Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GC 334 Megaton vs Honda
Date: Feb 16, 2020

#R1#
A shot to the liver by Nurmy. Beautiful body shot.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cold steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cold throws a head kick that misses
and Nurmy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Steven Cold has been cut.
Cold throws a nice head kick! #CUT2#
It looks like Khalabib Nurmy has been cut.
Nurmy defending well as Cold loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Cold closes the distance and clinches.
Nurmy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cold is defending well.
Nurmy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nurmy is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurmy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nurmy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nurmy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurmy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Nurmy.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Nurmy misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmy tries for a takedown but Cold manages to get underhooks.
Cold lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
Nurmy prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmy's elbow.
Cold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurmy or not. #T1#
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold works on Nurmy's body with a couple of short punches.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.
Cold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Nurmy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Cold.
Cold cracks Nurmy with a nice body shot.
Cold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Cold.
Nurmy is looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Cold.
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Cold.
Cold lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmy prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Cold as the two fighters clinch.
Cold struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmy controls his hands.
Cold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cold lands a body punch. #T2#
Cold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nurmy prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cold pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Cold.
Cold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cold.
Cold scores with a hook to the body.
Cold pushes Nurmy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nurmy takes a shot to the head.
Cold lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Cold.
Cold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nurmy blocks a body shot from Cold.
Cold lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmy takes a shot to the head.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Nurmy prevents a body shot from Cold.
Cold gets underhooks to prevent Nurmy's takedown attempt.
Cold lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Cold.
A short right from Cold on the inside.
A short right from Cold.
Nurmy blocks a body shot from Cold.
Cold misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Cold scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Cold on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Cold.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cold.
Cold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nurmy.
A short uppercut from Cold.
Cold lands a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nurmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Cold on the inside. #ROC2#
Nurmy is rocked!
Cold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurmys head.
Oh Nurmy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cold unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nurmy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cold is unloading with more strikes now! Nurmy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Cold!
Steven Cold really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: GC 331 Honda vs Hoarse
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1##CL2#
Newton drives through and clinches with Nurmy against the cage.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmy.
Nurmy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Newton prevents it.
Nurmy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Nurmy.
Nurmy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Newton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nurmy has been working on his balance at Westside Martial Arts, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Newton.
Nurmy swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Newton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nurmy regains guard. #ES#
Nurmy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Newton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nurmy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmy slips a straight right by Newton.
Nice defenses there by Newton.#CL2#
Newton closes the distance and clinches.
Newton lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Newton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nurmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Nurmy goes for a takedown attempt but Newton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nurmy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.#T1#
Newton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nurmy loads up on a big right hand but Newton slips the punch.
Newton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nurmy takes one to the side of the head. #CL#
Nurmy clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Newton. #TD2#
Newton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Newton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Nurmy trying to control the position.
Nurmy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newton is one step ahead there.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Newton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Newton advances to full mount. #T2#
Nurmy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nurmy is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Newton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nurmy is surviving well by controlling Newton's body position as best he can. #SUB2#
Newton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Newton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nurmy is working to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Newton looking to secure an arm triangle but Nurmy defends it well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nurmy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB2#
Nurmy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Newton. #SUB2#
Newton has hold of Nurmy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nurmy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #SUB2#
Newton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nurmy is looking to get to half guard.#SUB2#
Newton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nurmy manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Nurmy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nurmy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T4##SUB2#
Newton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nurmy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newton. #SUB2#
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Nurmy is defending well.
Nurmy is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurmy trying to control but Newton postures up. #SUB2#
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Nurmy defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Newton is looking for a kimura here.
Nurmy works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Newton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Newton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nurmy.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newton lands a head shot.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut. Newton saw that one coming.
Newton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nurmy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Newton gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmy. #TD2#
Newton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nurmy tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB2#
Newton swings around for an armbar but Nurmy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Newton's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Newton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nurmy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmy preventing the sweep.
Newton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Newton's head.
