UFC Debut: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Kamal Shalorus | Free Fight

[Music] well Kenny just as he did at the weigh-in Habib nurmagomedov it really attached to that wing you know sewers there's no Dagestan Russia Kenny for those that don't know really is a wrestling Mecca and and he's just the latest in a long line of talented wrestlers out there I don't know if that's a wiggler [Music] [Applause] her mother Mehta comes from weirdest traditionally a hotbed for Russian and Russian as many people know just the country of Russia is known as no really they always turn out the best wrestlers year you know the probably tenth deep arrested uh compete at the highest Pete coaxes a hotbed of Russia for wrestling so with that again this is a kid who comes from colleague addressed background but he loves to strike loves to get scrappy and throw down ender Mago meant out to the IFC matchmaker he's finished his last eight wins six wins by knockout and six wins by submission in his mixed martial arts career again we've been here in the theme all night here Nashville we got a whole lot of finishers on this garden near may not looking to make a statement in what is his UFC debut enters the Octagon here tonight a perfect 16 and oh look at his wins I mean six wins by KO six by submission doesn't like to mess around in there what to collect his paycheck early two-time world champion 16 and oh is the mixed martial arts record and he's just 23 years old well let's get you the tail the tape for this one as always it is brought to you Bud Light their motto met of inshallah Roose you see the number that jumps off the page xialu so late bloomer turn throw in 2008 39 years old at a two inch pipe and reach disadvantage against nurmagomedov how much the Bruce Buffer ladies and gentlemen this fight is three rounds in the UFC a lightweight division it's reducing first fighting out of the blue corner this man is a mixed martial artist holding an undefeated professional record of 16 wins with no losses said he might be 10 inches tall weighing in at 155 pounds fighting at a film field New Jersey and now introducing opponent fighting out of the red corner this man is a freestyle fighter holy a professional record seven wins one loss two draws centi five feet eight inches tall weighing in at 155 and 1/2 pounds fighting in a Santa Monica California cabal Prince of Persia and when the action begins our referee in charge and Mario Yamasaki Mario Yamasaki shares the caves with Habib nurmagomedov and Kamal Shah LaRussa and just want to point out off the top here and Romano met up first two roads making us go up some of you and has never fought in a cage before so certainly expect some sort of adjustment period as Romano met ah've gets his first taste of the Octagon yeah all of his fights have been in Russia he's used to the ring and it is very different as we know just the strategy of not being able to sprawl fully against the cage [Applause] mago met i'll pursues the take down off of it now has controlled another typical days haymakers those bombs in his stage trading with his opponents but definitely making a put here mugham ed off on his back right away very nice counter [Applause] [Music] they're Marga Mehta is another one of these Russian fighters who cultural excellence ombo background he gets on top of you he will land some nasty ground and pound thing that shallow dish is actually switching his stances repeatedly going from southpaw now to righty and you have to watch out for that big right hand and saalu's yeah you saw earlier your right hand will slip behind her model mat up we'll see how he handles the stance changes out of shower Lucy who's back in the Orthodox manga man has to keep this flight at the center of the cage he's backing up allowing shoulders to get cave control and get him up against the cage and this is where that inexperience of the cage pump could be a factor it has to keep him in the middle of the cage he can't be pinned you can use a striker uses movement use his footwork [Applause] check the high kick there from showers [Music] well if you want to draw the eye of the UFC brass as your mother matter certainly did how about seven and OH in 2011 with six first-round finish that'll get you shot in the big showing and here he is as we approach the halfway point here in round number one between salaries and hermano men he comes in with a hook that was a big [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Koosh [Applause] in science in survival mode here we'll see how much the Russian has left as he tries to pursue the finish couple more accurate strikes could do it this is not where salary she wants to be he needs to get back to his feet recompose himself he has another hook where you can possibly get a single escape before Romano man I need to get that under hook I'm trying to keep modest back switches to the back position nice transition hubby he's relentless John relentless with his position he's always lookin to advance and puts it frustrate this Braddock town there he is it leaves in the side mountain