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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maribek Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Maribek Taisumov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maribek Taisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taisumov's guard.
Edgar is fighting to break Taisumov's control of his arms but Taisumov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Edgar thows a big elbow that misses.
Taisumov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taisumov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taisumov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edgar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Edgar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edgar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edgar throwing strikes from guard but Taisumov blocks nicely.
Edgar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edgar distracts Taisumov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edgar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Edgar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edgar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar working some strikes from top position.
Edgar throwing strikes but missing.
Edgar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taisumov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edgar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edgar throws a big right hand that misses.
Edgar throws a big right hand that misses.
Taisumov is breathing heavily.
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edgar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Edgar is looking to work some ground and pound but Taisumov has wrist control.
Edgar working some strikes from top position.
Taisumov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taisumov tries to get out of the position.
Edgar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edgar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edgar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taisumov is trying to control the position but Edgar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throwing strikes from guard but Taisumov blocks nicely.
Edgar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edgar thows a big elbow that misses.
Edgar working some strikes from top position.
Edgar postures up and lands a big shot to Taisumov's brow.
Edgar lands a couple of elbows.
Edgar stands up over Taisumov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edgar landing with the ground and pound.
Edgar is looking to work some ground and pound but Taisumov has wrist control.
Edgar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Edgar works over Taisumov with some ground and pound from guard.
Edgar working some strikes from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a couple of elbows.
Edgar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taisumov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edgar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar landing some decent shots from guard.
Edgar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edgar with a nice head shot there.
Edgar connects with a couple of short punches.
Edgar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taisumov has momentary wrist control but Edgar slips an elbow through the middle.
Edgar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Edgar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taisumov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edgar on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Edgar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edgar scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edgar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Edgar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Edgar chips away with some ground and pound.
Edgar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar is looking to work some ground and pound but Taisumov has wrist control.
Edgar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taisumov's head.
Edgar works over Taisumov with some ground and pound from guard.
Edgar landing with the ground and pound.
Taisumov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Edgar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Edgar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taisumov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edgar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taisumov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edgar is nestled in close to Taisumov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edgar working the head and body with strikes.
Edgar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edgar working Taisumov over with strikes.
Edgar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edgar slips a nice elbow through Taisumov's hands, connecting with Taisumov's forehead.
Edgar working Taisumov over with strikes.
Taisumov taking some punishment here, with Edgar in his half guard.
Edgar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Edgar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Edgar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edgar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taisumov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taisumov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edgar lands a nice short elbow.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taisumov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taisumov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Edgar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taisumov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edgar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edgar winds up and cracks Taisumov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edgar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Edgar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Edgar there.
Edgar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar winds up and cracks Taisumov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edgar lands a nice short elbow.
Edgar winds up and cracks Taisumov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Edgar there.
Taisumov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edgar drops an elbow to the side of Taisumov's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Edgar there.
Edgar working Taisumov over with strikes.
Edgar lands strikes from half guard.
Edgar lands with a punch from half guard.
Edgar working Taisumov over with strikes.
Edgar lands with a punch from half guard.
Taisumov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Edgar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taisumov actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is nestled in close to Taisumov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edgar working over Taisumov with some ground and pound. Taisumov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edgar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edgar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Taisumov has hold of Edgar's hands but Edgar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Edgar slips a nice elbow through Taisumov's hands, connecting with Taisumov's forehead.
Edgar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Edgar there.
Taisumov tries to get to full guard but Edgar has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar slips a nice elbow through Taisumov's hands, connecting with Taisumov's forehead.
Taisumov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Edgar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taisumov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Edgar scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Edgar connects with a nice short shot to Taisumov's temple.
Taisumov is looking to escape.
Edgar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taisumov has hold of Edgar's hands but Edgar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Frankie Edgar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taisumov trying to hold on to Edgar's head to control him but Edgar postures up.
Edgar working over Taisumov with some ground and pound. Taisumov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edgar winds up and cracks Taisumov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgar is nestled in close to Taisumov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar working over Taisumov with some ground and pound. Taisumov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Edgar lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Edgar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Taisumov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Edgar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Edgar cracks Taisumov with a solid left hand.
Taisumov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edgar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edgar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edgar landing with the ground and pound.
Taisumov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edgar.
Edgar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taisumov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Edgar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taisumov has momentary wrist control but Edgar slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar lands a couple of digs.
Edgar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edgar scoring with some ground and pound.
Edgar is working Taisumov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taisumov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Edgar won't allow Taisumov to sweep him here.
Edgar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edgar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taisumov's head.
Edgar lands a couple of elbows.
Edgar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Edgar with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Edgar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Edgar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edgar works over Taisumov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edgar is in close to Taisumov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edgar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taisumov's head.
Edgar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edgar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edgar is working Taisumov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Edgar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edgar working some strikes from top position.
Edgar landing with the ground and pound.
Edgar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edgar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Edgar works over Taisumov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Edgar throwing strikes but missing.
Edgar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edgar passes Taisumov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Edgar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edgar lands strikes from half guard.
Edgar lands with a punch from half guard.
Edgar working Taisumov over with strikes.
Taisumov has hold of Edgar's hands but Edgar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Edgar there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands strikes from half guard.
Edgar drops an elbow to the side of Taisumov's head.
Edgar slips a nice elbow through Taisumov's hands, connecting with Taisumov's forehead.
Edgar lands with a punch from half guard.
Edgar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taisumov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edgar lands a nice short elbow.
Edgar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taisumov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Edgar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Edgar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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. Edgar connects with a nice short shot to Taisumov's temple.
Taisumov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Edgar there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Edgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edgar 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Edgar!
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energy
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hype
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