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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Nurmagomedov (ranked 4510 p4p, 2945 weight class) and George Usman (ranked 386 p4p, 304 weight class). Peter Nurmagomedov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Usman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Usman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nurmagomedov.
Usman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Usman misses with a straight right.
Nurmagomedov shoots in but Usman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nurmagomedov feints and as Usman raises his hands in defense, Nurmagomedov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Usman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nurmagomedov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Usman is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov stands up from Usman's guard - Nurmagomedov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nurmagomedov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Usman defends well and Nurmagomedov ends up having to push Usman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Usman working hard to break the clinch.
Usman is pressed up against the cage. Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Usman down to the mat. Usman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Usman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Peter Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Usman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peter Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usman tries to bum rush Nurmagomedov with a series of wild strikes but Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Usman gets caught flat footed, as Nurmagomedov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Usman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmagomedov being controlled here momentarily.
Nurmagomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Usman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman seems keen to control Nurmagomedov's posture.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Usman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Usman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Usman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nurmagomedov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Usman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Usman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Usman defending well though.
Nurmagomedov prevents Usman from improving his position.
Nurmagomedov is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Usman is looking for a sweep. Nurmagomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peter Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Usman misses the shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov fails to land the takedown.
Nurmagomedov shoots and misses
and Usman counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmagomedov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Usman defends well and Nurmagomedov ends up having to push Usman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Usman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov tries to pull guard but Usman holds him up against the cage and eventually Nurmagomedov drops back down to his feet.
Nurmagomedov avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Usman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Usman has had enough of the clinch but Nurmagomedov keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Usman on the inside.
Nurmagomedov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Usman prevents it.
Nurmagomedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Usman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Usman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Usman unleashes a big counter combination but Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Usman drops Nurmagomedov with a beautiful combination! Nurmagomedov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Usman is looking for the KO!
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagomedov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Usman counters with a big right hand! Oh Nurmagomedov is in trouble here! Usman follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Usman!
After the fight, George Usman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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