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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Namargamadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Britz Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khabib Namargamadov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khabib Namargamadov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Britz Omega!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namargamadov stuffs the takedown.
Omega dives in and grabs Namargamadov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Namargamadov pushes down on Omega's head and hops out.
Namargamadov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Omega just manages to avoid it.
Omega closes the distance and clinches up with Namargamadov, looking for a takedown. Omega pushes Namargamadov against the cage but Namargamadov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khabib Namargamadov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Britz Omega.
Omega has his takedown stuffed
and Namargamadov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Namargamadov keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Namargamadov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Omega.
Omega has a takedown stuffed.
Namargamadov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omega looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Omega backs away, Namargamadov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Namargamadov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Namargamadov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Omega.
Omega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Omega misses with a takedown
and Namargamadov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Omega's knee momentarily.
Omega looks winded!
Namargamadov leaves Omega with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Namargamadov tried to counter with a leg kick but Omega avoided it.
Omega shoots in and drives through. Namargamadov sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega closes the distance and clinches up with Namargamadov, looking for a takedown. Omega pushes Namargamadov against the cage but Namargamadov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Omega shoots in but Namargamadov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Omega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Namargamadov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Omega wants to clinch.
Namargamadov slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Omega tries to clinch up
and Namargamadov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Omega dives in and grabs Namargamadov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Namargamadov pushes down on Omega's head and hops out.
Namargamadov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Omega shoots in but no luck this time.
Namargamadov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Omega has his takedown stuffed
and Namargamadov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Omega's knee momentarily.
Omega throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega shoots for a double leg takedown but Namargamadov sprawls well. He's pushed Omega's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Omega backs away, Namargamadov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Omega gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Namargamadov counters with an outside leg kick.
Omega shoots for a takedown but Namargamadov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Omega misses its intended target.
Namargamadov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Omega misses with a hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omega tries to clinch up.
Omega looks for a takedown but Namargamadov sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Namargamadov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Omega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Namargamadov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Omega just manages to avoid it.
Namargamadov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Omega tries to clinch up
and Namargamadov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Omega's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omega tries for a takedown but Namargamadov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Namargamadov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Namargamadov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omega can do to turn this around?
Omega fails with the takedown.
Khabib Namargamadov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Britz Omega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega closes the distance looking to clinch
and Namargamadov counters with a nice leg kick.
Omega is breathing heavily.
Omega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Omega might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Namargamadov has got the better of the exchanges.
Omega looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khabib Namargamadov is winning the standup battle so far.
Omega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Omega tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Namargamadov defends well and Omega ends up having to push Namargamadov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Omega fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Namargamadov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khabib Namargamadov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Omega or perhaps it was just good defense by Namargamadov, which made it look bad.
Namargamadov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Omega just manages to avoid it.
Omega closes this distance looking for a takedown but Namargamadov circles away.
Namargamadov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Britz Omega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Namargamadov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Namargamadov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Omega tries to clinch up.
It looked like Namargamadov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch but Namargamadov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omega looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Namargamadov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Namargamadov. No joy for Omega on that attempt.
Namargamadov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Omega misses with a takedown
and Namargamadov counters with a low kick, right behind Omega 's knee.
Omega shoots in for a takedown but Namargamadov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Namargamadov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Omega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Omega changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Namargamadov tries to avoid it but Omega manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Namargamadov to the ground. Namargamadov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Namargamadov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Omega just manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Omega or perhaps it was just good defense by Namargamadov, which made it look bad.
A counter left hand to the body from Namargamadov misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega shoots in but Namargamadov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Omega shoots in for a takedown but Namargamadov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Omega shoots in for a double leg but Namargamadov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Namargamadov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Omega tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Namargamadov counters with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Namargamadov. No joy for Omega on that attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omega fails with the takedown
and Namargamadov counters with a good low kick that Omega was not able to check.
Omega fails with the takedown
and Namargamadov counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Namargamadov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Omega.
Omega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Namargamadov. No joy for Omega on that attempt.
Namargamadov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Omega is looking to land body kicks.
Omega's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Omega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Namargamadov's waist but Namargamadov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Omega off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omega fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khabib Namargamadov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Britz Omega.
Namargamadov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Namargamadov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega shoots in for a double leg but Namargamadov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Omega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Namargamadov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Omega.
Omega misses with a takedown attempt - Namargamadov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Namargamadov tried to counter with a leg kick but Omega avoided it.
Namargamadov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Omega throws out the jab.
Namargamadov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Omega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Namargamadov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Omega looks for a takedown but Namargamadov sprawls well.
Namargamadov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Omega shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Namargamadov pinned against the cage. Namargamadov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Namargamadov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Namargamadov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Namargamadov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Namargamadov misses its target.
Omega tries to clinch but Namargamadov moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Omega is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Omega tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Namargamadov counters with a leg kick.
Omega shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Namargamadov. No joy for Omega on that attempt.
Omega tries to clinch but Namargamadov is having none of it.
Namargamadov slips a straight right by Omega.
It looked like Namargamadov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Omega closes the distance and clinches up with Namargamadov, looking for a takedown. Omega pushes Namargamadov against the cage but Namargamadov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Namargamadov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Omega.
Omega tries for a takedown but Namargamadov circles away easily
and Namargamadov counters with a good low kick that Omega was not able to check.
Namargamadov avoids the body shot from Omega.
It looked like Namargamadov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Omega.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Namargamadov but Namargamadov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Omega throws a leg kick that is checked
and Namargamadov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Omega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Namargamadov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Omega shoots and misses
and Namargamadov counters with a low kick, right behind Omega 's knee.
Omega wants to clinch up but Namargamadov keeps it at a distance.
Omega tries for a takedown but Namargamadov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Omega tries to clinch up but Namargamadov circles away and keeps his distance.
Britz Omega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khabib Namargamadov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Omega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Namargamadov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Namargamadov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Khabib Namargamadov!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Khabib Namargamadov!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Khabib Namargamadov!
Khabib Namargamadov wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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