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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Magamedkerishrop (ranked 3997 p4p, 3651 weight class) and Ftank Rank (ranked 0 p4p, 241 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Magamedkerishrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ftank Rank!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rank tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magamedkerishrop defends well and Rank ends up having to push Magamedkerishrop into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Magamedkerishrop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rank gets back to full guard.
Magamedkerishrop trying to control but Rank is working from the bottom.
Rank managing to control the position.
Magamedkerishrop postures up in Rank's guard and throws a big left but Rank blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magamedkerishrop throws a strike but Rank rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magamedkerishrop keeping full guard, as Rank tries to pass.
Rank seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamedkerishrop wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rank is now in half guard.
Magamedkerishrop trying to hold on to Rank's head to control him but Rank postures up.
Magamedkerishrop tries to get to full guard but Rank has control of the leg.
Rank looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Rank might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Magamedkerishrop wants to get back to his feet.
Magamedkerishrop trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rank misses with a takedown
and Magamedkerishrop counters with a head kick. That will keep Rank thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rank fails with the takedown
and Magamedkerishrop counters with a one-two to the body.
Ivan Magamedkerishrop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ftank Rank.
Rank misses with a takedown attempt - Magamedkerishrop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Magamedkerishrop changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rank looks winded!
Rank tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Magamedkerishrop defends well and Rank ends up having to push Magamedkerishrop into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Magamedkerishrop slaps away a takedown attempt from Rank, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Magamedkerishrop drives through with a takedown into Rank's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Magamedkerishrop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magamedkerishrop is looking to work some ground and pound but Rank has wrist control.
Rank is trying to control the position but Magamedkerishrop postures up.
Magamedkerishrop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magamedkerishrop lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magamedkerishrop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magamedkerishrop lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magamedkerishrop wants to get up but he can't break Rank's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Magamedkerishrop could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Magamedkerishrop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rank is pulling down on Magamedkerishrop's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rank misses with a takedown attempt
and Magamedkerishrop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Magamedkerishrop has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magamedkerishrop lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magamedkerishrop wants to pass to mount but Rank is defending the position.
Rank tries to roll over but Magamedkerishrop keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Magamedkerishrop dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Magamedkerishrop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rank!
Rank tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Magamedkerishrop tries to score with some ground and pound. Rank controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rank is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Magamedkerishrop's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rank gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magamedkerishrop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rank managing to control the position.
Magamedkerishrop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamedkerishrop looking to sit in guard and control but Rank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magamedkerishrop has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rank has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Magamedkerishrop's face as Rank controls the position.
Magamedkerishrop is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magamedkerishrop is trying to escape the position but Rank is controlling the position.
Ivan Magamedkerishrop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magamedkerishrop wants to control but Rank postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Magamedkerishrop shoots in and bounces Rank off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rank is pulling down on Magamedkerishrop's head to control his posture.
Magamedkerishrop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magamedkerishrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rank can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rank pulls Magamedkerishrop in close to prevent any damage.
Magamedkerishrop won't allow Rank to sweep him here.
Magamedkerishrop wants to stand but Rank is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rank is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Magamedkerishrop will probably get the nod.
That's time! Magamedkerishrop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No luck for Rank with that takedown attempt.
Rank shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magamedkerishrop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rank's guard.
Rank has momentary wrist control but Magamedkerishrop slips an elbow through the middle.
Rank is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Magamedkerishrop has his hands clasped together around Rank's back. He's all about the action.
Magamedkerishrop tries to get to full guard but Rank has control of the leg.
Rank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magamedkerishrop is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magamedkerishrop is trying to get back to full guard.
Rank is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Magamedkerishrop is trying to control but can't.
Magamedkerishrop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rank stalling.
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.
Magamedkerishrop is looking to escape.
Rank controlling the action here.
Rank is pressing down on Magamedkerishrop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magamedkerishrop is holding on for now.
Magamedkerishrop is looking to get back to full guard here but Rank has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magamedkerishrop is letting Rank control him for a moment.
Rank is continuing to stall.
Magamedkerishrop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magamedkerishrop tries to get out of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Magamedkerishrop shoots in and bounces Rank off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rank manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magamedkerishrop manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magamedkerishrop looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rank has picked Magamedkerishrop up and slammed him! Magamedkerishrop can't keep hold of the triangle and Rank manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Rank stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Magamedkerishrop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rank content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The adventures of Rank the control monster continue. Boring.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ivan Magamedkerishrop.
Well Magamedkerishrop 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ivan Magamedkerishrop!
Ivan Magamedkerishrop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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