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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasul Dolaev (ranked 6594 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Oyalade (ranked 3290 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasul Dolaev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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177 cm
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rasul Dolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Oyalade!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolaev shoots in but Oyalade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dolaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oyalade as he jumps to the side.
Oyalade tries for a takedown but Dolaev circles away easily
and Dolaev counters by moving into the clinch.
Oyalade jumps guard but Dolaev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dolaev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oyalade just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasul Dolaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyalade pulls guard effortlessly.
Oyalade throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyalade trying to keep a closed guard but Dolaev is proving a slippery customer.
Dolaev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oyalade on the ground.
Dolaev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyalade is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oyalade is looking to take a break and control but Dolaev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oyalade passes the guard and advances to mount!
Oyalade jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dolaev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dolaev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dolaev tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyalade looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dolaev is avoiding damage well.
Oyalade decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dolaev to his feet.
Oyalade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Dolaev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oyalade darts in looking for a takedown but Dolaev gets double underhooks and turns Oyalade into the cage.
Oyalade tries for a takedown but Dolaev circles away easily
and Dolaev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dolaev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oyalade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyalade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dolaev is defending well for now.
Dolaev breaks from the clinch.
Oyalade stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oyalade! But no joy.
Dolaev closes the distance and clinches.
Oyalade jumps guard but Dolaev stands there with Oyalade around his waist. Oyalade gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oyalade pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolaev looking to sit in guard and control but Oyalade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dolaev working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Oyalade has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oyalade is working for a kimura but Dolaev is defending it quite comfortably.
Oyalade trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oyalade tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dolaev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Oyalade dominated that 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.
Oyalade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dolaev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oyalade digs a good body shot into Dolaev's ribs.
Dolaev forces Oyalade back against the cage and clinches.
Oyalade wants to get back to striking at distance but Dolaev won't allow it.
Oyalade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dolaev prevents Oyalade from breaking the clinch.
Dolaev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oyalade walks away with a smile on his face. Dolaev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dolaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Oyalade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dolaev as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyalade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dolaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oyalade avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasul Dolaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolaev leaves Oyalade with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dolaev lands a lovely overhand right.
Oyalade throws a head kick that misses
and Dolaev counters with a two punch combo.
Oyalade tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dolaev swivels and escapes.
Oyalade has his takedown stuffed
and Dolaev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dolaev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oyalade sprawls well. Oyalade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dolaev gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolaev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oyalade but Oyalade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oyalade closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dolaev circles away.
A combination from Dolaev does no damage.
Oyalade dives in for a single leg takedown but Dolaev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Oyalade tries to clinch but Dolaev is having none of it.
Dolaev rushes Oyalade and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dolaev goes for a takedown attempt but Oyalade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oyalade scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolaev misses with a low kick.
Oyalade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oyalade tries to close the distance and clinch but Dolaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oyalade tries for a takedown but Dolaev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oyalade fails with a takedown attempt.
Dolaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Dolaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Oyalade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dolaev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyalade shoots in but no luck this time.
Dolaev shoots in for a takedown but Oyalade shows good takedown defense.
Oyalade is looking for the big counter here.
Oyalade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dolaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oyalade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dolaev rushes Oyalade and presses him up against the cage.
Dolaev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oyalade up against the cage.
Dolaev is struggling to control the position.
Dolaev seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dolaev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasul Dolaev 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dolaev checks a low kick from Oyalade.
Oyalade wants to clinch.
Oyalade misses with a kick to the body.
Oyalade shoots and misses
and Dolaev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oyalade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dolaev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Oyalade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oyalade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dolaev sprawls well. Dolaev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oyalade gets slowly back to his feet.
Oyalade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyalade shoots in but Dolaev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rasul Dolaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Oyalade.
Oyalade is looking to clinch but Dolaev is avoiding it.
Dolaev shoots for a takedown but Oyalade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oyalade throws a head kick but Dolaev moves out of range.
Oyalade fails to land the takedown.
Dolaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oyalade defends well and Dolaev ends up having to push Oyalade into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dolaev, as that shot connected.
Dolaev pushes Oyalade up against the cage in a clinch.
Oyalade is working for takedown but Dolaev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dolaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oyalades head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyalade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dolaev can't break the clinch.
Oyalade is trying to pull guard but Dolaev has him pressed against the cage.
Oyalade is trying to pull guard but Dolaev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dolaev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oyalade pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dolaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oyalade has Dolaev pressed against the cage, preventing Dolaev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oyalade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dolaev is keeping busy.
Dolaev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oyalade misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyalade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oyalade tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dolaev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oyalade jumps into guard, dragging Dolaev to the mat.
Dolaev content to stall in guard here.
Dolaev wants to control from the top but Oyalade keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dolaev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oyalade is on top in guard.
Oyalade postures up in Dolaev's guard and throws a big left but Dolaev blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oyalade trying to control but Dolaev is working from the bottom.
Oyalade throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Rasul Dolaev.
I think Dolaev 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasul Dolaev!
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energy
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