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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Chris Brown - See You Again Feat. Tyga & Wiz Khalifa. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashid Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradford sprawls well. Bradford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Rashid Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradford stuffs the takedown attempt from Magomedov. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Magomedov swings for the body but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Magomedov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bradford's guard.
Bradford is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Magomedov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Magomedov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bradford uses from the top position.
Bradford postures up in Magomedov's guard and throws a big left but Magomedov blocks it.
Bradford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magomedov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradford got a little sloppy there for a moment and Magomedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bradford has managed to get both his arms back between Magomedov's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bradford trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bradford should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Magomedov has tightened it up now! Bradford should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rashid Magomedov!
After the fight, Rashid Magomedov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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