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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 4286 p4p, 4664 weight class) and Micah Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micah Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Nurmagomedov is trying to pull guard but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Gracie jumps guard.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov tries to stand but Gracie is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nurmagomedov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gracie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Nurmagomedov to the mat. Nurmagomedov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurmagomedov is retaining full guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov lands a decent punch to the body there.
Nurmagomedov looking to control.
Gracie won't allow Nurmagomedov to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get up but he can't break Nurmagomedov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nurmagomedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Nurmagomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Nurmagomedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nurmagomedov looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nurmagomedov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie kicks off Nurmagomedov and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Nurmagomedov is trying to break free.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Nurmagomedov counters by clinching up.
Nurmagomedov is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nurmagomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nurmagomedov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Nurmagomedov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gracie 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.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body kick.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nurmagomedov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nurmagomedov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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 is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nurmagomedov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nurmagomedov advances to mount.
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Nurmagomedov's attempts to control the action.
Gracie tries to hold on but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nurmagomedov landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nurmagomedov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Nurmagomedov moves to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is looking to control Gracie but Gracie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into Nurmagomedov. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nurmagomedov's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Nurmagomedov has his hands on Gracie's head, controlling the position.
Nurmagomedov wants to hit a sweep here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nurmagomedov there!
Nurmagomedov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Micah Nurmagomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie looking to control but Nurmagomedov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nurmagomedov tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Nurmagomedov regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov moves into full guard.
Nurmagomedov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Micah Nurmagomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Nurmagomedov sprawls well.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie sets himself, and Nurmagomedov steps forward looking for the clinch! Gracie avoids it this time.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nurmagomedov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmagomedov throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Nurmagomedov getting side control.
Gracie manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nurmagomedov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nurmagomedov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to stand back up but Nurmagomedov manages to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gracie is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
Nurmagomedov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gracie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Nurmagomedov yanks on the arm and Gracie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Nurmagomedov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Micah Nurmagomedov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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