and looking for support drive apart and you're right does show with relative ease very close is the Russian on the ground this is where he's most dangerous Charlie's did a great job at getting back to his feet is in the hope of Kemal Charlotte Russe [Applause] the millions running every minute Monda bad off caffeine whoo booty gasps but he got back to his feet definitely didn't have that same snap in his punches when he got back to his feet there nice knee to the midsection national perhaps the window closed Werner Mago met up to get that first round fish showers are joining a tremendous amount of toughness and it's another [Applause] [Music] and as we get ready for one minute kidding not a lot of time to recover when you've been knocked down the way shallow this was there they punch himself out there he looks okay now but he was definitely gas at the end of that first round once again comes flailing in with that left hand absorbs an inside leg kick nicely done by shoulders you see Charlotte will short of finding his time and waiting for that big right hand very impressed with the counter lesson but here he is trying to finish a single of his own and gets it off Shahla ruse very nice wrestling again coming from Dagestan Russia you got to think he's got some very high-level wrestling done and at least in the early going no nerves whatsoever for not nurmagomedov we think a guy who who came to the United States shortly after Christmas they actually opened the Russian embassy on Christmas Day to get him here he wanted this UFC opportunity in a very bad way and was wanted for quite some time despite being just 23 years old and maximizing the opportunity at least to this point yeah definitely he said he wanted to do whatever it took to get in like every fighter these kids coming all the way from Russia to Zuba sidemount needs to get it under home there he is trying to secure it working some very nice ground pound position but he's also working his ground of town position keeping Shalit is honest there is the best most efficient way most devastating way to advance her position it's not just his Gyptian his positioning and his technique and the grappling but also it's his ground pound that's opening that up tomorrow men have tried lost that right leg and Mario Yamasaki looking fire action stands up the fighters here as we approach the 3-minute mark here in the second round of this lightweight battle between shallow roots and Romano met off very close fight at least as far as the oddsmakers forecasted virtually even money on paper and links in here are going there met off having as well yeah you know your manga bed off as very impressive record 16 and oh it's hard to know what kind of competition that is you know and comes in kind of as an unknown but proving himself against the two veteran his Charlotte Russe I mean when's the last time we've seen shallow roots outwrestle John that's the truth not really at all his MMA career of course Jim Miller got plenty done against him back in March of 2011 but there's a reason Charlotte Russe entered the UFC undefeated and getting all he can handle right now from the Russian newcomer know the coaches were very big on Naga bad off saying that this kid came right from Russia went right into some very hard training and just been very impressed with his work ethic his technique and they expect big big things from him yeah expectations in the hype both very high for normal metal then again been in the u.s. such a short time you know hard not to be impressed with what you've seen and hard not to think about how much better he can get no doubt about it here he had just caught the moving constantly working his hips ground-and-pound then these the counter fighters everybody love to see he loved to watch dangerous on the ground here he is trying to lock up will turn over but I'm gonna switch into a Darce choke or a guillotine but fails on it and Romano med I've gotta think to gaining momentum and confidence in the matchup as this fight continues to go is what it's very impressive you look at the size depth I know sha LaRouche came and lighter than were used to but he's obviously much much bigger you especially Bob the upper body he's much much bigger dead there by the but all right handful happy another one and once again it seems as though shower ruse not really putting any combinations together just looking for that one good right hand to try to turn the model metals lights it found a counter shallow waves and there he is go through a crazy techniques and mixes in some unorthodox moves with his Chris striking it down I'm sure that's confusing shallow it's a little bit [Music] [Applause] the way he bleep seat with those uppercuts and hooks John very very impressive all right yeah that uppercut certainly found its home there and look for a single leg to get on top of his opponent nurmagomedov and uh this is it this is a big round for Charlotte Russe he's gonna have to do something big here Charlotte Russe has dealt with injuries over the last calendar year staring at a ten month layoff here tonight