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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikon Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Kline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikon Popov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kline!
Popov scoring with punches and elbows.
Popov slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Popov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kline really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Popov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Popov advances to mount.
Popov raining down shots from the mount!
Popov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Scott Kline has been cut.
Popov controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov lands a big shot there that rocks Kline but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Popov content just to control the position here.
Popov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Popov has control of Kline's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kline regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Popov lands with some strikes.
Popov fails to advance to Kline's back.
Popov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kline is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov looking to secure an arm triangle but Kline defends it well.
Kline in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kline is squirming around, avoiding Popov's attempts to control the action.
Popov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kline manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kline is letting Popov control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikon Popov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Kline's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Popov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Popov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kline might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Popov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kline trying to keep a closed guard but Popov is proving a slippery customer.
Popov stays in close to Kline's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov passes Kline's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Popov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kline tries to roll over but Popov keeps him under control.
Popov not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Popov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kline with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Popov is controlling the pace.
Popov passes to side control.
Popov scoring with punches from side control.
Popov is staying tight to Kline's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikon Popov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Popov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kline keeps working.
Popov scoring with punches and elbows.
Popov advances nicely into full mount.
Kline tries to reverse the position but Popov maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kline in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Popov with the ground and pound from mount.
Popov controlling the position easily from mount.
Kline is wriggling around trying to escape.
Popov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Popov is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kline in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikon Popov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Kline's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Popov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Popov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kline struggling a bit here.
Popov just content to control the position.
Popov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kline is looking to regain half guard here but Popov keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov tries for a kimura but Kline is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Popov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Popov lands a nice forearm strike.
Kline is rocked!
Popov has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kline is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Popov yanks on the arm and Kline is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Popov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikon Popov!
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pop
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RATING
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