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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramazan Gafurov (ranked 4219 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mayweather Ii (ranked 2704 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ramazan Gafurov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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178 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramazan Gafurov!
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, Manny Mayweather Ii!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather Ii swings for the body but Gafurov moves out of range.
Mayweather Ii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gafurov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayweather Ii is trying to defend but Gafurov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mayweather Ii trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gafurov misses with a head shot. Mayweather Ii uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mayweather Ii lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mayweather Ii landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gafurov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather Ii trying to control but Gafurov is working from the bottom.
Gafurov looking for a guillotine here but Mayweather Ii defends easily.
Gafurov looking to control.
Mayweather Ii wants to pass the guard but Gafurov is keeping the position.
Gafurov is trying to control the position but Mayweather Ii postures up.
Gafurov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gafurov tries to get out of the position.
Mayweather Ii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gafurov keeping moving, preventing Mayweather Ii from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gafurov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gafurov looking for a guillotine here but Mayweather Ii defends easily.
Mayweather Ii landing with the ground and pound.
Mayweather Ii throws a big elbow that misses.
Gafurov is trying to keep Mayweather Ii in close.
Mayweather Ii wants to control from the top but Gafurov keeps moving.
Mayweather Ii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayweather Ii seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gafurov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mayweather Ii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mayweather Ii content to control rather than advance.
Mayweather Ii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gafurov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mayweather Ii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mayweather Ii tries to pass to full mount but Gafurov defends it.
Gafurov wants to control but Mayweather Ii is keeping busy.
Gafurov is breathing heavily.
Mayweather Ii tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gafurov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gafurov tries to get to full guard but Mayweather Ii has control of the leg.
Mayweather Ii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Ii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mayweather Ii has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Russian Bears Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mayweather Ii working the head and body with strikes.
Mayweather Ii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayweather Ii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gafurov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gafurov is rocked!
Gafurov trying to control here.
Mayweather Ii prevents Gafurov from improving his position.
Mayweather Ii is keen to just control but Gafurov is a slippery customer.
Mayweather Ii working the head and body with strikes.
Mayweather Ii lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gafurov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayweather Ii scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Gafurov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather Ii winds up and cracks Gafurov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather Ii passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gafurov!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gafurov taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Mayweather Ii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gafurov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayweather Ii swivels and escapes.
And Mayweather Ii tries to counter it with a takedown but Gafurov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gafurov seems to have got his legs back now.
Gafurov shoots in for a double leg but Mayweather Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gafurov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramazan Gafurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather Ii thuds a left hand into Gafurov's body.
Ramazan Gafurov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gafurov closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather Ii, looking for a takedown. Gafurov pushes Mayweather Ii against the cage but Mayweather Ii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather Ii misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather Ii looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mayweather Ii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gafurov has hold of Mayweather Ii's hands but Mayweather Ii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather Ii drops an elbow to the side of Gafurov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Ii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Mayweather Ii there.
Mayweather Ii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mayweather Ii works his way into full mount!
Mayweather Ii unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gafurov wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Mayweather Ii celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Mayweather Ii!
After the fight, Manny Mayweather Ii 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
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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