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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kebab Nurminen (ranked 730 p4p, 748 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 101 p4p, 104 weight class). Ruslan Danilov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kebab Nurminen's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kebab Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danilov.
Danilov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurminen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That kick from Danilov tenderised Nurminen's leg. Nurminen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danilov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danilov throws a front kick aimed at Nurminen's knee but Nurminen avoids it well.
Danilov throws a right hand that misses
and Danilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurminen dives in and scores a takedown into Danilov's guard.
Danilov is trying to control the position but Nurminen postures up.
Danilov being controlled here, momentarily.
Danilov keeping moving, preventing Nurminen from controlling successfully.
Nurminen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nurminen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danilov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen tries to free his leg and advance position but Danilov is retaining full guard.
Nurminen postures up.
Danilov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nurminen defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danilov is on top in guard.
Danilov wants to control from the top but Nurminen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurminen looking to control.
Nurminen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danilov is one step ahead there.
Danilov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen keeping moving, preventing Danilov from controlling successfully.
Nurminen has Danilov pulled in close to control his posture.
Danilov stays in close to Nurminen's body and controls the position.
Nurminen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danilov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danilov trying to control but Nurminen is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Danilov scores with a punch to the head.
Danilov pushes Nurminen away with a front kick.
Ruslan Danilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Nurminen.
Danilov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurminen was well out of range. Poor timing from Danilov.
Nurminen fails to land the takedown.
Danilov misses with a low kick as Nurminen jumps back.
Danilov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nurminen counters with an inside leg kick.
Danilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Danilov.
Danilov misses with a body shot.
Nurminen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danilov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurminen.
Nurminen slips a jab and a cross from Danilov.
Danilov throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nurminen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Danilov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nurminen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Danilov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danilov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurminen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nurminen.
Danilov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nurminen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nurminen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Danilov can pounce on him.
Danilov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurminen throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Danilov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Danilov misses.
Danilov throws a low kick, looking for Nurminen's leg but Nurminen calmly moves out of range.
Danilov scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Danilov is predictable there
and Nurminen counters with a series of strikes that sends Danilov to the canvas! Nurminen follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Danilov is rocked!
Nurminen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Danilov is still in real trouble! Can Nurminen finish him?
Nurminen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Danilov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nurminen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurminen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurminen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurminen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurminen trying to control but Danilov is having none of it.
Nurminen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurminen is landing with some decent strikes but Danilov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Danilov tries to lock up and control but Nurminen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands a nice shot to the head.
Danilov is looking to get to half guard.
Danilov keeps trying to improve his position.
Danilov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nurminen landing punches.
Nurminen with shots to the head and body - Danilov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Danilov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Danilov wants to hold on but Nurminen pushes him away.
Danilov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nurminen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kebab Nurminen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danilov can't escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danilov is still trying to improve position.
Nurminen looking to control but Danilov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov gets back to half guard.
Danilov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nurminen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Danilov is trying to keep Nurminen in close.
Our spies down at at The Barn inform us that Danilov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nurminen wants to control from the top but Danilov keeps moving.
Nurminen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nurminen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Danilov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nurminen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nurminen postures up.
Nurminen trying to control but Danilov is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Danilov wants to sweep here but Nurminen controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danilov lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nurminen checks a leg kick.
Danilov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ruslan Danilov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danilov throws a lazy uppercut
and Nurminen counters with a left and a right that stings Danilov.
Danilov slips a straight right by Nurminen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Nurminen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Nurminen.
An inside leg kick lands from Danilov.
Danilov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danilov misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Danilov.
Danilov scores with a leg kick.
Danilov missing with a left hand there. Nurminen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurminen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Danilov throws a leg kick but Nurminen checks it.
Danilov slips a straight right by Nurminen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurminen throws a poor cross that misses
and Danilov counters with a body kick that stops Nurminen in his tracks momentarily.
Danilov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nurminen is able to avoid easily.
Danilov connects with a solid leg kick.
Danilov throws a lazy right hand but Nurminen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurminen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurminen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov lands a jab.
Danilov lands a high kick!
Danilov throws a head kick that misses.
Danilov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nurminen.
Nurminen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Danilov.
Danilov tried to score with a low kick but Nurminen checks it.
Danilov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danilov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurminen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurminen misses the target.
Danilov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nurminen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danilov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Danilov throws out a leg kick but Nurminen moves out of range and Danilov only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nurminen wants to slow Danilov down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick from Danilov misses.
Danilov scores with a leg kick.
Danilov moves out of range as Nurminen strikes.
Danilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Danilov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurminen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danilov throws a leg kick
and Nurminen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurminen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nurminen throws a shot from downtown. Danilov moves away and avoids it.
Danilov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danilov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurminen throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurminen missing with a left hand there. Danilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nurminen throws a nice looking combination but Danilov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Danilov responds with a good body kick, but Nurminen manages to step out the way in time.
Danilov scores with a nice body kick.
Danilov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A right-left combo lands from Nurminen.
Danilov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nurminen at a distance.
Nurminen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danilov. Danilov obviously looking to wear him down.
Danilov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nurminen throws an overhand right that lands on Danilov's shoulder, as Danilov tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Danilov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danilov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilov lands a nice looking body kick.
Danilov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurminen misses with a double jab.
Nurminen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danilov's hands.
Danilov slips a straight right by Nurminen.
And Danilov tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurminen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Danilov misses with a low kick.
Nurminen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Danilov avoids it.
A low kick lands for Danilov.
Nurminen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danilov.
Danilov throws a leg kick that misses.
Nurminen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danilov scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Danilov as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Nurminen misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Danilov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Danilov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Danilov!
Ruslan Danilov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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