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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kebab Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Litterton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kebab Nurmagomedov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cuts easily
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Decent boxing
Inexperienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kebab Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Litterton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litterton missing with a left hand there. Nurmagomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Litterton tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
A quick step to the side and Nurmagomedov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Litterton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Litterton throws an off balance right hand
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Litterton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Litterton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nurmagomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Litterton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Nurmagomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Litterton looks to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice body shot.
Litterton wants to clinch.
Nurmagomedov connects with a right hand. Litterton shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Litterton looks to land a combination but Nurmagomedov avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurmagomedov.
Litterton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litterton tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Litterton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Litterton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmagomedov.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Litterton scores with the left hand. Nurmagomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kebab Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Litterton doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmagomedov circles away.
Litterton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Litterton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Litterton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Litterton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nurmagomedov backs up against the cage.
Litterton wants to clinch.
Markus Litterton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litterton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Litterton wants to clinch.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Litterton fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Nurmagomedov misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litterton tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Litterton darts in trying to clinch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Litterton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination. Litterton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Litterton looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagomedov is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Litterton tries to clinch up.
Nurmagomedov throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild combination.
Litterton tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves away
and Nurmagomedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Litterton misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Nurmagomedov counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurmagomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Litterton.
The crowd cheers as Nurmagomedov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Litterton doesn't seem phased though.
Litterton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Litterton wants to clinch up but Nurmagomedov keeps it at a distance.
Litterton takes a swing at Nurmagomedov's ribcage but misses.
Litterton throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Nurmagomedov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Litterton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Litterton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Litterton drives through and clinches with Nurmagomedov against the cage.
Litterton blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Litterton backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Litterton blocks an uppercut.
Litterton blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov tries to work over Litterton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurmagomedov slowing the pace effectively.
Nurmagomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Litterton lands a shoulder strike.
Nurmagomedov looking to stall.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but instead, Litterton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Litterton digs a right hand into Nurmagomedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurmagomedov's gas tank.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Litterton can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmagomedov controls the action.
Litterton takes a shot to the head.
We've been informed that Litterton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Litterton avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Litterton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Litterton struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagomedov controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Nurmagomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Litterton is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Litterton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Litterton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov stalling the fight.
Nurmagomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Litterton lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
Litterton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Litterton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nurmagomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Litterton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Litterton blocks an uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Litterton lands a body shot.
Litterton misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurmagomedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov is trying to stall.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Nurmagomedov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nurmagomedov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Litterton.
Nurmagomedov taking a breather.
A short left from Litterton.
Nurmagomedov trying to stall but Litterton improves his position.
Litterton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Litterton.
Litterton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kebab Nurmagomedov's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Litterton - that landed with a thud.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but instead, Litterton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Nurmagomedov prevents a body shot from Litterton.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Litterton is keeping busy.
Litterton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nurmagomedov tries a body shot but Litterton blocks it.
Nurmagomedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kebab Nurmagomedov.
Litterton throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Litterton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Litterton tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Litterton throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Litterton.
Litterton is looking to clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Litterton's shoulder, as Litterton tries to avoid the shot.
Litterton tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kebab Nurmagomedov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Litterton.
Litterton tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Litterton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a big counter combination but Litterton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nurmagomedov gets tackled into the cage by Litterton. Litterton maintains the clinch.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Litterton can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but instead, Litterton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurmagomedov into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Litterton blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
A right handed body shot lands from Litterton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litterton prevents a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Good body shot from Litterton.
Litterton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Litterton lands a body punch.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Litterton.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Litterton can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmagomedov controls the action.
Nurmagomedov is trying to maintain a safe position but Litterton gets an underhook and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nurmagomedov looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Litterton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but instead, Litterton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Nurmagomedov looking to slow down the pace here.
Nurmagomedov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Litterton is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kebab Nurmagomedov.
Litterton lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmagomedov seems unphased.
Kebab Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Litterton moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Litterton misses with a few strikes there.
Litterton wants to clinch up but Nurmagomedov keeps it at a distance.
Litterton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurmagomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Litterton slips under a jab.
Litterton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litterton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Nurmagomedov on the inside.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Litterton avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Litterton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Kebab Nurmagomedov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Litterton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Litterton lands an elbow inside.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Litterton lands with a right to the head.
Jeez, Kebab Nurmagomedov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Litterton as Nurmagomedov tries to tie him up.
Markus Litterton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Litterton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Litterton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nurmagomedov's brow.
Litterton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurmagomedovs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Litterton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kebab Nurmagomedov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Markus Litterton!
Our winner, Markus Litterton, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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