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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 416 p4p, 51 weight class) and Marat Magomedov (ranked 894 p4p, 113 weight class). Cole comes to the ring accompanied by Gerardo's Rico Suave. Magomedov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Evangelion OST - The Beast II. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
27 - 14 - 1 |
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160 lbs
22 - 11 - 3 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Cole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Marat Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Magomedov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cole tries to bum rush Magomedov with a series of wild strikes but Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
Cole lands a head kick!
Cole throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Magomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cole moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magomedov dodges the punch combination from Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov tries a quick counter leg kick but Cole is wise to it.
Magomedov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Magomedov moves forwards but Cole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magomedov shoots in but no luck this time.
Cole misses with a leg kick
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cole shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cole misses with a straight left.
Magomedov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A low kick from Cole misses
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a low kick but Magomedov avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cole.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cole tries to move into range but Magomedov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cole scores with a nice strike.
Cole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Magomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cole connects with a solid leg kick.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Cole misses with a left hand
and Magomedov counters with a shoot takedown. Cole fights it but they end up in guard.
Magomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Magomedov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cole is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magomedov.
Magomedov is looking to advance position but Cole has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov can't escape the position.
Magomedov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cole stands up from mount. Strange move.
Cole stalks Magomedov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magomedov's face. Magomedov staggers backwards, shaken.
Cole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Magomedov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Magomedov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Magomedov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov walks into a straight right hand from Cole.
Magomedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cole stalks Magomedov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Magomedov's face. Magomedov staggers backwards, shaken.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Magomedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cole lands a leg kick that knocks Magomedov off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
Cole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magomedov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magomedov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cole blocks it well.
Magomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rico Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magomedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Cole manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Magomedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cole lands with a hook. Magomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magomedov.
Cole connects with a leg kick. Magomedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole throws a right hand that misses
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
A head kick by Cole misses
and Magomedov counters with a thumping low kick.
Cole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magomedov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cole misses with a body shot
and Magomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
Cole tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Donk. Cole catches Magomedov right on the button with a cross.
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Magomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomedov tries to avoid it.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magomedov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cole sprawling to the canvas! Cole rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Magomedov finish him?!
Cole is rocked!
Cole looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Oh Cole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
A cross from Cole lands.
Cole seems to have got his legs back now.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Magomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Magomedov feints the counter takedown.
Nice jab there from Magomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov staying out of range there.
Magomedov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Magomedov cracks Cole with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Cole falls to his knees and Magomedov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marat Magomedov!
Marat Magomedov is the new lightweight champion!
Marat Magomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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