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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Magomedov (ranked 1212 p4p, 1355 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 170 p4p, 186 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Magomedov wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magomedov.
Sanchez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Magomedov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Magomedov scores with a nice right hand.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Magomedov.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Magomedov misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a leg kick
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Magomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Magomedov keeps it at a distance.
Magomedov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Magomedov misses
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Magomedov!
Sanchez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov manages to get back to half guard.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Magomedov's hands, connecting with Magomedov's forehead.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magomedov defending well though.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Magomedov dodges it nicely.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is defending well.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Magomedov is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Magomedov tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magomedov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magomedov is looking to get back to is feet but Sanchez passes into side control.
Magomedov holding on.
Sanchez with the ground and pound but Magomedov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Magomedov is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez throwing shots but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
That's four 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.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Magomedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Magomedov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magomedov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Magomedov trying to control the position.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Magomedov throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Magomedov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez clobbers Magomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez just manages to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magomedov. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Magomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magomedov with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magomedov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Magomedov settles back down.
Magomedov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Magomedov settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
Magomedov swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zabit Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Magomedov, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Magomedov misses the target.
Magomedov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zabit Magomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedov is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Magomedov throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Magomedov.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Magomedov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Magomedov tries to land a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov with the inside leg kick.
Magomedov is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez stuns Magomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez feints and as Magomedov raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Magomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez shoots in but Magomedov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Magomedov misses with a hook
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magomedov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Magomedov.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Magomedov moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Magomedov - just one landing.
Magomedov connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Magomedov thuds his right hand into Sanchez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magomedov tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Magomedov throws a jab when Sanchez was well out of range.
Sanchez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
Samuel Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zabit Magomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Magomedov ducks right into an uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magomedov slips a jab from Sanchez.
Jab, jab by Magomedov - just one landing.
Magomedov connects with a crisp jab.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Magomedov, which made it look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Magomedov moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Magomedov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magomedov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Magomedov is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Magomedov lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov with a hook.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the head.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Magomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Magomedov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Magomedov lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Magomedov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight for Zabit Magomedov!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Zabit Magomedov!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Zabit Magomedov!
Zabit Magomedov wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Zabit Magomedov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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