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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kebab Nurminen (ranked 2295 p4p, 1704 weight class) and Max Roberts (ranked 307 p4p, 239 weight class). Roberts is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Break Stuff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 cm
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kebab Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nurminen scores with a body shot.
Nurminen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurminen lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts looks winded!
Nurminen lands with a good body shot.
Nurminen lands a body shot.
Roberts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nurminen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nurminen scores with a nice strike.
Nurminen tries to land a front kick but Roberts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nurminen throws the kick towards the body but Roberts avoids it.
Roberts follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nurminen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nurminen - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurminen throws an overhand right that lands on Roberts's shoulder, as Roberts tries to avoid the shot.
Roberts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Nurminen.
Nurminen connects with a single shot there.
Nurminen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurminen scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Max Roberts has been cut.
Nurminen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nurminen throws a wild body kick that Roberts sees coming a mile off.
Roberts throws a fast counter high kick but Nurminen manages to duck under it in time.
Nurminen lands a body shot.
Nurminen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberts. Roberts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts feints the counter takedown.
Nurminen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurminen throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Nurminen rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Nurminen.
Roberts looking for a takedown.
Nurminen works on Roberts's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen stalling the fight.
Nurminen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Nurminen to work.
A right hook to the body lands for Nurminen.
Nurminen lands an uppercut.
Nurminen slowing the pace effectively.
Roberts is looking for a takedown.
Nurminen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen just leaning against Roberts, taking a breather.
Nurminen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurminen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurminen just leaning against Roberts, taking a breather.
Nurminen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Nurminen lands with a light punch inside.
Nurminen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Roberts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kebab Nurminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Roberts.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nurminen.
Nurminen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roberts's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roberts or not.
Nurminen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nurminen lands a body punch.
Nurminen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurminen is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Nurminen.
Roberts is rocked!
Nurminen tries a body shot but Roberts blocks it.
Roberts is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurminen finish him?
Nurminen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roberts seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurminen is pushing Roberts up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kebab Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurminen cracks a nice hook into Roberts's ribs.
Nurminen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurminen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roberts if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurminen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Roberts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands with a cross.
We've been informed that Roberts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nurminen connects with a body shot that sends Roberts's belly button to the back.
Kebab Nurminen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurminen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kebab Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurminen scores with a nice right hand.
Nurminen is looking to wear down Roberts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nurminen lands a big head kick that sends Roberts to the canvas! Nurminen follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kebab Nurminen!
Kebab Nurminen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Max Roberts was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm a much better fighter than what you seen here, TRUST ME, ill be better next time.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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