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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 3061 p4p, 24014 weight class) and Walter Conway (ranked 330 p4p, 511 weight class). Walter Conway will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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 - 24 - 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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Conway!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Conway slips under a jab from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel scores with a jab to the head.
Conway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagibatel. Nagibatel obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel feints and then cracks Conway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conway down.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Conway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagibatel.
Conway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nagibatel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conway wants to counter the offense by Nagibatel and move into the clinch position.
Conway is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good leg kick by Nagibatel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Conway tries to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel shakes him off and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Nagibatel as he connects with a hook.
Conway moves out of range as Nagibatel strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagibatel. That's going to slow Conway down.
Conway blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Conway wants to counter the offense by Nagibatel and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick
and Conway moves into the clinch.
Nagibatel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conway.
Nagibatel effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel stalling.
Conway has Nagibatel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nagibatel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nagibatel breaks the clinch.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.
Nagibatel sets himself, and Conway steps forward looking for the clinch! Nagibatel avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagibatel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conway scrambles back to his feet.
Nagibatel catches Conway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Conway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nagibatel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Conway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagibatel can pounce on him.
Nagibatel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nagibatel throws a right and a left that Conway avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conway. Conway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Conway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a right hand that Conway ducks under and follows up with a left that Conway also avoids with ease.
Conway wants to counter the offense by Nagibatel and move into the clinch position.
Nagibatel throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.
Conway tries to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel shakes him off and moves away.
Nagibatel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nagibatel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Conway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
A nice leg kick from Nagibatel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conway is able to avoid easily.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Nagibatel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Conway moves out of range easily.
Conway walks into a left hand.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Conway moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel wants to land a leg kick but Conway is out of range.
Nagibatel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conway is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Conway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An inside leg kick lands from Nagibatel.
Conway keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Conway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagibatel sets himself, and Conway steps forward looking for the clinch! Nagibatel avoids it this time.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Conway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
Conway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conway tries to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conway tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Nagibatel misses.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagibatel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nagibatel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conway can do to turn this around?
Nagibatel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conway's hands.
Conway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Conway moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
Conway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick that knocks Conway off balance momentarily.
Conway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagibatel.
Conway is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a right hand that misses
and Conway holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nagibatel is pressed up against the cage. Conway has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nagibatel down to the mat. Nagibatel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conway avoids the head kick by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nagibatel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Conway blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagibatel looks to throw the jab but Conway is out of range.
Nagibatel sets himself, and Conway steps forward looking for the clinch! Nagibatel avoids it this time.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Conway moves out of range.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conway tries to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel shakes him off and moves away.
Walter Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagibatel lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoha Nagibatel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nagibatel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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