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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hillburn (ranked 1296 p4p, 1292 weight class) and Muxtar Narimanbekov (ranked 158 p4p, 156 weight class). Narimanbekov has chosen Heiwa Sanka as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Hillburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muxtar Narimanbekov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narimanbekov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hillburn throws a nice looking combination but Narimanbekov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Narimanbekov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hillburn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov throws a counter combo.
Hillburn loads up on a big right hand but Narimanbekov slips the punch.
A punch combination from Narimanbekov misses.
Narimanbekov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Hillburn.
As Hillburn backs off Narimanbekov throws a huge counter combo but Hillburn manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Hillburn.
Hillburn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Narimanbekov on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillburn thuds his right hand into Narimanbekov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hillburn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Narimanbekov is out of range and Hillburn settles back down.
Narimanbekov slips under a jab.
Hillburn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Narimanbekov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hillburn misses with a body shot.
Narimanbekov unleashes a big counter combination but Hillburn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Narimanbekov thows a body kick. Hillburn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Narimanbekov looks to land a combination but Hillburn avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Narimanbekov misses the target.
Muxtar Narimanbekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Narimanbekov both land. Nice combination.
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!
Narimanbekov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hillburn manages to avoid it.
Narimanbekov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hillburn throws a leg kick but Narimanbekov checks it.
Narimanbekov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hillburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hillburn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Narimanbekov.
Hillburn connects with a solid leg kick.
Hillburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Narimanbekov thuds his shin into the meat of Hillburn's side.
Muxtar Narimanbekov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov misses with a double jab.
Hillburn scores with a head kick. Narimanbekov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hillburn dodges the punch combination from Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov throws a head kick but Hillburn moves out of range.
Narimanbekov throws a nice looking combination but Hillburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hillburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hillburn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Narimanbekov's sensitive parts.
Narimanbekov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov throws a right and a left that Hillburn avoids nicely.
Hillburn lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Narimanbekov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narimanbekov throws a head kick that misses.
Hillburn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hillburn misses with a hook
and Narimanbekov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hillburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Narimanbekov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Narimanbekov throws a right and a left that Hillburn avoids nicely.
Narimanbekov missing with a left hand there. Hillburn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hillburn swings for the body but Narimanbekov moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muxtar Narimanbekov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Narimanbekov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Narimanbekov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hillburn momentarily.
Hillburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Narimanbekov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hillburn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hillburn cracks Narimanbekov with a good jab.
Hillburn slips a jab and a cross from Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov misses with a combination
and Hillburn counters with a series of strikes. Narimanbekov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hillburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbekov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hillburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hillburn loads up on a big right hand but Narimanbekov slips the punch.
Narimanbekov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Narimanbekov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hillburn is looking to counter punch.
Narimanbekov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hillburn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narimanbekov scrambles back to his feet.
Hillburn thumps Narimanbekov with a low kick.
Muxtar Narimanbekov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narimanbekov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hillburn throws a series of punches but Narimanbekov moves out of range.
Narimanbekov throws a sloppy head kick
letting Hillburn counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hillburn misses with a wild body shot.
Hillburn ducks under a wild hook from Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov fails to land with a series of punches.
Narimanbekov throws a nice looking combination but Hillburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hillburn lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hillburn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Narimanbekov cracks Hillburn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Narimanbekov misses with a combination
and Hillburn counters with a crisp one two that drops Narimanbekov! Hillburn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Narimanbekov to his feet! Narimanbekov is in big trouble!
Narimanbekov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Hillburn misses.
Narimanbekov avoids a punch combination nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hillburn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Narimanbekov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Narimanbekov misses with a head kick.
Narimanbekov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hillburn.
Hillburn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Narimanbekov's coach down at WOVA Performance Institute was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Narimanbekov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Narimanbekov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Narimanbekov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hillburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been told by Hillburn's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Narimanbekov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hillburn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Hillburn. Beautiful body shot.
Narimanbekov is breathing heavily.
Narimanbekov stalks Hillburn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hillburn's face. Hillburn staggers backwards, shaken.
Narimanbekov lands with an uppercut that bounces Hillburn off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muxtar Narimanbekov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No luck for Hillburn with that takedown attempt.
Narimanbekov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hillburn slips a jab and a cross from Narimanbekov.
Hillburn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Narimanbekov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hillburn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov throws a leg kick but Hillburn checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narimanbekov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Narimanbekov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Narimanbekov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Narimanbekov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hillburn counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillburn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Narimanbekov throws a head kick but Hillburn moves out of range.
Narimanbekov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hillburn backs up against the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hillburn.
Narimanbekov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Narimanbekov misses with the combination.
Hillburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narimanbekov manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Narimanbekov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hillburn lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narimanbekov tries to land a body kick
enabling Hillburn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hillburn misses with a hook.
Narimanbekov throws a counter combo.
Hillburn avoids a kick to the body.
Narimanbekov throws a right hand that Hillburn ducks under and follows up with a left that Hillburn also avoids with ease.
Hillburn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narimanbekov misses with a head kick.
As Narimanbekov backs away, Hillburn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Narimanbekov misses with a combination
and Hillburn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hillburn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narimanbekov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hillburn misses with a takedown attempt - Narimanbekov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Narimanbekov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hillburn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Narimanbekov. Those never looked like landing.
Narimanbekov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Narimanbekov throws a head kick but Hillburn moves out of range.
Hillburn avoids the head kick by Narimanbekov.
Hillburn lands a jab to Narimanbekov's midsection.
Narimanbekov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narimanbekov thows a leg kick but Hillburn checks it
and Hillburn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillburn throwing strikes from guard but Narimanbekov blocks nicely.
Hillburn throwing strikes from guard but Narimanbekov blocks nicely.
Hillburn throws a big elbow that misses.
Narimanbekov keeping full guard, as Hillburn tries to pass.
Muxtar Narimanbekov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hillburn forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hillburn is thwarting Narimanbekov's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Hillburn.
I think Narimanbekov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muxtar Narimanbekov!
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hype
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RATING
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