bankalaev slips an elbow through the middle.
Bankalaev stays in close to Fughead's body and controls the position.
Bankalaev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fughead wants to stand and escape but Bankalaev is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bankalaev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fughead can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bankalaev controls the pace.
Bankalaev postures up and lands a big shot to Fughead's brow.
Bankalaev stops Fughead from standing up.
Bankalaev working some strikes from top position.
Fughead is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bankalaev is controlling him.
Bankalaev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bankalaev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fughead being controlled here, momentarily.
Bankalaev advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bankalaev prevents Fughead from escaping the position.
Fughead is letting Bankalaev control him for a moment.
Fughead is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bankalaev asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bankalaev taking a breather here.
Bankalaev 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.
Bankalaev working the body and head with strikes.
Bankalaev landing strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bankalaev happy to just control the position for now.
Fughead is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bankalaev tries for a kimura but Fughead is defending well.
Bankalaev is putting a hurting on Fughead here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bankalaev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bankalaev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've been informed that Fughead has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bankalaev is working Fughead over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fughead on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bankalaev taking a breather here.
Bankalaev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bankalaev controlling the position from side mount.
Bankalaev lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bankalaev is staying tight to Fughead's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bankalaev working the head and body with strikes.
Fughead really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bankalaev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fughead is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bankalaev is staying tight to Fughead's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Bankalaev 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.
Fughead lands with a shot to the body.
Bankalaev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fughead looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fughead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bankalaev or perhaps it was just good defense by Fughead, which made it look bad.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fughead.
Fughead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bankalaev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Fughead - just one landing.
Bankalaev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bankalaev showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Bankalaev seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fughead is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bankalaev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bankalaev trying to pass the guard but Fughead defending well.
Bankalaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fughead is looking to escape.
Bankalaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fughead is trying to stand.
Bankalaev perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bankalaev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bankalaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fughead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bankalaev content to control rather than advance.
Fughead is trying to stand up here but Bankalaev is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bankalaev is looking to advance position but Fughead won't allow it.
Bankalaev prevents Fughead from standing back up.
Bankalaev slips a nice elbow through Fughead's hands, connecting with Fughead's forehead.
Fughead is trying to stand.
Bankalaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fughead can do to turn this around?
Bankalaev wants to free his trapped foot but Fughead is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bankalaev trying to control the pace.
Bankalaev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bankalaev slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bankalaev'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.
Fughead tries to kick Bankalaev off but Bankalaev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bankalaev is pressing down on Fughead's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fughead is holding on for now.
Fughead looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bankalaev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fughead defends it well.
Bankalaev passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fughead!
Magomed Bankalaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bankalaev controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bankalaev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fughead is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bankalaev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bankalaev landing shots from mount.
Fughead wants to get back to his feet.
Bankalaev jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fughead manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bankalaev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fughead knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bankalaev is staying tight to Fughead's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Bankalaev dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bankalaev walks into a jab.
George Fughead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fughead lands a nice shot that snaps Bankalaev's head back.
Fughead plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bankalaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fughead defends it nicely.
Fughead scores with a sloppy right hand. Bankalaev should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fughead scores with a hook.
Bankalaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bankalaev fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bankalaev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bankalaev takes one to the side of the head.
Bankalaev get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Bankalaev stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Fughead runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Fughead!
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hype
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