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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mousassi Gegard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rakhimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mousassi Gegard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timur Rakhimov's chin.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousassi Gegard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timur Rakhimov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Rakhimov.
Rakhimov moves out of range of the body kick from Gegard.
Timur Rakhimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gegard scores with a nice strike.
Gegard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gegard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rakhimov throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mousassi Gegard has been cut.
Gegard pushes Rakhimov away with a front kick.
Gegard closes the distance and pushes Rakhimov back into the cage.
Rakhimov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gegard walks away with a smile on his face. Rakhimov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Rakhimov. Those never looked like landing.
Gegard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gegard misses with a wild combination.
Rakhimov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rakhimov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gegard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rakhimov.
Rakhimov lands with a nice body punch.
Gegard throws a series of punches but Rakhimov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gegard cracks Rakhimov with a good jab.
Gegard takes one to the side of the head.
Rakhimov throws a body punch but Gegard moves out of range.
Rakhimov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rakhimov misses the shot to the body.
Gegard misses with a combination
and Rakhimov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rakhimov misses the shot to the body.
Gegard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rakhimov misses with a hook
and Gegard counters with a good, hard body kick but Rakhimov shrugs it off.
Rakhimov swinging wildly here.
Rakhimov looks winded!
Gegard throws a right hand that Rakhimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rakhimov also avoids with ease.
Rakhimov moves out of range of the body kick.
Gegard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gegard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gegard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rakhimov.
Rakhimov 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.
Gegard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rakhimov swings for the body but Gegard moves out of range.
Rakhimov connects with a right hand. Gegard shakes it off.
Gegard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gegard closes the distance and pushes Rakhimov back into the cage.
Gegard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gegard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rakhimov throws a right hand that Gegard ducks under and follows up with a left that Gegard also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Rakhimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Gegard. Those never looked like landing.
Rakhimov throws a series of punches but Gegard avoids them all with ease.
Gegard lands a nice looking body kick.
Gegard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rakhimov's sensitive parts.
Nice shot by Gegard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhimov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rakhimov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rakhimov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gegard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gegard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rakhimov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gegard pulls his head out easily.
Rakhimov looking for submissions off his back.
Gegard wants to stand up but Rakhimov is controlling the position.
Gegard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rakhimov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rakhimov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gegard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Gegard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gegard is thwarting Rakhimov's attempts to control the position.
Gegard working over Rakhimov with some ground and pound. Rakhimov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gegard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Gegard is going to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rakhimov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rakhimov.
Rakhimov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gegard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mousassi Gegard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mousassi Gegard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rakhimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gegard.
Gegard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gegard dives in and scores a takedown into Rakhimov's guard.
Rakhimov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gegard.
Gegard stays in close to Rakhimov's body and controls the position.
Rakhimov keeping moving, preventing Gegard from controlling successfully.
Gegard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gegard trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakhimov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakhimov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gegard is looking to work some ground and pound but Rakhimov has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gegard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gegard decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rakhimov, up you get!
Rakhimov takes a swing at Gegard's ribcage but misses.
Rakhimov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gegard rather than just go for the knockout.
Rakhimov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gegard. That one must have hurt.
Timur Rakhimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gegard scoring well with a low kick there.
Rakhimov swinging wildly here.
Gegard misses with a few strikes there.
Rakhimov misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick from Gegard.
Rakhimov is breathing heavily.
Rakhimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gegard fails to land with a series of punches.
Gegard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gegard manages to break the clinch.
Rakhimov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gegard counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gegard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gegard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gegard misses with a wild combination.
Gegard is looking to land body kicks.
Rakhimov throws a right hand that Gegard ducks under and follows up with a left that Gegard also avoids with ease.
Rakhimov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gegard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gegard!
Rakhimov throws a body punch but Gegard moves out of range.
Gegard misses with a wild combination.
Gegard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rakhimov's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Rakhimov misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rakhimov.
Rakhimov slips a jab and a cross from Gegard.
Gegard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gegard is trying to control. Rakhimov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhimov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gegard lands strikes from half guard.
Gegard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gegard stalling.
Gegard trying to control from half guard but Rakhimov is working away.
Rakhimov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gegard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rakhimov keeps working.
Rakhimov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhimov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rakhimov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gegard controlling the action here.
Rakhimov looking for submissions off his back.
Gegard is pressing down on Rakhimov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rakhimov is holding on for now.
Gegard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rakhimov on the ground.
Gegard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rakhimov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gegard pulls his head out easily.
Gegard working over Rakhimov with some ground and pound. Rakhimov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gegard 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mousassi Gegard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mousassi Gegard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gegard needs to keep his hands up - Rakhimov had a free shot at his head there.
Gegard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gegard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gegard wants to land a leg kick but Rakhimov is out of range.
Gegard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rakhimov circles away quickly and effectively.
Rakhimov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mousassi Gegard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rakhimov throws a poor cross that misses
and Gegard counters with a thumping low kick.
Gegard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakhimov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rakhimov. Gegard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rakhimov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rakhimov looks to land a right hand but Gegard moved out of range.
Gegard tries to bum rush Rakhimov with a series of wild strikes but Rakhimov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rakhimov takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Rakhimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rakhimov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gegard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rakhimov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gegard throws a one two combo.
Mousassi Gegard is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakhimov misses with a jab to the body
and Gegard counters with a series of strikes. Rakhimov will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhimov misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Gegard misses.
Gegard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gegard throws a nice looking combination but Rakhimov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rakhimov thuds his right hand into Gegard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gegard throws a right and a left that Rakhimov avoids nicely.
Gegard misses with the combination.
Rakhimov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gegard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakhimov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gegard.
Gegard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rakhimov.
Rakhimov jabs Gegard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gegard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhimov misses with a left hand
and Gegard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gegard has Rakhimov up against the cage in a clinch.
Gegard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gegard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rakhimov back to the cage. Gegard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gegard connects with a leg kick. Rakhimov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakhimov swings widly with a right hand
and Gegard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rakhimov misses with a double jab
and Gegard counters with a two punch combo.
Rakhimov throws a series of punches but Gegard moves out of range.
Gegard lands a leg kick that knocks Rakhimov off balance momentarily.
Rakhimov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gegard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gegard throws a combination. Rakhimov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gegard scores with a jab. Rakhimov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhimov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gegard keeps Rakhimov at a distance using the push kick.
Gegard throws a right and a left that Rakhimov avoids nicely.
Gegard closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rakhimov's guard.
Rakhimov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gegard controls the pace.
Gegard is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rakhimov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gegard is looking to defend but Rakhimov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gegard! Rakhimov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gegard taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Timur Rakhimov!
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energy
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hype
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