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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Nygard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zuk Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nygard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is To Holmgard and Beyond. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mathias Nygard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zuk Norris!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nygard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Norris in his tracks.
It looks like Zuk Norris has been cut.
Nygard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nygard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris.
Norris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nygard, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Nygard in his tracks for a moment.
Nygard takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nygard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Norris lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Mathias Nygard has been cut.
Nygard misses with the head strike.
Nygard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
Norris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris lands a damaging elbow.
Nygard misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nygard.
Nygard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Norris blocks a body shot from Nygard.
Nygard letting Norris take a breather here.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nygard fails to land.
Nygard wants to break free but Norris has control.
Nygard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris lands a damaging elbow.
Nygard tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris.
Nygard throws a head punch that misses.
Nygard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norris lands a damaging elbow.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygard misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a nice elbow.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nygard's efforts to push away.
Norris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Norris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nygard is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Nygard fails to land.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norris looking to stall.
Nygard blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nygard presses Norris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norris looks gassed!
Nygard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norris.
Nygard scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard avoids a wild elbow strike from Norris.
Nygard digs a right hand into Norris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Norris's gas tank.
Nygard lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Nygard.
Nygard blocks an elbow strike from Norris.
Nygard is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Nygard.
Nygard tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nygard.
Nygard misses with a punch on the inside.
Nygard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Nygard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nygard working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Nygard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris blocking some punches.
Nygard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nygard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nygard can't break the clinch.
Norris taking a breather.
Nygard has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Nygard in his tracks for a moment.
Nygard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nygard lands an uppercut.
Nygard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norris.
Nygard scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Nygard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nygard swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygard throws a head punch that misses.
Nygard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Nygard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nygard.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Nygard as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nygard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nygard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Nygard throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Norris pushes off an throws an elbow but Nygard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nygard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Nygard avoiding damage as Norris throws knees to the body.
Nygard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Nygard scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Zuk Norris's cut even more.
Nygard digs a right hand underneath Norris's ribcage. Norris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Nygard is trying to break free.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Nygard has double underhooks.
Nygard is trying to break the clinch but Norris is controlling him.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Nygard is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nygard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nygard fails to land.
Norris wants to stall.
Norris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nygard scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Nygard digs a right hand underneath Norris's ribcage. Norris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nygard has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Nygard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Nygard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Nygard.
A head punch on the inside from Nygard fails to land.
Nygard throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Nygard has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris is looking to control Nygard's arms but Nygard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nygard fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Nygard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Norris blocking some punches.
Norris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygard is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nygard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Nygard scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nygard blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathias Nygard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Nygard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norris throws a sloppy head kick and Nygard moves out of range easily.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Nygard.
Nygard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Norris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nygard can't break the clinch.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nygard lands a shoulder strike.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Nygard in his tracks for a moment.
Norris lands an elbow inside that Nygard shrugs off.
Norris has Nygard pressed against the cage, preventing Nygard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nygard misses with some punches.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nygard's brow.
Norris lands an elbow inside.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Nygard in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nygard - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Nygard.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard takes an elbow to the temple.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nygard gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nygard throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nygard misses with a punch on the inside.
Nygard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard tries to break free but Norris pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nygard fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Nygard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris lands an elbow just above Nygard 's eye.
Mathias Nygard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Norris misses with an elbow over the top.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris tries to stall but Nygard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norris prevents a body shot from Nygard.
Nygard tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nygard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
Nygard is trying to break the clinch but Norris has him pressed against the cage.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris blocking some punches.
Nygard misses with the head strike.
Norris misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nygard is looking to clinch.
Norris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Norris lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Norris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nygard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nygard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nygard moves into range and clinches up with Norris.
Nygard takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nygard backwards.
Norris lands a damaging elbow.
Nygard dodges an elbow strike from Norris.
Nygard dodges an elbow strike from Norris.
Norris has Nygard pressed against the cage, preventing Nygard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norris lands an elbow inside.
Norris lands an elbow just above Nygard 's eye.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Nygard in his tracks for a moment.
Nygard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nygard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nygard lands an uppercut.
Nygard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nygard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nygard's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
Nygard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nygard lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris.
Nygard has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nygard's defenses.
Norris lands an elbow inside.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard is trying to force a seperation but Norris has the dominant position.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nygard.
Nygard managing to block the knees to the body from Norris.
Nygard wants to get back to striking at distance but Norris won't allow it.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Nygard in his tracks for a moment.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris keeps control of Nygard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nygard has had enough of the clinch but Norris keeps him there for the moment.
Nygard misses with some punches.
Nygard avoids a wild elbow strike from Norris.
Norris takes a shot to the head.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nygard tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Nygard.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Nygard in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard can't break the clinch.
Norris blocking some punches.
Nygard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Nygard swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nygard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
Norris missing with knees to the body.
Nygard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris.
Nygard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norriss head.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nygard takes an elbow to the temple.
Norris lands an elbow just above Nygard 's eye.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Nygard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nygard closes the distance and clinches.
Nygard throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Norris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nygard is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mathias Nygard will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nygard closes the distance but Norris moves to the side
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nygard's brow.
Norris lands an elbow that stopped Nygard in his tracks for a moment.
Nygard gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nygard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nygard avoids a wild elbow strike from Norris.
Nygard blocks an elbow strike.
Nygard misses with a punch on the inside.
Nygard has a couple of punches blocked by Norris.
Nygard is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris is looking to control Nygard's arms but Nygard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Nygard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nygard misses with the head strike.
Nygard throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Norris.
Nygard misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris pushes off an throws an elbow but Nygard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nygard is trying to force a seperation but Norris has the dominant position.
Norris lands a nice elbow.
Nygard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nygard avoids a wild elbow strike from Norris.
Nygard swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nygard managing to block the knees to the body from Norris.
A short right from Nygard on the inside.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Nygard working hard to break the clinch.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norris has Nygard pressed against the cage, preventing Nygard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nygard misses with the head strike.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard tries to break free but Norris pushes him back against the cage.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris misses with an elbow strike.
Norris has Nygard pressed against the cage, preventing Nygard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nygard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Norris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nygard.
Norris is looking to control Nygard's arms but Nygard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Norris seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Norris lands a nice elbow.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nygard tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nygard.
Nygard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Norris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nygard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nygard's efforts to push away.
Nygard is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nygard blocks an elbow strike from Norris.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norris throws an elbow that misses.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Nygard fails to land.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zuk Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nygard lands a shot to the body.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris trying to control the position but instead, Nygard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris into the cage.
Nygard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nygard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Nygard as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nygard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nygard.
Nygard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris blocking some punches.
Nygard lands with a short shot to the head.
Nygard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nygard is trying to break free.
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nygard's defenses.
Norris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norris prevents Nygard from breaking the clinch.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nygard moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Nygard doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Nygard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nygard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nygard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nygard tries to clinch but Norris is having none of it.
Nygard darts in and clinches Norris up against the cage.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nygard misses with some punches.
Norris lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norris throws an elbow but misses.
Norris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Norris.
Nice elbow from Norris.
Nygard throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Nygard pushes Norris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nygard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nygard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nygard as Norris tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Nygard.
Nygard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nygard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nygard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nygard lands with a left to the head.
Mathias Nygard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris has Nygard pressed against the cage, preventing Nygard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norris has Nygard pressed against the cage, preventing Nygard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathias Nygard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nygard 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 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathias Nygard!
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