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00:00And the best way to start off a fight is to go to our cage announcer.
00:04She's the lady of class, and she...
00:06By a featherweight title fight, Juan Archuleta and Jose Johnson were officially underway.
00:13Sabanashvili in the black trunks, Abazaleev in the neon green and black.
00:17Open stance fight, pay attention to lead outside foot positioning.
00:20Han put himself in good position to do so.
00:25Approaching the final 90 seconds of the first round,
00:27and some could be surprised that Sabanashvili hasn't attempted a takedown yet.
00:31Not a takedown, has he...
00:32I mean, I'm not even sure how many punches he's thrown.
00:35Constant motion here by Islam as well.
00:37Oh, nice combination.
00:47I love that, buried it off the jack.
00:49Lead hand by Abazaleev.
00:52Oh, another right hand, and Sabanashvili just seems to be having difficulty
00:57keeping up with the quickness and the speed of Abazaleev.
01:02Right.
01:06Oh, right hand.
01:07Hits square, follows up with an uppercut, and now target practice.
01:12Sabanashvili is turning into a heavy bag.
01:15Never had one?
01:16Had some bad steak.
01:17So did I.
01:20Take down.
01:21Here's that Greco-Roman.
01:22Where was this earlier?
01:23I don't know.
01:24Immediately into side control goes Sabanashvili.
01:27He's going to have to...
01:29Looked like a flying knee cut pass, and now he's in full mount.
01:35Final 30 seconds.
01:37This is perilous for Sabanashvili.
01:39Excuse me, for Abazaleev.
01:44Abazaleev needs to buck and roll here.
01:46Sabanashvili, only 18 seconds.
01:51To that one as well, Xavier Franklin looking like a mean guy right there.
01:55But you know what?
01:56The decision in the red corner is done.
02:01Abazaleev.
02:02Abazaleev.
02:04So one judge did give a 10-8 round to Sabanashvili.
02:08Fighters.
02:08But as you mentioned, Gasanzade, a lot of power behind those strikes.
02:12Gasanzade will strike, I believe, with Franklin, in part because Franklin might force him.
02:18But there's just no doubt in my mind he's going to mix it up eventually, and perhaps sooner than later.
02:24In one of his rise in bouts, by the way...
02:26Perhaps a little bit too much.
02:30Head inside single.
02:32Gasanzade shoots in.
02:34Great takedown defense thus far by Xavier Franklin.
02:37But he said he was ready for it.
02:41Our past has been prologue.
02:45Nice low kick there by Gasanzade.
02:47Oh, the knee!
02:50Beautiful flash knee there by Gasanzade.
02:52Yeah, takedown didn't work.
02:53Turned him into the fence through the flying knee.
02:55It looks like Gasanzade's opened up over the right hand.
02:58Gasanzade, a lot of single strikes, though.
03:01This can be countered by Franklin with a little bit of rib roasting there.
03:04Final minute of the first round.
03:06Great jab.
03:07The timing on the jab of Franklin is absolutely one of his stronger weapons.
03:14Gasanzade is switching before he landed that body kick.
03:19Now, looking for that single.
03:22Nice reversal.
03:24Yeah, you get stuck on your knees trying to transition from the single to the double.
03:29You can get pancaked.
03:30Might need to pick up the pace a little bit.
03:32Franklin told us yesterday he feels like he's the superior wrestler of the two, but we're
03:39not really seeing any attempt of him to shoot in thus far.
03:43Yeah, however, another eye poke.
03:45And this is the...
03:46Well, remember, he might have lost the first round.
03:49You know, it's hard to say exactly how this one is going.
03:51Nice overhand right by Gasanzade.
03:58Well, it certainly looks like Franklin wants to continue to keep this fight vertical as
04:01Gasanzade shoots in.
04:02Great.
04:04Gotta love that.
04:04And you have to wonder, is the vision part of the issue?
