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#11 Rafael Fiziev (156 lbs.) vs. #15 Manuel Torres (156 lbs.)
Shara Magomedov (186 lbs.) vs. Michel Pereira (185.5 lbs.)
Matheus Camilo (156 lbs.) vs. Nazim Sadykhov (156 lbs.)
#9 Asu Almabayev (126 lbs.) vs. #14 Charles Johnson (125.5 lbs.)
Ikram Aliskerov (186 lbs.) vs. Brunno Ferreira (185 lbs.)
Abus Magomedov (185.5 lbs.) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (186 lbs.)

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Farman Hasanov (170.5 lbs.) vs. Eric Nolan (170.5 lbs.)
Julius Walker (206 lbs.) vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (206 lbs.)
Andrey Pulyaev (186 lbs.) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (186 lbs.)
Kaan Ofli (146 lbs.) vs. Javier Reyes (145.5 lbs.)
Theodor Berggren (171 lbs.) vs. Daniil Donchenko (170.5 lbs.)
Bekzat Almakhan (136 lbs.) vs. Jean Matsumoto (135.5 lbs.)
Tahir Abdullayev (170.5 lbs.) vs. Jefferson Nascimento (171 lbs.)

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Hello everyone and welcome to 411mania’s LIVE coverage of UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres, I’m Robert Winfree and I’ll be your host. We’re still in the trough between two big UFC events, two weeks ago was the White House card and next week is the 4th of July followed the week after by UFC 329 and international fight week. As for this card we’re back in Azerbaijan with a lot of the usual suspects for this kind of event. That said the main event is a bit of a crossroads one as Rafael Fiziev takes on exciting talent Manuel Torres. It’s not for a title fight or anything but Fiziev hasn’t quite looked the same since his knee injury in the Gamrot fight and if he’s never going to fully recover then Torres starting a real push at his expense is possible. Elsewhere on the card there’s a good flyweight fight with Asu Almabayev taking on Charles Johnson, Ikram Aleiskerov vs. Brunno Ferreira should be fun, Daniil Donchenko is a rising guy in the all violence category, and Bekzat Almakhan vs. Jean Matsumoto has potential. Despite this not being the top tier of road event the UFC can put on this one has very little actual dross on paper, now let’s hope the action delivers.

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres comes to the world from the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. We’ve got John Gooden, Michael Bisping, and Paul Felder on commentary while Bruce Buffer does the announcing and McKenzie Pavacich serves as our roving reporter. We should be in the regular cage and using the most recent rules but I’ll be sure to update if those assumptions are in error.

Tahir Abdullayev brings a four fight winning streak into his UFC debut, now he gets to make his promotional debut in his home country. Jefferson Nascimento is undefeated coming into his UFC debut, he’s looking to make a good first impression and cool off the crowd as quickly as possible. The odds are close but lean towards Nascimento at -140 to +120 for Abdullayev.

Welterweight Bout: Tahir Abdullayev (21-3, 170.5 lbs.) vs. Jefferson Nascimento (13-0, 171 lbs.)

ROUND ONE: These two are the same height while Abdullayev has two and a half inches of reach advantage. Nascimento circles a bit to start. A bit of feinting from both men but nothing serious happens for the first full minute. Calf kick from Nascimento. Abdullayev with a calf kick. Bit of a one two from Nascimento. Abdullayev is showing a few southpaw looks but only briefly. Body jab from Nascimento. Abdullayev keeps trying to pressure forward but he’s struggling to actually cut Nascimento off, he’s a bit slower on his feet more than just being lost with cage movement. Bit of a right from Nascimento. Nascimento just keeps circling and only occasionally throwing. They get close and Abdullayev fires a few uppercuts from a brief clinch. Left hook from Abdullayev, then a bit of a left high kick. Knee from Abdullayev, then he grabs the fence and no one comments while he avoids a takedown. They clinch up and then there’s something that gets the ref to step in. Abdullayev took a knee a bit low but then we just get a reset with about 8 seconds left and nothing happens before the round ends.

SCORECARD: 10-9 Abdullayev

ROUND TWO: Nascimento lands a calf kick and gets back to circling. Abdullayev keeps coming forward, and both men avoid hooks. Abdullayev moves forward and walks into a right hand. A lot more stance switching from Abdullayev this round, he fires a left high kick that’s partially blocked. Body kick from Nascimento. Abdullayev lands a right hand. Bit of a calf kick from Abdullayev, he’s the one backing up now and he’s trying to draw Nascimento into actually engaging. Bit of a right from Nascimento. Right to the body from Nascimento. Both men with lefts in close. Calf kick from Nascimento. Abdullayev pushes forward and walks into a left hand. The ref pauses things to warn Nascimento about timidity, that’s fine but he should probably warn Abdullayev as well given the round. Abdullayev walks into a front kick then whines about Nascimento moving around. Nascimento avoids a takedown. Abdullayev misses a few hooks. Bit of a right from Nascimento. Both men get close and trade, a right from Abdullayev might have been a bit late before the ref gets in there to break them up.

SCORECARD: 10-9 Nascimento, 19-19 overall

ROUND THREE: That last right from Abdullayev was definitely late on the horn but not necessarily after the ref got int there. Both men come out more aggressively this round. We get an exchange, Nascimento gets off balanced and Abdullayev gets on top in half guard. You can see a frame difference when they tie up, Abdullayev is thicker and commentary mentioned Nascimento is more of a lightweight. Body to head punches from Nascimento. They tie up and Nascimento hits the body then Abdullayev with knees and an elbow as the round ends. Bit of a knee from Abdullayev. Nascimento misses a right hand and Abdullayev hits a double leg into full guard. Abdullayev postures up and lands elbows while passing to half guard. Nascimento looks to scramble but Abdullayev shoves him back down. A few strikes from Abdullayev land, then he avoids a double wrist lock. A few hammer fists from Abdullayev on top as Nascimento gets full guard. Abdullayev lands a few more strikes. Nascimento with strikes off of his back. Abdullayev lands a couple of punches, he’s able to land enough rights to get the ref to step in, I’m not sure I like that stoppage.

