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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 761 p4p, 1010 weight class) and Ray Luciano (ranked 97 p4p, 130 weight class). Luciano has chosen SHORT PEOPLE as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 3, fighting out of London, Ray Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano is looking to slow Nagibatel down with leg kicks.
Luciano has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nagibatel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nagibatel counters with a stiff right hand.
Nagibatel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nagibatel blocks a leg kick.
Nagibatel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Luciano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nagibatel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nagibatel checks a leg kick.
Luciano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luciano!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano tries to bum rush Nagibatel with a series of wild strikes but Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano lands with a nice combination. Nagibatel backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Nagibatel does no damage.
Nagibatel dodges the punch combination from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Luciano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nagibatel scores with a shot to the body.
Luciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Nagibatel's head.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there
and Nagibatel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nagibatel blocks the body kick.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagibatel. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nagibatel connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagibatel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagibatel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luciano needs to keep his hands up - Nagibatel had a free shot at his head there.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagibatel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagibatel throws a counter high kick but Luciano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Luciano defending well as Nagibatel loads up on a big left hand.
Luciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nagibatel ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagibatel circles away quickly and effectively.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luciano.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagibatel is just out of range.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
Luciano blocks a jab.
Luciano raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Nagibatel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luciano misses with a double jab
and Nagibatel counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Luciano.
Nagibatel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nagibatel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nagibatel misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luciano! But no joy.
Nagibatel connects with a nice looking jab.
Nagibatel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagibatel takes one on the button.
Luciano checks a low kick from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Ray Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luciano tries to land a leg kick but Nagibatel saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Nagibatel misses the target.
Nagibatel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luciano on the side of the head.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Nagibatel avoids them all with ease.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Nagibatel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagibatel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagibatel throws an overhand right that lands on Luciano's shoulder, as Luciano tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nagibatel backs up against the cage.
Nagibatel swings widly with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Luciano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick from Nagibatel lands but Luciano takes it in his stride.
Nagibatel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luciano blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Nagibatel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luciano doesn't seem phased though.
Luciano misses with a leg kick
letting Nagibatel counter with a right hand.
Luciano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nagibatel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagibatel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ray Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luciano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ray Luciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nagibatel tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano pushes Nagibatel away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a combination
and Nagibatel counters with a two punch combo.
Nagibatel connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Luciano misses.
Nagibatel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano throws a right hand that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a big head kick but Luciano shrugs it off.
Nagibatel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nagibatel lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nagibatel throws an off balance right hand
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagibatel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nagibatel looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luciano is looking to chop away at Nagibatel's legs.
Luciano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nagibatel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano misses with an uppercut
letting Nagibatel counter with a right hand.
Luciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nagibatel slips a straight right by Luciano.
Nagibatel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Luciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nagibatel misses the jab.
As Nagibatel backs off Luciano throws a huge counter combo but Nagibatel manages to avoid it all.
Luciano throws a nice looking combination but Nagibatel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luciano works Nagibatel's body with a nice hook.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a lazy head kick
and Luciano counters with a one-two to the body.
Luciano misses the jab.
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Nagibatel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
Luciano throws a combination that misses
and Nagibatel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nagibatel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Luciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagibatel moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagibatel tests Luciano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano looks to land a combination but Nagibatel avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Nagibatel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagibatel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagibatel throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nagibatel.
A right-left combo lands from Luciano.
Nagibatel misses with a two punch combination.
Luciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nagibatel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Nagibatel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagibatel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Nagibatel.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a quick counter head kick but Luciano was just out of range.
Luciano thows a leg kick but Nagibatel checks it
and Nagibatel counters with a left and a right that stings Luciano.
Jab from Nagibatel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nagibatel lands a jab to the nose.
Luciano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Luciano moves out of range easily.
Luciano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Luciano avoids the head kick by Nagibatel.
Luciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nagibatel counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nagibatel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luciano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Luciano only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nagibatel.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luciano is looking to slow Nagibatel down with leg kicks.
