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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rokocoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmagomedov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is KHABIB ''The Eagle'' NURMAGOMEDOV. Joe Rokocoko struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
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185 cm
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204 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Rokocoko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov rushes Rokocoko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rokocoko is leaning against Nurmagomedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rokocoko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rokocoko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rokocoko lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov successfully pulls guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Rokocoko controlling him for the moment.
Rokocoko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmagomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmagomedov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rokocoko looking to pass the guard.
Nurmagomedov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rokocoko's head.
Nurmagomedov has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Rokocoko to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rokocoko gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Rokocoko's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rokocoko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rokocoko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nurmagomedov distracts Rokocoko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov stopping the sweep attempt from Rokocoko.
Nurmagomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rokocoko's head.
Nurmagomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmagomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rokocoko is on top in guard.
Nurmagomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmagomedov is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rokocoko's guard.
Rokocoko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Rokocoko is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov is nestled in close to Rokocoko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurmagomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rokocoko is trying to stand.
Nurmagomedov passes to full mount!
Rokocoko is trying to escape the mount.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot there that rocks Rokocoko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rokocoko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The referee warns Rokocoko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokocoko wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound effectively.
Rokocoko is bucking up trying to escape but Nurmagomedov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rokocoko badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Nurmagomedov around the waist but Nurmagomedov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Nurmagomedov is the winner by TKO! Nurmagomedov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
An out of breath Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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pop
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