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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 4247 p4p, 5510 weight class) and David Morrell Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrell Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Orishas A lo Cubano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Morrell Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrell Jr lands with an overhand left.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrell Jr moves away.
Morrell Jr feints the counter takedown.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrell Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Morrell Jr avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov misses with a straight left.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Khabib Nurmagomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrell Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nurmagomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrell Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
Morrell Jr throws a head kick but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nurmagomedov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nurmagomedov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nurmagomedov misses.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Nurmagomedov. Those never looked like landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Nurmagomedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice looking combination but Morrell Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook. Morrell Jr ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Nurmagomedov catches Morrell Jr right on the button with a cross.
It looks like David Morrell Jr has been cut.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a looping left.
Morrell Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmagomedov moves out of range easily.
Morrell Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Morrell Jr avoids it easily.
Morrell Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmagomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nurmagomedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrell Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrell Jr wants to clinch up but Nurmagomedov keeps it at a distance.
Morrell Jr blocks a jab.
Jab from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy right hand but Morrell Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrell Jr slips under a jab.
Nurmagomedov misses with a few strikes there.
Morrell Jr blocks a head kick by Nurmagomedov.
Morrell Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmagomedov.
Morrell Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice looking combination but Morrell Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nurmagomedov is breathing heavily.
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Nurmagomedov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrell Jr.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrell Jr.
Nurmagomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrell Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up.
Morrell Jr avoids the body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurmagomedov stuns Morrell Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr cracks Nurmagomedov with a good jab.
Nurmagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Morrell Jr moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Morrell Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrell Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Morrell Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagomedov misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Morrell Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrell Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrell Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nurmagomedov missing with a left hand there. Morrell Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Morrell Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrell Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morrell Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morrell Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Morrell Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrell Jr wants to clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws out a loose jab but Morrell Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrell Jr can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrell Jr.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Morrell Jr ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrell Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morrell Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrell Jr manages to avoid it.
Morrell Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrell Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrell Jr scores with the left hand. Nurmagomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Nurmagomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morrell Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrell Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morrell Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morrell Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrell Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Morrell Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nurmagomedov has got the better of the exchanges.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Morrell Jr's ribcage but misses.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Morrell Jr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nurmagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
Morrell Jr moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmagomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morrell Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nurmagomedov lands a head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morrell Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Morrell Jr slips under a jab.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a combination but Morrell Jr avoids it well.
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up but Nurmagomedov circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up.
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch.
Morrell Jr blocks a head kick by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nurmagomedov misses with an uppercut.
Morrell Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Morrell Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrell Jr is looking to slow Nurmagomedov down with leg kicks.
Nurmagomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Morrell Jr.
Morrell Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmagomedov misses the shot to the body.
Morrell Jr wants to clinch up but Nurmagomedov keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrell Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Morrell Jr moves out of range.
Morrell Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrell Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmagomedov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrell Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrell Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morrell Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nurmagomedov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrell Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov defends it well.
Nurmagomedov looks to land a combination but Morrell Jr avoids it well.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a counter combo.
Morrell Jr wants to clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Morrell Jr was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Nurmagomedov. Those never looked like landing.
Nurmagomedov throws a jab when Morrell Jr was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrell Jr manages to avoid it.
And Morrell Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Nurmagomedov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrell Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nurmagomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morrell Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrell Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the side of Morrell Jr's head but Morrell Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morrell Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Morrell Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up.
Morrell Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a series of punches but Morrell Jr moves out of range.
Morrell Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morrell Jr punishes Nurmagomedov's body with a nice straight punch.
Nurmagomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrell Jr moves in looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov pushes him off.
Morrell Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morrell Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrell Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Morrell Jr - just one landing.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch there but Nurmagomedov circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrell Jr. That snapped Nurmagomedov's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmagomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrell Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Morrell Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
David Morrell Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrell Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Nurmagomedov thuds a left hand into Morrell Jr's body.
Nurmagomedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrell Jr manages to avoid it.
Morrell Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nurmagomedov takes a swing at Morrell Jr's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nurmagomedov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
A victorious Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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