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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akhmad Sadulayev (ranked 1420 p4p, 4038 weight class) and Isaac Monroe (ranked 177 p4p, 394 weight class). Akhmad Sadulayev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmad Sadulayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Sadulayev looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Monroe - just one landing.
Monroe tests Sadulayev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sadulayev.
Sadulayev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crunch! Monroe slams his shin into Sadulayev's torso.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Sadulayev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab by Sadulayev.
Sadulayev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sadulayev throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Sadulayev misses with a lunging right hand
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.
Sadulayev misses with an uppercut
and Monroe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe digs a good body shot into Sadulayev's ribs.
Monroe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monroe misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadulayev takes one to the side of the head.
Sadulayev has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Sadulayev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sadulayev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sadulayev checks a low kick from Monroe.
A good leg kick by Monroe.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Sadulayev slips a straight right by Monroe.
Sadulayev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sadulayev throws out a powerful jab.
Sadulayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sadulayev.
Sadulayev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sadulayev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sadulayev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Monroe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sadulayev.
Sadulayev half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sadulayev slips a jab from Monroe.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Sadulayev moved out of range.
Sadulayev throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Sadulayev counters with a takedown into side control.
Monroe wants to control but Sadulayev postures up.
The ground and pound from Sadulayev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sadulayev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sadulayev working the ground and pound.
Sadulayev with the ground and pound but Monroe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monroe is refusing to be controlled, as Sadulayev sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sadulayev lands a nice short elbow.
Sadulayev 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ground and pound from Sadulayev.
Monroe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sadulayev.
Sadulayev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Monroe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev is looking to take a break and control but Monroe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sadulayev misses with a head shot. Monroe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sadulayev stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe.
Sadulayev landing with the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Monroe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sadulayev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sadulayev connects with a couple of short punches.
Monroe has momentary wrist control but Sadulayev slips an elbow through the middle.
Sadulayev trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Sadulayev throwing strikes but missing.
Sadulayev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe has control of Sadulayev's left arm, preventing Sadulayev from doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Monroe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sadulayev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sadulayev trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monroe throws a leg kick but Sadulayev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Sadulayev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
Sadulayev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Isaac Monroe has been cut.
Isaac Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe misses with a right hand
and Sadulayev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Monroe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sadulayev misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sadulayev blocks a body shot from Monroe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monroe.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Sadulayev.
A short left from Monroe.
Sadulayev prevents a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sadulayev lands a hook that snaps the head of Monroe backwards.
Monroe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monroe avoiding damage as Sadulayev throws knees to the body.
Sadulayev has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Monroe uses from the top position.
Sadulayev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sadulayev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monroe defends it easily.
Sadulayev is striking off his back. Monroe thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sadulayev missing with punches from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Monroe controlling the action here.
Monroe blocks the strikes from Sadulayev.
Sadulayev strikes from the bottom but Monroe passes into mount!
Sadulayev throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Monroe prevents Sadulayev from getting the reversal.
Monroe looking to control but Sadulayev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Akhmad Sadulayev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sadulayev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sadulayev is trying desperately to improve position.
Sadulayev flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sadulayev working to try and regain half guard.
Monroe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isaac Monroe.
I think Monroe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Isaac Monroe!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Isaac Monroe!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Isaac Monroe!
Isaac Monroe wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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