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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 489 p4p, 56 weight class) and Malaki Lima (ranked 1357 p4p, 151 weight class). Lima has chosen Tupac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Malaki Lima!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Lima connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Lima counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nurmagomedov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lima on the ground.
Lima stops Nurmagomedov from standing up.
Lima keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
Lima stands and throws Nurmagomedov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lima in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nurmagomedov is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Elite that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lima is looking to take a break and control but Nurmagomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lima happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima tries to advance to mount but Nurmagomedov denies him.
Nurmagomedov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lima lands an elbow.
Lima tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nurmagomedov is trying to get back to his feet.
Lima working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima landing a few strikes.
Lima tries to advance to mount but Nurmagomedov denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmagomedov keeps working.
Nurmagomedov wants to get back to his feet.
Lima trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Lima advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lima landing shots from mount.
Lima landing strikes from the mount and Nurmagomedov is in trouble!
Lima lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurmagomedov bucks up and throws Lima to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Lima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nurmagomedov.
Lima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nurmagomedov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab to the body
and Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malaki Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov cracks Lima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Nurmagomedov does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima throws a right hand that Nurmagomedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmagomedov also avoids with ease.
Lima misses with a looping right.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Lima ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lima moves out of range as Nurmagomedov strikes.
Lima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmagomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Nurmagomedov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lima misses with a straight right.
Lima throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
Lima misses with a right hand
enabling Nurmagomedov to counter with a crisp jab.
Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lima walks into a straight right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a left hand but Lima moved out of range nicely.
Nurmagomedov tests Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a double jab.
Nurmagomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaki Lima dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nurmagomedov misses with the combination.
Lima lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lima.
Nurmagomedov scores with a kick to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Lima's head but Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Lima blocks it.
Lima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Lima's shoulder, as Lima tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov cracks Lima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Lima counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Lima's body.
The fighters circling - Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Lima throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmagomedov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lima connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nurmagomedov drops his hands momentarily and Lima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A lazy left from Lima finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Lima. Those never looked like landing.
Lima shoots in and bounces Nurmagomedov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lima sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov wants to stand up but Lima is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima controlling from the top position.
Lima is continuing to stall.
Nurmagomedov pushes Lima off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nurmagomedov connects with a looping right hand.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild combination.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lima lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Lima. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nurmagomedov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Lima.
Lima swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Lima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lima blocks a head kick by Nurmagomedov.
Lima takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Lima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Lima loads up on a big right hand but Nurmagomedov slips the punch.
Lima misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Lima.
Lima misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Lima 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.
Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nurmagomedov swivels and escapes.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Lima moves out of range.
Lima misses with a hook. Nurmagomedov ducked under it nicely.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lima moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmagomedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nurmagomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lima throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Lima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Lima lands the left hand.
Lima misses with an uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nurmagomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lima lands with a nice combination. Nurmagomedov backs away looking to recover.
Nurmagomedov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nurmagomedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lima swings widly with a right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmagomedov misses with a right hand
and Lima counters with a takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lima has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nurmagomedov!
Nurmagomedov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lima landing punches.
Lima lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Lima connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nurmagomedov is looking to escape.
Lima is landing with some decent strikes but Nurmagomedov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lima cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lima! Nurmagomedov is hurt baaadly! Lima is firing away with more strikes - Nurmagomedov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malaki Lima!
Malaki Lima is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Malaki Lima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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