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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavelyn Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmagomedov comes to the cage accompanied by KHABIB ''The Eagle'' NURMAGOMEDOV. Gavelyn Tse will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
208 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gavelyn Tse!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tse throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tse pinned against the cage. Tse gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nurmagomedov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Tse shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Tse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tse's coach down at Evolved MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tse's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tse gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nurmagomedov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nurmagomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nurmagomedov cracks Tse with a solid left hand.
Nurmagomedov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nurmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tse can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tse keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmagomedov passes Tse's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nurmagomedov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nurmagomedov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tse is looking to escape.
Tse in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nurmagomedov landing shots from mount.
Nurmagomedov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tse is desperately trying to improve his position but Nurmagomedov has a good base and remains in mount.
Nurmagomedov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tse's face.
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!
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Nurmagomedov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nurmagomedov dominating with strikes here.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot there that rocks Tse but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nurmagomedov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nurmagomedov landing shots from mount.
Nurmagomedov is landing with some decent strikes but Tse is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tse is rocked!
Nurmagomedov cracks Tse with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
After winning the bout, Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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