Newton looking to control. #SUB2#
Newton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Nurmy should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Newton has tightened it up now! Nurmy should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bill Newton!

Event: GC 327 Xmas Bash!
Date: Dec 25, 2019

#R1#
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Whitaker connects with a jab.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Nurmy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Whitaker dodges it nicely.
Nurmy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
Whitaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Whitaker trying to hold on to Nurmy's head to control him but Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy throwing shots but Whitaker is blocking nicely. #T1#
Nurmy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Nurmy.
Whitaker has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Whitaker dodges it nicely.
Nurmy prevents Whitaker from improving his position.#SUB#
Nurmy is looking for a kimura here.
Nurmy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nurmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whitaker defending well though.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position.
Nurmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whitaker defending well though. #T2#
Whitaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmy.
Whitaker is trying to control but can't.
Nurmy looks to land a strike but Whitaker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nurmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmy stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker .
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy postures up in Whitaker 's guard and throws a big left but Whitaker blocks it.
Nurmy tries to free his leg and advance position but Whitaker is retaining full guard.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker 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.
Nurmy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Nurmy throws an elbow that misses. Whitaker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmy's guard. Nice move by Whitaker !#REVB#
Whitaker won't allow Nurmy to sweep him here.
Nurmy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitaker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whitaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whitaker controls the pace.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Nurmy keeps moving.
Whitaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Nurmy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitaker manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whitaker 's head.
Nurmy scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmy throws a strike but Whitaker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Nurmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmy, not yet.
Nurmy is trying to keep Whitaker in close.
Whitaker throwing strikes from guard but Nurmy blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmy, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalabib Nurmy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nurmy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmy misses with a body shot.
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whitaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmy.
Whitaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL#
Nurmy moves into the clinch successfully.
Nurmy lands with a left to the head.
Whitaker misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmy is looking for a takedown.
Nurmy is working for takedown but Whitaker is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nurmy missing with knees to the body.
Nurmy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmy tries to score a body lock takedown but Whitaker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
Nurmy swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Nurmy lands with a left to the head.
Nurmy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nurmy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmy misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nurmy slips under a jab from Whitaker .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nurmy.
Whitaker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whitaker throws a hook but Nurmy avoids it easily.
Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmy.
Nurmy blocks a jab.
Nurmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitaker tries to sprawl out of it but Nurmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whitaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Nurmy.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Nurmy sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmy misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitaker . #T2#
Whitaker thumps Nurmy with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Nurmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whitaker pinned against the cage. Whitaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nurmy ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Nurmy closes the distance and clinches up with Whitaker , looking for a takedown. Nurmy pushes Whitaker against the cage but Whitaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nurmy tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nurmy throws a hook to the side of Whitaker 's head but Whitaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmy throws a poor cross that misses
and Whitaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker slips a jab from Nurmy.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmy.
Nurmy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nurmy defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Nurmy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Nurmy ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Nurmy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurmy has time to react.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whitaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Whitaker scores with a nice head shot.
Whitaker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut.
Nurmy misses with a hook to the body
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Whitaker . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nurmy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker sizes up Nurmy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Nurmy saw that one coming.
Whitaker tests Nurmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Nurmy moves into the clinch.#T4#
Whitaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whitaker tries a body shot but Nurmy blocks it.
Nurmy can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nurmy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Whitaker 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nurmy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmy tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Nurmy back against the cage.
Whitaker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whitaker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nurmy slips a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Nurmy moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Nurmy off the cage and back into range.
Roy Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Nurmy moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Whitaker lands.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
Nurmy moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Nurmy swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Donk. Whitaker catches Nurmy right on the button with a cross.
Nurmy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whitaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.
Whitaker throws a solid leg kick but Nurmy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whitaker .
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Whitaker lands a jab.
Nurmy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Nurmy.
Whitaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nurmy defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitaker is fending him off so far but Nurmy persists. Nope, Whitaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Nurmy slips under a jab.
Whitaker cracks the inside of Nurmy's front leg.
Nurmy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Whitaker lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmy's head back.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nurmy on the side of the head.
Whitaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#TD#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
Nurmy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nurmy throwing shots but Whitaker is blocking nicely.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Whitaker dodges it nicely. #T2#
Whitaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitaker punching from the bottom.
Whitaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
Whitaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
Whitaker is trying to control but can't.
Nurmy lands strikes from half guard.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitaker 's head.
Nurmy is nestled in close to Whitaker , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurmy working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmy connects with a nice short shot to Whitaker 's temple.
Nurmy lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC#
Whitaker is rocked!#T3#
Nurmy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitaker is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whitaker desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Whitaker is looking for a sweep. Nurmy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nurmy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whitaker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nurmy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nurmy's back!
Nurmy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Whitaker 's guard. Nice work there by Nurmy.
Whitaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitaker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Whitaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmy.
Whitaker is adopting a defensive guard.
Whitaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Whitaker is adopting a defensive guard.
Nurmy won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.
Nurmy chips away with some ground and pound.
Nurmy stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker .
Whitaker controlling Nurmy's posture.
Nurmy won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Whitaker .
I think Whitaker 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 Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
Roy Whitaker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.

Event: GC 323 Nurmy vs Machida
Date: Nov 23, 2019

#R1##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nurmy.
Nurmy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Machida takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Machida parries the strikes from Nurmy easily there. Nurmy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Machida to escape.
Machida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nurmy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nurmy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmy scores with punches from side control.
Nurmy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Machida is defending the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T1#
Machida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Machida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Machida is defending the strikes.
Machida is looking to regain half guard here but Nurmy keeps moving and retains side control.
Nurmy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida tries to buck Nurmy off but Nurmy is having none of it.
Nurmy working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Machida is defending the strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Nurmy.
Nurmy throwing strikes but Machida manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurmy gets back to half guard.
Nurmy misses with some strikes from the bottom. #T2##SUB#
Nurmy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Nurmy looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmy is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nurmy moves into full guard.
Nurmy looking to control but Machida passes into half guard.
Nurmy tries to roll over but Machida keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#T3#
Nurmy trying to control here.
Nurmy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Machida prevents Nurmy from improving his position.
Nurmy regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmy is on top in guard. #REVR#
Nurmy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurmy throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Nurmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Machida has wrist control.
Nurmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Machida has wrist control.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nurmy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Machida defending against the ground and pound.
Machida felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nurmy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy in side control, throwing shots but Machida defends.
Machida defending against the ground and pound.
Nurmy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalabib Nurmy dominated that round.
That's time! Nurmy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Machida throws a head kick that Nurmy semi-blocks.
Nurmy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Machida defending well as Nurmy loads up on a big left hand.
Nurmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machida throws a body punch but Nurmy moves out of range.
Machida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nurmy fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurmy tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Machida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nurmy looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Machida staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nurmy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida's corner calls for a 1-2. Machida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Nurmy swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Machida counter with a right hand. #TD#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nurmy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nurmy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nurmy scoring with punches and elbows.
Nurmy lands a few punches from side control.
Nurmy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Machida is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Machida is trying to improve his position.
Nurmy advances nicely into full mount.
Nurmy avoids the attempt from Machida to control.
Machida manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Machida, under a barage of strikes from Nurmy. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida wants to control but Nurmy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Machida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmy lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machida defending well though.
Machida is looking to improve his position.
Nurmy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurmy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nurmy not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Machida tries to roll over but Nurmy keeps him under control.
Machida holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nurmy throwing shots but Machida is blocking nicely.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machida's head.
Nurmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machida defending well though.
Nurmy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Machida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nurmy working over Machida with some ground and pound. Machida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Machida is trying is best to control the position here. #SUB#
Nurmy is looking for a kimura but Machida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nurmy to get the leverage.
Machida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Machida preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nurmy misses with a head shot. Machida uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nurmy wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Nurmy postures up in Machida's guard and throws a big left but Machida blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalabib Nurmy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nurmy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Machida defends it nicely.
Machida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nurmy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurmy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nurmy lands a lovely overhand right.