Luciano misses with a wild body shot.
Nagibatel scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Nagibatel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nagibatel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Luciano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luciano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nagibatel circles away quickly and effectively.
Nagibatel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nagibatel slips a straight right by Luciano.
Nagibatel misses with a wild body shot.
Nagibatel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luciano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagibatel. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano avoids the head kick by Nagibatel.
A punch lands to the side of Nagibatel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nagibatel misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Luciano.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nagibatel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luciano lands a slapping body shot.
Luciano takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nagibatel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Nagibatel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagibatel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Luciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel fails to land with a series of punches.
Luciano lands a lovely overhand right.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Nagibatel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nagibatel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Luciano misses with a right hand
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nagibatel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a series of strikes. Luciano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nagibatel is able to avoid easily.
Nagibatel feints a jab promting Luciano to slip. Nagibatel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luciano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Luciano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luciano misses with a hook. Nagibatel ducked under it nicely.
Luciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nagibatel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel swinging wildly here.
As Nagibatel backs off Luciano throws a huge counter combo but Nagibatel manages to avoid it all.
Luciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nagibatels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a series of punches but Luciano moves out of range.
Nagibatel throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that Luciano semi-blocks.
Luciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nagibatel avoids the body shot from Luciano.
Nagibatel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano avoids the head kick by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel works Luciano's body with a nice hook.
Luciano throws a combination that misses
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Nagibatel misses.
Luciano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Nagibatel ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Luciano is looking for the big counter here.
Luciano throws a hook but Nagibatel blocks it.
Luciano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nagibatel counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Luciano.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nagibatel checks a leg kick.
It looked like Nagibatel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagibatel lands with an uppercut that bounces Luciano off the cage and back into range.
Luciano slips a jab from Nagibatel.
Luciano tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagibatel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel moves forwards but Luciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nagibatel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good work by Nagibatel as he checks the leg kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Luciano moves out of range.
A left and a right from Luciano both land. Nice combination.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Luciano misses with a straight right.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
Nagibatel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luciano.
Luciano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luciano is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Nagibatel avoids them all with ease.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Nagibatel is out of range.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagibatel manages to avoid it.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
Luciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagibatel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nagibatel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nagibatel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nagibatel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagibatel is just out of range.
Luciano lands with a shot to the body.
Nagibatel moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel had his way with Ray Luciano in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nagibatel moves out of range as Luciano strikes.
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nagibatel scores with a head kick.
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
Nagibatel swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luciano misses with an uppercut. Nagibatel saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Luciano - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagibatel slips under a jab from Luciano.
Luciano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nagibatel. That did some damage!
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
Nagibatel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nagibatel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Luciano back to the cage. Nagibatel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Luciano does no damage.
Luciano connects with a body shot that sends Nagibatel's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Luciano is predictable there
and Nagibatel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nagibatel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano throws a leg kick which misses Nagibatel's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagibatel tries to avoid it.
Luciano lands with a nice combination. Nagibatel backs away looking to recover.
Nagibatel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Luciano moves out of range.
Nagibatel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick and Nagibatel moves out of range easily.
Nagibatel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Luciano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagibatel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Luciano scrambles back to his feet.
Luciano swings for the body but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel lands with a nice body punch.
Nagibatel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A punch lands to the side of Luciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Nagibatel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Luciano tries to bum rush Nagibatel with a series of wild strikes but Nagibatel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Luciano is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nagibatel scores with a head kick. Luciano tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Luciano moves out of range.
Nagibatel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Nagibatel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nagibatel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagibatel was well out of range. Poor timing from Luciano.
Luciano scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Nagibatel misses
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Ray Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nagibatel counters with a one-two to the body.
Luciano looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagibatel is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luciano. Nagibatel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano throws a leg kick which misses Nagibatel's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagibatel tries to avoid it.
Nagibatel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nagibatel avoids a kick to the body.
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 Lyoha Nagibatel.
Well Nagibatel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Lyoha Nagibatel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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