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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Magomedov (ranked 20955 p4p, 591 weight class) and Petro Pspic (ranked 3560 p4p, 382 weight class). Petro Pspic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashid Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petro Pspic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pspic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magomedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Pspic's head.
Pspic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Magomedov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Magomedov throws out a powerful jab.
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Pspic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Rashid Magomedov has been cut.
Magomedov clobbers Pspic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magomedov jabs at Pspic's body.
Pspic misses with a head kick.
Pspic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pspic misses with a low kick.
Magomedov closes the distance and pushes Pspic back into the cage.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pspic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pspic missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov avoiding damage as Pspic throws knees to the body.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Magomedov looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pspic lands with a right to the head.
Pspic working aggressively here.
Pspic blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Pspic avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Pspic throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pspic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Magomedov avoids it.
Magomedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pspic lands a knee to the body.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the head but Magomedov blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pspic.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pspic lands an elbow inside that Magomedov shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Pspic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Pspic.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pspic swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pspic.
Pspic takes a shot to the head.
Pspic missing with knees to the body.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pspic tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Pspic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pspic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Pspic.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pspic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pspic prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov pushes Pspic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pspic.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Pspic.
Pspic working aggressively here.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Magomedov throws an elbow but misses.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashid Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pspic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pspic lands a body punch.
Magomedov gets through Pspic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pspic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pspic can't find room to land a body shot as Magomedov controls the action.
Pspic missing with knees to the body.
Pspic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov avoids a wild elbow strike from Pspic.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pspic misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pspic.
A short left from Pspic.
Magomedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Pspic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Pspic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pspic.
Pspic blocking some punches.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Pspic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Pspic avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Pspic avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a right hand.
Pspic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashid Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashid Magomedov's cut.
That's time! Magomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Magomedov looks for a takedown but Pspic sprawls well.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Pspic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pspic misses with a leg kick.
Pspic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pspic lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pspic momentarily.
Pspic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pspic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pspic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petro Pspic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Pspic.
Pspic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pspic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Pspic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pspic throws out a leg kick but Magomedov moves out of range and Pspic only half commits.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Pspic counters with a left and a right that stings Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to work over Pspic's front leg with a kick but Pspic checks it.
Magomedov cracks Pspic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pspic throws a lazy head kick
and Pspic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rashid Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Pspic throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pspic moves away.
Pspic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pspic looks to land a combination but Magomedov avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pspic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pspic misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pspic walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Magomedov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magomedov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pspic.
A head kick misses from Pspic.
A head kick by Pspic misses
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.
Pspic throws a front kick aimed at Magomedov's knee but Magomedov avoids it well.
Pspic staying out of range there.
Pspic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pspic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Pspic.
Magomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magomedov looks to land a left hand but Pspic moved out of range nicely.
Pspic throws a right and a left that Magomedov avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Magomedov misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pspic scores with a one two! Magomedov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Magomedov clinches with his opponent.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
Pspic misses with the head strike.
Magomedov tries to work over Pspic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Magomedov.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pspic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Pspic uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov pushes Pspic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pspic working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pspic backwards.
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pspic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Magomedov.
Pspic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pspic throws a head punch that misses.
Pspic swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov cracks Pspic with a nice body shot.
Pspic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pspic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Pspic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pspic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pspic lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Pspic working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magomedov.
Pspic blocking some punches.
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 Rashid Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rashid Magomedov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick by Pspic misses
and Magomedov counters with a single leg into guard. Pspic didn't expect that.
Pspic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pspic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magomedov is aware though and is defending well.
Magomedov cracks Pspic with a solid left hand.
Magomedov won't allow Pspic to sweep him here.
Magomedov connects with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Magomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Pspic's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pspic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pspic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magomedov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pspic's head.
Pspic keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pspic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedov is one step ahead there.
Magomedov postures up.
Pspic keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Pspic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pspic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pspic wants to stand up but Magomedov is controlling him.
Pspic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedov lunges at Pspic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pspic's hand.
Magomedov avoids a kick to the body.
Pspic moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
Petro Pspic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pspic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pspic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Magomedov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pspic can do to turn this around?
Magomedov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pspic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Pspic's shoulder, as Pspic tries to avoid the shot.
Pspic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Magomedov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pspic has time to react.
Magomedov swings for the body but Pspic moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pspic.
Pspic lands a leg kick that knocks Magomedov off balance momentarily.
Magomedov throws a leg kick that misses.
Pspic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pspic throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pspic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov attempts a counter takedown but Pspic avoids it well and moves away.
Magomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pspic.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Pspic misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Magomedov blocks the leg kick.
Pspic looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
Pspic misses with a wild combination.
Pspic throws a right hand that Magomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomedov also avoids with ease.
Magomedov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Magomedov.
Pspic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pspic is rocked!
Magomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pspic manages to avoid it.
Pspic is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
Pspic moves out of range of the strikes.
Pspic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pspic seems to have recovered his senses.
Pspic cracks Magomedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petro Pspic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rashid Magomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pspic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Magomedov backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rashid Magomedov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Magomedov, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rashid Magomedov!
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