Altering of the guard? Umar Nurmagomedov shines on UFC debut, submits Sergey Morozov in second spherical on Combat Island

Along with his cousin Khabib trying on, Umar Nurmagomedov regarded each inch the rising star that his coach Javier Mendez says he’s, dominating the stand-up and grappling en path to a second-round end of the gritty Kazakh Morozov.

Nurmagomedov, now 13-Zero as an expert, seems set to proceed his well-known household title within the Octagon for a few years to come back after he dazzled on “Combat Island” in what was his delayed debut combat within the UFC, showcasing a collection of excellent kicks and grappling exchanges en path to successful by second-round rear-naked choke submission. 

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With UFC light-weight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in his nook and AKA coaching associate Daniel Cormier within the commentary sales space, the combat could have had one thing of a well-known really feel for the 25-year-old. 

The strategy of victory, although, definitely wasn’t a shock. It’s the sixth submission win on the Russian’s good document, and suitably mirrored the model of preventing for which his household title has develop into identified. 

However this was no walkover, nor was it meant to be. Morozov got here into the combat with a substantial repute of his personal, having received 5 straight fights within the M-1 promotion – all however a kind of coming inside the gap. 

The Kazakh bantamweight proved to be a harmful foe early, incessantly threatening along with his perpetually-cocked proper hand. Nonetheless, the pace of Nurmagomedov’s hanging strategies – and particularly his freakishly speedy question-mark kick – flummoxed Morozov as the primary spherical wore on.

Nurmagomedov landed a glancing excessive kick early within the second which compelled a hasty withdrawal from Morozov, and that proved to be the start of the top as Nurmagomedov amped up the stress.

Morozov held his personal on the bottom by a number of exchanges however quickly discovered himself in checkmate as Nurmagomedov pulled a way out of his household’s field of tips to sink within the fight-ending submission which quickly robbed Morozov of his consciousness, handing Nurmagomedov his debut UFC win. 

“Comfortable. I really feel good,” Umar advised Daniel Cormier in English after the combat, earlier than UFC light-weight champion Khabib took over the interpretation duties.

“He talked about me. 9 years in the past, 20th January 2012 I beat my opponent like this with this choke and in the present day he did this, however I did it within the third spherical and he did it within the second spherical,” Khabib defined to Cormier.

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The combat Khabib was referring to was his personal UFC debut in opposition to Kamal Shalorus, a combat which got here on the prelims of a FOX card headlined by Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller.

And judging by the style of the win, and enhancing upon Khabib’s personal UFC debut bout within the group one yr shy of a decade in the past, the newest title from the Nurmagomedov meeting line appears greater than able to forging his personal legacy within the sport.