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16th August 2018
04:21pm BST

Yeah, 'The Menace' has some very fast hands. You may not have seen the true impact of it at that speed.
The best way to analyse a fight is to slow it down. Luckily, there is a big ass 'SLOW' button on UFC Fight Pass that allows users to watch fights in slow motion.
Pow! Right in the kisser!
By anyone's estimations, that lightning left hand was a very significant strike. While Nurmagomedov didn't appear to be too hurt but, he definitely felt it.
Remarkably, the commentary team didn't seem to notice this punch land in real time. After it found home, there were a few seconds of silence. Then Mike Goldberg rattled off some trivia about Nurmagomdov's hometown and his training arrangements in the US.
Here's another good sequence from 'The Menace'.
Let's slow that motherfucker down!
Nurmagomedov was caught again by another straight left hand. He clearly felt it, it caused him to stumble backwards. However, his footing was secure the entire time. Judging by his eyes, he was fully with it. Again, another very significant strike, but it would be unfair to say that Nurmagomedov was 'rocked' by this punch.
To be fair to the commentary team, they didn't suggest that Nurmagomedov was rocked either. Joe Rogan just claimed that Johnson was 'teeing off' on Nurmagomedov. This was a bit unfair. Nurmagomedov was avoided most of the punches, but he did get tagged by a few of them.
This is how Rogan reacted to the sequence in real time.
"Oh, he tagged him! He hurt him bad! Nurmagomedov is hurt right now! He's wobbly and hurt! He's moving around but, Nurmagomedov is still in trouble, Mike. His legs are not under him completely."Michael Bisping, who was working on the analyst desk for UFC 205 said the following at the start of the second round:
"Yeah, the first half of the round, Michael Johnson looked like he was going to knock him out."Did he? Cue the slow mo!
The big right hand connected with the jaw. The follow-up left hand whizzed past its target and caught nothing but arm. Another straight left hand landed on Nurmagomedov's forehead, but the fact that he was moving backwards lessened the impact of the blow. Then, the right hand was parried and the left hand missed.
Johnson had a lot of success in the striking department. He landed some very good shots on Nurmagomedov, particularly those straight left hands up top. However, did he really rock Nurmagomedov? Did he really come close to knocking him out?
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