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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Magomedsharipov (ranked 24896 p4p, 5224 weight class) and Rojesterman Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 cm 28 175 19 - 65 - 0 |
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180 cm 28 179 4 - 15 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Brawler Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Solid Muay Thai Knockout power |
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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 19 - 65 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Magomedsharipov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojesterman Haynes! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Magomedsharipov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haynes closes the distance and clinches up with Magomedsharipov, looking for a takedown. Haynes pushes Magomedsharipov against the cage but Magomedsharipov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Magomedsharipov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haynes as he jumps to the side. Haynes wants to clinch up but Magomedsharipov keeps it at a distance. Haynes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Haynes leaves Magomedsharipov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Magomedsharipov fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magomed Magomedsharipov. That's going to take a lot out of him. Magomedsharipov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haynes defends it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Haynes wants to clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Haynes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magomedsharipov paws at him with a jab and circles away. Magomedsharipov feinted with a counter takedown. No luck with that takedown attempt from Haynes. Haynes tries for a takedown but Magomedsharipov circles away easily
and Magomedsharipov counters with a takedown into side control. Haynes trying to remain calm as Magomedsharipov controls from the top position. Magomedsharipov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haynes for as long as he can get away with. Haynes is looking for a sweep. Haynes dodges the ground and pound from Magomedsharipov. Magomedsharipov prevents Haynes from escaping the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Magomedsharipov working the head and body with strikes. Magomedsharipov working away. Haynes is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Magomedsharipov in side control, throwing shots but Haynes defends. We've been hearing that Magomedsharipov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Haynes is trying to control Magomedsharipov's posture but Magomedsharipov avoids it. Magomedsharipov taking a breather here. Magomedsharipov working away. Magomedsharipov working the body and head with strikes. Magomedsharipov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Magomedsharipov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Haynes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Haynes is trying to escape the position but Magomedsharipov is controlling the position. Magomedsharipov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Magomedsharipov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Haynes is looking to reverse the position.
Magomedsharipov is trying to get an arm triangle but Haynes is defending well. You can see the frustration on Haynes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedsharipov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Magomedsharipov 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. Haynes struggling a bit here. Haynes defending against the ground and pound. Haynes can't do much from the bottom here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Haynes gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Haynes tries to hold on but Magomedsharipov postures up. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedsharipov dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haynes misses with a few strikes there.
Haynes fails to land the takedown. Magomedsharipov shoots in for a takedown but Haynes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Haynes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Haynes wants to clinch but Magomedsharipov slips to the side
and Magomedsharipov counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedsharipov wants to work for an arm triangle but Haynes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Magomedsharipov trying to mount his opponent but Haynes defends it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Haynes is looking for a sweep. Magomedsharipov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Magomedsharipov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Magomedsharipov with good strikes from the mount here!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Magomedsharipov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Magomedsharipov wants to control the pace but Haynes is squirming around nicely. Magomedsharipov looking to finish Haynes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Haynes!
Magomedsharipov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Haynes is surviving well by controlling Magomedsharipov's body position as best he can. Magomedsharipov unloading with bombs!
Magomedsharipov has control of Haynes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Haynes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Magomedsharipov wants to control the pace but Haynes is squirming around nicely.
Magomedsharipov has control of Haynes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Haynes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Magomedsharipov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Magomedsharipov controlling from mount. Haynes wants to hold on but Magomedsharipov pushes him away. Haynes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Magomedsharipov looking to control and managing it successfully. Magomed Magomedsharipov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Haynes working to try and regain half guard.
Haynes is breathing heavily. Magomedsharipov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Magomedsharipov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Haynes is now in Magomedsharipov's guard. A big mistake from Magomedsharipov there, giving up the dominant position!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Haynes trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedsharipov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Haynes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Magomedsharipov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haynes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Magomedsharipov holds on and takes a little breather. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haynes working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Magomedsharipov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Magomedsharipov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Haynes trying to control but Magomedsharipov is working from the bottom. Magomedsharipov trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Haynes controls the pace of the fight for a moment. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedsharipov dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haynes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magomedsharipov swivels and escapes.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Magomedsharipov tries to score a body lock takedown but Haynes shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Magomedsharipov is looking for a takedown. Haynes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Magomedsharipov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haynes jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Magomedsharipov 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.
Haynes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magomedsharipov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Magomedsharipov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Magomedsharipov distracts Haynes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Magomedsharipov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haynes can do to turn this around?
Magomedsharipov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haynes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedsharipov has managed to get both his arms back between Haynes's legs - danger averted. Haynes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Haynes trying to keep a closed guard but Magomedsharipov is proving a slippery customer.
Magomedsharipov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Magomedsharipov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Haynes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Haynes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Haynes!
You can see the frustration on Magomedsharipov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Magomedsharipov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Haynes. Magomedsharipov tries to bench press Haynes off him but Haynes keeps the position. A control attempt from Magomedsharipov but he's now mounted! Haynes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Magomedsharipov is looking to improve his position but Haynes isn't that keen on the idea. Magomedsharipov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Magomedsharipov blocking the ground and pound. Haynes trying to control but he's not successful this time. Magomedsharipov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haynes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Magomedsharipov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Haynes wants to control the action but instead Magomedsharipov gets a body lock and reverses into Haynes's guard! Nice work! Magomedsharipov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haynes swivels though and keeps the full guard. Magomedsharipov postures up.
Haynes is looking to stand up but Magomedsharipov isn't so interested in that idea. Haynes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Rojesterman Haynes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Magomed Magomedsharipov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Haynes is pulling down on Magomedsharipov's head. It's preventing any offense from Magomedsharipov, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight! Rojesterman Haynes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Magomedsharipov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Magomedsharipov!
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energy
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