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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marat Magomedov (ranked 403 p4p, 53 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 445 p4p, 57 weight class). Magomedov comes into the arena with Evangelion OST - The Beast II blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Marat Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedov's elbow.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Magomedov or not.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedov presses Vegas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas.
Vegas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vegas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vegas lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov goes for a takedown attempt but Vegas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov throws a chopping leg kick but Vegas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Magomedov misses its intended target.
Marat Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses.
Magomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vegas darts in and clinches Magomedov up against the cage.
Magomedov has Vegas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Magomedov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vegas tumbling to the mat - Magomedov dives into Vegas's guard.
Vegas kicks Magomedov off and gets to his feet.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Magomedov cracks Vegas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vegas swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov tries to score with a low kick but Vegas moves his leg out of the way.
Vegas scores with a jab to the head.
Magomedov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Diamond Unbreakable in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Magomedov finds it's target.
Magomedov rushes Vegas and presses him up against the cage.
Vegas scores with a shot to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov jumps guard but Vegas stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegas lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov is trying to trip Vegas. He has hold of a leg but Vegas is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Magomedov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vegas has control of Magomedov's left arm, preventing Magomedov from doing any damage.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Vegas is working from the bottom.
Vegas pulls Magomedov in close to his closed guard and prevents Magomedov from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas looking to control.
Magomedov pushes down on Vegas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vegas is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vegas's head.
Vegas is concentrating on defense, preventing Magomedov from advancing position.
Vegas wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vegas defending well though.
Magomedov working over Vegas with some ground and pound. Vegas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magomedov slips a nice elbow through Vegas's hands, connecting with Vegas's forehead.
Magomedov slips a nice elbow through Vegas's hands, connecting with Vegas's forehead.
Vegas is trying to stand up here but Magomedov is controlling him well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vegas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas keeping full guard, as Magomedov tries to pass.
Vegas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Vegas keeps moving.
Vegas pulls Magomedov in close to prevent any damage.
Magomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Vegas has wrist control.
Magomedov trying to control but Vegas is working from the bottom.
Vegas trying to keep a closed guard but Magomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Vegas keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
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 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.
Vegas looks to score with a jab to the body but Magomedov is just out of range.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vegas.
Vegas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vegas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Magomedov can pounce on him.
Vegas misses with a low kick as Magomedov jumps back.
Vegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Vegas.
Magomedov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vegas sprawls and moves away.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magomedov tries to land a leg kick but Vegas saw it coming and moves away.
Magomedov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas with a nice cross.
Magomedov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Magomedov lands a nice hook to Vegas's body. Vegas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
Vegas checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Magomedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vegas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Vegas.
Johnny Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov throws a leg kick that misses.
Magomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Vegas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marat Magomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Vegas misses with a double jab.
Magomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magomedov.
Vegas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magomedov.
Vegas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Magomedov wants to slow Vegas down by chopping away at his legs.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Vegas avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vegas! But no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Vegas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries a low kick but Vegas avoids it.
Nice shot by Magomedov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Vegas staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Vegas misses.
Magomedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas throws out a loose jab but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov lands a jab.
A left lands for Magomedov.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Vegas scoring well with a low kick there.
Magomedov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vegas.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
Vegas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Vegas is keeping the position.
Marat Magomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vegas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vegas seems keen to control Magomedov's posture.
Vegas is continuing to stall.
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vegas is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vegas looking to control.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vegas controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
Vegas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vegas has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Magomedov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedov.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vegas can do to turn this around?
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Magomedov dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vegas walks into a jab.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Vegas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vegas takes one on the button.
Magomedov defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Magomedov misses the target.
Vegas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomedov.
Magomedov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magomedov connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
Vegas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vegas throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Vegas blocks a low kick nicely.
Vegas moves out of range of the body kick from Magomedov.
Vegas defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vegas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vegas throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Magomedov tried to counter with a leg kick but Vegas avoided it.
Magomedov throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Magomedov, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov walks into a straight right hand from Vegas.
Vegas gets a clinch.
Magomedov pushes Vegas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vegas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegas gets through Magomedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vegas lands with a left to the head.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Magomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas cracks Magomedov with a nice body shot.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Vegas working aggressively here.
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!
Magomedov working aggressively here.
Magomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Vegas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vegas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Vegas controls the action.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vegas.
Vegas is pressed up against the cage. Magomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vegas down to the mat. Vegas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vegas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vegas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vegas throws out the jab.
Vegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Vegas connects with a single shot there.
Magomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vegas.
Magomedov throws out a powerful jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magomedov tries to score with a low kick but Vegas moves his leg out of the way.
Magomedov moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Vegas misses.
Magomedov misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Vegas.
Vegas looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
And Magomedov counters with a quick kick to the body but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomedov scores with a nice right hand.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Vegas moves out of range easily.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Magomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vegas's waist but Vegas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magomedov off to one side.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Vegas.
Vegas throws a front kick aimed at Magomedov's knee but Magomedov avoids it well.
A lazy left from Vegas finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Vegas.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Vegas throws a right hand that Magomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Magomedov also avoids with ease.
Magomedov slips a jab from Vegas.
Vegas checks a leg kick.
Vegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
Vegas misses the shot 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 on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Magomedov connects with a body shot.
Magomedov lands with an overhand left.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Magomedov fakes the leg kick and cracks Vegas in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Vegas.
I think Magomedov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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