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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ogum Jung Min (ranked 2799 p4p, 2005 weight class) and Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov (ranked 302 p4p, 232 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ogum Jung Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gadzhimagomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gadzhimagomedov lands a leg kick that knocks Jung Min off balance momentarily.
Jung Min connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gadzhimagomedov. Gadzhimagomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gadzhimagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jung Min.
Gadzhimagomedov thinks about the counter body kick.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gadzhimagomedov darts in and clinches Jung Min up against the cage.
Jung Min has a couple of punches blocked by Gadzhimagomedov.
I was talking to Jung Min's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gadzhimagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gadzhimagomedov lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jung Min creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jung Min swings wildly with an uppercut but Gadzhimagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung Min looking to slow down the pace here.
Jung Min wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jung Min throws a punch but it's blocked by Gadzhimagomedov.
Gadzhimagomedov pulls 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gadzhimagomedov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jung Min postures up.
Jung Min has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung Min is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gadzhimagomedov is trying to keep Jung Min in close.
Gadzhimagomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jung Min can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gadzhimagomedov looking to control.
Jung Min slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gadzhimagomedov is looking for a triangle here but Jung Min uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Jung Min takes a little break here. Gadzhimagomedov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to bench press Jung Min off him but Jung Min keeps the position.
Jung Min tries to stand but Gadzhimagomedov is controlling his head.
Jung Min controlling from side mount.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to bench press Jung Min off him but Jung Min keeps the position.
Gadzhimagomedov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jung Min wants to stand but Gadzhimagomedov is controlling his arm.
Jung Min stands up and beckons Gadzhimagomedov to his feet.
Gadzhimagomedov drives through and clinches with Jung Min against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with the head strike.
Jung Min stalling the fight.
Gadzhimagomedov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jung Min lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gadzhimagomedov backwards.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to pull guard but Jung Min forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gadzhimagomedov manages to pull guard.
Gadzhimagomedov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gadzhimagomedov looking to control.
Gadzhimagomedov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jung Min haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov keeping moving, preventing Jung Min from controlling successfully.
Gadzhimagomedov working a defensive guard here.
Gadzhimagomedov keeping moving, preventing Jung Min from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at The Clinic inform us that Gadzhimagomedov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gadzhimagomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jung Min tries to stand but Gadzhimagomedov is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gadzhimagomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jung Min trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gadzhimagomedov's guard.
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.
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.
Gadzhimagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jung Min ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gadzhimagomedov moves away.
Jung Min looks to land a right hand but Gadzhimagomedov moved out of range.
Gadzhimagomedov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jung Min loads up on a big right hand but Gadzhimagomedov slips the punch.
Gadzhimagomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Jung Min misses its intended target.
Jung Min feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gadzhimagomedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gadzhimagomedov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Jung Min misses its target.
Donk. Jung Min catches Gadzhimagomedov right on the button with a cross.
Gadzhimagomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good standup being displayed there by Jung Min as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadzhimagomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gadzhimagomedov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jung Min's sensitive parts.
Gadzhimagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jung Min listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung Min with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung Min throws a body shot but no joy.
Gadzhimagomedov scores with a leg kick.
Gadzhimagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Gadzhimagomedov.
Jung Min ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gadzhimagomedov moves away.
Gadzhimagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jung Min was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jung Min has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gadzhimagomedov.
Jung Min misses with an uppercut
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick from Gadzhimagomedov misses.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a sloppy head kick
and Jung Min counters with a stiff right hand.
Gadzhimagomedov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jung Min throws a shot from downtown. Gadzhimagomedov moves away and avoids it.
Gadzhimagomedov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Jung Min looks to score with a jab to the body but Gadzhimagomedov is just out of range.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a wild body kick that Jung Min sees coming a mile off.
Jung Min is looking to counter punch.
Jung Min missing with a left hand there. Gadzhimagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gadzhimagomedov counters with a body kick.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to land a front kick but Jung Min steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with a low kick.
Jung Min takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gadzhimagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung Min avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Jung Min.
A low kick lands for Gadzhimagomedov.
Ogum Jung Min is winning the standup battle so far.
Gadzhimagomedov lands a high kick!
Jung Min misses with a double jab
and Gadzhimagomedov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jung Min really felt that one!
Gadzhimagomedov feints and then cracks Jung Min's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jung Min down.
Jung Min misses with a body punch
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with a nice leg kick.
Jung Min pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gadzhimagomedov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jung Min.
A telegraphed right hand from Jung Min misses the target.
Jung Min rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with a low kick, right behind Jung Min 's knee.
Gadzhimagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jung Min.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung Min waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gadzhimagomedov.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jung Min throws a combination that misses
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gadzhimagomedov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jung Min checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jung Min swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jung Min jabs Gadzhimagomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gadzhimagomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jung Min swings for the body but Gadzhimagomedov moves out of range.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a low kick but Jung Min moves out of range easily.
Gadzhimagomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gadzhimagomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jung Min clobbers Gadzhimagomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gadzhimagomedov.
Jung Min misses with an uppercut
and Gadzhimagomedov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jung Min really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Jung Min misses.
Jung Min throws a jab when Gadzhimagomedov was well out of range.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with a leg kick
and Jung Min counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gadzhimagomedov.
Jung Min throws a body punch but Gadzhimagomedov moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gadzhimagomedov - that will leave a mark!
Jung Min lands a body shot.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a nice head kick!
Gadzhimagomedov slips under a jab.
Gadzhimagomedov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jung Min blocks it well.
Jung Min will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jung Min throws a looping overhand right but Gadzhimagomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Jung Min looks to score with a jab to the body but Gadzhimagomedov is just out of range.
Gadzhimagomedov connects with a leg kick.
Jung Min throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gadzhimagomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gadzhimagomedov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A swing and a miss from Jung Min.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Jung Min.
Jung Min swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jung Min misses with a hook
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with an outside leg kick.
Jung Min ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gadzhimagomedov moves away.
Nice shot lands for Jung Min.
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.
That's time! Jung Min's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gadzhimagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jung Min.
Gadzhimagomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jung Min lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gadzhimagomedov at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Gadzhimagomedov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jung Min is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gadzhimagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Jung Min.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gadzhimagomedov slips under a jab from Jung Min.
Jung Min stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gadzhimagomedov.
Jung Min takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gadzhimagomedov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jung Min's sensitive parts.
Gadzhimagomedov moves out of range as Jung Min strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadzhimagomedov slips a jab from Jung Min.
Gadzhimagomedov moves out of range as Jung Min strikes.
Gadzhimagomedov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jung Min has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gadzhimagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gadzhimagomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jung Min on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jung Min keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Jung Min on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jung Min dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gadzhimagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jung Min swings widly with a right hand
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jung Min's knee momentarily.
Gadzhimagomedov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a leg kick
and Jung Min cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gadzhimagomedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jung Min looks to score with a jab to the body but Gadzhimagomedov is just out of range.
Jung Min throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gadzhimagomedov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gadzhimagomedov delivers a nice body kick.
Gadzhimagomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gadzhimagomedov tries to clinch but Jung Min moves out of range.
Gadzhimagomedov motions for Jung Min to come forward. Gadzhimagomedov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gadzhimagomedov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jung Min waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gadzhimagomedov.
Jung Min lands a really nice looking cross but Gadzhimagomedov seems unphased.
Jung Min looks to score with a jab to the body but Gadzhimagomedov is just out of range.
Jung Min swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gadzhimagomedov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jung Min's knee momentarily.
Gadzhimagomedov connects with an inside leg kick.
Ogum Jung Min has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jung Min on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gadzhimagomedov. Gadzhimagomedov obviously looking to wear him down.
Jung Min throws a right and a left that Gadzhimagomedov avoids nicely.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with a low kick as Jung Min jumps back.
Jung Min lands with a good body shot.
Jung Min keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gadzhimagomedov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jung Min has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jung Min throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gadzhimagomedov.
Jung Min throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gadzhimagomedov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with a head kick.
Gadzhimagomedov slips a straight right by Jung Min.
Gadzhimagomedov misses with a body kick.
Gadzhimagomedov connects with a high kick.
Gadzhimagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gadzhimagomedov wants to slow Jung Min down by chopping away at his legs.
Jung Min jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jung Min fails to land with a series of punches.
Gadzhimagomedov defending well as Jung Min loads up on a big left hand.
Gadzhimagomedov counters with a body kick.
Gadzhimagomedov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jung Min has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jung Min misses with a hook. Gadzhimagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Gadzhimagomedov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gadzhimagomedov darts in and clinches Jung Min up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Jung Min.
Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Jung Min on the inside.
Gadzhimagomedov blocking some punches.
Jung Min working aggressively here.
Jung Min lands a right hand.
Gadzhimagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jung Min pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gadzhimagomedov defending well as Jung Min loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Gadzhimagomedov.
A combination from Jung Min does no damage.
Gadzhimagomedov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jung Min crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gadzhimagomedov - the referee stops the clock and Jung Min gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gadzhimagomedov. Jung Min manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gadzhimagomedov throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genzhe Gadzhimagomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gadzhimagomedov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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