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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Drnold (ranked 2365 p4p, 3083 weight class) and Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov (ranked 285 p4p, 371 weight class). Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Drnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drnold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gadzhimagomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Sam Drnold has been cut.
Drnold lands a nice shot to the body.
Drnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gadzhimagomedov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gadzhimagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drnold avoids the head kick by Gadzhimagomedov.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Gadzhimagomedov.
Gadzhimagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drnold.
Gadzhimagomedov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Drnold closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gadzhimagomedov did well to prevent Drnold getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drnold is trying to control the action in half guard but Gadzhimagomedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to roll over but Drnold keeps him under control.
Drnold is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gadzhimagomedov is looking to control Drnold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gadzhimagomedov avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gadzhimagomedov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Drnold is working for a submission of some sort.
Gadzhimagomedov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drnold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gadzhimagomedov is trying to keep Drnold in close.
Gadzhimagomedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gadzhimagomedov moves nicely into side control.
Drnold is trying to control Gadzhimagomedov's posture but Gadzhimagomedov avoids it.
Gadzhimagomedov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drnold tries to buck Gadzhimagomedov off but Gadzhimagomedov is having none of it.
Drnold is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gadzhimagomedov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Drnold is trying to escape the mount.
Gadzhimagomedov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drnold is trying desperately to improve position.
Gadzhimagomedov mounts Drnold! Really nice guard pass there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov trying to control but Drnold is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drnold is looking to get to half guard.
Gadzhimagomedov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Drnold has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to control but Drnold wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Drnold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drnold is controlling an arm, preventing Gadzhimagomedov from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Drnold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drnold is working hard here to advance position.
Gadzhimagomedov wants to control the pace but Drnold is squirming around nicely.
Gadzhimagomedov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Drnold turns into him and now he's in Gadzhimagomedov's guard.
Gadzhimagomedov looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Drnold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drnold misses the body punch
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drnold's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Drnold misses
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with a good low kick that Drnold was not able to check.
Gadzhimagomedov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gadzhimagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gadzhimagomedov's coach down at Clinical - Private was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gadzhimagomedov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a head kick but Drnold moves out of range.
Drnold changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gadzhimagomedov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drnold is out of range and Gadzhimagomedov settles back down.
Drnold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gadzhimagomedov's waist but Gadzhimagomedov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drnold off to one side.
Drnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drnold misses the shot to the body.
Gadzhimagomedov is looking to score with low kicks.
Drnold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drnold closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gadzhimagomedov's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drnold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gadzhimagomedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drnold gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drnold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold working some strikes from top position.
Gadzhimagomedov is looking for a triangle but Drnold pushes his legs off easily.
Drnold is in close to Gadzhimagomedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gadzhimagomedov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drnold is aware though and is defending well.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gadzhimagomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drnold.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drnold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gadzhimagomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drnold cracks Gadzhimagomedov with a solid left hand.
Drnold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drnold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drnold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drnold preventing the sweep.
Gadzhimagomedov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gadzhimagomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drnold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gadzhimagomedov trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drnold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drnold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drnold preventing the sweep.
Gadzhimagomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drnold scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drnold postures up and lands a big shot to Gadzhimagomedov's brow.
Sam Drnold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drnold cracks Gadzhimagomedov with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drnold won't allow Gadzhimagomedov to sweep him here.
Drnold postures up in Gadzhimagomedov's guard and throws a big left but Gadzhimagomedov blocks it.
Drnold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drnold drops back looking for a leg! Gadzhimagomedov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gadzhimagomedov manages to kick Drnold off! Drnold jumps back into Gadzhimagomedov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drnold defends it easily.
Gadzhimagomedov looking to control.
Drnold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gadzhimagomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drnold manages to get himself to full guard.
Gadzhimagomedov passes Drnold's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drnold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drnold tries to get out of the position.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to pass to full mount but Drnold defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drnold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gadzhimagomedov is working away from the top position though.
Drnold tries to get to full guard but Gadzhimagomedov has control of the leg.
Drnold trying to hold on to Gadzhimagomedov's head to control him but Gadzhimagomedov postures up.
Drnold tries to roll over but Gadzhimagomedov keeps him under control.
Gadzhimagomedov uses his free foot to push down on Drnold's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Drnold.
Drnold is desperately trying to improve his position but Gadzhimagomedov has a good base and remains in mount.
Gadzhimagomedov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gadzhimagomedov is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Drnold is in real trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sam Drnold's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gadzhimagomedov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drnold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drnold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a wild body kick that Drnold sees coming a mile off.
Drnold blocks a head kick by Gadzhimagomedov.
Drnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gadzhimagomedov manages to avoid it.
Drnold fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gadzhimagomedov sprawls well initially but Drnold persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gadzhimagomedov wants to get back to full guard.
Drnold thows a huge punch but Gadzhimagomedov dodges it nicely.
Drnold lands strikes from half guard.
Gadzhimagomedov trying to control here.
Drnold slips a nice elbow through Gadzhimagomedov's hands, connecting with Gadzhimagomedov's forehead.
Drnold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gadzhimagomedov's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadzhimagomedov is looking for a sweep. Drnold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gadzhimagomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gadzhimagomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drnold is in close to Gadzhimagomedov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drnold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drnold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drnold drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gadzhimagomedov dives on top into guard.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Drnold is retaining full guard.
Drnold seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gadzhimagomedov slips nicely into half guard.
Gadzhimagomedov wants to control but Drnold is keeping him busy.
Drnold trying to control but Gadzhimagomedov postures up.
Gadzhimagomedov prevents Drnold from improving his position.
Gadzhimagomedov wants to pass the guard but Drnold is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drnold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gadzhimagomedov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Drnold is squirming around, avoiding Gadzhimagomedov's attempts to control the action.
Drnold tries to reverse the position but Gadzhimagomedov maintains control.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to control but Drnold wriggling away.
Drnold is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to control but Drnold wriggling away.
Drnold looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Drnold tries to escape the position.
Gadzhimagomedov sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Drnold taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov!
During a confident post fight interview, Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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