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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marat Magomedov (ranked 482 p4p, 63 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 311 p4p, 41 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Persecution of the Masses. Marat Magomedov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Osiris Egyptian's chin.
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160 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
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160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marat Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Egyptian swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov tries to land a front kick but Egyptian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Egyptian misses with a wild body shot.
Magomedov scores with a leg kick.
Marat Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Egyptian's body. Egyptian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Forest Hill Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Magomedov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magomedov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Egyptian under the eye.
Magomedov has a takedown stuffed.
Egyptian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Egyptian.
Magomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Egyptian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Egyptian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magomedov, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Egyptian is trying to defend but Magomedov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov is looking to take a break and control but Egyptian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egyptian's head.
Egyptian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Egyptian.
Egyptian looking for a sweep. Not yet Egyptian, not yet.
Magomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Egyptian wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment.
Egyptian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Egyptian's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian wants to sweep but no luck.
Egyptian keeps trying to improve his position.
Egyptian controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Egyptian holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magomedov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egyptian is keeping the position for now.
Magomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Egyptian controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a looping right.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magomedov misses with a double jab
and Egyptian counters with an inside leg kick.
Magomedov defending well as Egyptian loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Magomedov stuns Egyptian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Egyptian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Magomedov is looking to counter punch.
Egyptian misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov swings for the body but Egyptian moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Magomedov closes the distance and pushes Egyptian back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedov.
Egyptian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Egyptian breaks from the clinch.
Egyptian digs a good body shot into Magomedov's ribs.
Magomedov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magomedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian lands a front kick.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Egyptian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Magomedov throws a body kick that misses.
Egyptian flicks out a counter leg kick but Magomedov steps away.
Magomedov throws out a powerful jab.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedov is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Magomedov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egyptian moves away.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Magomedov.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Egyptian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Magomedov rather than just go for the knockout.
Egyptian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Egyptian throws the kick towards the body but Magomedov avoids it.
Egyptian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Magomedov checks a leg kick.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov forces Egyptian back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
Egyptian has had enough of the clinch but Magomedov keeps him there for the moment.
Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magomedov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov avoids the head kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Egyptian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Egyptian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Magomedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magomedov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magomedov cracks the inside of Egyptian's front leg.
Magomedov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Egyptian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magomedov is out of range and Egyptian settles back down.
Egyptian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov is working for a submission of some sort.
Magomedov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy.
Egyptian tries to roll over but Magomedov keeps him under control.
Magomedov is trying to control. Egyptian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egyptian is trying to get back to full guard.
Magomedov 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.
Egyptian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Egyptian wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Magomedov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Magomedov's back!
I really don't envy Magomedov right now.
Magomedov avoids the strikes from Egyptian.
Egyptian trying to control.
Magomedov is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is looking to control Magomedov but Magomedov is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Magomedov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Magomedov gets full guard.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egyptian can do to turn this around?
Magomedov 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.
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marat Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Magomedov lands with a right hand.
Egyptian stuffs the takedown attempt from Magomedov. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow Magomedov down.
Good work by Magomedov as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Egyptian does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Egyptian! But no joy.
Egyptian lands a jab to Magomedov's midsection.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Egyptian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Magomedov lands a jab to the nose.
Magomedov with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Magomedov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Egyptian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magomedov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Egyptian quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov 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.
Egyptian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magomedov.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Magomedov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Egyptian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Egyptian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Magomedov advances to half guard.
Egyptian is trying to control but can't.
Magomedov is looking to advance position but Egyptian won't allow it.
Egyptian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Egyptian is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egyptian's head.
Egyptian is positioning himself well to prevent Magomedov advancing to mount.
Magomedov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Egyptian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egyptian's head.
Egyptian trying to get back to full guard but Magomedov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Egyptian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Egyptian tries to hold on but Magomedov postures up.
Egyptian wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Magomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries to hold on but Magomedov postures up.
Egyptian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marat Magomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Egyptian blocking the ground and pound.
Osiris Egyptian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov is landing with some decent strikes but Egyptian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Magomedov with a couple of short strikes.
Egyptian tries to hold on but Magomedov pushes him away.
Magomedov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Magomedov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Egyptian tries to hold on but Magomedov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Magomedov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Egyptian is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Magomedov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Egyptian is still in real trouble! Can Magomedov finish him?
Magomedov softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Egyptian is out cold! Magomedov jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marat Magomedov!
An out of breath Marat Magomedov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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