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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 368 p4p, 631 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 31 p4p, 61 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egyptian. Rurik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rurik tries a head kick but it misses.
Rurik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Egyptian to score with a decent uppercut.
Egyptian takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've been told by Rurik's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A leg kick checked by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rurik on the side of the head.
Rurik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egyptian misses with a hook. Rurik ducked under it nicely.
Rurik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egyptian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rurik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Egyptian can't get the takedown.
Egyptian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rurik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Rurik.
Egyptian tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Egyptian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rurik.
Rurik throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Rurik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rurik lands a body punch.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rurik is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rurik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rurik has Egyptian pressed against the cage, preventing Egyptian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rurik pushes Egyptian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Rurik on the inside.
Egyptian is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Egyptian misses with the head strike.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Egyptian blocks an uppercut.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Egyptian has Rurik pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Egyptian pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rurik tumbling to the mat - Egyptian dives into Rurik's guard.
Egyptian trying to control the position from guard on top but Rurik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
My spies in The Nomura Dojo inform me that Egyptian has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Egyptian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egyptian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rurik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Egyptian has Rurik in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rurik looking to pass the guard.
Rurik stays in close to Egyptian's body and controls the position.
Rurik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Egyptian working a defensive guard but Rurik manages to pass into side control anyway.
Egyptian tries to improve position but can't.
Rurik wants to stand but Egyptian is controlling his arm.
Egyptian being controlled for a moment.
Egyptian sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Rurik is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Egyptian is trying to control but can't.
Rurik wants to pass to mount but Egyptian is defending the position.
Egyptian is looking for a sweep. Rurik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rurik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Egyptian looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Rurik 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.
Rurik blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Rurik, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rurik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rurik lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egyptian is trying to push Rurik away but Rurik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rurik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Egyptian wants to stall.
Egyptian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Egyptian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egyptian takes a shot to the head.
Rurik tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rurik here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egyptian just leaning against Rurik, taking a breather.
Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rurik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egyptian can do to turn this around?
Rurik lands a nice shot that snaps Egyptian's head back.
A jab from Rurik does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rurik swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a lazy right hand but Rurik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Egyptian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yaroslav Rurik is winning the standup battle so far.
Rurik misses with a body punch
and Egyptian counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Egyptian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rurik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rurik has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rurik wants to sweep here but Egyptian controlling him for the moment.
Egyptian looking to sit in guard and control but Rurik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Egyptian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rurik defends well.
Yaroslav Rurik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rurik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik postures up.
Rurik sitting in guard here, content to control.
Egyptian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rurik postures up.
Rurik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egyptian is keeping the position for now.
Egyptian looking for a guillotine here but Rurik defends easily.
Rurik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Egyptian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rurik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Egyptian has Rurik in his guard.
Rurik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Egyptian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rurik stacks Egyptian on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rurik!
Rurik has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rurik is looking to stand but Egyptian has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Egyptian wants to control but Rurik is having none of it.
Rurik tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Egyptian keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Rurik dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rurik thows a body kick. Egyptian tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ishmael Egyptian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egyptian scores with a nice head shot.
Egyptian throws a body punch but Rurik moves out of range.
Egyptian gets tackled into the cage by Rurik. Rurik maintains the clinch.
Egyptian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Egyptian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rurik scores with a hook to the body.
Rurik working aggressively here.
Rurik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rurik pushes Egyptian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egyptian's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Rurik.
Egyptian tries to pull guard but Rurik holds him up against the cage and eventually Egyptian drops back down to his feet.
Egyptian tries to break free but Rurik pushes him back against the cage.
Rurik working aggressively here.
Rurik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rurik has Egyptian pressed against the cage, preventing Egyptian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurik.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurik.
Egyptian looking to stall.
Rurik pushes Egyptian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rurik lands a right hand.
Rurik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rurik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Egyptian or not.
Egyptian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Egyptian controls the action.
Egyptian wants to get back to striking at distance but Rurik won't allow it.
Egyptian wants to stall.
Egyptian wants to get back to striking at distance but Rurik won't allow it.
Egyptian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruriks head.
Egyptian prevents a body shot from Rurik.
Egyptian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rurik.
Nice body punch from Rurik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rurik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Rurik pushes Egyptian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Egyptian is rocked!
Rurik tries to throw a body punch but Egyptian avoids it by throwing Rurik back against the cage.
A short left from Rurik.
Egyptian is still on wobbly legs! Can Rurik finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurik.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Egyptian tries to break the clinch but Rurik is controlling the position.
A short right from Rurik on the inside.
Rurik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rurik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Rurik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Rurik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rurik digs a right hand into Egyptian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Egyptian's gas tank.
Rurik pushes Egyptian against the cage. Rurik is working some dirty boxing. Rurik pushes off with a quick right hook! Egyptian goes down! Egyptian tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rurik moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaroslav Rurik!
A victorious Yaroslav Rurik thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Ishmael Egyptian stepped up to the mic, saying 'What the hell was that?'.
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