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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 1779 p4p, 232 weight class) and Crock O Snake Under The Sea (ranked 1503 p4p, 194 weight class). Gamzatov's entrance music is Entrance Song. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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203 lbs
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180 cm
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192 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crock O Snake Under The Sea!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Under The Sea slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamzatov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Under The Sea changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gamzatov has a takedown stuffed.
Gamzatov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Under The Sea counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Gamzatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamzatov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gamzatov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Under The Sea is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gamzatov working the ground and pound from side control.
Under The Sea struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Under The Sea is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gamzatov tries for a kimura but Under The Sea is defending well.
Under The Sea takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Under The Sea is looking to reverse the position.
Under The Sea can't do much from the bottom here.
Gamzatov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Under The Sea is avoiding damage well.
Under The Sea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Under The Sea's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Under The Sea looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gamzatov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Under The Sea, who protects the arm well.
Gamzatov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Under The Sea's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Under The Sea is looking to reverse the position.
Gamzatov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gamzatov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Under The Sea's shoulder. That is not cool.
Under The Sea sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Under The Sea is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamzatov.
Under The Sea manages to get to full guard.
Gamzatov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Under The Sea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Under The Sea is pulling down on Gamzatov's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Under The Sea looking for a sweep. Not yet Under The Sea, not yet.
We've been hearing that Gamzatov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gamzatov looking to pass the guard.
Gamzatov is working hard here to advance position.
Gamzatov trying to control but Under The Sea is working from the bottom.
Under The Sea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gamzatov is looking to advance position but Under The Sea has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Under The Sea wants to take Gamzatov's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov wants to hold on but Under The Sea pushes him away.
Under The Sea trying to control but Gamzatov is having none of it.
Gamzatov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Under The Sea is trying to take his opponent's back.
Under The Sea is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Under The Sea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gamzatov is looking to escape.
Under The Sea looking to control and managing it 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 Gamzat Gamzatov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gamzatov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gamzatov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gamzatov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Under The Sea defends well and Gamzatov ends up having to push Under The Sea into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Under The Sea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gamzatov.
Under The Sea changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamzatov fails with a takedown attempt.
Under The Sea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Under The Sea slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamzatov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Under The Sea is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Under The Sea swivels and escapes.
Under The Sea looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gamzatov shoots in for a takedown but Under The Sea shows good takedown defense.
Gamzatov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Under The Sea slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamzatov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Under The Sea defends it nicely.
Gamzatov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Under The Sea tries to counter it with a takedown but Gamzatov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov fails to land the takedown.
Under The Sea changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gamzatov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Under The Sea is fending him off so far but Gamzatov persists. Nope, Under The Sea circles away and we're back to standing.
Gamzatov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Under The Sea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gamzatov postures up.
Gamzatov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gamzatov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Under The Sea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gamzatov has managed to get both his arms back between Under The Sea's legs - danger averted.
Under The Sea trying to keep a closed guard but Gamzatov is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov throwing strikes but missing.
Under The Sea wants to sweep here but Gamzatov controlling him for the moment.
Under The Sea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gamzatov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Under The Sea trying to control the position.
Gamzatov controlling from the top position.
Gamzatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Under The Sea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gamzat Gamzatov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Under The Sea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Under The Sea holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Under The Sea's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gamzatov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Under The Sea is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Under The Sea has escaped and now he's on top!
Under The Sea wants to pass the guard but Gamzatov is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Under The Sea not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Under The Sea wants to control from the top but Gamzatov keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crock O Snake Under The Sea showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gamzatov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Under The Sea drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gamzatov defends it well.
Gamzatov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Under The Sea is trying to defend but Gamzatov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gamzatov prevents Under The Sea from improving his position.
Gamzatov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamzatov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Under The Sea is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Under The Sea looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov is looking for a kimura but Under The Sea is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gamzatov to get the leverage.
Under The Sea is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gamzatov pulls his head out easily.
Gamzatov wants to work for an arm triangle but Under The Sea is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Under The Sea is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamzatov.
Under The Sea wants to improve his position but Gamzatov is controlling well.
Under The Sea moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gamzatov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Under The Sea keeping moving, preventing Gamzatov from controlling successfully.
Under The Sea bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gamzatov's guard.
Under The Sea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gamzatov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gamzatov being controlled here, momentarily.
Under The Sea tries to free his leg and advance position but Gamzatov is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Under The Sea postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Under The Sea sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gamzatov's guard.
Under The Sea is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gamzatov pushes Under The Sea off looking to stand but Under The Sea dives back in and keeps control.
Under The Sea is trying to control. Gamzatov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gamzatov is pressing down on Under The Sea's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Under The Sea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Under The Sea is looking to advance position but Gamzatov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gamzatov avoids the attempt from Under The Sea to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov wants to control the pace but Under The Sea is squirming around nicely.
Under The Sea is trying desperately to improve position.
Gamzatov looking to ground and pound but Under The Sea is blocking nicely.
Gamzatov prevents Under The Sea from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gamzatov cracks Under The Sea with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Under The Sea manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Under The Sea works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gamzat Gamzatov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gamzatov 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gamzat Gamzatov!
Gamzat Gamzatov took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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