Rewatch the full fight between Nassourdine Imavov and Joaquin Buckley ahead of Imavov’s main event matchup against Jared …
he has a big mouth so we’ll punch [Applause] him well he has a big mouth but he also has big power to back it up with as does both men and this is walk the crowd up chance of Naz throughout the building Buckley comes into this running a hot streak of three fights last time out got a round two Knockouts of Albert J of Dr stoage back in June manager playfully called him Clubber Lang and actually I spoke to walking about this said Mr T was his favorite character and he’s kind of been embodying that quite a bit this week what you talking about fool [Music] [Applause] who doesn’t love a bit of Mr T fantastic program at the 18 wow taking me back I mean I I like the footwork here of brookley side to side a lot of movement lateral movement nazar’s trying to pin him down Corral him against the fence and he is doing what he said if he said he was going to be patient that he is I mean they look like in different way classes 100% it’s insane French media spoke about how they had this gem in seral Gan but they’ve also been hiding another in the shadows and he goes by the name of nin imov they reckon he has the talent to sit on the middleweight Throne big assignment tonight let’s see what he can do I mean yeah Ian got a record of 11 and three looks very promising so far came close with that uppercut a second ago look at that bucket disengages imov away mouthpieces out Bley kicked it out of his face look at this you stop with stop what I say back in there’s that compe nature when we’re talking about in the walkouts Godard earning his money tonight yeah really nasan was not waiting you know that could be uh psychologically crippling for Bley you don’t handle that correctly yeah he needs to get something back my yeah yeah sure great [Applause] defense I feel like IM has been bottling it all up the Social Media stuff things during fight week the weighin and he’s got a method to make but oh Big Shot nice let L most signant blow so far there’s a good knee as well B’s going to assert himself into this fight mainly defensive so far oh nice elbow good head movement from Buckley imov is so confident though look at him talking to him hands low stalking him Buckley said that he’s saw something at the open workouts that gave the game away or something for imov well he said that his coach ban Lopez is drilling bad habits into the style of imol doesn’t look like it so far though I’ve got to say so far na de is looking fantastic yeah Bley has got to try to land something to get the respect that was nice from Bley there but again the footwork of imov just got him out of the way it was a nice attack from Bley but he retreated perfectly himen left Bley throwing it fresh [Applause] out to the bement Finish to the basement oh oh man nearly got caught with that knee as he was throwing that roundhouse kick this coach’s C is brought to you by proper number 12 Irish whiskey finish it fans I want it hey finish Strong finish strong El up elbs up off the cage there you go there you go yeah yeah finish it that was a good attempt but a lot of energy used to no avail and now he’s in full Mount 16 seconds to work position defining inside the a Arena a massive assault from him above tra the arm face down on the canvas needs to get that left arm free there it is back straight away try to counter that’s nice that’s that’s toughness yeah it is it is I mean that was a hard blow send the mouthpiece flying but still instincts to fire back straight away I like that yeah that’s a good thing to see if you’re team Buckley right now round number two then this is the round that IM predicted that he was going to finish Buckley [Applause] in and you know at the end of round one there mark Gard went up and had a really Stern warning for imov of course when the brown finished still getting in his face still taunting him talking a little I think he actually slapped him as well which God was upset about and we saw that earlier on as well in the round so OV as they got a serious telling off from Mar Godard look at the confidence building in him above the posturing yeah he’s loose he’s loose he’s confident he’s deadly he’s powerful very technical he’s a tough man he’s a very hard man to beat close that hand just that movement the movement time time listen to me my friend you understand look at me this is a hard warning I need you to keep that hand closed you understand me please yes you understand me keep it closed away BR away from that corner come here turn around look at me you can see back in yeah got him with the thumb there the thumb kind of got him a little bit not too bad not the worst I po I’ve ever seen but still if he does it again I think he’ll lose a points yeah I think so well it’s not just that you know he’s getting on the wrong side of mar Gard yeah Mar he’s looking to take a point he’s looking to say I’m the boss in here okay well Buckley’s trying to assert himself as well very mobile attacks he’s trying all the angles that his Corner implored him to but OV looks really really good with his footwork that’s just it he’s so right now he’s not backing very far away from Buckley he’s staying right in front of him but avoiding all of these big shots even as Buckley is doing the right things you see there is’s trying to angle change is trying to faint but he just can’t reach the target there it is good shot took out the cameraman as well that’ll do wonders for his confidence that’s the best shot Buckle he’s landed so far it looks like Michael though he’s got to spend twice if not three times the amount of energy to to get off well that’s right he