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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nissho Sakurai (ranked 2000 p4p, 3531 weight class) and Tagir Magomedov (ranked 277 p4p, 437 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nissho Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tagir Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Magomedov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sakurai doesn't seem phased though.
Magomedov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakurai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sakurai slips a jab and a cross from Magomedov.
Sakurai lands a big head kick that sends Magomedov tumbling to the mat! Sakurai takes a step backwards and waves Magomedov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A right-left combo lands from Magomedov.
Sakurai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Sakurai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tagir Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakurai has Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov is trying to drag Sakurai to the mat but Sakurai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Sakurai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakurai lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov is trying to break the clinch but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Sakurai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakurai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakurai with a knee to the head.
Sakurai scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Magomedov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magomedov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Magomedov wants a takedown but no success here.
Sakurai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Magomedov wants a takedown but no success here.
Nissho Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tagir Magomedov.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Sakurai throws knees to the body.
Magomedov tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai lands a knee to the head.
Sakurai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magomedov blocks an elbow strike from Sakurai.
Sakurai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magomedov's face.
Sakurai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to circle away but Sakurai has him pinned against the cage.
Sakurai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov jumps guard but Sakurai stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sakurai lands an elbow inside that Magomedov shrugs off.
Sakurai misses with a knee to the head.
Sakurai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magomedov has had enough of the clinch but Sakurai keeps him there for the moment.
Sakurai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakurai smiles and moves away.
Sakurai with a nice calf kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sakurai.
Sakurai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Sakurai scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a two punch combination.
Magomedov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sakurai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Magomedov cracks Sakurai with an open hand slap.
Magomedov throws a combination that misses
and Sakurai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakurai prevents Magomedov from breaking the clinch.
Sakurai tries a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks it.
Sakurai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakurai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakurai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sakurai trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sakurai misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sakurai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakurai obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakurai crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Sakurai tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Sakurai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakurai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakurai lands a body punch.
Sakurai looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Magomedov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sakurai is defending well.
Sakurai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Sakurai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakurai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
Sakurai misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nissho Sakurai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magomedov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Magomedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakurai.
Some wild striking there from Magomedov.
Sakurai thuds his shin into the meat of Magomedov's side.
Magomedov throws a combination that misses
and Sakurai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magomedov swinging wildly here.
Sakurai lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakurai. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakurai needs to keep his hands up - Magomedov had a free shot at his head there.
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sakurai is looking to counter the offense by Magomedov and move into the clinch.
Magomedov throws a right and a left that Sakurai avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai scoring well with a low kick there.
Magomedov moves into the clinch.
Sakurai tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Sakurai back against the cage.
Sakurai lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Sakurai.
Sakurai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakurai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakurai crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Sakurai, against the cage.
Sakurai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakurai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magomedov's face.
Sakurai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakurai.
Sakurai working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
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!
Sakurai lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai with a knee to the head.
Sakurai lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakurai connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov is rocked!
Sakurai trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sakurai finish him?
Sakurai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakurai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Sakurai on the inside.
Sakurai working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
Sakurai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magomedov seems to have recovered his senses.
Sakurai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Nissho Sakurai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sakurai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Magomedov's brow.
Sakurai connects with a knee to the head.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov controlling the action here for a moment.
Magomedov avoids the elbow strike from Sakurai, against the cage.
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage.
Sakurai scores with a knee to the head.
Sakurai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sakurai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sakurai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magomedov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakurai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakurai scores with a knee to the head.
Sakurai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Sakurai.
A right hook to the body lands for Sakurai.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Sakurai throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Magomedov goes down! Sakurai dives on top of him - Magomedov manages to get guard.
Sakurai stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sakurai scores with a kick to the body.
Sakurai wants to clinch up but Magomedov keeps it at a distance.
Sakurai throws a head kick but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Sakurai.
Sakurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov throws a looping overhand right but Sakurai ducks down to avoid it.
Sakurai moves into the clinch.
Magomedov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sakurai to keep the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nissho Sakurai dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakurai has closed the distance and engaged Magomedov in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakurai throws an elbow but misses.
Sakurai looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Magomedov is trying to break free.
Magomedov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakurai smiles and moves away.
Sakurai throws a lazy head kick
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov blocks a head kick by Sakurai.
Nice body kick from Sakurai.
Sakurai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Magomedov avoids a kick to the body.
Sakurai lands a glancing blow to the side of Magomedov's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakurai throws a head kick but Magomedov moves out of range.
Sakurai dodges the punch combination from Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Sakurai checks it.
Nissho Sakurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
A solid body kick from Sakurai.
Magomedov throws a body kick that misses.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Magomedov misses with a looping left.
Sakurai lands a big head kick that sends Magomedov tumbling to the mat! Sakurai takes a step backwards and waves Magomedov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sakurai forces Magomedov back against the cage and clinches.
Magomedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakurai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakurai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sakurai lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakurai pushes off an throws an elbow but Magomedov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sakurai trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Sakurai throws knees to the body.
Sakurai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sakurai working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
Sakurai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakurai lands a body punch.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakurai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magomedov or not.
Sakurai throws an elbow but it misses.
Sakurai trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov jumps guard but Sakurai turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakurai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magomedov's face.
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sakurai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sakurai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakurai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakurai obliges.
Sakurai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sakurai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakurai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sakurai connects with a knee to the head.
Sakurai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakurai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magomedov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sakurai throws an elbow but misses.
Sakurai misses with a knee strike.
Sakurai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Magomedov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakurai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Magomedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nissho Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tagir Magomedov.
Sakurai tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Sakurai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magomedov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tagir Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Sakurai.
Magomedov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magomedov is trying to push Sakurai away but Sakurai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sakurai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakurai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov tries to break free but Sakurai pushes him back against the cage.
Sakurai landing knees to the body.
Nissho Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakurai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nissho Sakurai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakurai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nissho Sakurai!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nissho Sakurai made sure he mentioned Kore Fight Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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