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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Dujardin (ranked 3192 p4p, 4748 weight class) and Magomed Omarov (ranked 340 p4p, 429 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dujardin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sosa by Leto & Guy2bezbar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olivier Dujardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Magomed Omarov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omarov misses with a body kick.
Dujardin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Omarov throws a combination that misses
and Dujardin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omarov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dujardin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Omarov misses with a hook
and Dujardin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dujardin fails to land with a series of punches.
Omarov slips a jab from Dujardin.
Omarov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Omarov throws a body shot but no joy.
Omarov missing with a left hand there. Dujardin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Omarov thows a leg kick but Dujardin checks it
and Dujardin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov tries to clinch but Dujardin moves away
and Dujardin counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omarov is trying to improve his position.
Omarov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dujardin.
Omarov is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dujardin is looking to take a break and control but Omarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dujardin drops an elbow to the side of Omarov's head.
Dujardin is trying to control the action in half guard but Omarov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Omarov tries to kick Dujardin off but Dujardin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Omarov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dujardin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Omarov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dujardin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dujardin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dujardin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Omarov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dujardin working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin preventing the sweep.
Omarov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Omarov is on top in guard.
Dujardin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Omarov postures up.
Omarov trying to control but Dujardin is working from the bottom.
Omarov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dujardin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
My spies in California Top Team inform me that Omarov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Omarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dujardin keeping full guard, as Omarov tries to pass.
Omarov wants to control from the top but Dujardin keeps moving.
Dujardin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Omarov manages to get himself to full guard.
Omarov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dujardin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dujardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Omarov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dujardin won't allow Omarov to sweep him here.
Omarov is still trying to improve position.
Dujardin distracts Omarov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dujardin wants to control from the top but Omarov keeps moving.
Dujardin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Omarov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dujardin has managed to get both his arms back between Omarov's legs - danger averted.
Dujardin trying to control but Omarov is working from the bottom.
Omarov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dujardin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Dujardin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dujardin misses with a hook.
Omarov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dujardin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Omarov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Magomed Omarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omarov misses with a takedown attempt - Dujardin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Omarov.
It looks like Olivier Dujardin has been cut.
Dujardin slips under a jab from Omarov.
The fighters circling - Omarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dujardin is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov swings widly with a right hand
letting Dujardin counter with a right hand.
Omarov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dujardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dujardin misses the jab.
Dujardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omarov throws out a powerful jab.
Omarov looks for a takedown but Dujardin sprawls well.
Dujardin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dujardin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Omarov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omarov throws a looping overhand right but Dujardin ducks down to avoid it.
Omarov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dujardin.
Dujardin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dujardin keeps the fight on the outside.
Dujardin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dujardin throws a shot from downtown. Omarov moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dujardin attempts a counter takedown but Omarov avoids it well and moves away.
Dujardin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Omarov scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Omarov.
Olivier Dujardin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomed Omarov.
A big left from Omarov misses.
Omarov throws a sloppy body shot
and Dujardin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Omarov!
Dujardin working the ground and pound.
Dujardin working the ground and pound.
Dujardin lands a few punches from side control.
Omarov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dujardin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dujardin drops an elbow to the side of Omarov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov wants to improve his position but Dujardin is controlling well.
Omarov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Omarov.
Dujardin working some strikes from top position.
Omarov trying to control the position.
Omarov wants to control the position but Dujardin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dujardin working the head and body with strikes.
Dujardin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Omarov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Omarov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dujardin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dujardin's back!
Omarov thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Dujardin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Omarov.
Omarov controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dujardin trying to control the hands but Omarov breaks the grip.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Omarov's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
You can see the frustration on Dujardin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Omarov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Dujardin is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Omarov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Dujardin taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Magomed Omarov!
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