can’t hit him with one shot because he’s out of range and imov has defensive instincts he moves back he Glides away so B has to continue the onslaught it has to be four five six seven punches even just to land that one this guys are throwing they’re swinging they’re both throwing unfortunately for Buckley it’s imov who’s Landing he’s Landing the better shots there’s a clean take down bu’s not down properly he hasn’t given up he has now though needs to posture up need to explode on his feet and get up fantastic grip on the by IM but again needs to use that wizard Bley still got it on the right side need to get on his left hand and now he’s tra yeah Yep this is his problem some call it the dagistan Handcuff takes the back let’s see what happens here playing hard on the face uncomfortable for Buckley no doubt but I don’t think it’s going to be enough yeah Buckley fights the hands but imov still in that dominant position it’s got the body triangle doesn’t seem to be cinching on it too much just sitting [Applause] there it’s it’s on the right side for imov just to sit there right yeah he weaves the foot as well a minute to work in this position as he swims the arm looking for the to get under the chin that looks pretty good it’s not under the chin but it’s is there still a lot of [Applause] pressure the crowd getting behind every advancement from [Music] [Applause] imov talking to him ooh that was a good but you see the blood open straight away straight away started [Applause] bleeding he’s just cranking on Buckley at the moment so uncomfortable 23 [Applause] seconds he’s squeezing with everything he’s got just making Buckley’s life uncomfortable here B guys the mouthpiece it’s just hell it’s just hell someone’s cracking you in the face landed elbow trying to pull your head off your shoulders and you’re like come on give me a break went back to we sto the crowd are on their feet loving this third and final round Buckley’s Corner looking for their Rocky moments well it’s a very exciting fight I mean OV he’s clearly dominated it and very ahead but the fact that they don’t like each other so much the fact that Buckley is still in this fight and trying to make it excited trying to get a he’s got this crowd on the feet imab with mean intentions in this contest that fluid kickboxing [Applause] style at the shots well just over swag and imov took full advantage of that snuck right behind him now going to look for a take down and you know it’s a testament to the power of Bley really because I think he connected on a few times and imov didn’t like how it felt and he’s like you know what I I’m going to take this guy down yeah I’m going to grapp I’m going to take away that risk back to his feet imov is on the on the double but probably losing his grip a little here this is where Buckley’s got a fight like everything is on the line because it is right now in this fight he can’t afford any of those takedowns can’t be given up any more position time on the mat coming back the other way though imab is dreamt of this moment of performing in front of his friends and family here in Paris as he launches himself through the air still good defense here from imar but Buckley is swinging wild IM has got to be very careful B’s coming on really strong here oh nice uppercut an uppercut and again the puck is swinging he’s putting everything into this everything I mean you can’t doubt the heart of BU for real absolutely not his son turned two in August he’s missing his birthdays the sacrifices that these Fighters go through very very difficult and it’s moments like this this is the best round so far for Bley looking good he’s looking dangerous putting together combinations 2 minutes 30 and the way he’s swinging I mean of course imob has a hell of a chin on him but the way bu swings everything and we’ve seen him knock out plenty of people in the past he’s got to empty the tank and go for it for the next 2 minutes 15 seconds you never know yeah my uh slowing down slowed down quite a bit in this slowing down yeah combinations from Buckley wow the confidence well the ti is turning the tidee is turning here that’s a key sprawl can he stay on the feet it looks like it and not only he’s got to stay on the feet Michael he has got to try to urgently get out of this clinch position against the fence this is exactly where wants to keep this [Applause] fight big drama here in the third round between these two middleweights w Buckley with blood pouring from his nose and mouth marches forward trying to engineer some kind of opening to turn this fight [Applause] around I mean look at this now IM imov just looked at the clock he’s definitely slowed down the body langu is most different and look at R Bley I mean this would be such a he can get he’s done shooting more than we’ve seen him perfectly timed that was legal that yeah he was up he was up good patience there from Buckley to wait for that knee I mean I am so impressed with M Buckley right now he had two very hard rounds and now look at this but he needs to disengage no more clinching I agree Buckley made a decision on that stall coming out for round number three yeah that was pretty awesome to see wasn’t it yeah to see that transformation happen right there like how badly do you want it it might still be a little bit too late the final effort 25 seconds nice strike there by the sniper imov rangy stuff oh here we go he losing his structure a little bit last few seconds barley swinging trying everything that he’s got what a fight ladies and gentlemen after three rounds we go to the judges cars for decision the judges score the contest 2928 2928 and 3027 for the winner by unanimous decision n Dean in [Applause]