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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Magomedovirgin (ranked 3869 p4p, 3868 weight class) and Manuel Barren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zabit Magomedovirgin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Barren!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barren tries to land a leg kick but Magomedovirgin saw it coming and moves away.
It appears Magomedovirgin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barren misses with the combination.
Barren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magomedovirgin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barren.
Magomedovirgin dives in for a single leg takedown but Barren sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Magomedovirgin is working for takedown but Barren is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zabit Magomedovirgin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barren wants to break free but Magomedovirgin has control.
Magomedovirgin tightens his grip and picks Barren up, before dumping him to the ground. Barren manages to land in guard.
Barren is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Magomedovirgin dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedovirgin moves into full mount!
Barren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedovirgin trying to control but Barren is having none of it.
Barren gets back to half guard.
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.
Barren is not content to let Magomedovirgin control the position.
Magomedovirgin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Magomedovirgin works his way into full mount!
Barren wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Magomedovirgin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedovirgin working the ground and pound effectively.
Magomedovirgin content just to control the position here.
Magomedovirgin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Barren is surviving well by controlling Magomedovirgin's body position as best he can.
Magomedovirgin controlling from the full mount.
Magomedovirgin looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barren really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barren is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magomedovirgin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedovirgin is looking to stand but Barren has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedovirgin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Barren keeps the fight on the outside.
Barren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magomedovirgin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Magomedovirgin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magomedovirgin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Magomedovirgin gets a clinch.
Magomedovirgin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barren can do to turn this around?
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Magomedovirgin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Magomedovirgin looking for a takedown.
Magomedovirgin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedovirgin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Barren is trying to keep an underhook but Magomedovirgin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Magomedovirgin is trying to control. Barren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barren works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magomedovirgin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barren keeping moving, preventing Magomedovirgin from controlling successfully.
Magomedovirgin advances position into side control!
Barren gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Magomedovirgin prevents Barren from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Magomedovirgin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Barren tries to lock up and control but Magomedovirgin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Magomedovirgin looking to control but Barren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magomedovirgin content just to control the position here.
Magomedovirgin working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedovirgin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barren tries to reverse the position but Magomedovirgin maintains control.
Magomedovirgin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barren is trying to escape the mount.
Magomedovirgin controlling from mount.
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.
Barren is squirming around, avoiding Magomedovirgin's attempts to control the action.
Magomedovirgin unloads with some shots from mount but Barren bucks and avoids them well.
Magomedovirgin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magomedovirgin throwing strikes here but Barren is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedovirgin is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Magomedovirgin gets the takedown into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedovirgin dominated that second round.
That's time! Magomedovirgin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barren misses with a kick to the body
and Magomedovirgin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Magomedovirgin.
Barren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magomedovirgin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magomedovirgin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barren is proving hard to escape from.
Magomedovirgin trying to control the position from guard on top but Barren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barren isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Magomedovirgin stacks Barren on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Magomedovirgin!
Magomedovirgin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedovirgin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barren stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Magomedovirgin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Magomedovirgin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magomedovirgin trying to control the position but Barren is working away.
Magomedovirgin working the ground and pound but Barren is defending the strikes.
Zabit Magomedovirgin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magomedovirgin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Magomedovirgin advances to mount.
Magomedovirgin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedovirgin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Barren to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Barren shrugs it off.
Magomedovirgin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barren is looking to escape.
Magomedovirgin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barren is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barren holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Magomedovirgin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Magomedovirgin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barren is bucking up trying to escape but Magomedovirgin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Magomedovirgin working Barren over with strikes here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barren tries to reverse the position but Magomedovirgin maintains control.
Barren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedovirgin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedovirgin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magomedovirgin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Magomedovirgin!
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hype
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FIGHT
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