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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammel Nister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammel Nister had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammel Nister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Rasta!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nister throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rasta was covering up waiting for the punch and Nister finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nister loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nister slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rasta is trying to keep Nister in close.
Rasta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nister in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nister slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Nister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nister misses with a body kick.
Nister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nister feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nister scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nister slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nister scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nister showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nister drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nister jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nister content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've been hearing good reports from Nister's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Nister showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rasta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nister's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nister postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nister slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nister with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nister lands a couple of digs.
Nister sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rasta is trying to control the position but Nister postures up.
Nister lands a couple of digs.
Rasta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nister stays in close to Rasta's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nister fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rasta sprawls well initially but Nister persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nister is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nister works his foot free and advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rasta can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nister controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nister raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammel Nister dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rasta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sammel Nister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Rasta. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Nister.
Nister throws a right hand that Rasta ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasta also avoids with ease.
Nister throws a big shot that misses.
Rasta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nister swings for the body but Rasta moves out of range.
Nister throws a looping overhand right but Rasta ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Rasta. Those never looked like landing.
Nister looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rasta trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nister looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nister throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rasta on his heels. He'll look to pass Rasta's guard now, I'm sure.
Nister slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammel Nister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rasta is working an open guard so Nister takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nister feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nister looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nister cracks Rasta with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasta looking for a sweep. Not yet Rasta, not yet.
Rasta has his foot on Nister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nister works his way back into a safe position though.
Nister sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rasta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nister is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sammel Nister.
Nister shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rasta is trying to defend but Nister finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nister content to control rather than advance.
Nister is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nister lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nister passes to side control.
Rasta is looking to regain half guard here but Nister keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammel Nister dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nister swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nister looking to score a takedown here. Rasta is defending well but Nister drives through and ends up in Rasta's guard.
Nister content to stall in guard here.
Nister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rasta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nister slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rasta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rasta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sammel Nister just wasn't active enough.
Nister tries to bum rush Rasta with a series of wild strikes but Rasta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nister dives in and scores a takedown into Rasta's guard.
Nister thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nister working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rasta's head.
Rasta is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nister is in close to Rasta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nister is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jack Rasta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nister connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nister is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nister is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nister is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasta being controlled here, momentarily.
Sammel Nister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nister distracts Rasta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nister 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sammel Nister.
Nister misses with a hook.
A jab from Nister misses.
Nister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rasta.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nister staying out of range there.
Rasta misses with a few strikes there.
Nister avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammel Nister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nister 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammel Nister!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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