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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 901 p4p, 1104 weight class) and Jensen Chelios (ranked 131 p4p, 161 weight class). Jensen Chelios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 cm 31 175 13 - 9 - 0 |
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179 cm 29 177 8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios! The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dagestanskiy misses with a hook
and Chelios finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Chelios misses with a hook. Dagestanskiy ducked under it nicely. Dagestanskiy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dagestanskiy slips under a jab. Chelios bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Chelios tries to land a leg kick but Dagestanskiy saw it coming and moves away.
Dagestanskiy punishes Chelios's body with a nice straight punch. Dagestanskiy blocks the body kick.
Chelios misses with a straight right. Chelios looks to land a left hand but Dagestanskiy moved out of range nicely. Dagestanskiy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Dagestanskiy throws a combination that misses and Chelios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dagestanskiy thinking. Dagestanskiy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Dagestanskiy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chelios's hands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dagestanskiy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Chelios dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Chelios scores with a hook. Chelios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dagestanskiy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chelios counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dagestanskiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dagestanskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chelios throws out the jab. Dagestanskiy slips a straight right by Chelios. Chelios swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. A big left from Dagestanskiy misses. Nice straight punches there by Dagestanskiy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dagestanskiy. Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing. Dagestanskiy lands a lovely overhand right. Chelios is looking to score with low kicks. Dagestanskiy appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Dagestanskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chelios moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Chelios slips under a jab from Dagestanskiy. Chelios was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Chelios looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dagestanskiy lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chelios misses the body punch enabling Dagestanskiy to counter with a crisp jab. Chelios lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dagestanskiy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chelios can pounce on him.
Chelios misses with a straight right. Dagestanskiy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Chelios throws a body kick, spinning off balance letting Dagestanskiy counter with a right hand. Chelios connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Dagestanskiy tries to move into range but Chelios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Dagestanskiy throws a hook but Chelios avoids it easily. Chelios lands a leg kick that knocks Dagestanskiy off balance momentarily. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chelios, as that shot connected.
Chelios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Dagestanskiy lands with a nice combination. Chelios backs away looking to recover. Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dagestanskiy. Chelios scores with a hook to the body. Dagestanskiy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Dagestanskiy slips under a jab from Chelios. Dagestanskiy throws a body punch but Chelios moves out of range. Dagestanskiy throws a hook but Chelios blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dagestanskiy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chelios. Chelios cracks a nice hook into Dagestanskiy's ribs. Dagestanskiy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Chelios swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Chelios scores with a shot to the body.
Chelios digs a good body shot into Dagestanskiy's ribs. Dagestanskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Chelios throws a poor cross that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chelios throws a nice outside leg kick. Dagestanskiy avoids the head kick by Chelios.
Chelios looks to land a left hand but Dagestanskiy moved out of range nicely. Chelios avoids the body shot from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Chelios lunges at Dagestanskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dagestanskiy's hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chelios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dagestanskiy. Dagestanskiy looks to throw the jab but Chelios is out of range. Chelios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dagestanskiy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chelios thows a left - swing and a miss! Dagestanskiy moves away from the strike by Chelios. Chelios lands a leg kick that knocks Dagestanskiy off balance momentarily. Some wild striking there from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios lunges at Dagestanskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dagestanskiy's hand. Chelios works the jab nicely. Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dagestanskiy. Chelios takes one to the chin there. Chelios cracks Dagestanskiy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dagestanskiy dips to his left and cracks Chelios with an uppercut! Dagestanskiy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Chelios throws a solid leg kick but Dagestanskiy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chelios. Dagestanskiy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dagestanskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios dominated that round. That's time! Dagestanskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. A swing and a miss from Chelios. Dagestanskiy tries to bum rush Chelios with a series of wild strikes but Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Chelios bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Chelios lands a jab. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dagestanskiy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. A jab lands there for Dagestanskiy. Dagestanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dagestanskiy misses with a right hand and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand. Chelios bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dagestanskiy's head backwards.
Dagestanskiy is rocked! Chelios slips a jab from Dagestanskiy. Chelios let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Oh Dagestanskiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dagestanskiy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Chelios counters with a right hand to the body. Chelios throws a body shot but no joy. Dagestanskiy seems to have got his legs back now. Chelios chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action! Chelios lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Chelios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dagestanskiy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chelios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dagestanskiy has time to react. Chelios lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Dagestanskiy fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Dagestanskiy staying out of range there. The fighters circling - Chelios throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Dagestanskiy is looking for a counter combo. Chelios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dagestanskiy with a poor takedown and Chelios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaba Dagestanskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dagestanskiy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chelios avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Dagestanskiy misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab. Chelios lands a really nice looking cross but Dagestanskiy seems unphased.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Dagestanskiy is just out of range. Chelios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice defenses there by Chelios. Chelios misses with a jab to the body
and Dagestanskiy counters with a stiff right hand. Chelios takes one to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dagestanskiy. Dagestanskiy looks to land a right hand but Chelios moved out of range. Chelios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dagestanskiy. Chelios misses the shot to the body. A lazy left from Dagestanskiy finds it's target. Chelios throws an overhand right that lands on Dagestanskiy's shoulder, as Dagestanskiy tries to avoid the shot. Dagestanskiy throws a series of punches but Chelios avoids them all with ease. Dagestanskiy with a body punch. A glancing blow. Chelios stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Dagestanskiy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Dagestanskiy takes a kick to the side of the head. Chelios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Dagestanskiy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chelios just misses with a punch to the body.
Dagestanskiy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chelios makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Chelios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dagestanskiy moves away. Dagestanskiy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Dagestanskiy walks into a left hand. Chelios cracks a nice hook into Dagestanskiy's ribs. Chelios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dagestanskiy. Dagestanskiy shoots and misses letting Chelios counter with a right hand. Chelios throws a body punch but Dagestanskiy moves out of range. Chelios with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chelios scores with a nice strike. Chelios connects with a leg kick. Dagestanskiy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Dagestanskiy throws a body punch but Chelios moves out of range. Chelios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chelios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Chelios throws a head kick that half lands.
Chelios cracks a nice hook into Dagestanskiy's ribs. Chelios misses with a head kick.
Dagestanskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Khaba Dagestanskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Chelios lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dagestanskiy at a distance.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dagestanskiy.
Chelios misses with a straight right. Dagestanskiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chelios throws a right hand that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a right hand to the body. Dagestanskiy tries to clinch but Chelios moves out of range. And Chelios responds with a good body kick, but Dagestanskiy manages to step out the way in time. Dagestanskiy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A nice leg kick lands there from Chelios. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round! Dagestanskiy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dagestanskiy there as he acknowledges the shot. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chelios, as that shot connected.
Dagestanskiy darts in looking for a takedown but Chelios gets double underhooks and turns Dagestanskiy into the cage. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chelios! But no joy. Chelios misses with some punches.
Chelios cracks Dagestanskiy with a nice body shot. Chelios tries to work over Dagestanskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Chelios throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy. Dagestanskiy is looking to control Chelios's arms but Chelios gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dagestanskiy has his back to the cage. Chelios lands a right hand. Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dagestanskiy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dagestanskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Dagestanskiy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A right hand to the body from Chelios.
Chelios works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chelios lands with a short head shot on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chelios. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Chelios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chelios is muscling Dagestanskiy up against the cage and as Dagestanskiy bounces back off, Chelios cracks him with a huge right hand! Dagestanskiy crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jensen Chelios! Jensen Chelios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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