and at least the first two rounds are an indication I think a lot of that is due to his opponent he's countering very well very impressive for his for his first fight in the Octagon first flight in a cage kidney moving very very well very technical countering looks like a veteran out there really does who's pursuing that sound like a Mongol man I'm having none I tell you what when you get a high-level wrestler like Charlotte Russe and we've seen it from him in the past but he gets your way you're on your button I mean this guy finishes takedowns and not able to do that against my bhagavato I believe I'm very very precipice take this off your shoulders but he ate another left I'm now working on it look at that single leg takedown from Nirvana Bana I don't think Shalom she's going to be able to finish this guillotine doesn't flood have his legs in the proper positioning and you could see him slipping out probably going to bail on it you're Marga Madoff cowering to the proper side going to the far side of that headlock things out big hammer fish there from the top position for the one who met and shall lose his face don't know show some wear and tear at this point got to be impressed with the condition [Applause] [Music] the manga man I'm trying to get that rear naked choke he's talking about the position but Bobby's all these that's it so the UFC and us go goes according to plan welcome to America beautiful performance go what it gave you for nur Marga made off against a true veteran the shallow Russia outwrestle them be out struck him and he finished the third round with the great rear naked choke here he is pressing him with his ground a pound kind of jumps over the guard of shallow Bruce right in the mouth position shall Rouge try to turn his back but that only opened up a rear naked choke for Habib nurmagomedov and here he is with the positioning game over inshallah Rouge not an easy guy to finish submitted here tonight for the first time in his mixed martial arts career to show high praise came in from nurmagomedov and he certainly lives up to the height the seams roofs 217 and oh you better learn from I'm not going anywhere the official decision is yours ladies and gentlemen referee Mario Yamasaki Scoville stopped in his contest at trip minutes eight seconds of the third round you're coming the winner by chop out a rear naked choke [Applause] so welcome to the United States hobby nurmagomedov congratulations on getting your first win here in the UFC no Bravo solid shot Habibullah Mahavira wasn't allowed to be I said they are capable a spicy buff sim also been a tendency no jump analysis fitness is we go the public seems fast Eva I want to thank everybody here all the fans I want to thank you would see it's very professional I love it here well very fluid performance here in your UFC debut let's take a look at the replay as you move from the mountain into the finishing choke talk to the control the boiler schedule I'm the most confident boy boy cheston's got that show dr. rosen's oh no - rebuttal if contain camara bottom of the Gaston attack monopoly this fire field of New Jersey it's my commander kid good super power person I was I was a bit cautious I was I had a strategy I was working on it I just despise it with my father back in Russia as well as my coach here I'm gonna cash stuff and with the help of my team K dojo we've been able to get it down guys any nerves whatsoever it she took to the Octagon here tonight the original pretenders a team at the Octagon Sawada da Boa truth L knows where Nadia's a token of solution well with javi that much of a total solution alhamdulillah poachers I definitely had the butterflies today however with the help of the of God I was able to get it done thank you so much well your performance certainly didn't show it ladies and gentlemen poppy nor Mago Mehta congratulate what a debut from hobby but nurmagomedov you

Channel: UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Length: 19min 1sec (1141 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 30 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/yogi333323]

He stood them up twice when Khabib was on top haha. Had Khabib gotten another 30 seconds each time he probably would’ve got side control or mount. Embarrassing to see that

[u/brjohns994]

Interesting piece of trivia about Kamal. He’s said that he doesn’t know his real age, because he used his older brother’s birth certificate.

[u/[deleted]]

At this point UFC just being cruel when realeasing all this pre fight stuff.

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[u/adambuddy]

There was a split second in 2010 where Kamal Shalorus was looking like he'd be a good fighter.

[u/TheRedKingMMA]

As a Persian , Kamal is my fucking boy tbh.

[u/[deleted]]

Khabib looks so small here. Did he just put on that much weight over the years?

[u/mmufca]

Who are Khabib’s coaches here? How long did it take him to go to AKA?

[u/FresnoMac]

Why is there a free fight for a fight that's not going to happen?

[u/twoooooodley]

Is that Anik commentating? man he sounds weird.