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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bushwacker (ranked 1535 p4p, 4406 weight class) and Khakim Khadzhimurad (ranked 175 p4p, 396 weight class). Bushwacker comes to the cage accompanied by Treat Me Like Your Mother. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bushwacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khakim Khadzhimurad!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadzhimurad with a nice cross.
Bushwacker misses with a hook. Khadzhimurad ducked under it nicely.
Khadzhimurad rushes Bushwacker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khadzhimurad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Khadzhimurad.
Bushwacker lands a body shot.
Bushwacker misses with a punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khadzhimurad can't find room to land a body shot as Bushwacker controls the action.
Khadzhimurad blocks an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bushwacker's elbow.
Khadzhimurad struggles to land a body shot inside as Bushwacker controls his hands.
Bushwacker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bushwacker has closed the distance and engaged Khadzhimurad in a clinch.
Bushwacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khadzhimurad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khadzhimurad tries to keep at a distance but Bushwacker has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khadzhimurad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad digs a right hand underneath Bushwacker's ribcage. Bushwacker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bushwacker is trying to break free.
Khadzhimurad lands a right hand.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bushwacker.
Bushwacker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Khadzhimurad as the two fighters clinch.
Bushwacker blocks an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad digs a right hand into Bushwacker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bushwacker's gas tank.
Khadzhimurad lands an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bushwacker can't break the clinch.
Khadzhimurad can't find room to land a body shot as Bushwacker controls the action.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Bushwacker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khadzhimurad doesn't seem phased though.
Bobby Bushwacker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khadzhimurad instigates a clinch.
Khadzhimurad digs a right hand into Bushwacker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bushwacker's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Khadzhimurad fails to land.
Bushwacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bushwacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker has closed the distance and engaged Khadzhimurad in a clinch.
Bushwacker manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Khadzhimurad misses
and Bushwacker counters with a three punch combo that has Khadzhimurad backing up. Khadzhimurad nods at Bushwacker to acknowledge the strikes.
Khadzhimurad lands a jab.
A big left from Khadzhimurad misses.
Khadzhimurad scores with a sloppy right hand. Bushwacker should have avoided that one.
Bushwacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khadzhimurad lands a nice shot that snaps Bushwacker's head back.
Khadzhimurad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khadzhimurad tries to score with a low kick but Bushwacker moves his leg out of the way.
Khadzhimurad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bushwacker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khadzhimurad, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khadzhimurad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bushwacker's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker breaks the clinch.
Bushwacker tries a low kick but Khadzhimurad avoids it.
Bushwacker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Khadzhimurad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bushwacker throws a sloppy body shot
and Khadzhimurad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bushwacker has a couple of punches blocked by Khadzhimurad.
Bushwacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khadzhimurad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bushwacker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bushwacker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad cracks a nice hook into Bushwacker's ribs.
Khadzhimurad darts in and clinches Bushwacker up against the cage.
Khadzhimurad pushes Bushwacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khadzhimurad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bushwacker slips under a jab.
As Khadzhimurad looks to move away, Bushwacker throws a big counter combo but Khadzhimurad just gets out of the way.
Khadzhimurad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bushwacker closes the distance and pushes Khadzhimurad back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad lands a right hand.
Bushwacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khadzhimurad misses with a wild body shot.
Bushwacker throwing a counter right hand but Khadzhimurad manages to avoid it.
Bushwacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad flicks out a counter leg kick but Bushwacker steps away.
Bushwacker clinches with his opponent.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch to the body.
Khadzhimurad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khadzhimurad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bushwacker backwards.
Bushwacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khakim Khadzhimurad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khadzhimurad looks to land a left hand but Bushwacker moved out of range nicely.
Khadzhimurad digs a good hook to Bushwacker's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Khadzhimurad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khadzhimurad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bushwacker moves away.
As Khadzhimurad looks to move away, Bushwacker throws a big counter combo but Khadzhimurad just gets out of the way.
Khadzhimurad throws a lazy right hand but Bushwacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khadzhimurad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khakim Khadzhimurad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Khadzhimurad throws a head kick that Bushwacker semi-blocks.
Khadzhimurad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bushwacker clinches up with Khadzhimurad and pushes him back against the cage.
Khadzhimurad manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bushwacker.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad ducks under a wild hook from Bushwacker.
Bobby Bushwacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khadzhimurad clinches.
Khadzhimurad pushes Bushwacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khadzhimurad.
Bushwacker tries to throw a body punch but Khadzhimurad avoids it by throwing Bushwacker back against the cage.
Khadzhimurad has a couple of punches blocked by Bushwacker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushwacker lands a body punch.
Khakim Khadzhimurad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bushwacker is working Khadzhimurad over against the cage.
Khadzhimurad throws a head punch that misses.
Bushwacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
Bushwacker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bushwacker pushes Khadzhimurad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bushwacker blocks an uppercut.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bushwacker lands with a short shot to the head.
Bushwacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bushwacker blocks an uppercut.
Bushwacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khadzhimurad lands a shoulder strike.
Khadzhimurad digs a right hand into Bushwacker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bushwacker's gas tank.
Khadzhimurad lands with a right to the head.
Khadzhimurad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khadzhimurad breaks the clinch.
Bushwacker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Khadzhimurad to counter with a crisp jab.
Khakim Khadzhimurad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khadzhimurad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bushwacker.
Bushwacker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khadzhimurad! But no joy.
Khadzhimurad takes the fight into the clinch.
Khadzhimurad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bushwacker misses with a hook.
Khadzhimurad throws a right hand that misses
and Bushwacker counters with a stiff right hand.
Bushwacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bushwacker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khadzhimurad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bushwacker counters with a nice body kick.
Khadzhimurad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bushwacker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khadzhimurad lunges at Bushwacker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bushwacker's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bushwacker throws a low kick, looking for Khadzhimurad's leg but Khadzhimurad calmly moves out of range.
Khadzhimurad lands a jab to the nose.
Khadzhimurad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khadzhimurad takes the fight into the clinch.
Khadzhimurad struggles to land a body shot inside as Bushwacker controls his hands.
Khadzhimurad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bushwacker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
Khadzhimurad working aggressively here.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khadzhimurad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bushwacker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Khadzhimurad throws a shot from downtown. Bushwacker moves away and avoids it.
Khadzhimurad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad throws a punch but it's blocked by Bushwacker.
Bushwacker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khadzhimurad or not.
Khadzhimurad scores with a hook to the body.
Khadzhimurad tries to throw a body punch but Bushwacker avoids it by throwing Khadzhimurad back against the cage.
Khadzhimurad tries to throw a body punch but Bushwacker avoids it by throwing Khadzhimurad back against the cage.
Bushwacker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bushwacker fails to land.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Khadzhimurad.
Bushwacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Khadzhimurad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushwacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bushwacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bushwacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khadzhimurad missing with a left hand there. Bushwacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khadzhimurad scores with a sloppy right hand. Bushwacker should have avoided that one.
Khadzhimurad moves into range and clinches up with Bushwacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khakim Khadzhimurad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bushwacker throws a nice looking combination but Khadzhimurad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bushwacker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khadzhimurad throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Khadzhimurad misses the target.
Bushwacker has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bushwacker.
A short right from Khadzhimurad.
Bushwacker breaks the clinch.
Good work by Bushwacker as he checks the leg kick.
Bushwacker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushwacker stuffs the takedown.
Bushwacker moves into the clinch successfully.
Bushwacker working aggressively here.
Khadzhimurad lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad pushes Bushwacker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bushwacker prevents a body shot from Khadzhimurad.
A head punch on the inside from Bushwacker fails to land.
Khadzhimurad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bushwacker lands a right hand.
Khadzhimurad lands an uppercut.
Bushwacker has a couple of punches blocked by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bushwacker's elbow.
Bushwacker working aggressively here.
Bushwacker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Bushwacker.
Khadzhimurad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch to the body.
Khadzhimurad throws a punch but it's blocked by Bushwacker.
Bushwacker working aggressively here.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch on the inside.
Bushwacker can't find room to land a body shot as Khadzhimurad controls the action.
Khadzhimurad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bushwacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khadzhimurad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khakim Khadzhimurad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khadzhimurad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Bushwacker fails to land.
Bushwacker tries to circle away but Khadzhimurad has him pinned against the cage.
Bushwacker is looking to break free of the clinch but Khadzhimurad has double underhooks.
Bushwacker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bushwacker drives through and clinches with Khadzhimurad against the cage.
Bushwacker misses with a punch to the body.
Bushwacker lands an uppercut.
Bushwacker breaks the clinch.
Khadzhimurad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bushwacker misses with a right hand
and Khadzhimurad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khadzhimurad throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushwacker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Khadzhimurad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bushwacker throws a big counter combination but Khadzhimurad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Khadzhimurad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khadzhimurad forces Bushwacker back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker working aggressively here.
Bushwacker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bushwacker misses with a body punch.
Bushwacker tries to break free but Khadzhimurad pushes him back against the cage.
Bushwacker tries to work over Khadzhimurad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khadzhimurad misses with some punches.
Khadzhimurad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadzhimurad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bushwacker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bushwacker is trying to push Khadzhimurad away but Khadzhimurad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khadzhimurad has a couple of punches blocked by Bushwacker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bushwacker.
A nice left hand lands by Khadzhimurad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushwacker misses with some punches.
Bobby Bushwacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khadzhimurad blocks a body shot from Bushwacker.
Khadzhimurad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bushwacker misses with a wild combination.
Khadzhimurad tries a quick counter leg kick but Bushwacker is wise to it.
Khadzhimurad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bushwacker. Bushwacker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Khakim Khadzhimurad.
Well Khadzhimurad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khakim Khadzhimurad!
A very excited looking Khakim Khadzhimurad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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