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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sands (ranked 3087 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 17396 p4p, 0 weight class). Sands comes into the arena with Hip Hop - By: Dead Prez blaring out of the sound system. Khalidov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands throws a big shot that misses.
Sands slips under a jab from Khalidov.
Sands wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sands throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidov's shoulder, as Khalidov tries to avoid the shot.
Sands tries to move into range but Khalidov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khalidov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sands wants to get back to full guard.
My spies in Winds of Winter inform me that Khalidov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Khalidov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sands makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sands.
Khalidov looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sands looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khalidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sands working a defensive guard but Khalidov passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khalidov in particular looking to stall.
Khalidov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sands!
Khalidov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Khalidov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Khalidov trying to control but Sands is having none of it.
Khalidov content just to control the position here.
Sands keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sands tries to hold on but Khalidov pushes him away.
Sands working to try and regain half guard.
Sands wants to control but Khalidov is having none of it.
Khalidov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sands is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov controlling the position easily from mount.
Sands is trying to escape the mount.
Khalidov controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khalidov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sands throws a right hand that misses
and Khalidov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sands misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Sands misses.
Khalidov shoots in looking for a takedown but Sands manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khalidov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khalidov moves in looking to clinch but Sands pushes him off.
Khalidov misses with the combination.
Sands wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Khalidov lands a jab to the nose.
Sands throws a one two combo.
Khalidov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Khalidov does no damage.
A slow jab from Khalidov misses its intended target.
Khalidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sands is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khalidov.
Sands throws a hook but Khalidov blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sands ducks under a wild hook from Khalidov.
Khalidov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khalidov rushes Sands and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sands stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov wants to take the fight to the mat but Sands manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khalidov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sands misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carl Sands is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Sands.
Sands is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khalidov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A head kick misses from Sands.
Sands scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khalidov avoids the head kick by Sands.
Sands fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khalidov scores with a nice right hand.
Sands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalidov.
Khalidov lands a jab to the nose.
Sands throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Khalidov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carl Sands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Sands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidov.
Sands swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sands is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sands goes for a double leg but Khalidov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khalidov continues to drive forward.
Mamed Khalidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Sands.
Sands misses with a looping left.
Khalidov throws a body kick that misses
and Sands cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khalidov blocks a jab.
Khalidov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sands circles away.
A big right from Khalidov misses.
Khalidov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sands circles away.
Sands tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Khalidov manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Sands throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sands fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sands swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalidov wants to clinch up but Sands keeps it at a distance.
Sands stuffs the takedown.
Sands lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khalidov circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidov.
Khalidov moves out of range as Sands strikes.
Khalidov ducks right into an uppercut from Sands.
Sands tries to bum rush Khalidov with a series of wild strikes but Khalidov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khalidov darts in trying to clinch
and Sands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khalidov slips a straight right by Sands.
Khalidov throws a hook to the side of Sands's head but Sands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sands manages to avoid it.
Sands lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khalidov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sands tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Khalidov looking to pass the guard.
Khalidov is fighting to break Sands's control of his arms but Sands is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khalidov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands is trying to control the position but Khalidov postures up.
Khalidov tries to free his leg and advance position but Sands is retaining full guard.
Khalidov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mamed Khalidov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khalidov slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Khalidov is controlling the pace.
Sands wants to get back to full guard.
Khalidov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sands is looking to control Khalidov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sands avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sands dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sands throws a right hand that Khalidov ducks under and follows up with a left that Khalidov also avoids with ease.
Khalidov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sands circles away quickly and effectively.
Khalidov clobbers Sands with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sands throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidov.
Khalidov misses with an uppercut.
Khalidov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khalidov connects with a single shot there.
Sands throws a looping overhand right but Khalidov ducks down to avoid it.
Sands misses the jab.
Khalidov tries to clinch there but Sands circles away.
Khalidov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Khalidov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sands misses the jab.
Sands ducks under a wild hook from Khalidov.
Sands is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khalidov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khalidov. Khalidov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A swing and a miss from Sands.
Sands throws a looping overhand right but Khalidov ducks down to avoid it.
Sands needs to keep his hands up - Khalidov had a free shot at his head there.
Sands misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidov moves into range and clinches up with Sands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands misses with the head strike.
Sands is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khalidov lands a takedown into guard.
Khalidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sands is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sands seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sands has Khalidov pulled in close to control his posture.
Khalidov preventing the sweep.
Khalidov looking to pass the guard.
Sands pulls Khalidov in close to prevent any damage.
Sands looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands wants to sweep but no luck.
Khalidov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Khalidov trying to control but Sands is working from the bottom.
Khalidov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sands is keeping the position for now.
Khalidov stays in close to Sands's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sands misses with an uppercut. Khalidov saw that one coming.
Khalidov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sands throws a looping overhand right but Khalidov ducks down to avoid it.
Sands loads up on a big right hand but Khalidov slips the punch.
Sands circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sands slips under a jab from Khalidov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidov slips under a jab from Sands.
Khalidov avoids a kick to the body.
Khalidov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sands.
A big left from Sands misses.
Sands shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khalidov pinned against the cage. Khalidov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidov! But no joy.
Sands throws a hook to the side of Khalidov's head but Khalidov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khalidov moves out of range of the strikes.
Khalidov moves into the clinch.
Khalidov blocks an uppercut.
Khalidov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sands fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khalidov just leaning against Sands, taking a breather.
Khalidov has Sands pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sands manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sands is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Khalidov is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Sands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khalidov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Sands.
Khalidov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalidov misses with some punches.
Khalidov tries a body shot but Sands blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Khalidov fails to land.
Sands manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sands.
Sands keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidov ducks under a wild hook from Sands.
Sands is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalidov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khalidov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidov!
A relieved looking Mamed Khalidov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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