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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Magomedov (ranked 4384 p4p, 4028 weight class) and Ismail Melikov (ranked 507 p4p, 485 weight class). Melikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ismail Melikov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melikov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magomedov to the mat! Magomedov manages to get full guard.
Melikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magomedov is looking to stand up but Melikov isn't so interested in that idea.
Melikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Melikov throwing strikes from guard but Magomedov blocks nicely.
Melikov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magomedov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magomedov tries to get out of the position.
Melikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Magomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Magomedov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magomedov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Melikov is controlling him.
Melikov scoring with some ground and pound.
Melikov throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melikov stops Magomedov from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melikov wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov wants to stand up but Melikov is controlling him.
Magomedov keeping full guard, as Melikov tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Melikov won't allow Magomedov to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melikov throws a strike but Magomedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Melikov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Melikov throwing shots but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Melikov is trying to control. Magomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magomedov is trying to stand.
Melikov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Melikov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Magomedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Melikov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Magomedov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Melikov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Melikov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Melikov slips a nice elbow through Magomedov's hands, connecting with Magomedov's forehead.
Melikov stops Magomedov from getting back to his feet.
Melikov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
Melikov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Magomedov to regain full guard.
Melikov passes Magomedov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Melikov working Magomedov over with strikes.
Melikov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Magomedov is trying to stand.
Melikov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magomedov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melikov seems to be looking for submissions.
Oh Magomedov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melikov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melikov prevents Magomedov from standing back up.
Melikov drops an elbow to the side of Magomedov's head.
Melikov wants to pass to mount but Magomedov is defending the position.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Melikov.
Melikov working over Magomedov with some ground and pound. Magomedov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Melikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Melikov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magomedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Melikov working Magomedov over with strikes.
Melikov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magomedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Melikov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Magomedov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Melikov.
Melikov thows a huge punch but Magomedov dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melikov working Magomedov over with strikes.
Melikov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Melikov trying to pass the guard but Magomedov defending well.
Magomedov wants to get back to his feet.
Melikov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Melikov lands strikes from half guard.
Melikov moves nicely into side control.
Magomedov defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melikov tries to move to mount but Magomedov blocks the move with his legs.
Melikov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Magomedov some visible discomfort.
Magomedov taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ismail Melikov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Magomedov gets caught flat footed, as Melikov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Melikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magomedov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Melikov wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Melikov stops Magomedov from standing up.
Melikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Melikov scoring with some ground and pound.
Melikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Melikov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Melikov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Magomedov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Melikov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melikov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Magomedov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Magomedov pushes Melikov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Melikov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Melikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melikov lands some shots froms side control.
Melikov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Melikov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Melikov scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Magomedov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Melikov connects with a decent elbow.
Melikov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Magomedov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Melikov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Magomedov is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Melikov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ismail Melikov!
Post fight, Ismail Melikov took to the microphone: 'I want Usman that uncreative bitch of a man I put him in ground and choke him until die'.
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hype
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