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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb (ranked 3304 p4p, 347 weight class) and Thor Odinson (ranked 3888 p4p, 390 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nurmagabeeb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan (Remix). Odinson has chosen U Can't Touch This as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odinson misses with a straight left.
Nurmagabeeb tries to counter with a takedown but Odinson is quick to defend against it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odinson.
Odinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Odinson misses.
Odinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nurmagabeeb tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Odinson tries to avoid it but Nurmagabeeb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Odinson to the ground. Odinson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Odinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmagabeeb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odinson throws a body punch but Nurmagabeeb moves out of range.
Nurmagabeeb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a wild combination.
Nurmagabeeb shoots in for a double leg but Odinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nurmagabeeb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thor Odinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odinson catches Nurmagabeeb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagabeeb is defended easily by Odinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odinson scores with a nice strike.
Odinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurmagabeeb has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Odinson throws a leg kick
and Nurmagabeeb counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing that Nurmagabeeb has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Odinson tries to improve position but can't.
Nurmagabeeb trying to control the action but Odinson is working from the bottom.
Nurmagabeeb goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Odinson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nurmagabeeb's guard! Nice work there by Odinson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Odinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nurmagabeeb pulls Odinson in close to prevent any damage.
Odinson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmagabeeb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Odinson has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmagabeeb's legs - danger averted.
Nurmagabeeb working for a triangle but Odinson defends it easily.
Nurmagabeeb has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Odinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nurmagabeeb's guard.
Nurmagabeeb keeping moving, preventing Odinson from controlling successfully.
Odinson is stalling in the full guard.
Odinson wanted to stand there but Nurmagabeeb had control of the position.
Odinson trying to control but Nurmagabeeb is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nurmagabeeb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmagabeeb lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Odinson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Odinson tries to bum rush Nurmagabeeb with a series of wild strikes but Nurmagabeeb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Odinson avoids it well and moves away.
Nurmagabeeb fails to land the takedown.
Odinson throws out a counter right but Nurmagabeeb avoids it with no problem.
Odinson lands a nice hook to Nurmagabeeb's body. Nurmagabeeb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odinson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Odinson lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmagabeeb's head back.
Odinson scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has been cut.
Odinson lands a head shot.
Nurmagabeeb just misses with a punch to the body.
Odinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Odinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmagabeeb slips under a jab.
Nurmagabeeb misses with a jab, cross combination.
Odinson throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Odinson - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagabeeb fails to land with a series of punches.
Odinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmagabeeb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Odinson.
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odinson.
A good leg kick by Odinson.
Odinson scores with a jab.
Odinson scores with a decent looking hook.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Odinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That kick from Odinson tenderised Nurmagabeeb's leg. Nurmagabeeb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thor Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odinson looks to land a right hand but Nurmagabeeb moved out of range.
Nurmagabeeb drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odinson sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Odinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nurmagabeeb drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odinson sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagabeeb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb slips a jab from Odinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odinson lands the left hand.
Odinson swings for the body but Nurmagabeeb moves out of range.
Nurmagabeeb changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odinson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nurmagabeeb is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nurmagabeeb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Odinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Odinson works Nurmagabeeb's body with a nice hook.
Nurmagabeeb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Odinson throws a front kick aimed at Nurmagabeeb's knee but Nurmagabeeb avoids it well.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Odinson avoids it well and moves away.
Odinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Odinson lands a body shot.
Nurmagabeeb slips a jab and a cross from Odinson.
Odinson throws a hook but Nurmagabeeb avoids it easily.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Odinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thor Odinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a head kick by Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb attempts a counter takedown but Odinson avoids it well and moves away.
Odinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nurmagabeeb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Odinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Odinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Odinson connects with a nice looking jab.
Odinson staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odinson.
Odinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Odinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Nurmagabeeb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson throws a head kick that Nurmagabeeb semi-blocks.
Odinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurmagabeeb's sensitive parts.
Odinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagabeeb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odinson cracks Nurmagabeeb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odinson looks to land a right hand but Nurmagabeeb moved out of range.
Odinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurmagabeeb's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Odinson - just one landing.
Odinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a low kick nicely.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nurmagabeeb blocks a leg kick.
Odinson misses with an uppercut. Nurmagabeeb saw that one coming.
Nurmagabeeb half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Odinson stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagabeeb drops down looking for a counter takedown but Odinson sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Odinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nurmagabeeb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Odinson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurmagabeeb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Odinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nurmagabeeb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Nurmagabeeb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Odinson throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagabeeb moves away and avoids it.
Nurmagabeeb tries to counter with a takedown but Odinson is quick to defend against it.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurmagabeeb.
Nurmagabeeb tries to move into range but Odinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Odinson.
Odinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagabeeb in his tracks.
Odinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagabeeb avoids the head kick by Odinson.
Odinson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson misses with a body shot.
Nurmagabeeb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Odinson. Beautiful body shot.
Nurmagabeeb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Odinson.
Odinson thumps Nurmagabeeb with a low kick.
Nurmagabeeb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Odinson misses the target.
Odinson cracks Nurmagabeeb with an open hand slap.
Odinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagabeeb fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson scores with a hook.
Nurmagabeeb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurmagabeeb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Nurmagabeeb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagabeeb changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nurmagabeeb throws a hook to the side of Odinson's head but Odinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagabeeb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odinson.
Nurmagabeeb feinted with a counter takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odinson.
A head kick by Odinson misses
and Nurmagabeeb counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nurmagabeeb trying to control the position from guard on top but Odinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagabeeb stops Odinson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb throwing strikes from guard but Odinson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagabeeb landing some decent shots from guard.
Odinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nurmagabeeb drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Odinson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nurmagabeeb has Odinson in his guard.
Odinson wanted to stand there but Nurmagabeeb had control of the position.
Nurmagabeeb escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Odinson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagabeeb is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Odinson defends well.
Nurmagabeeb had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Odinson defends it easily.
Thor Odinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Odinson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmagabeeb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Odinson has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmagabeeb's legs - danger averted.
Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagabeeb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Odinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Odinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Odinson!
During a confident post fight interview, Thor Odinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb had this to say: 'It was a good fight from a good opponent. I'll be back, though!'.
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energy
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