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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volk Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagiev has chosen Dmitry Nagiev - All I Promised as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
14 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
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165 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Volk Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitry Nagiev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Nagiev checks a leg kick.
Nagiev moves out of range of the leg kick from Khan.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Nagiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagiev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Nagiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan misses with a hook
and Nagiev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nagiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Nagiev wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan scores a takedown into full mount!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nagiev is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nagiev has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nagiev!
Nagiev postures up.
Nagiev stands and steps away. Khan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan defending well as Nagiev loads up on a big left hand.
Dmitry Nagiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan misses with a hook. Nagiev ducked under it nicely.
Nagiev has Khan up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagiev keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nagiev avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Nagiev avoids the damage to the body.
Nagiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Nagiev controls his hands.
Nagiev breaks the clinch.
Nagiev tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagiev fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Khan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nagiev tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev darts in trying to clinch
and Khan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nagiev enables Khan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nagiev manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nagiev wants to stand but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Nagiev is retaining full guard.
Nagiev wants to stand but Khan is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan drops back looking for a leg! Nagiev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nagiev manages to kick Khan off! Khan jumps back into Nagiev's guard.
Nagiev wants to get back to his feet but Khan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nagiev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan wants to control from the top but Nagiev keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Volk Khan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nagiev throws out the jab.
Khan misses with a hook
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice combination there by Khan.
Khan throws a leg kick but Nagiev checks it.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan throws a head kick but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev moves out of range of the body kick from Khan.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagiev.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagiev counters with a straight right hand.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Nagiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagiev.
Nagiev swinging wildly here.
Khan throws a right hand that Nagiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagiev also avoids with ease.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nagiev ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Nagiev wants to clinch
and Nagiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagiev throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagiev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan misses with a hook. Nagiev ducked under it nicely.
Khan shoots in looking for a takedown. Nagiev tries to sprawl out of it but Khan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nagiev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good work by Nagiev as he checks the leg kick.
Nagiev fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Nagiev throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nagiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagiev wants to clinch.
Volk Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Nagiev throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Volk Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Nagiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nagiev circles away.
Nagiev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Khan counters with a two punch combo.
Nagiev is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Khan scores with a four punch combination!
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagiev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nagiev on his heels. He'll look to pass Nagiev's guard now, I'm sure.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nagiev is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nagiev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Nagiev is looking to clinch.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagiev.
Nagiev lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Nagiev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan swings for the body but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev slips a jab from Khan.
Nagiev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nagiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nagiev is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Volk Khan will probably get the nod.
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!
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Nagiev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nagiev.
Nagiev swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Nagiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagiev tries to clinch there but Khan circles away.
Nagiev leaves Khan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Nagiev tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagiev tries to clinch up.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagiev.
Nagiev lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagiev.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Nagiev moved out of range.
Khan lunges at Nagiev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nagiev's hand.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nagiev on the side of the head.
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nagiev wants to clinch.
Nagiev tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nagiev tries to clinch but Khan is having none of it.
Nagiev wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan punishes Nagiev's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Khan won't allow Nagiev to get back to his feet.
Khan trying to control but Nagiev is working from the bottom.
Khan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Volk Khan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
Khan misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses the jab.
Nagiev tries to clinch but Khan moves out of range.
Nagiev moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nagiev blocks a jab.
Nagiev wants to clinch
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Nagiev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nagiev closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Nagiev's head but Nagiev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan fails with a takedown attempt.
Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Nagiev misses.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Nagiev tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nagiev moves into the clinch.
Nagiev lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Volk Khan has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan misses with an elbow over the top.
Nagiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Volk Khan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Volk Khan!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Volk Khan!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Volk Khan!
Volk Khan wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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