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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nagatsuki Hideki (ranked 85 p4p, 284 weight class) and Azad Bekzod (ranked 17 p4p, 42 weight class). Bekzod has chosen "Weird" Al Yankovic - Amish Paradise 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 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nagatsuki Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azad Bekzod!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekzod looks to throw the jab but Hideki is out of range.
Bekzod moves out of range of the strikes.
Bekzod scores with a jab. Hideki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hideki wants to clinch.
Bekzod throws a body kick that misses.
Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bekzod throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bekzod checks a low kick from Hideki.
Bekzod with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hideki misses with a left hand
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bekzod wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hideki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bekzod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hideki misses with a jab to the body
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hideki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hideki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bekzod throws a body punch but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki throws out a powerful jab.
Hideki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bekzod takes a step back to recover.
Bekzod misses with a straight left.
Hideki throws a shot to the body.
Hideki scoring well with a low kick there.
Hideki misses with a lunging right hand
and Bekzod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bekzod bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hideki misses the body punch
letting Bekzod counter with a right hand.
Hideki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hideki misses with an uppercut
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hideki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bekzod takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hideki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bekzod in his tracks.
Hideki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hideki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bekzod.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bekzod is just out of range.
Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Hideki misses.
And Bekzod responds with a good body kick, but Hideki manages to step out the way in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki throws a poor cross that misses
and Bekzod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hideki misses with a looping left.
Bekzod gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hideki.
Hideki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hideki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Hideki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Bekzod misses.
Bekzod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Hideki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bekzod doesn't seem phased though.
Hideki blocks a head kick by Bekzod.
Bekzod throws a looping overhand right but Hideki ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hideki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bekzod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hideki throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bekzod gets tackled into the cage by Hideki. Hideki maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideki prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bekzod.
Bekzod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bekzod.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Bekzod.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bekzod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Hideki avoids the body shot from Bekzod.
Hideki throws a combination that misses
letting Bekzod counter with a right hand.
Hideki misses with a hook
and Bekzod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hideki moves forwards but Bekzod connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bekzod throws a lazy uppercut
and Hideki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod dominated that round.
That's time! Hideki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hideki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bekzod lands with a good body shot.
Bekzod misses with a wild body shot.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Bekzod misses with a left hand
enabling Hideki to counter with a crisp jab.
Bekzod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hideki misses with a hook
and Bekzod counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hideki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bekzod moves out of range as Hideki throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Hideki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bekzod stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hideki scores with a shot to the body.
Hideki defending well as Bekzod loads up on a big left hand.
Hideki loads up on a big right hand but Bekzod slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Bekzod misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bekzod counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagatsuki Hideki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bekzod doesn't manage to clinch there - Hideki circles away.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bekzod's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hideki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bekzod scrambles back to his feet.
Bekzod lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hideki misses with a hook.
Bekzod looks to land a right hand but Hideki moved out of range.
Hideki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bekzod misses.
Hideki misses with a wild body shot.
Bekzod scores with a sloppy right hand. Hideki should have avoided that one.
Bekzod circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bekzod counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hideki! Bekzod lets Hideki back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Hideki is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bekzod moves into the clinch.
Bekzod lands an uppercut.
Hideki swings wildly with an uppercut but Bekzod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideki can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
Bekzod throws a head punch that misses.
Bekzod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hideki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hideki's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hideki.
Bekzod lands a nice shot to the body.
Bekzod gets through Hideki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bekzod misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bekzod misses with a punch on the inside.
Hideki can't find room to land a body shot as Bekzod controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hideki.
Hideki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bekzod backwards.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Bekzod avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage.
Bekzod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hideki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hideki prevents a body shot from Bekzod.
Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bekzod on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hideki throws a right hand that Bekzod ducks under and follows up with a left that Bekzod also avoids with ease.
Bekzod raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice body kick there by Bekzod.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azad Bekzod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hideki wants to clinch.
Bekzod moves in looking to clinch but Hideki pushes him off.
A left lands for Hideki.
Bekzod lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideki looks to throw a body kick
letting Bekzod counter with a right hand.
Bekzod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bekzod lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Hideki does it's job there.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hideki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bekzod misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hideki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hideki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azad Bekzod seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bekzod misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azad Bekzod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hideki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bekzod misses with a looping left.
Bekzod wants to clinch.
Hideki missing with a left hand there. Bekzod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Bekzod. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Bekzod catches Hideki right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bekzod crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hideki - the referee stops the clock and Bekzod gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hideki. Bekzod manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hideki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bekzod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bekzod takes one to the side of the head.
Hideki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hideki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Hideki finds it's way through Bekzod's defenses.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bekzod is just out of range.
Bekzod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bekzod slips a jab from Hideki.
Bekzod defending well as Hideki loads up on a big left hand.
Bekzod scores with a nice head shot.
Hideki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bekzod avoids the head kick by Hideki.
Bekzod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hideki throws a lazy body kick
and Bekzod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hideki throws a lazy body kick
and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bekzod circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bekzod counters with a nice right hand that sends Hideki toppling to the canvas! Hideki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bekzod finish him?!
Oh Hideki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hideki swings widly with a right hand
and Bekzod scores with a counter punch that sends Hideki to the canvas! Bekzod smells blood - he's punishing Hideki with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hideki has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azad Bekzod!
Our winner, Azad Bekzod, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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