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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 25176 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khebabib Nurmagomegov (ranked 3660 p4p, 412 weight class). Gonzalez has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Khebabib Nurmagomegov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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156 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khebabib Nurmagomegov!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomegov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nurmagomegov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nurmagomegov seems content to control.
Nurmagomegov working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmagomegov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nurmagomegov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Nurmagomegov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez has hold of Nurmagomegov's hands but Nurmagomegov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomegov controlling the action here.
Nurmagomegov is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomegov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nurmagomegov is taking a breather. Gonzalez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nurmagomegov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmagomegov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two 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.
Nurmagomegov lands strikes from half guard.
Nurmagomegov controlling the pace.
Nurmagomegov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurmagomegov is taking a breather. Gonzalez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nurmagomegov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurmagomegov winds up and cracks Gonzalez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomegov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomegov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov 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.
Gonzalez taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomegov in his half guard.
Nurmagomegov lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Nurmagomegov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nurmagomegov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nurmagomegov seems to be working for a kimura but Gonzalez defends the submission attempt.
Nurmagomegov working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nurmagomegov lands with some strikes.
Nurmagomegov lands a couple of good shots and Gonzalez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nurmagomegov scores with punches from the back.
Nurmagomegov is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Gonzalez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nurmagomegov is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Gonzalez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Nurmagomegov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gonzalez.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonzalez fending off the submission attempt from Nurmagomegov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is taking a good look at Gonzalez as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Nurmagomegov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khebabib Nurmagomegov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nurmagomegov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nurmagomegov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khebabib Nurmagomegov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nurmagomegov controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Nurmagomegov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nurmagomegov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurmagomegov is working for a submission of some sort.
Nurmagomegov working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomegov.
Nurmagomegov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagomegov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomegov there.
Nurmagomegov stalling.
Nurmagomegov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nurmagomegov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomegov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmagomegov connects with a nice short shot to Gonzalez's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmagomegov connects with a nice short shot to Gonzalez's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomegov lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomegov.
Gonzalez is rocked!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nurmagomegov in particular looking to stall.
Oh Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Nurmagomegov slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
Nurmagomegov working Gonzalez over with strikes.
Nurmagomegov winds up and cracks Gonzalez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov controlling the action here.
Gonzalez has hold of Nurmagomegov's hands but Nurmagomegov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomegov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagomegov controlling the action here.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomegov.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomegov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nurmagomegov is nestled in close to Gonzalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khebabib Nurmagomegov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nurmagomegov rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomegov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gonzalez is trying to keep an underhook but Nurmagomegov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez trying to hold on to Nurmagomegov's head to control him but Nurmagomegov postures up.
Nurmagomegov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmagomegov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurmagomegov 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.
Nurmagomegov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nurmagomegov lands strikes from half guard.
Nurmagomegov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nurmagomegov working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmagomegov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomegov lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurmagomegov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nurmagomegov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nurmagomegov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nurmagomegov trying to control the pace.
Nurmagomegov slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
Nurmagomegov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gonzalez quite badly. Gonzalez pulls Nurmagomegov in close trying to recover. Nurmagomegov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gonzalez on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gonzalez doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khebabib Nurmagomegov!
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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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