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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikhil Moon (ranked 5190 p4p, 3228 weight class) and Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov (ranked 470 p4p, 370 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikhil Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon misses with an uppercut. Abdurakhmanov saw that one coming.
Moon moves into the clinch successfully.
Abdurakhmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdurakhmanov slips a jab from Moon.
Moon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdurakhmanov.
Moon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov has been cut.
Moon throws out a loose jab but Abdurakhmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon cracks Abdurakhmanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Moon misses with a looping right.
Moon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdurakhmanov.
Moon scores with a jab. Abdurakhmanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abdurakhmanov tries to keep at a distance but Moon has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Moon.
Abdurakhmanov lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a body punch.
Moon working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdurakhmanov backwards.
Moon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abdurakhmanov backwards.
Abdurakhmanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch.
Moon misses with an uppercut
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdurakhmanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moon moves into the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov breaks from the clinch.
Moon clinches up against the cage.
Moon tries a body shot but Abdurakhmanov blocks it.
Moon misses with the head strike.
Abdurakhmanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abdurakhmanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Abdurakhmanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moon.
Abdurakhmanov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Moon misses with a hook.
Moon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdurakhmanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moon swings widly with a right hand
and Abdurakhmanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moon throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdurakhmanov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moon throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Moon throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdurakhmanov.
Nikhil Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Moon misses.
Moon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Abdurakhmanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moon throws out a loose jab but Abdurakhmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurakhmanov scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Moon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdurakhmanov slips a jab from Moon.
Abdurakhmanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moon throws a lazy uppercut
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdurakhmanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moon's head.
Moon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdurakhmanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Moon throws a looping overhand right but Abdurakhmanov ducks down to avoid it.
Abdurakhmanov moves out of range as Moon strikes.
Moon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdurakhmanov.
Abdurakhmanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdurakhmanov swings for the body but Moon moves out of range.
Moon throws a hook to the side of Abdurakhmanov's head but Abdurakhmanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Moon misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moon thinking.
Moon moves into the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdurakhmanov backwards.
Abdurakhmanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurakhmanov manages to break the clinch.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Moon throws a jab when Abdurakhmanov was well out of range.
Abdurakhmanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Moon.
Moon swings widly with a right hand
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abdurakhmanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abdurakhmanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikhil Moon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abdurakhmanov digs a good hook to Moon's body.
Jab from Moon.
Moon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Moon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdurakhmanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moon throws a hook but Abdurakhmanov blocks it.
Abdurakhmanov is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Abdurakhmanov shuts the power down on Moon. Lights out, game over! Abdurakhmanov is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ibragimgadzhi Abdurakhmanov!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
59% |
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