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thank you okay Fighters have gone over the rules in the back there were no final questions from you blue there were no final questions from you read do you want to touch gloves come out now ready to fight mixed martial arts at its finest two of the best in a division ubiquitously regarded as the best in the sport Islam akashev the minus 195 betting favorite to become a first-time UFC champion against the credentialed Charles dubronce Oliveira who is plus 165 Oliveira in yellow makash Evan red whoa expect Olivera to go forward Islam with a big left hand early it looked like he heard him nothing we haven’t seen before though you know Charles will get stunned but keep fighting [Applause] the pressure of Oliveira Oliveira takes it to the ground here Michael said he would take him down here not many people are willing to play this game with Charles Oliveira Islam said he is not afraid [Applause] but do Bronx as expected starts to throw up submissions right away Oliver has already been cut open for what it’s worth [Applause] Islam really trying to make sure he gets either both arms in or out here nice job nice elbow from all of their off his back Olivera’s ground game is so good he immediately puts you on a defensive [Applause] working inside that tight close guard of Oliveira and it’s not just the submissions Paul when we talk about that active guard of Charles Oliveira he will elbow you down there he will elbow you he would just keep swiveling those hips he will threaten submissions and try to do damage from the bottom but Islam already avoided that first triangle attempt landed a big left hand to start things off this is where he wants to be Charles invited him down yeah he did Oliveira put himself in a position that mahaja said he wanted to be but as you see there Oliveira with the active guard mahasa passes the half guard Charles is going deep half sweep here trying to get up nice job there from Oliveira look for the knees of Oliveira in the clinch very dangerous great job there by Duke Bronx getting back to speed using that leg lock attempt to give himself back up now he’s got mockah Chef pressed against side of the octagon [Applause] right in the corner of makashev [Applause] s Herzog using his Brazilian Portuguese to tell Charles Oliver against his hand off the top of the octagon and now taken down nice step through there by Martha chef that wizard kick we talked about earlier and we said how important that would be right DC so he doesn’t have to shoot low he doesn’t have to put his neck into a vulnerable place against Oliveira but the speed at which that happened earlier we saw a couple labored wizard kicks you gotta tag that if you’re gonna try it now let’s see what Oliveira does his approach as he’s on his back again under two minutes here to go round one khabib shouting instructions right there to his brother makasho and you see Islam move Charles towards the corner where he can take the instructions if Charles Oliveira stays here it’s because he wants to be here he has so many of his back to try to change the position [Applause] Islam stacking him got to make sure the hips are covered you cannot allow someone as good as do Bronx to get his hips off to a side you got to keep him Square and pushing him up against the cage is a smart approach because there he can’t move as much he’s got his head pressed in there he can feel every motion coming from those hips he knows what’s happening he knows if he’s trying to swivel for an arm bar or submission attempt at all and this doesn’t deter Charles Oliveira if you remember Kevin Lee had a lot of success in round one on the ground against new Bronx so he will make the same attacks as the fight goes on strong example right there coming down the stretch of round one Jason Herzog you can assure will give them plenty of time to work here in these situations yeah these these guys want it to be down here Charles invited him down in Islam graciously came down with him oh Big Shots that’s something you don’t want you don’t want to just continuously be stuck under Islam mahashiv he’s too good here his base is so strong [Applause] keeping that elbow on the chin of Oliveira now tries to posture up Charles ahead lands an upkick he’s down [Applause] [Music] round one done all right look this is that big left hand nice straight left right off the bat look at this we talk a whole lot about Charles Oliver is striking and Islam comes out with a nice strike Harry gets a nice takedown ends up right in half guard right on top and pressing Oliveira up against defense right in his own corner front kick to the face okay you got him in the end he’s faulted okay what he wants is that game when he’s on top of you don’t get don’t get him come to you okay you’re hurting him don’t get him get close to you pressure points he said you need to be more active do not let him be active okay watch out on the ground okay watch out all right back to the live action round two of a possible five Charles Oliveira’s Corner looking for more output here at the outset of round two are you ready kind of feels like khabib wants this one even more than his own Championship wins investment doesn’t even begin to describe it when it comes to makashev’s career and his involvement oh another nice stick there Bob mccosha early round two Olivero right back on the pressure Oliver’s corner city one in the goal front kick to the face don’t allow Market shots to get close oh Charles trying to get his own take down [Applause] look for Islam to try the inside trip to take Oliveira down as he’s in close he will take that left leg inside to try to sweep him to his back [Music] [Applause] you know this is something that is a little bit overlooked with Oliveira when you’re in tight he just is jamming these into your body it may not look like it’s doing much damage but it really wears on his opponents as the fights go on no but my house Chef has double under hooks here and he’s got to try to manipulate Oliveira to take him down Charles Oliveira you cannot take down with singles because he’s so dangerous at jumping on your neck you got to try to trip him to knock him down we’re about six and a half minutes in and DC despite the obvious skill sets in Oliver’s history you kind of expected a longer fight tonight and a harder fight for both guys because of the matchups good knee to the body there a moment ago from Charles Oliveira now back to the center of the Octagon under three and a half in the round and as the fight goes longer Oliveira will gain confidence but makashev is a good Striker I know he’s not known for it but he has tremendous stand-up skills [Applause] Islam doing just fine on his feet though so far in this fight yeah but the longer he does that the more Charles Oliveira feels good defending takedowns and in that action there against the side of the Octagon you saw that dude Bronx recognize this maybe this is not a fight that I want to be taking guard right he’s defended and stayed upright opposed to going to his back pretty good combination by makasha they’re partially blocked by Olivera [Applause] head kick for mccashev yep again the guard raised for all of era but still a rattle see Oliveira just slightly hesitant yeah knowing that mahashev is always going to try to close that distance if we stand too long and he doesn’t like what he’s saying Charles is just not as Reckless as he normally is when he’s chasing guys down yeah I think he’s just aware of the takedowns coming in his Direction I think Oliveira would do goodness oh knock down from the costume he’s got to watch the arm triangle here if my hot tub can pass the guard he’s got the arm triangle oh [Applause] what a way to escape yourself the best in the world makashev submits the greatest finisher in UFC history the belt on route to Dagestan wow and new Undisputed UFC lightweight champion Islam macasho so much pressure at the moment he cleared the leg he was able to get the submission that’s how much pressure makashev was able to get from that top position unbelievable so Islam akashev as we have said repeatedly would be favored to beat any lightweight in the world and in under two rounds he stops Charles Oliveira’s winning streak at 11 and Gaines the lightweight Throne what a moment you know unreal the way that mahashev was able to hurt Oliveira so many times on the feet we talked all about his wrestling the the Jiu Jitsu but it was the strikes that led to all this he was able to knock Oliveira down and then once he had him hurt and had him just questioning himself for a second he locks up this arm triangle and like DC talked about as soon as he even clears the leg look Oliveira is already tapping that’s the squeeze and the pressure that Islam has you know what’s funny Todd you could see Habib could barely contain the smile even for the walkout for Islam amazing moment and of course the late Abdul minut not at all far from the minds of that team and fight fans around the world he said famously before he passed when Habib leaves Islam will arrive the arrival is here in Earnest Islam akashev now the hunted at 155 pounds pretty incredible he started one and one in the UFC back in 2015 and again had a lot of expectations even then and then was able to methodically reel off 10 in a row to set up this title fight and he did not miss when the stakes were raised one final time tonight the veteran voice Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen referee Jason Herzog is called a stop to this contest at three minutes 16 seconds of the second round declaring the winner by submission due to a head and arm choke [Music] oh disputed UMC lightweight champion of the world is love good [Applause] morning