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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Mehamedov (ranked 1943 p4p, 1852 weight class) and Elim Garak (ranked 182 p4p, 171 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Aziz Mehamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elim Garak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Mehamedov.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Mehamedov.
Garak is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mehamedov.
Mehamedov swings for the body but Garak moves out of range.
Garak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garak takes a jab right on the kisser.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Garak has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Garak looks to land a left hand but Mehamedov moved out of range nicely.
Garak avoids the body shot from Mehamedov.
Mehamedov cracks Garak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mehamedov takes a swing at Garak's ribcage but misses.
Mehamedov lands with a straight right. Garak didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehamedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mehamedov throws a shot to the body.
Mehamedov misses with an uppercut. Garak saw that one coming.
Garak tries for a takedown but Mehamedov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Garak. That snapped Mehamedov's head back.
Mehamedov misses with a hook. Garak ducked under it nicely.
Garak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mehamedov throws the left hand but Garak avoids the punch easily.
Garak tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garak avoids the body shot from Mehamedov.
Garak is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mehamedov misses with an uppercut.
Garak looks to land a left hand but Mehamedov moved out of range nicely.
Garak ducks under a wild hook from Mehamedov.
Garak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garak wants to clinch up but Mehamedov keeps it at a distance.
Garak slips under a jab from Mehamedov.
Mehamedov misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak slips under a jab from Mehamedov.
Mehamedov misses with an uppercut.
Garak takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab lands there for Mehamedov.
Garak fails with a takedown attempt.
Aziz Mehamedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mehamedov loads up on a big right hand but Garak slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garak closes the distance and pushes Mehamedov back into the cage.
Garak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mehamedov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aziz Mehamedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elim Garak.
A right handed body shot lands from Mehamedov.
Mehamedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garaks head.
Garak throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehamedov breaks the clinch.
Garak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mehamedov throws the left hand but Garak avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Mehamedov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mehamedov.
Garak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mehamedov.
Garak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mehamedov slaps away a takedown attempt from Garak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Mehamedov misses the target.
Mehamedov lunges at Garak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garak's hand.
Garak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mehamedov as he avoids it easily.
Mehamedov misses with a body shot.
Garak wants to counter the offense by Mehamedov and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehamedov swings for the body but Garak moves out of range.
Mehamedov lands a right hook to the body.
Mehamedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mehamedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garak with the counter takedown but Mehamedov avoids it easily.
Mehamedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Garak is just out of range.
Mehamedov tries to keep at a distance but Garak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mehamedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garak misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mehamedov takes a swing at Garak's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mehamedov. Garak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mehamedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Garak.
Mehamedov is looking to counter punch.
Garak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mehamedov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aziz Mehamedov 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.
Garak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mehamedov.
Mehamedov ducks under a wild hook from Garak.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mehamedov. Garak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garak wants to counter the offense by Mehamedov and move into the clinch position.
Mehamedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garak feints the counter takedown.
Mehamedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garak manages to avoid it.
Mehamedov throws a right hand that misses
and Garak counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mehamedov won't be happy with that.
Mehamedov tries to bench press Garak off him but Garak keeps the position.
Mehamedov trying his best to control but Garak has mounted him.
Garak looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Garak controlling from the full mount.
Garak has control of Mehamedov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mehamedov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Garak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mehamedov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mehamedov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mehamedov tries to get out of the position.
Garak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mehamedov can't escape the position.
Mehamedov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garak looking to ground and pound but Mehamedov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garak wants to control the pace but Mehamedov is squirming around nicely.
Mehamedov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Garak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garak trying to control but Mehamedov is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garak is landing with some decent strikes but Mehamedov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehamedov is desperately trying to improve his position but Garak has a good base and remains in mount.
Garak looking for a guillotine from mount but Mehamedov is having none of it.
Garak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garak throwing strikes here but Mehamedov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Garak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mehamedov looks a forlorn figure.
Garak lands with some strikes.
Mehamedov is rocked!
Mehamedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mehamedov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Garak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehamedov is looking to improve his position but Garak isn't that keen on the idea.
Garak lands a heavy elbow.
Mehamedov tries to hold on but Garak postures up.
Garak has hold of Mehamedov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mehamedov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Garak goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mehamedov is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mehamedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elim Garak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Garak misses.
Garak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mehamedov takes a swing at Garak's ribcage but misses.
Garak is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Garak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mehamedov throws an off balance right hand
and Garak counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garak.
Elim Garak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mehamedov's head.
Mehamedov keeping moving, preventing Garak from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garak advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehamedov is controlling Garak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mehamedov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garak on the ground.
Garak is nestled in close to Mehamedov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garak prevents Mehamedov from improving his position.
Mehamedov won't allow Garak to pass to mount.
Mehamedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garak.
Garak wants to take a breather but Mehamedov is having none of it.
Mehamedov is pressing down on Garak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garak stopping the sweep attempt from Mehamedov.
Garak connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehamedov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Garak postures up in Mehamedov's guard and throws a big left but Mehamedov blocks it.
Mehamedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mehamedov prevents Garak from improving his position.
Garak actively working from the bottom here.
Garak is refusing to be controlled, as Mehamedov sits in half guard.
Garak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garak tries to get to full guard but Mehamedov has control of the leg.
Garak moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Garak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garak is trying to control the position but Mehamedov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garak keeping moving, preventing Mehamedov from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mehamedov content to stall in guard here.
Garak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mehamedov is aware though and is defending well.
Mehamedov is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elim Garak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elim Garak!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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