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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smack (ranked 5015 p4p, 5289 weight class) and Magomed Magomedsharipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Smack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Magomedsharipov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Smack. No joy for Magomedsharipov on that attempt.
Smack throws a lazy body kick
and Magomedsharipov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magomedsharipov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smack's head.
Magomedsharipov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedsharipov is controlling him.
Magomedsharipov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov is stalling in the full guard.
Magomedsharipov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Magomedsharipov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov wants to control but Smack is keeping him busy.
Magomedsharipov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smack tries to escape but Magomedsharipov is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov grinds an elbow into Smack's temple.
Magomedsharipov controls the position from side control.
Smack is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Magomedsharipov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smack being controlled for a moment.
Magomedsharipov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smack is letting Magomedsharipov control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smack taking punishment in the form of punches.
Magomedsharipov controlling the position.
Magomedsharipov swings around for an armbar but Smack sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Magomedsharipov's guard.
Magomedsharipov pulls Smack in close to his closed guard and prevents Smack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Magomedsharipov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smack is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smack has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magomedsharipov is proving hard to escape from.
Magomedsharipov controlling Smack's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smack is looking to stand up but Magomedsharipov won't let him.
Magomedsharipov has control of Smack's left arm, preventing Smack from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedsharipov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smack is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedsharipov dominated that round.
That's time! Smack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Smack as Magomedsharipov shoots in.
Magomedsharipov shoots in and drives through. Smack sprawls well.
Magomedsharipov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Magomedsharipov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smack is not content to let Magomedsharipov control the position.
Magomedsharipov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Magomedsharipov lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov wants to control but Smack is keeping him busy.
Magomedsharipov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedsharipov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedsharipov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magomedsharipov working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smack pushes Magomedsharipov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Magomedsharipov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Magomedsharipov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smack has escaped the position, nice work there.
Magomedsharipov controls the position.
Magomedsharipov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Smack's legs.
Smack is trying to buck Magomedsharipov off.
Magomedsharipov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smack has escaped the position, nice work there.
Magomedsharipov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smack, who protects the arm well.
Magomed Magomedsharipov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magomedsharipov is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Magomedsharipov cracks Smack with a big elbow.
Magomedsharipov takes a little break here. Smack wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Smack is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Magomedsharipov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Magomedsharipov is continuing to stall.
Smack takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smack is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Magomedsharipov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Magomedsharipov working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov is chipping away with strikes.
Smack is being controlled here.
Magomedsharipov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedsharipov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smack is trying to get back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedsharipov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Magomedsharipov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smack is trying to escape the position but Magomedsharipov is controlling the position.
Magomedsharipov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Magomedsharipov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smack keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smack tries to escape but Magomedsharipov is in control.
Magomedsharipov looks up at the clock and then as Smack takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magomedsharipov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Magomedsharipov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedsharipov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smack is pushing Magomedsharipov's head away, looking to escape. Magomedsharipov manages to hold on to the position though.
Magomedsharipov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Magomedsharipov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedsharipov taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedsharipov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smack misses with a few strikes there.
Smack gets caught flat footed, as Magomedsharipov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smack uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov dives in for a single leg takedown but Smack sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smack misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedsharipov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smack is trying to defend but Magomedsharipov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smack manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Johnny Smack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magomedsharipov tries for a takedown but Smack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magomedsharipov gets a double leg takedown into Smack's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov advances to half guard.
Smack wants to get back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Magomedsharipov there.
Smack wants to get back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smack sees it coming and defends easily.
Magomedsharipov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magomedsharipov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Magomedsharipov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smack!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Magomedsharipov.
Magomedsharipov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Magomedsharipov controlling the pace for now.
Magomedsharipov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Magomedsharipov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Magomedsharipov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The adventures of Magomedsharipov the control monster continue. Boring.
More stalling from Magomedsharipov.
BOOM! Magomedsharipov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Magomedsharipov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Magomedsharipov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smack can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Magomedsharipov controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov breaks from Smack's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Magomedsharipov controlling from mount.
Magomedsharipov dominating with strikes here.
Magomedsharipov controlling from the full mount.
Magomedsharipov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnny Smack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedsharipov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Magomedsharipov with the ground and pound from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magomed Magomedsharipov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Magomedsharipov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Magomedsharipov!
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energy
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