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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Islam Magomedov (ranked 4046 p4p, 3055 weight class) and Jeorge St Pierr (ranked 443 p4p, 369 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeorge St Pierr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov shoots in and drives through. St Pierr sprawls well.
St Pierr connects with a leg kick.
St Pierr lands a right hook to the body.
Magomedov is looking to clinch but St Pierr is avoiding it.
Magomedov misses with a hook. St Pierr ducked under it nicely.
St Pierr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Magomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Magomedov backs off St Pierr throws a huge counter combo but Magomedov manages to avoid it all.
St Pierr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Pierr's coach down at New York Public Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on St Pierr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Magomedov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierr is fending him off so far but Magomedov persists. Nope, St Pierr circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Islam Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierr lands a jab-cross combination.
Magomedov shoots for a takedown but St Pierr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Pierr throws a counter combo.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierr misses with a wild combination.
St Pierr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Magomedov back to the cage. St Pierr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
St Pierr lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Pierr lands a jab.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pierr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magomedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good leg kick by St Pierr.
Magomedov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Pierr.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierr but St Pierr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierr with the inside leg kick.
St Pierr looks to land a combination. Magomedov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from St Pierr.
Magomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Pierr.
Magomedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Pierr can pounce on him.
Magomedov looking to score a takedown here. St Pierr is defending well but Magomedov drives through and ends up in St Pierr's guard.
St Pierr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierr wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling him.
St Pierr tries to strike from the bottom.
Magomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Magomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St Pierr's head.
Magomedov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov is in close to St Pierr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magomedov landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierr wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Magomedov manages to pass to side control.
St Pierr is trying to stand up here but Magomedov is controlling him well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Pierr taking some punishment here, with Magomedov in his half guard.
Magomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierr missing with punches from the bottom.
St Pierr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Magomedov working over St Pierr with some ground and pound. St Pierr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
St Pierr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Magomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Magomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
St Pierr wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierr can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magomedov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Magomedov winds up and cracks St Pierr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Magomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Magomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Pierr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
St Pierr tries to kick Magomedov off in order to stand up. Magomedov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
St Pierr explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St Pierr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Magomedov looking to score a takedown here. St Pierr is defending well but Magomedov drives through and ends up in St Pierr's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov lands a couple of digs.
Magomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magomedov prevents St Pierr from getting back to his feet.
Magomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Pierr trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
St Pierr trying to strike off his back.
Magomedov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov stands up over St Pierr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Magomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Magomedov connects with a couple of short punches.
St Pierr wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling him.
Magomedov lands a couple of digs.
Magomedov won't allow St Pierr to get back to his feet.
Magomedov cracks St Pierr with a solid left hand.
Magomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Pierr is looking to stand up but Magomedov isn't so interested in that idea.
Magomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov cracks St Pierr with a solid left hand.
Magomedov working some strikes from top position.
Magomedov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Magomedov looks up at the clock and then as St Pierr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magomedov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Islam Magomedov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
Magomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Pierr. St Pierr obviously looking to wear him down.
Magomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magomedov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Pierr.
St Pierr with the inside leg kick.
St Pierr dodges the punch combination from Magomedov.
As Magomedov backs off St Pierr throws a huge counter combo but Magomedov manages to avoid it all.
St Pierr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierr throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Pierr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from St Pierr enables Magomedov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St Pierr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Magomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov works over St Pierr with some ground and pound from guard.
Magomedov connects with a couple of short punches.
Islam Magomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St Pierr punching from the bottom - just letting Magomedov know he's still in a fight.
Magomedov is working St Pierr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Magomedov chips away with some ground and pound.
Magomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov distracts St Pierr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magomedov with a nice head shot there.
Magomedov with a nice head shot there.
St Pierr is rocked!
Magomedov is in close to St Pierr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierr is still in real trouble! Can Magomedov finish him?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Pierr thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Magomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magomedov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! St Pierr covers up, he's hurt! Magomedov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Magomedov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Magomedov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Islam Magomedov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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