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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Melo Rocha (ranked 3346 p4p, 3563 weight class) and Magomed Magomedov (ranked 386 p4p, 405 weight class). Magomedov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Дагестан. Felipe Melo Rocha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magomed Magomedov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felipe Melo Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magomed Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo Rocha thows a leg kick but Magomedov checks it
and Magomedov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magomedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Magomedov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Melo Rocha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melo Rocha advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melo Rocha scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Magomedov to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo Rocha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Magomedov, who protects the arm well.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov dodges the ground and pound from Melo Rocha.
Melo Rocha working the ground and pound but Magomedov is defending the strikes.
Melo Rocha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Melo Rocha are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Magomedov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Magomedov is looking to reverse the position.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
Melo Rocha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Magomedov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Melo Rocha's guard! Nice work there by Magomedov!
Magomedov stays in close to Melo Rocha's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Melo Rocha controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
Melo Rocha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedov is controlling him.
Magomedov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Magomedov 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Melo Rocha has his hands on Magomedov's head, controlling the position.
Melo Rocha keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melo Rocha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Magomedov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Melo Rocha is keeping the position.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Melo Rocha keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Magomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Melo Rocha is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melo Rocha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melo Rocha looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magomedov clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Melo Rocha fails with the takedown
so Magomedov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Magomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Melo Rocha trying to control the position.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Melo Rocha keeps moving.
Melo Rocha controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Melo Rocha holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Melo Rocha working a defensive guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Magomed Magomedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Melo Rocha.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magomedov.
Melo Rocha shoots in for a double leg but Magomedov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Melo Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo Rocha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melo Rocha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magomedov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Magomedov trying to mount his opponent but Melo Rocha defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Melo Rocha tries to kick Magomedov off but Magomedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Melo Rocha is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomedov not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to control but Melo Rocha is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Melo Rocha misses with a takedown attempt - Magomedov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melo Rocha.
Melo Rocha dives in and grabs Magomedov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magomedov pushes down on Melo Rocha's head and hops out.
Melo Rocha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Melo Rocha's body. Melo Rocha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Melo Rocha moves out of range as Magomedov throws a body kick.
Melo Rocha feinted with a counter takedown.
Magomedov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Magomedov stalls from top position.
More stalling from Magomedov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melo Rocha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Melo Rocha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Melo Rocha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magomed Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Melo Rocha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magomedov counters with a takedown into side control.
Melo Rocha is trying to escape the position but Magomedov is controlling the position.
Melo Rocha is looking to reverse the position.
Magomedov slows the pace down.
Magomedov is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The adventures of Magomedov the control monster continue. Boring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo Rocha is trying to control Magomedov's posture but Magomedov avoids it.
Felipe Melo Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lull in the action here.
Magomed Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Melo Rocha tries to buck Magomedov off but Magomedov is having none of it.
The referee asks Magomedov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Magomedov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Magomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magomedov trying to control the position but Melo Rocha is working away.
Melo Rocha regains half guard.
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.
Magomedov prevents Melo Rocha from improving his position.
Melo Rocha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magomedov pulls his head out easily.
Magomedov controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Magomedov 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Melo Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Magomedov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Melo Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov slaps away a takedown attempt from Melo Rocha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick lands for Magomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Melo Rocha fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Magomedov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
Magomedov breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Melo Rocha.
Magomedov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Magomedov jabs at Melo Rocha's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Magomedov shoots in and bounces Melo Rocha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo Rocha keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Magomedov content to stall in guard here.
Melo Rocha looking for a guillotine here but Magomedov defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magomed Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magomedov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Magomedov!
Magomed Magomedov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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