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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Maynard (ranked 1978 p4p, 1511 weight class) and Hasbulla Magomedov (ranked 113 p4p, 88 weight class). Magomedov has chosen Roy Jones Jr - Can't be Touched as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dakota Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hasbulla Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard has Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov drags the fight down to the ground.
Magomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Magomedov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Maynard is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Magomedov.
Magomedov is trying to control Maynard's posture but Maynard avoids it.
Magomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maynard slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Magomedov is being controlled here.
Maynard'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.
Maynard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep.
Maynard takes a little break here. Magomedov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two 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.
Magomedov defending against the ground and pound.
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magomedov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maynard's best efforts.
Magomedov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Maynard manages to pass to mount!
Magomedov is working to get back to half guard.
Maynard controlling from the full mount.
Magomedov is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard controlling his opponent.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position but Maynard isn't that keen on the idea.
Maynard controlling the position easily from mount.
Magomedov is looking to get to half guard.
Magomedov wants to hold on but Maynard pushes him away.
Magomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maynard unloads with some shots from mount but Magomedov bucks and avoids them well.
Magomedov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maynard content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov punching from the bottom.
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Maynard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magomedov gets tackled into the cage by Maynard. Maynard maintains the clinch.
Magomedov successfully pulls guard.
Maynard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Magomedov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maynard has passed into half guard!
Magomedov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Maynard escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Maynard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Maynard crashes against the mat.
Dakota Maynard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Magomedov's face as Maynard controls the position.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
Maynard trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Magomedov is trying to control Maynard's posture but Maynard avoids it.
Magomedov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magomedov gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maynard pulls his head out easily.
Magomedov is looking to get back to full guard here but Maynard has managed to pass to side control instead.
Magomedov tries to improve position but can't.
Maynard happy to just control the position for now.
Maynard is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep.
Maynard taking a breather here.
Magomedov regains half guard.
Magomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maynard trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maynard is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Maynard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maynard continues to stall.
Maynard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magomedov is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Maynard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maynard moves into the clinch.
Magomedov manages to pull guard.
Maynard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Magomedov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maynard defends well.
Maynard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maynard uses it to pass to side control.
Maynard controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep.
Magomedov keeps trying to improve his position.
Maynard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
A lull in the action here.
Further stalling from Maynard.
Hasbulla Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Magomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maynard taking a breather here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Maynard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Magomedov wants to control but Maynard postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Maynard instigates a clinch.
Magomedov pulls Maynard into guard.
Maynard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maynard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maynard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maynard controlling the pace.
Magomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maynard is working away from the top position though.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maynard works his way into side control.
Dakota Maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maynard taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Maynard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maynard 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Maynard!
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RATING
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