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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shavkat Buckley (ranked 2481 p4p, 1881 weight class) and Islam Magomedov (ranked 289 p4p, 228 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shavkat Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov shoots in but Buckley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buckley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Buckley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Shavkat Buckley has been cut.
Buckley lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov fails with the takedown
letting Buckley counter with a right hand.
Magomedov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Magomedov slips a nice elbow through Buckley's hands, connecting with Buckley's forehead.
Magomedov thows a huge punch but Buckley dodges it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov working over Buckley with some ground and pound. Buckley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Buckley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Magomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Magomedov working over Buckley with some ground and pound. Buckley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Buckley is rocked!
Magomedov throwing shots but Buckley is blocking nicely.
Buckley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Magomedov fails with the takedown
and Buckley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shavkat Buckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Islam Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buckley counters with a straight right hand.
Magomedov shoots in and drives through. Buckley sprawls well.
Magomedov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Buckley did well to prevent Magomedov getting side control.
Magomedov looks to land a strike but Buckley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Magomedov working some strikes from top position.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magomedov postures up in Buckley's guard and throws a big left but Buckley blocks it.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buckley wants to get back to his feet but Magomedov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buckley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buckley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Buckley wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling him.
Magomedov stands up over Buckley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've been hearing good reports from Buckley's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Buckley wants to get back to his feet but Magomedov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Magomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Magomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Buckley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Buckley 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 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Islam Magomedov!
During a confident post fight interview, Islam Magomedov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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