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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Ismailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lindell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ten Thousand Fists in the Air. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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220 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Ismailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Lindell!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismailov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ismailov throws a hook to the side of Lindell's head but Lindell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindell has a takedown stuffed.
Lindell slips a straight right by Ismailov.
Ismailov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ismailov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ismailov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lindell tries to bench press Ismailov off him but Ismailov keeps the position.
Lindell sneaks back into half guard.
Ismailov passes to side control.
Ismailov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lindell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismailov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lindell, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Lindell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ismailov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lindell keeps working.
Ismailov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lindell can't do much from the bottom here.
Ismailov tries for a kimura but Lindell is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ismailov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lindell struggling a bit here.
Ismailov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lindell struggling a bit here.
Ismailov tries for a kimura but Lindell is defending well.
Lindell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ismailov working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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Lindell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ismailov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ismailov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ismailov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lindell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ismailov controls the position.
Ismailov trying to control the position but Lindell is working away.
Lindell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov is looking to take a break and control but Lindell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lindell is trying to control Ismailov's posture but Ismailov avoids it.
Lindell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lindell manages to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lindell can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindell is trying to maintain the position but Ismailov is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Ismailov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Lindell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ismailov gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ismailov trying to control the position but Lindell is working away.
Lindell throws Ismailov to one side and escapes!
Magomed Ismailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ismailov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lindell on his heels. He'll look to pass Lindell's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismailov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ismailov being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ismailov has gone for a leg lock! Lindell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ismailov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismailov keeping moving, preventing Lindell from controlling successfully.
Lindell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lindell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lindell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lindell looking to sit in guard and control but Ismailov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magomed Ismailov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ismailov drops back looking for a leg! Lindell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lindell manages to kick Ismailov off! Ismailov jumps back into Lindell's guard.
Ismailov trying to control but Lindell is working from the bottom.
Ismailov throwing strikes but missing.
Lindell is trying to control the position but Ismailov postures up.
Ismailov trying to control but Lindell is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lindell is on top in guard.
Lindell wants to control from the top but Ismailov keeps moving.
Lindell wants to stand but Ismailov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ismailov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ismailov, not yet.
Ismailov is trying to control the position but Lindell postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Magomed Ismailov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lindell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ismailov tries to avoid it but Lindell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ismailov to the ground. Ismailov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ismailov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ismailov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lindell is staying active underneath Ismailov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ismailov is stalling here. Lindell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ismailov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lindell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ismailov is trying to get back to half guard.
Lindell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ismailov's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ismailov is not content to let Lindell control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Ismailov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ismailov takes a swing at Lindell's ribcage but misses.
Ismailov throws a jab when Lindell was well out of range.
Lindell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ismailov circles away.
Ismailov looking to score a takedown here. Lindell is defending well but Ismailov drives through and ends up in Lindell's guard.
Ismailov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ismailov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lindell keeping moving, preventing Ismailov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindell lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Lindell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ismailov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Magomed Ismailov.
Ismailov slaps away a takedown attempt from Lindell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Ismailov.
Ismailov misses with a hook. Lindell ducked under it nicely.
Lindell clinches up with Ismailov and pushes him back against the cage.
Ismailov is trying to pull guard but Lindell has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindell can't get the takedown.
Lindell jumps into guard, dragging Ismailov to the mat.
Ismailov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lindell 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ismailov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ismailov wants to control from the top but Lindell keeps moving.
Ismailov lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ismailov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismailov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lindell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ismailov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magomed Ismailov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ismailov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chuck Lindell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ismailov trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lindell fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Ismailov finds it's target.
Ismailov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ismailov defends well and Lindell ends up having to push Ismailov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Magomed Ismailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Lindell.
Lindell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ismailov's efforts to push away.
Ismailov jumps guard but Lindell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindell slowing the pace effectively.
Lindell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ismailov backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magomed Ismailov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ismailov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Ismailov!
Magomed Ismailov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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