04:07What a return right by Xavier Franklin.
04:10Boy, Gasanzade coming in hands down against a pinpoint striker like Franklin.
04:14Bad idea.
04:19Another eventful round here in this 140-pound catchweight bout.
04:24Closing seconds of the second.
04:26A right hand follows up with an uppercut to the body.
04:29Does Gasanzade.
04:33But nonetheless, a smothering third round for Magara.
04:38Gasanzade!
04:39And an emphatic way to...
04:42Ladies and gentlemen, this is a majority draw!
04:49Can't exactly be shocked, and it's because of that point being...
04:53...ready to do his thing.
04:55We talked to him.
04:55We saw him.
04:56He's talking on Darkenbeck.
05:00Let's see how he handles it.
05:02Nine of 11 victories for Ergasov coming via finish.
05:04Three knockouts, six submissions.
05:06And Ergasov...
05:08Tying up right away.
05:09Exactly.
05:14Nice single leg.
05:16Just dumped him right to the mat.
05:19Head outside single.
05:21Okay, he's probably looking here for that arm triangle.
05:23All this talk about striking and...
05:30Now, Ergasov...
05:32Boy, easily giving up the back there.
05:35I don't know if he got hit or something.
05:38It appeared he was shooting in, but quickly negated...
05:40...by Cooper III.
05:44Ergasov...
05:44...clamping that, like, sort of over-tie.
05:49I'm not sure if Ergasov is injured here.
05:52He needs to...
05:53There might be a head and arm triangle here.
05:54Oh, hold on a second.
05:55Beautiful transition by Cooper III.
05:57So he took him backwards, like Teporia did Bryce Mitchell.
06:00That is tight.
06:01This is...
06:02This is tough.
06:03That is tight.
06:03This could be the closing moments.
06:05Ray Cooper III has the head and arm triangle locked in.
06:08Ergasov trying to hang on here.
06:11We're only halfway through the second round.
06:13He might get out.
06:13Oh, no, I think he's out.
06:15I think he's gonna go out.
06:17He's out.
06:18What a transition by Cooper III.
06:20Now he's out.
06:21He's out.
06:22He's out, ref.
06:23He's out.
06:23The fight hasn't been stopped yet.
06:25He's out.
06:27No, he's not.
06:28No, he's not.
06:28Oh.
06:28He's still together.
06:30He might have gone out.
06:31Oh, he got out!
06:33Unbelievable evasion by Darkenbeck Ergasov.
06:38Wow.
06:39I just committed the cardinal sin of saying a guy is out on a broadcast and he's not out.
06:43But I will say, it looks like he went limp.
06:47Not only is he back, he now has the back.
06:49Are you kidding me?
06:51He's locked in a rear naked jump.
06:52Are you kidding me?
06:54What a switch.
06:55And that'll do it.
06:57The new man has found a home in XFC.
07:02Darkenbeck Ergasov.
07:05Darkenbeck Kirkus Nomad Ergasov.
07:12An astonishing turn of events in a matter of seconds as Luke Thomas.
07:16You're not gonna want to miss that one.
07:18A flyweight.
07:19And it's going to be interesting.
07:20Much harder.
07:22It's easy for your opponent to find you and it's easier for them to use it as a crank for leverage.
07:27And I think that, in my opinion, Rodriguez has that kind of a body type.
07:30This round, I see Ellie coming out with her, with a changing her distance a little more.
07:36Good sprawl.
07:38Yep.
07:39Rodriguez told us yesterday she was going to march forward.
07:41Oh, wait a minute.
07:42Oh.
07:43Oh, she needs to be careful here because Maldin has really slick, really slick transitions.
07:53That look like, almost like a Peterson role.
07:55Like a crucifix kind of.
07:56And try to post and get up.
08:00I know that the body triangle, is it like body, not a body triangle anymore.
08:08It's kind of like in the half guard.
08:09No, it is.
