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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 2757 p4p, 2692 weight class) and Khalib Nuragomidova (ranked 233 p4p, 223 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khalib Nuragomidova!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuragomidova misses with a hook to the body
and Casey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Casey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Casey moves out of range of the strikes.
Nuragomidova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Casey counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Khalib Nuragomidova has been cut.
Nuragomidova throws a big shot that misses.
Casey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nuragomidova takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nuragomidova misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Casey misses its target.
Nuragomidova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casey.
Casey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nuragomidova defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casey cracks Nuragomidova with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nuragomidova throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nuragomidova misses with a hook. Casey ducked under it nicely.
Nuragomidova scores with a takedown into Casey's guard.
Nuragomidova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nuragomidova slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Casey seems keen to control Nuragomidova's posture.
Nuragomidova landing some decent shots from guard.
Nuragomidova tries to free his leg and advance position but Casey is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
Nuragomidova working some strikes from top position.
Casey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nuragomidova trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
Nuragomidova is looking to work some ground and pound but Casey has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casey controlling Nuragomidova's posture.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nuragomidova working his ground and pound in the gym.
Nuragomidova pushing down on Casey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nuragomidova lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nuragomidova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nuragomidova winds up and cracks Casey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nuragomidova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Casey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nuragomidova stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Casey to get to his feet.
Nuragomidova scores with a jab. Casey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey's corner calls for a 1-2. Casey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nuragomidova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Casey throws a head kick but Nuragomidova moves out of range.
Khalib Nuragomidova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuragomidova swings away with a body shot that misses
and Casey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nuragomidova swings widly with a right hand
and Casey counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuragomidova scores with a takedown into Casey's guard.
Nuragomidova connects with a couple of short punches.
Nuragomidova wants to control from the top but Casey keeps moving.
Nuragomidova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Casey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nuragomidova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalib Nuragomidova dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khalib Nuragomidova's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Casey lands a jab to Nuragomidova's midsection.
Nuragomidova misses with an uppercut
and Casey counters with a series of strikes. Nuragomidova will be more careful next time no doubt.
Casey takes a swing at Nuragomidova's ribcage but misses.
Nuragomidova throws a sloppy body shot
and Casey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Casey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Casey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nuragomidova throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Casey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nuragomidova.
Yellow Belt Casey is winning the standup battle so far.
Nuragomidova fails to land with a series of punches.
Casey ducks under a wild hook from Nuragomidova.
Casey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nuragomidova looks to land a left hand but Casey moved out of range nicely.
Casey lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Casey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Nuragomidova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Casey. Casey obviously looking to wear him down.
Nuragomidova shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nuragomidova showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuragomidova throwing shots but Casey is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuragomidova working Casey over with strikes.
Nuragomidova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casey keeps working.
Nuragomidova wants to stand but Casey has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nuragomidova lands strikes from half guard.
Nuragomidova not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Casey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nuragomidova is working away from the top position though.
Nuragomidova is keen to just control but Casey is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nuragomidova is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nuragomidova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Casey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Casey is positioning himself well to prevent Nuragomidova advancing to mount.
Nuragomidova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casey keeps working.
Casey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova working the head and body with strikes.
Nuragomidova seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Casey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nuragomidova is in close to Casey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Casey seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Casey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nuragomidova.
Casey is trying to keep Nuragomidova in close.
Nuragomidova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nuragomidova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Nuragomidova from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey has his hands on Nuragomidova's head, controlling the position.
Nuragomidova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nuragomidova would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nuragomidova is stalling in the full guard.
Casey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casey keeping full guard, as Nuragomidova tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalib Nuragomidova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khalib Nuragomidova's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nuragomidova loads up on a big right hand but Casey slips the punch.
Nuragomidova misses with a wild combination.
Casey shoots in for a takedown but Nuragomidova shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Casey slips under a jab from Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova ducks under a wild hook from Casey.
Nuragomidova loads up on a big right hand but Casey slips the punch.
Casey thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nuragomidova slips under a jab from Casey.
Nuragomidova lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuragomidova changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Casey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nuragomidova misses with the ground and pound.
Nuragomidova works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuragomidova lands a nice forearm strike.
Casey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nuragomidova scoring with punches from side control.
Nuragomidova decides to stand back up.
Nuragomidova might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nuragomidova connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Casey momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Casey.
Nuragomidova misses with a hook
and Casey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Casey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nuragomidova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Casey controls Nuragomidova momentarily but Nuragomidova frees himself.
Nuragomidova throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nuragomidova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casey working for submissions but it's allowed Nuragomidova to get to half guard.
Nuragomidova working over Casey with some ground and pound. Casey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nuragomidova throwing shots but Casey is blocking nicely.
Nuragomidova missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nuragomidova wants to work for an arm triangle but Casey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nuragomidova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Casey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova wants to pass to mount but Casey is defending the position.
Casey actively working from the bottom here.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey manages to get to full guard.
Nuragomidova prevents Casey from getting back to his feet.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Nuragomidova from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Casey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nuragomidova misses the shot to the body.
Nuragomidova misses with a body shot.
Casey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Casey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nuragomidova trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
Nuragomidova tries to free his leg and advance position but Casey is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khalib Nuragomidova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nuragomidova winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalib Nuragomidova!
Our winner, Khalib Nuragomidova, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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