Nurmy misses the jab.#TD#
Nurmy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmy works over Machida with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Machida pulls Nurmy in close to prevent any damage.
Machida is continuing to stall.
Nurmy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nurmy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nurmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Machida has wrist control.
Machida pulls Nurmy in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seiryu Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmy postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nurmy lands with a cross.
Machida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nurmy scores with a nice head shot.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machida but Machida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Nurmy drives through with a takedown into Machida's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nurmy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machida swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida pulls Nurmy in close to his closed guard and prevents Nurmy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machida's head.
Nurmy stands up over Machida, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nurmy postures up in Machida's guard and throws a big left but Machida blocks it.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Machida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khalabib Nurmy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Nurmy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nurmy trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Nurmy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmy forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nurmy seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalabib Nurmy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurmy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalabib Nurmy!
A relieved looking Khalabib Nurmy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GC 316 Nurmy vs Machida
Date: Oct 05, 2019

#R1#
Nurmy loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.
Machida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nurmy.
Nurmy looks to land a left hand but Machida moved out of range nicely.
Nurmy shoots in and drives through. Machida sprawls well.
Machida avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Nurmy throws a big shot that misses.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Machida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Nurmy misses
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida tries to score with a low kick but Nurmy moves his leg out of the way.
Nurmy throws a hook but Machida blocks it.
Nurmy jabs at Machida's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
Machida throws a looping overhand right but Nurmy ducks down to avoid it.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Machida gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nurmy. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmy.
Nurmy tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Nurmy back against the cage.
Nurmy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machida prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nurmy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nurmy takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmy controls his hands.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmy controls his hands.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida lands an elbow inside.
Machida tries to work over Nurmy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machida misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Machida with a knee to the head.
Nurmy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmy misses with a punch to the body.
Machida tries a body shot but Nurmy blocks it.
Nurmy working aggressively here.
Machida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machida blocks an uppercut.
Machida tries to work over Nurmy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nurmy misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Machida.
A short left from Machida.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nurmy has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
Nurmy wants to take the fight to the mat but Machida manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Machida gets through Nurmy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD#
Nurmy gets a trip takedown into half guard.#T3#
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Machida's head.
Machida is positioning himself well to prevent Nurmy advancing to mount.
Nurmy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurmy avoids the attempt from Machida to control.
Machida is desperately trying to improve his position but Nurmy has a good base and remains in mount.
Nurmy lands a big elbow.
Machida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Machida blocking the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Machida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmy throwing strikes here but Machida is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Nurmy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help! #T4#
Nurmy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nurmy with shots to the head and body - Machida looks very uncomfortable down there.
Machida slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmy lands strikes from half guard.#ROC#
Machida is rocked!
Nurmy lands strikes from half guard.
Machida is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Machida wants to control but Nurmy is keeping busy.
Machida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmy scores with a big shot! Machida's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Machida! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
During a confident post fight interview, Khalabib Nurmy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GC 312 Hussein vs Huchkov
Date: Sep 07, 2019

#R1#
A jab lands there for Nurmy.
Wieneke throws a shot to the body.
Nurmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurmy takes one to the side of the head.
Wieneke stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmy. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wieneke tries to land a front kick but Nurmy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nurmy swings for the body but Wieneke moves out of range.
Nurmy swings for the body but Wieneke moves out of range.
Nurmy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wieneke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wieneke connects with a high kick.
Nurmy misses the body punch #KD2#
and Wieneke counters with a crisp one two that drops Nurmy! Wieneke thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nurmy to his feet! Nurmy is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Wieneke closes the distance and pushes Nurmy back into the cage.
Nurmy lands a body punch. #TD#
Nurmy wants the takedown. Wieneke is fighting it off but Nurmy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wieneke's guard against the cage.#SUB2#
Wieneke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nurmy defends it easily.#SUB2#
Wieneke looking for a guillotine here but Nurmy defends easily.
Nurmy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Nurmy lands a couple of digs.
