"An early body kick led to an immediate takedown attempt by Nurmagomedov, though Bautista was right back up. Another takedown followed, only for Bautista to go after a nasty-looking toe hold. A lot of rolling and transitions early in the bantamweight fight, though things settled down when Nurmagomedov took the back. He spent the rest of the round there, working, keeping the fight in his wheelhouse."
"The fight went right back to the mat early in round two, Nurmagomedov sitting on top in half guard. From there, he would take the back, and get a body triangle locked in place. With over three minutes on the clock, Dagestan's Nurmagomedov had ample time in which to work. Bautista would make it up by the end of the round, where a knee to the body would hurt Nurmagomedov."
"Bautista opened round three with a kick to the body; both fighters would fire some hard kicks in the opening minute, including an exchange of leg kicks. Nurmagomedov shot in quick in the second minute; Bautista scrambled back but was taken down regardless. Quickly back to his feet, Bautista still had his opponent draped over him. The chain wrestling of Umar was as impressive as always,"
Umar Nurmagomedov aimed to return to winning form after his first professional loss to Merab Dvalishvili, while Mario Bautista entered on an eight-fight streak as an underdog. Early action featured a body kick, multiple takedown attempts, rolling transitions, and a toe hold, with Nurmagomedov securing back control to close round one. Round two saw Nurmagomedov move from half guard to the back, lock a body triangle and spend over three minutes working from dominant position before Bautista landed a late body knee. Round three included kicks and further takedowns, with Nurmagomedov’s chain wrestling producing roughly ten takedowns and steady fence control, culminating in a unanimous decision.
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