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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 496 p4p, 1326 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 60 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanna takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
Nagibatel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanna throws a lazy right hand but Nagibatel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nagibatel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khanna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nagibatel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khanna misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a two punch combo.
Nagibatel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Khanna backs away, Nagibatel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khanna swings for the body but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Khanna misses its intended target.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Khanna avoided it.
Khanna scores with a jab.
Raja Khanna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khanna counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagibatel avoids the body shot from Khanna.
Nagibatel half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nagibatel avoids a kick to the body.
Nagibatel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nagibatel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Khanna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nagibatel doesn't seem phased though.
Khanna throws a leg kick which misses Nagibatel's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagibatel tries to avoid it.
Khanna with a nice calf kick.
Khanna scores with a leg kick.
Khanna digs a good hook to Nagibatel's body.
Khanna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khanna misses with a right hand
and Khanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Khanna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nagibatel doesn't seem phased though.
Khanna looks to land a right hand but Nagibatel moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nagibatel.
Khanna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Khanna.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagibatel manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khanna jabs Nagibatel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khanna is looking to score with low kicks.
Khanna takes a swing at Nagibatel's ribcage but misses.
Khanna misses the shot to the body.
Nagibatel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nagibatel moves out of range of the leg kick from Khanna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
Nagibatel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Khanna lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagibatel.
Khanna missing with a left hand there. Nagibatel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Khanna, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanna cracks Nagibatel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nagibatel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna checks a leg kick nicely.
Khanna loads up on a big right hand but Nagibatel slips the punch.
Khanna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nagibatel. That did some damage!
Khanna throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna cracks Nagibatel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Khanna throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nagibatel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khanna lands with an uppercut that bounces Nagibatel off the cage and back into range.
Nagibatel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nagibatel staying out of range there.
Khanna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Khanna.
Khanna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khanna connects with a high kick.
Khanna throws a chopping leg kick but Nagibatel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khanna scores with a nice head shot.
Khanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khanna is looking to slow Nagibatel down with leg kicks.
Khanna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khanna throws a leg kick which misses Nagibatel's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagibatel tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khanna. That's going to slow Nagibatel down.
Khanna tried to score with a low kick but Nagibatel checks it.
Khanna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick
and Khanna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khanna tries to land a leg kick but Nagibatel saw it coming and moves away.
Khanna scores with a sloppy right hand. Nagibatel should have avoided that one.
Khanna connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nagibatel checks a leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a leg kick
and Khanna counters with a good low kick that Nagibatel was not able to check.
Khanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khanna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagibatel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khanna.
Nagibatel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khanna. Khanna obviously looking to wear him down.
Khanna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nagibatel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Khanna connects with a leg kick.
Khanna throws an off balance right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a nice leg kick.
Khanna lands a leg kick that knocks Nagibatel off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a leg kick but Nagibatel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nagibatel throwing a counter right hand but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel is looking to score with low kicks.
Khanna checks the leg kick.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick from Khanna, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagibatel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
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!
Khanna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Nagibatel avoids the body shot from Khanna.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khanna.
Khanna throws out a loose jab but Nagibatel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagibatel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel motions for Khanna to come forward. Nagibatel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khanna just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick
and Khanna counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagibatel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khanna.
Nagibatel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khanna is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nagibatel rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanna.
Nagibatel throws a solid leg kick but Khanna takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagibatel.
Khanna misses with a hook to the body
and Nagibatel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khanna throws a leg kick
and Nagibatel counters with a low kick, right behind Khanna 's knee.
Khanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a leg kick
and Nagibatel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khanna's knee momentarily.
Khanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagibatel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khanna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khanna throws a leg kick but Nagibatel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nagibatel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khanna misses with a body punch
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.
Khanna with a nice calf kick.
Khanna connects with a leg kick.
Khanna dips to his left and cracks Nagibatel with an uppercut!
Nagibatel needs to keep his hands up - Khanna had a free shot at his head there.
Khanna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nagibatel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanna.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nagibatel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
It looked like Nagibatel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Khanna.
Khanna throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick.
Khanna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagibatel.
Khanna with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khanna cracks a nice hook into Nagibatel's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nagibatel in his tracks.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
Khanna is looking to land body kicks.
Nagibatel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
Khanna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khanna throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a low kick, right behind Khanna 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Nagibatel half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Khanna is predictable there
and Nagibatel counters with a thumping low kick.
Khanna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Nagibatel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Khanna just manages to avoid it.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Nagibatel moves away and avoids it.
Khanna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagibatel is out of range and Khanna settles back down.
As Khanna backs away, Nagibatel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanna checks it well.
Khanna misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel slips a jab from Khanna.
Nagibatel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Khanna catches Nagibatel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khanna.
Khanna connects with an inside leg kick.
Khanna checks a low kick from Nagibatel.
Khanna misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagibatel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nagibatel avoids the head kick by Khanna.
Khanna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagibatel circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Khanna is predictable there
and Nagibatel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khanna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khanna swings for the body but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Khanna throws a body shot but no joy.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Khanna avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khanna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khanna connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanna throws a chopping leg kick but Nagibatel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagibatel moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagibatel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Khanna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Khanna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nagibatel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Nagibatel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Khanna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khanna looks for the body kick but Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Khanna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nagibatel under the eye.
Nagibatel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khanna checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khanna connects with a body shot that sends Nagibatel's belly button to the back.
Khanna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick lands for Khanna.
Khanna swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Khanna's knee momentarily.
Nagibatel staying out of range there.
Nagibatel tried to counter with a leg kick but Khanna avoided it.
Khanna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Khanna.
Nagibatel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khanna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nagibatel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nagibatel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Khanna blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khanna 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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