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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saifullah Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Isaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 155lb limit. Saifullah Gaziev came in at 156.6 and Ivan Isaev came in at 156.3 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. Ivan Isaev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saifullah Gaziev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Isaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isaev misses with a takedown
and Gaziev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Isaev rushes Gaziev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gaziev prevents Isaev from breaking the clinch.
Isaev is trying to push Gaziev away but Gaziev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gaziev manages to break the clinch.
Isaev clinches up with Gaziev and pushes him back against the cage.
Isaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaziev gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaziev tries to pass to full mount but Isaev defends it.
Isaev is staying active underneath Gaziev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaziev tries to stand and escape but Isaev actually recovers to full guard.
Isaev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaziev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Isaev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gaziev looking to pass the guard.
Isaev pushes Gaziev off and gets back to his feet.
Gaziev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Isaev counters with a thumping low kick.
Gaziev is breathing heavily.
Isaev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Isaev stalls from top position.
Isaev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gaziev has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Isaev tries to get to his feet but Gaziev is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Isaev in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev controlling the position.
Gaziev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gaziev keeping moving, preventing Isaev from controlling successfully.
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.
Gaziev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gaziev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Isaev being controlled here momentarily.
Gaziev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Isaev trying to control but Gaziev is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Saifullah Gaziev wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gaziev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Isaev as he jumps to the side.
Gaziev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Isaev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gaziev!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saifullah Gaziev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaziev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Isaev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Isaev trying to control but Gaziev is having none of it.
Isaev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Isaev can't control as he wanted to and Gaziev manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Isaev wants to take a breather but Gaziev is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gaziev trying to control from the bottom.
Gaziev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gaziev.
Isaev trying to control but Gaziev is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gaziev holds on and takes a little breather.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Isaev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gaziev motions for Isaev to come forward. Gaziev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaziev fails with the takedown
and Isaev counters with a big head kick but Gaziev shrugs it off.
Gaziev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Isaev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Isaev tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Isaev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gaziev cracks Isaev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Isaev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Isaev wants to control from the top but Gaziev keeps moving.
Isaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaziev is keeping the position for now.
Gaziev trying to strike off his back.
Isaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaziev is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Isaev will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Isaev misses with a double jab
and Gaziev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gaziev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gaziev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Isaev wants to improve his position but Gaziev is controlling well.
Gaziev drops an elbow to the side of Isaev's head.
Gaziev is looking to take a break and control but Isaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaziev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gaziev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Isaev sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isaev is looking to improve his position.
Gaziev is looking for a kimura here.
Gaziev decides to stand and escape the position.
Gaziev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Isaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two 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.
Gaziev shoots and misses
and Isaev counters with a series of strikes. Gaziev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gaziev shoots and misses
and Isaev counters with a shoot takedown. Gaziev fights it but they end up in guard.
Gaziev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Isaev manages to get himself to full guard.
Gaziev landing with the ground and pound.
Isaev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gaziev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaziev postures up.
Gaziev landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Isaev, up you get!
Isaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Gaziev counters by clinching up.
Gaziev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gaziev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Isaev looking for a takedown.
Isaev presses Gaziev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Isaev taking a breather.
Gaziev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saifullah Gaziev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Isaev stalling.
Gaziev is trying to break free.
Gaziev pulls guard successfully.
Isaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gaziev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaziev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaziev is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gaziev is trying to trip Isaev. He has hold of a leg but Isaev is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gaziev persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gaziev stopping the sweep attempt from Isaev.
Isaev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev tries to control the position but Isaev now has his back.
Good control from Isaev.
Gaziev manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Gaziev.
Isaev postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Isaev looking to sit in guard and control but Gaziev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gaziev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gaziev grinds an elbow into Isaev's temple.
Isaev is looking to reverse the position.
Gaziev working away.
Gaziev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gaziev is looking to take a break and control but Isaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaziev in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Isaev keeps working.
Isaev wants to control but Gaziev postures up.
Isaev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gaziev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Isaev to see if he's OK.
Gaziev decides to stand back up.
Gaziev has his takedown stuffed
and Isaev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Isaev wants to control from the top but Gaziev keeps moving.
Gaziev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Isaev!
Gaziev avoids the attempt from Isaev to control.
Gaziev lands a nice shot to the head.
Gaziev looking to finish Isaev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Isaev!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Isaev wants to control but Gaziev is having none of it.
Gaziev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Isaev is bucking up trying to escape but Gaziev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gaziev with a couple of short strikes.
Gaziev working the ground and pound effectively.
Gaziev cracks Isaev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gaziev landing punches.
Isaev tries to hold on but Gaziev pushes him away.
Gaziev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saifullah Gaziev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaziev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Isaev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gaziev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Isaev wants to control from the top but Gaziev keeps moving.
Gaziev wants to control the position but Isaev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Isaev is nestled in close to Gaziev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaziev is staying active underneath Isaev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gaziev is trying to control but Isaev manages to pass to mount!
Isaev landing strikes from the mount.
Gaziev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gaziev 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.
Gaziev tries to hold on but Isaev postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Isaev tries to control but Gaziev wriggling away.
Isaev landing strikes from the mount and Gaziev is in trouble!
Isaev avoids the attempt from Gaziev to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Isaev wants to control the pace but Gaziev is squirming around nicely.
Gaziev is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gaziev tries to control the position but Isaev now has his back.
Gaziev rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Isaev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gaziev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Isaev is working away from the top position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Isaev stalling.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Isaev is defended easily by Gaziev.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Isaev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gaziev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gaziev with a nice head shot there.
Isaev is looking for a triangle here but Gaziev uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Isaev wants to control but Gaziev postures up.
Isaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gaziev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Isaev is looking to regain half guard here but Gaziev keeps moving and retains side control.
Isaev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Isaev struggling a bit here.
Gaziev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A control attempt from Isaev but he's now mounted!
Gaziev has hold of Isaev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Isaev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Isaev tries to hold on but Gaziev pushes him away.
Gaziev raining down shots from the mount!
Isaev can't escape the position.
Gaziev trying to control but Isaev is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Gaziev.
Gaziev scoring with strikes but Isaev is staying in there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev is landing with some decent strikes but Isaev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gaziev looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Isaev working to try and regain half guard.
Gaziev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gaziev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Isaev hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaziev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Isaev's face.
Isaev is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gaziev locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Isaev is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saifullah Gaziev!
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