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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francis Gane (ranked 6487 p4p, 4773 weight class) and Islam Nurmagomedov (ranked 320 p4p, 266 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Gane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gane throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Gane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmagomedov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gane misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Gane.
Nurmagomedov throws out a counter right but Gane avoids it with no problem.
Gane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Nurmagomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Gane misses with a double jab.
Good shot there by Nurmagomedov.
Gane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Gane misses with a double jab
and Nurmagomedov counters with a beautiful punch that sends Gane to the canvas!
Gane is rocked!
Nurmagomedov drops back looking for a leg! Gane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gane manages to kick Nurmagomedov off! Nurmagomedov jumps back into Gane's guard.
Oh Gane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurmagomedov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane has his hands on Nurmagomedov's head, controlling the position.
Gane seems to have got his legs back now.
Gane'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.
Nurmagomedov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gane dives on top into guard.
Gane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gane engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gane defends well.
Gane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gane scoring with some ground and pound.
Gane wants to stand but Nurmagomedov is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gane is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gane controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gane wanted to stand there but Nurmagomedov had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gane content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov moves into range and connects with a jab.
No joy there for Nurmagomedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Islam Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gane misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurmagomedov throws a one two combo.
Nurmagomedov slips a jab and a cross from Gane.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nurmagomedov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nurmagomedov with a nice cross.
Sloppy strikes from Gane. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Gane misses.
Gane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nurmagomedov.
Islam Nurmagomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Nurmagomedov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gane misses with a wild combination.
Gane looks to land a combination but Nurmagomedov avoids it well.
Gane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Gane. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Gane to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Nurmagomedov slips nicely into half guard.
Nurmagomedov is working for a kimura but Gane is defending it quite comfortably.
Nurmagomedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurmagomedov.
Gane is looking for a sweep. Nurmagomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gane is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov seems to be working for a kimura but Gane defends the submission attempt.
Nurmagomedov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gane defends it well.
Gane lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Nurmagomedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurmagomedov.
Gane tries to roll over but Nurmagomedov keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gane is doing well to control the position and prevent Nurmagomedov from advancing to side control.
Gane has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nurmagomedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gane is defending against the submission attempts here by Nurmagomedov.
Gane pushes Nurmagomedov off looking to stand but Nurmagomedov dives back in and keeps control.
Gane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gane is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov being controlled here momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Islam Nurmagomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nurmagomedov cracks Gane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov scores with the left hand. Gane knows he should have avoided that one.
Gane throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Gane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmagomedov lands with a nice combination. Gane backs away looking to recover.
Gane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nurmagomedov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gane scrambles back to his feet.
Gane misses with a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Gane! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Islam Nurmagomedov!
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hype
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