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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalib Nuragomidova (ranked 2728 p4p, 3355 weight class) and Sterling Draper (ranked 333 p4p, 386 weight class). Draper has chosen Asshole as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khalib Nuragomidova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sterling Draper!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper darts in looking for a takedown but Nuragomidova gets double underhooks and turns Draper into the cage.
Draper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nuragomidova as he jumps to the side.
Nuragomidova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draper. Draper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Draper rushes Nuragomidova and presses him up against the cage.
Nuragomidova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nuragomidova wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Draper has him pressed against the cage.
Draper wants to take the fight to the mat but Nuragomidova manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khalib Nuragomidova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sterling Draper.
Nuragomidova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draper blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuragomidova jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nuragomidova looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nuragomidova thuds his right hand into Draper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draper shoots for a takedown but Nuragomidova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Draper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper walks into a stiff left hand from Nuragomidova.
Nuragomidova stuffs the takedown attempt from Draper. Draper gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Nuragomidova misses the target.
Nuragomidova works over Draper's head and body with a nice combination.
Nuragomidova shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Draper gets back to full guard.
Nuragomidova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nuragomidova connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Draper is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuragomidova wants to sweep here but Draper controlling him for the moment.
Draper won't allow Nuragomidova to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nuragomidova is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nuragomidova has escaped and now he's on top!
Nuragomidova postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuragomidova connects with a couple of short punches.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Draper is on top in guard.
Nuragomidova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draper manages to get himself to full guard.
Draper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nuragomidova is aware though and is defending well.
Nuragomidova works over Draper with some ground and pound from guard.
Nuragomidova with a nice head shot there.
Draper has his foot on Nuragomidova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nuragomidova works his way back into a safe position though.
Nuragomidova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nuragomidova has managed to get both his arms back between Draper's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nuragomidova working some strikes from top position.
Draper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuragomidova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nuragomidova scoring with some ground and pound.
Draper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nuragomidova can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nuragomidova cracks Draper with a solid left hand.
Nuragomidova chips away with some ground and pound.
Nuragomidova is in close to Draper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Draper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuragomidova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nuragomidova is fighting to break Draper's control of his arms but Draper is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova stands up over Draper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nuragomidova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nuragomidova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nuragomidova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Draper is rocked!
Nuragomidova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nuragomidova has managed to get both his arms back between Draper's legs - danger averted.
Draper is still in real trouble! Can Nuragomidova finish him?
Draper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nuragomidova striking from half guard on the bottom.
Nuragomidova gets full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuragomidova throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Nuragomidova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draper manages to get himself to full guard.
Nuragomidova with a nice head shot there.
Draper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nuragomidova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nuragomidova trying to control the position from guard on top but Draper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nuragomidova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalib Nuragomidova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draper closes the distance and pushes Nuragomidova back into the cage.
Draper seems to have recovered his senses.
Nuragomidova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draper backwards.
Nuragomidova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nuragomidova working hard to break the clinch.
Nuragomidova is trying to force a seperation but Draper has the dominant position.
Draper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nuragomidova is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nuragomidova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuragomidova tries to work over Draper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper wants the takedown. Nuragomidova is fighting it off but Draper persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nuragomidova's guard against the cage.
Nuragomidova keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Nuragomidova is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Draper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuragomidova sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nuragomidova trying to control the position from guard on top but Draper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalib Nuragomidova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nuragomidova working some strikes from top position.
Draper looking for a sweep. Not yet Draper, not yet.
Draper has his foot on Nuragomidova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nuragomidova works his way back into a safe position though.
Draper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nuragomidova slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Draper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nuragomidova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Draper has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nuragomidova has passed into side control.
Draper sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova working over Draper with some ground and pound. Draper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nuragomidova is trying to control the action in half guard but Draper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Draper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nuragomidova scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nuragomidova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draper can do to turn this around?
Draper looking for a sweep. Not yet Draper, not yet.
Nuragomidova stands up over Draper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nuragomidova cracks Draper with a solid left hand.
Nuragomidova slips nicely into half guard.
Nuragomidova 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.
Draper tries to get to full guard but Nuragomidova has control of the leg.
Draper trying to control from the bottom.
Nuragomidova slips a nice elbow through Draper's hands, connecting with Draper's forehead.
Nuragomidova winds up and cracks Draper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuragomidova is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Draper is hurt! He's hurt bad - Nuragomidova fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Draper from any more punishment! Congratulations to Nuragomidova! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalib Nuragomidova!
After winning the bout, Khalib Nuragomidova 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
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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