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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Power Shark (ranked 1947 p4p, 225 weight class) and Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb (ranked 1994 p4p, 228 weight class). Nurmagabeeb comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sabine Kors feat. Timaro - Dagestan (Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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184 cm
22
169 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Shark! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb! The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmagabeeb closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shark's guard. Nurmagabeeb wants to pass the guard but Shark is keeping the position. Nurmagabeeb loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. My spies in Doherty's Gym inform me that Nurmagabeeb has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Nurmagabeeb throws a big right hand that misses. Nurmagabeeb wants to control from the top but Shark keeps moving. Nurmagabeeb drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shark dives on top into guard. Shark slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmagabeeb has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shark has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmagabeeb's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nurmagabeeb looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nurmagabeeb is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Shark frees his head nicely. Oh but Nurmagabeeb has switched to an armbar! Shark is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb! In his post fight interview, Khalamedov Nurmagabeeb started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. Power Shark was interviewed post fight and said 'Bullshit!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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