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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manta Ray (ranked 24452 p4p, 24694 weight class) and Kamil Magomedov (ranked 500 p4p, 511 weight class). Kamil Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manta Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kamil Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray misses with a head kick.
Magomedov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Magomedov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Magomedov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Magomedov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ray definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Ray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ray defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov landing a few strikes.
Magomedov is working Ray over with some ground and pound from side control.
Magomedov throws an elbow but Ray slips to the side and avoids it well.
Magomedov working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Magomedov staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray is looking to regain half guard here but Magomedov keeps moving and retains side control.
Ray gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magomedov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ray hang on?
Ray wants to hold on but Magomedov pushes him away.
Magomedov landing punches.
Ray gets back to half guard.
Magomedov is trying to control. Ray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ray tries to roll over but Magomedov keeps him under control.
Magomedov stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ray is positioning himself well to prevent Magomedov advancing to mount.
Ray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Magomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Magomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Ray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ray keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ray is looking for a sweep. Magomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ray won't allow Magomedov to pass to mount.
Ray is looking for a sweep. Magomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magomedov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Magomedov throws a strike but Ray avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Magomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Ray's brow.
Ray is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov is in close to Ray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ray looking to control.
Magomedov looking to sit in guard and control but Ray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ray pushes down on Magomedov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ray is trying to control the action in half guard but Magomedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've been informed that Magomedov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
Ray wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
Magomedov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Magomedov.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ray controls the pace.
Magomedov looking for a guillotine here but Ray defends easily.
Magomedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ray.
Magomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Magomedov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Magomedov's head.
Ray throws a head kick that misses
and Magomedov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magomedov with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ray looking for a guillotine here but Magomedov defends easily.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magomedov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Magomedov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kamil Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magomedov cracks Ray with a solid left hand.
Magomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magomedov distracts Ray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ray is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Ray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Ray keeps moving.
Ray seems to have got his legs back now.
Magomedov lands a couple of digs.
Magomedov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magomedov slips nicely into half guard.
Ray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magomedov.
Magomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Ray wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ray is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Magomedov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Magomedov's back!
Magomedov fending off the submission attempt from Ray.
Magomedov can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to break free.
Magomedov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ray wants to finish this one by submission but Magomedov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ray.
Magomedov regains half guard.
Ray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magomedov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ray is trying to control the action in half guard but Magomedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Magomedov wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov is not content to let Ray control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov actively working from the bottom here.
Ray is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Magomedov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Magomedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Magomedov is trying to keep Ray in close.
Ray won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
Magomedov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ray defends it easily.
Magomedov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ray is one step ahead there.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ray manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Magomedov trying to control but Ray is working from the bottom.
Magomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magomedov cracks Ray with a solid left hand.
Magomedov 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.
Magomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Ray keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magomedov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Magomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Ray gets double underhooks and turns Magomedov into the cage.
Magomedov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Magomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Ray has wrist control.
Magomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Ray is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is pushing down on Ray's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ray is fighting to maintain full guard but Magomedov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ray trying to control but Magomedov postures up.
Ray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magomedov connects with a nice short shot to Ray's temple.
Ground and pound from Magomedov.
Magomedov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Magomedov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Magomedov working over Ray with some ground and pound. Ray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Manta Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ray's head.
Magomedov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Magomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magomedov working some strikes from top position.
Ray has his foot on Magomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Magomedov works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Magomedov loads up on a big left hand. Ray felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Magomedov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ray can't hide his disappointment, as Magomedov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil 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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RATING
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