Merab Dvalishvili delivered a superb efficiency within the UFC 311 co-main occasion on Saturday evening, securing a decisive choice victory over the beforehand undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov.
Issues bought off to a comparatively gradual begin within the opening spherical, however issues lastly began to open up close to the two-minute mark when Dvalishvili let his fingers go and began to mild up the Dagestani together with his strikes. Nonetheless, it was Nurmagomedov who’d land probably the most important blow of the spherical, touchdown a giant proper hand that had ‘The Machine’ reeling with 10 seconds to go within the spherical.
Whereas the primary spherical undoubtedly belonged to Dvalishvili, Nurmagomedov narrowed the hole within the second, touchdown a sequence of stable strikes and exhibiting off his impeccable takedown protection. Nurmagomedov additionally managed to land the primary takedown of the struggle, taking Dvalishvili’s again within the course of, but it surely wasn’t lengthy earlier than ‘The Machine’ muscled his means again up.
In maybe his greatest spherical of the struggle to date, Dvalishvili manages to place Nurmagomedov on the mat for the primary time, although he can’t maintain him there for very lengthy.
As we made it to the championship rounds, it grew to become clear that Nurmagomedov was starting to run empty as his actions started trying labored. In fact, ‘The Machine’ seemed like he might go one other 5 rounds as he relentlessly tried takedown after takedown and caught the Dagestani with a nasty overhand proper within the waning seconds of the fifth spherical. With Nurmagomedov rocked, Dvalishvili scored one last takedown, pinning his opponent to the mat till the ultimate seconds ticked off the clock.
Official Outcome: Merab Dvalishvili def. Umar Nurmagomedov through unanimous choice (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
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