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Event:
UCF 24: Thorn v Casbon
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Nurmagomedov gets caught napping as Mckay dives in and scores a takedown. Nurmagomedov manages to retain guard.
Mckay looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#SUB#
Mckay is posturing up here but Nurmagomedov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mckay tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mckay has to tap! Slick submission there by Nurmagomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyubof Nurmagomedov!
As Lyubof Nurmagomedov got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Alhamdulillah, all respect to my opponent. He try very hard.'. |
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Event:
UCF 17: Smith v Payakaroon
Date: Apr 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Nurmagomedov walks into a stiff left hand from Rojas.
A left lands for Rojas.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice hook to Rojas's body. Rojas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmagomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Rojas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT#It looks like Lyubof Nurmagomedov has been cut.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rojas defends it well.
Nurmagomedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmagomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nurmagomedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet. #KD#
Rojas cracks Nurmagomedov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nurmagomedov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rojas finish him?
#ROC#Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Rojas moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Rojas finish him?
Rojas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nurmagomedov looks winded!
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Rojas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Are you kidding me?! Rojas ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Nurmagomedov clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adriel Rojas!
Lyubof Nurmagomedov spoke after the fight, saying 'Alhamdulillah, i come back smesh next guy.'. |
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Event:
UCF 7: Skwat v Gaspard
Date: Mar 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Nurmagomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Striking.
Striking connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Striking.
Nurmagomedov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Striking defends well and Nurmagomedov ends up having to push Striking into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nurmagomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Striking.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Striking scores with the left hand. Nurmagomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Striking uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurmagomedov.
Striking throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Striking ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Nurmagomedov looking to score a takedown here. Striking is defending well but Nurmagomedov drives through and ends up in Striking's guard.
Nurmagomedov is fighting to break Striking's control of his arms but Striking is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Striking is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Nurmagomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Striking preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Striking is working from the bottom.
Striking looking to control but Nurmagomedov passes into half guard.
Nurmagomedov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Striking defending well though.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Striking is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Nurmagomedov works his way into side control.
Striking struggling a bit here.
Striking knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nurmagomedov on the ground.
Nurmagomedov landing a few strikes.
Nurmagomedov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nurmagomedov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Striking sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB2#
Nurmagomedov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Striking knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Striking's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Striking is keeping him busy.
Striking looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nurmagomedov working away.
Nurmagomedov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Striking is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nurmagomedov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nurmagomedov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but Striking is working away.
Nurmagomedov is chipping away with strikes.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Striking keeps working. #SUB2#
Nurmagomedov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Striking, who protects the arm well.
Striking can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov landing strikes.
Striking parries the strikes from Nurmagomedov easily there. Nurmagomedov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Striking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyubof Nurmagomedov dominated 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.#R2#
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Striking slips a straight right by Nurmagomedov.
Striking is looking to counter punch.
Striking walks into a left hand.
Striking bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Striking lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a two punch combination.
Sergio Striking is winning the standup battle so far.
Striking scores with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Striking.
Striking shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nurmagomedov eats them both and turns towards Striking to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nurmagomedov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Striking scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagomedov in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Striking. Beautiful body shot.
Nurmagomedov walks into a left hand.
Nurmagomedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Striking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Striking ducks under a wild hook from Nurmagomedov.#T1#
Striking digs a good body shot into Nurmagomedov's ribs.
Striking thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Striking, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
Striking throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Striking.
Nurmagomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striking. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Striking slips a jab from Nurmagomedov.
Striking swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Striking misses with a hook.
Striking throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
Striking connects with a right hand. Nurmagomedov shakes it off.
Nurmagomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Striking rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmagomedov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurmagomedov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Striking lands with a hook. Nurmagomedov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from Striking as Nurmagomedov shoots in.
Striking throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Striking cracks Nurmagomedov with a good jab.
Nurmagomedov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Striking doesn't seem bothered though.
Nurmagomedov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Striking lands with a right hand.
Striking scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab by Striking.
Striking walks into a jab.
Striking tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmagomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Striking.
Striking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Nurmagomedov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Striking defends well and Nurmagomedov ends up having to push Striking into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Striking.
Nurmagomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Striking throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Striking uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Striking tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Striking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sergio Striking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmagomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmagomedov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown but Striking shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sergio Striking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyubof Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Striking misses with a straight left.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Striking blocks a jab.#T4#
Striking connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Striking.
Nurmagomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmagomedov. Striking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Striking throwing a counter right hand but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Striking displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Striking throws an overhand right that lands on Nurmagomedov's shoulder, as Nurmagomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Striking takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#TD2#
Nurmagomedov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Striking pushes Nurmagomedov off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Striking dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Nurmagomedov just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Striking misses its target.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nurmagomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmagomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Striking gets double underhooks and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
Striking lands a lovely overhand right.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Striking lands a nice hook to Nurmagomedov's body. Nurmagomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmagomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nurmagomedov staying out of range there.
Striking throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Striking throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Striking throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Striking slips a straight right by Nurmagomedov.
Striking scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Striking scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagomedov in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Striking uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
#T1#
The fighters circling - Nurmagomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Striking lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmagomedov's head back.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Striking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab from Striking.
Nurmagomedov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Striking jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nurmagomedov slips a jab from Striking.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Striking slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Striking cracks Nurmagomedov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
Striking scores with a hook to the body. Nurmagomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striking throws a series of punches but Nurmagomedov avoids them all with ease.
Striking throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Striking.
Striking throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Striking misses.
Striking slips under a jab from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Striking connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nurmagomedov scrambles back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Striking counter with a right hand.
Striking jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Striking scores with a jab. Nurmagomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurmagomedov dodges the punch combination from Striking.
#T3#
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Nurmagomedov.#TD2#
Nurmagomedov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Striking sprawls well initially but Nurmagomedov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Striking has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Nurmagomedov is on him like a limpet, forcing Striking back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nurmagomedov as the two fighters clinch.
#TD2#
Nurmagomedov lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmagomedov slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Striking is defending against the submission attempts here by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Striking keeps working. #T4#
Striking wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Striking's head.
Nurmagomedov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Striking!
Nurmagomedov controlling from mount.
Lyubof Nurmagomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Striking tries to hold on but Nurmagomedov postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Striking showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Striking has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Striking!
A relieved looking Sergio Striking thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Lyubof Nurmagomedov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Alhamdulillah, i come back smesh next guy.'. |
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Event:
SSD 12: Gangster vs Loke
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmagomedov cracks Choi with a good jab.
A lazy left from Choi finds it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nurmagomedov.#TD#
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Choi to the mat! Choi manages to get full guard.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Choi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nurmagomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Choi's head.#T1##SUB2#
Choi working for submissions but it's allowed Nurmagomedov to get to half guard.
Choi tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
Nurmagomedov working Choi over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
Choi is defending against the submission attempts here by Nurmagomedov.
#SUB#
Nurmagomedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Choi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
Nurmagomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Choi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Choi is looking for a sweep. Nurmagomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Choi is in trouble now - Nurmagomedov has advanced to mount!
Nurmagomedov landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Choi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#ROC#Choi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Choi is out cold - huge knockout for Nurmagomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyubof Nurmagomedov!
Post fight, an emotional Lyubof Nurmagomedov said 'Alhamdulillah, all respect to my opponent. He try very hard.'. |
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Event:
SSD 8: Lugnunum v Moore
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Nurmagomedov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poka's head.#TD2#
Poka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Poka's best efforts.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Poka postures up.
Poka looks winded!#SUB#
Nurmagomedov looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov is trying to maintain the position but Poka is very close to passing his half guard.
Nurmagomedov is pressing down on Poka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov wants to sweep here but Poka controlling him for the moment.
Poka throws an elbow that misses. Nurmagomedov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poka's guard. Nice move by Nurmagomedov!#REVR##SUB#
Nurmagomedov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1#
Nurmagomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nurmagomedov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nurmagomedov works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Poka is defending the position.
Nurmagomedov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nurmagomedov working Poka over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
#SUB#
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poka has managed to free his arm - good work. #T3#
Poka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
Poka is in trouble now - Nurmagomedov has advanced to mount!
Nurmagomedov controlling from the full mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov with shots to the head and body - Poka looks very uncomfortable down there. #T4#
Nurmagomedov controlling from the full mount.
Nurmagomedov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Poka for as long as he can get away with.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poka is in a horrible position here. Nurmagomedov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nurmagomedov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nurmagomedov working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T5#
Nurmagomedov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poka takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Nurmagomedov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyubof Nurmagomedov!
Lyubof Nurmagomedov took some time post fight to say the following; 'Alhamdulillah, all respect to my opponent. He try very hard.'. |
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