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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Rzayev (ranked 3898 p4p, 3897 weight class) and Ruslan Rzayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan Rzayev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Rasul Rzayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Rzayev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasul Rzayev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ruslan Rzayev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rasul Rzayev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruslan Rzayev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruslan Rzayev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rasul Rzayev manages to get himself to full guard.
Rasul Rzayev looking for a guillotine here but Ruslan Rzayev defends easily.
Rasul Rzayev pulls Ruslan Rzayev in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruslan Rzayev landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasul Rzayev wants to sweep but no luck.
Rasul Rzayev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ruslan Rzayev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ruslan Rzayev drops back looking for a leg! Rasul Rzayev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rasul Rzayev manages to kick Ruslan Rzayev off! Ruslan Rzayev jumps back into Rasul Rzayev's guard.
Ruslan Rzayev preventing the sweep.
Ruslan Rzayev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Ruslan Rzayev 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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Let's hope that Ruslan Rzayev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ruslan Rzayev is continuing to stall.
Ruslan Rzayev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rasul Rzayev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rasul Rzayev wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasul Rzayev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruslan Rzayev's waist but Ruslan Rzayev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasul Rzayev off to one side.
Ruslan Rzayev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rasul Rzayev as he jumps to the side.
Ruslan Rzayev throws a head kick that misses.
Rasul Rzayev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruslan Rzayev counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasul Rzayev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasul Rzayev is breathing heavily.
Ruslan Rzayev has Rasul Rzayev pushed against the cage.
Ruslan Rzayev wants the takedown. Rasul Rzayev is fighting it off but Ruslan Rzayev persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rasul Rzayev's guard against the cage.
Ruslan Rzayev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasul Rzayev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rasul Rzayev is pulling down on Ruslan Rzayev's head. It's preventing any offense from Ruslan Rzayev, at least for the moment.
Rasul Rzayev trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruslan Rzayev wants to get up but he can't break Rasul Rzayev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Rzayev 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.
Rasul Rzayev closes the distance but Ruslan Rzayev moves to the side
and Ruslan Rzayev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rasul Rzayev's guard.
Ruslan Rzayev wants to stand but Rasul Rzayev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rasul Rzayev wants to sweep here but Ruslan Rzayev controlling him for the moment.
Rasul Rzayev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruslan Rzayev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruslan Rzayev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rasul Rzayev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasul Rzayev being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ruslan Rzayev.
Rasul Rzayev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ruslan Rzayev landing some decent shots from guard.
Ruslan Rzayev wants to stand but Rasul Rzayev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rasul Rzayev thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two 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.
Rasul Rzayev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruslan Rzayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruslan Rzayev is looking for the big counter here.
Rasul Rzayev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruslan Rzayev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rasul Rzayev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ruslan Rzayev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rasul Rzayev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ruslan Rzayev slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Rasul Rzayev.
Ruslan Rzayev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rasul Rzayev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruslan Rzayev on the ground.
Ruslan Rzayev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rasul Rzayev?
Ruslan Rzayev is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rasul Rzayev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rasul Rzayev shrugs it off.
Ruslan Rzayev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan Rzayev avoids the attempt from Rasul Rzayev to control.
Ruslan Rzayev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ruslan Rzayev lands a nice shot to the head.
Ruslan Rzayev throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rasul Rzayev has his hands clasped together but Ruslan Rzayev breaks the hold and Rasul Rzayev is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ruslan Rzayev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruslan Rzayev!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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