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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 986 p4p, 1101 weight class) and Jimmy McGee (ranked 82 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the head.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
Nurmagomedov takes one on the button.
McGee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from McGee misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGee throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on McGee's shoulder, as McGee tries to avoid the shot.
McGee throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
Nurmagomedov feinted with a counter takedown.
McGee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a strike but McGee avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nurmagomedov cracks McGee with a solid left hand.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
McGee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmagomedov.
McGee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurmagomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
Nurmagomedov has his foot on McGee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGee works his way back into a safe position though.
McGee wants to stand but Nurmagomedov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nurmagomedov has his foot on McGee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGee works his way back into a safe position though.
McGee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nurmagomedov is proving hard to escape from.
Nurmagomedov has his foot on McGee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGee works his way back into a safe position though.
Nurmagomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmagomedov, not yet.
McGee gets to his feet. Nurmagomedov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmagomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
Nurmagomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmagomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch up
and McGee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
McGee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from McGee misses.
Nurmagomedov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McGee cracks Nurmagomedov with an open hand slap.
McGee scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
McGee throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov attempts a counter takedown but McGee avoids it well and moves away.
McGee misses with a double jab
and McGee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimmy McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nurmagomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
McGee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGee lands with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGee throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Nurmagomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGee misses with a jab to the body
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and pushes McGee back into the cage.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but McGee avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shot to the side of McGee's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov cracks McGee with a nice body shot.
McGee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch there but McGee circles away.
McGee lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee lands a jab to the nose.
McGee scores with a nice right hand.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Nurmagomedov is out of range.
McGee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov lunges at McGee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGee's hand.
Nurmagomedov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmagomedov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov clinches with his opponent.
Nurmagomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGee's elbow.
McGee tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov'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.
McGee takes one to the side of the head.
McGee misses with a left hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmagomedov takes one on the button.
McGee lands a right hook to the body.
Jimmy McGee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
McGee throws a right hand that misses
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurmagomedov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
A combination from McGee does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov connects with a nice looking jab.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nurmagomedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McGee!
Nurmagomedov working the body and head with strikes.
Nurmagomedov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGee, who protects the arm well.
Nurmagomedov lands some shots froms side control.
Nurmagomedov tries to advance to mount but McGee denies him.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee is trying to get back to half guard.
McGee struggling a bit here.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmagomedov is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but McGee is working away.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but McGee is working away.
McGee is trying to control Nurmagomedov's posture but Nurmagomedov avoids it.
McGee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nurmagomedov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nurmagomedov lands a decent elbow from side control.
McGee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nurmagomedov working the head with strikes.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
McGee prevents Nurmagomedov from moving into mount.
McGee is looking for a sweep.
Nurmagomedov in side control, throwing shots but McGee defends.
Nurmagomedov lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McGee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee is looking for a sweep.
Nurmagomedov lands some shots froms side control.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov grinds an elbow into McGee's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
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!
McGee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGee throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking for a counter takedown but McGee sprawls and moves away.
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
McGee jabs Nurmagomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nurmagomedov lands with a hook. McGee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGee's hands.
Jab by McGee.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGee can pounce on him.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McGee can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGee jabs Nurmagomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from McGee.
Nurmagomedov misses the jab.
McGee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nurmagomedov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nurmagomedov slips a straight right by McGee.
Nurmagomedov feinted with a counter takedown.
McGee with a nice cross.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.
McGee loads up on a big right hand but Nurmagomedov slips the punch.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGee misses with an uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nurmagomedov with a body shot.
McGee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee throws out a leg kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and McGee only half commits.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGee misses with a body shot
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
McGee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nurmagomedov.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nurmagomedov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nurmagomedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the head.
McGee cracks Nurmagomedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
McGee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurmagomedov feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov is defended easily by McGee.
McGee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimmy McGee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McGee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGee ducks right into an uppercut from Nurmagomedov.
McGee throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee swings widly with a right hand
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from McGee. No joy for Nurmagomedov on that attempt.
McGee thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGee misses with a shot to the body
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov dives in and scores a takedown into McGee's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGee trying to control the position.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
McGee striking off his back but it's not causing Nurmagomedov any problems.
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 Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurmagomedov, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Post fight, Khabib Nurmagomedov stared into the camera and said 'I’m the GOAT.'.
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