OFFICIAL RESULT: †WINNER – Tahir Abdullayev via TKO, punches, at 4:28 of Round 3

The Final Round Finish Club thanks Mr. Abdullayev for his work. Mic time for Abdullayev and the translator, he plays with the crowd then feels good about the fight.

I do not love this stoppage, but you can judge for yourselves.

The referee calls this one over? 🤔

Tahir Abdullayev walks out of #UFCBaku with the R3 TKO!

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Bekzat Almakhan has gone just 1-2 in the UFC but his losses are to Umar Nurmagomedov and Aleksandre Topuria and between those he stopped Brad Katona in short order. Almakhan is coming off of the loss to Topuria and is trying to avoid his first losing streak. Jean Matsumoto has gone 3-2 in the UFC though both of his losses were somewhat controversial split decisions, he’s coming off of the more contentions of those when he lost to Farid Basharat. Matsumoto is also trying to avoid his first losing streak. Matsumoto is the -175 favorite while +140 on Almakhan might tempt a few bettors out there.

Bantamweight Bout: Bekzat Almakhan (12-3, 136 lbs.) vs. Jean Matsumoto (17-2, 135.5 lbs.)

ROUND ONE: Almakhan is an inch taller while Matsumoto has half an inch of reach advantage. Early forward pressure from Almakhan, Matsumot calmly circling. Both men feint a bit. Matsumoto lands a counter right hand. Calf kick from Matsumoto, he’s also showing stance switches now. Almakhan falls a little short with a blitz. Calf kick from Matsumoto, Almakhan lands a right to the body. Right hand from Almakhan. Matsumoto lands another calf kick. Almakhan lands a right to the body then Matsumoto responds with a calf kick. Exchange in close, both men landed in there. Almakhan with a one two to counter a calf kick and that drops Matsumoto. Almakhan lets Matsumoto back up and then avoids a takedown. Matsumoto lands a right hand. Another calf kick from Matsumoto but those are kind of naked at this point. Almakhan fights off a takedown attempt. Again Almakhan lands a one two to counter a calf kick. Jabs from Matsumoto then he tries another takedown against the fence. Almakhan is defending but Matsumoto lands lefts in the clinch then a knee to the body, and punctuates the round with a body lock slam into side control and a few elbows as the round ends.

SCORECARD: 10-9 Almakhan but Matsumoto might have stolen it back at the end

ROUND TWO: Matsumoto moves forward early, he tries a takedown but Almakhan is able to defend. Bit of a left uppercut from Matsumoto. A body kick from Matsumoto lands. Calf kick from Matsumoto. Almakhan avoids a one two. Matsumoto lands a calf kick then both men block punches. Bit of an over hand right from Matsumoto then a calf kick. Both men land in close, Almakhan on the back foot isn’t quite as effective. Almakhan lands an uppercut. Bit of a left hook from Matsumoto. Body kick from Matsumoto. Almakhan with an intercepting elbow, that was nice. Matsumoto pushes for a takedown on the fence, he has to work for it but Almakhan is able to defend and separate. Bit of a left high kick from Matsumoto then a left body kick as well. Knee from Matsumoto then another high kick. Almakhan misses a few punches then Matsumoto lands another body kick. They tie up, Almakhan lands a knee then Matsumoto with punches as they break. Left hook from Matsumoto. Matsumoto with a one two. Bit of a head kick, that southpaw kicking game from Matsumoto is giving Almakhan problems. Spinning back fist from Matsumoto then a follow up combination mostly lands as the round ends.

SCORECARD: 10-9 Matsumoto, 19-19 overall

ROUND THREE: There was a cut opened up on the left eyebrow of Matsumoto in the prior round, that’s a big cut now that we get a better look at it. They touch gloves for the final round. Bit of a one two from Matsumoto. Calf kick from Matsumoto then Almakhan responds with a right hand. Almakhan misses a couple of punches then Matsumoto lands a calf kick. Uppercut from Almakhan, then Matsumoto lands a right hand. Jab from Matsumoto then a left body kick. Another body kick from Matsumoto. Almakhan complains of a low kick and we get a time out. Replay is a little inconclusive and the ref restarts things, that didn’t take too long. Right hand from Almakhan. Matsumoto lands a calf kick. Both men land punches again. Matsumoto lands a leg kick then a right hand. Almakhan misses an uppercut. Calf kick from Matsumoto then Almakhan lands a right. Again they trade in close. Right hand from Matsumoto. Right from Almakhan, Matsumoto responds with a left hook. Matsumoto pushes for a takedown and gets it against the fence. Quick wall walk from Almakhan then he spins free. Head kick from Matsumoto. Again Matsumoto tries a takedown but that stalls out on the fence. Knees from Matsumoto then a combination as they break. Calf kick from Matsumoto. Both men can’t connect with head kicks. Almakhan avoids a flying knee. Bit of a high kick from Matsumoto. Almakhan tries to get a brawl for the final seconds but Matsumoto isn’t going to engage in that as the round ends.

SCORECARD: 10-9 Matsumoto but could go either way, 29-28 Matsumoto but expect a split to go Almakhan’s way

OFFICIAL RESULT: †WINNER –