08:10Body triangle kind of.
08:11So when you have body triangle between the legs, that helps you follow the opponent when
08:14they roll.
08:16And now looking for the rear naked here.
08:17Doesn't have it yet.
08:19Oh, no.
08:19Oh, yes, she does.
08:21Yes.
08:21It didn't look like it was around the neck, but it was tight enough as machine gun Taylor.
08:27Until she gets the finish.
08:28Take us through it, Jack.
08:29Gave her no space there.
08:31Let's see.
08:32Yep.
08:32She gave her no space.
08:33It was just like on the chin.
08:34It's like a crank.
08:35With that body lock, I mean, there was no escaping here for Ellie.
08:40Beautiful, beautiful.
08:41There was no escaping here.
08:42She did not need the rear naked choke.
08:45Your winner by submission and rear naked choke, Taylor Machine Gun Maldon.
08:55It's himself the spoiler Johnson.
08:57That's going to be one of our big fights.
08:59And then our second big fight.
09:01Even in the standup, look, look right away.
09:05He just, again, he's got good takedown defense, but is not super thoughtful, historically speaking,
09:11about where he should be to avoid scenarios like this.
09:15Quick start for Archuleta.
09:17He's 11-2 overall at featherweight.
09:19Fought at bantamweight for the majority of his career.
09:21Beautiful.
09:23They really damage.
09:24Oh, he has a.
09:25And as a physical therapist, I can tell you, they take a long time to heal as well.
09:30Oh, nice right hand by Johnson.
09:31What a powerful takedown.
09:33Absolutely perfect timing by Archuleta.
09:38Johnson, again, you talk about these lanky body types.
09:41People think being lanky is always better.
09:43It can be, but it also presents its own.
09:45Get that.
09:46That blitz.
09:47Yeah, he can't let Juan blitz like that and close that distance.
09:50Because once it's there, there we go.
09:52He overcommitted.
09:53Beautiful inside single from Archuleta.
10:00I mean, Archuleta on his feet.
10:02This is easier to pass from your feet than it is from your knees.
10:05Sure is.
10:05And he can't get that.
10:07That blitz.
10:07It's just, yeah, he can't let Juan blitz like that and close that distance.
10:10Because once it's there, there we go.
10:12He overcommitted.
10:14Beautiful inside single from Archuleta.
10:18I mean, Archuleta on his feet.
10:22This is easier to pass from your feet than it is from your knees.
10:25Sure is.
10:26It's Archuleta dealing.
10:27So what you saw there was Johnson bringing his head off the mat and nearly getting threatened.
10:31Oh my goodness!
10:32Just like that!
10:33The rear naked choke is locked in!
10:34Great job by Johnson, though.
10:36Two of eight.
10:37Yep.
10:38He defended that very well.
10:41Sean Brady.
10:42Shouts to Sean Brady.
10:43He's taking too much damage.
10:45Oh, wow.
10:46We're starting to see fatigue already.
10:48Sumo Geishi into a potential knee bar, but I don't think he's going to have it.
10:52Not with, not, yeah.
10:54I think, I think he's getting damaged from, he feels that.
11:00He needs to use the cage and try to get up.
11:03Just watch Archuleta for a second.
11:05Moving from position to position.
11:07Getting wrist control.
11:08Snatching him up his face.
11:09Just like that!
11:12We are seconds away and that'll do it!
11:15Juan Archuleta is as professional as the five days yet.
11:2038 years old.
11:21Words were yesterday.
11:23When I'm done with this sport, I want to end it in the octagon.
11:26I've won titles everywhere and there's one place I still deserve an opportunity as he makes
11:31Jose Johnson tap.
11:33Well, Jose, there are a number, I apologize.
11:35Well, Juan, there are a number of very important people here tonight.
11:40Watch your champion by submission and rear naked choke.
11:45And still, the Baroque champion of the world, Juan the Spaniard Archuleta.
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