Nurmy scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC#
Wieneke is rocked!#SUB2#
Nurmy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wieneke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmy has managed to get both his arms back between Wieneke's legs - danger averted.
Wieneke is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Nurmy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym inform us that Wieneke has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nurmy gets to his feet and stands over Wieneke, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Wieneke felt that one! Nurmy unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Wieneke from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
Khalabib Nurmy thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 310 Honda vs Coco
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Nurmy.
Nurmy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nurmy throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice body shot.
Nurmy looks to land a left hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick which misses Nurmy's front leg but catches the back leg as Nurmy tries to avoid it. #TD#
Nurmy drives through with a takedown into Kuznetsov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES2#
Kuznetsov manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov with a jab.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmy moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuznetsov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nurmy digs a good body shot into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Nurmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetsov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A good leg kick by Kuznetsov.
Nurmy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuznetsov is fending him off so far but Nurmy persists. Nope, Kuznetsov circles away and we're back to standing.
Nurmy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKuznetsov.
Nurmy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab. #T1#
Nurmy throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Kuznetsov there.
Nurmy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nurmy dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuznetsov as he avoids it easily.
Nurmy dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznetsov as he connects with a hook.
Nurmy throws a right hand that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurmy connects with the punch.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Nurmy misses.
Nurmy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Kuznetsov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuznetsov.#TD#
Nurmy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuznetsov is trying to defend but Nurmy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nurmy stops Kuznetsov from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Nurmy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmy throwing shots but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.
Nurmy stops Kuznetsov from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Nurmy there.
Nurmy lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmy winds up and cracks Kuznetsov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov tries to kick Nurmy off but Nurmy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand.
Nurmy throws a strike but Kuznetsov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T3#
Kuznetsov keeping full guard, as Nurmy tries to pass.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuznetsov wants to stand up but Nurmy is controlling him.
Kuznetsov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuznetsov wants to stand and escape but Nurmy is having none of it.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuznetsov has wrist control.#ES2#
Kuznetsov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches. #T4#
Nurmy has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Nurmy working aggressively here.
Nurmy misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Kuznetsov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#TD#
Nurmy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kuznetsov regains guard.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet but Nurmy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nurmy throws an elbow that misses. Kuznetsov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmy's guard. Nice move by Kuznetsov!#REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Nurmy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kuznetsov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nurmy is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
Nurmy jabs Kuznetsov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov cracks Nurmy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Nurmy's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuznetsov scores with a head kick. Nurmy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nikolai Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuznetsov throws out a leg kick but Nurmy moves out of range and Kuznetsov only half commits.
Nurmy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Nurmy was well out of range.
Nurmy throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmy throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov flicks out a counter leg kick but Nurmy steps away.
Nurmy moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Kuznetsov misses with a head kick.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuznetsov 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 Nurmy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nurmy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nurmy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.#T1#
Nurmy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Nurmy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurmy misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a counter combo.
Nurmy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nurmy throws an overhand right that lands on Kuznetsov's shoulder, as Kuznetsov tries to avoid the shot.
Kuznetsov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nurmy with a body shot.
Kuznetsov lands with a hook. Nurmy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Nurmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmy throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Nurmy moved out of range.
Nurmy tries to counter with a takedown but Kuznetsov is quick to defend against it.
Nurmy digs a good hook to Kuznetsov's body.
Nurmy slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Nurmy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuznetsov pinned against the cage. Kuznetsov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kuznetsov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#T2#
Nurmy takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Nurmy.
Kuznetsov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuznetsov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznetsov slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nurmy misses with a right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmy lands an overhand right.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmy throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmy.
Nurmy misses with a straight right.
Kuznetsov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3#
Kuznetsov lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmy seems unphased.
Nurmy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmy.
Kuznetsov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#TD#
Kuznetsov tries to sprawl but Nurmy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand up here but Nurmy is controlling him well.
Nurmy is just content to waste time from the top position. Kuznetsov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nurmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kuznetsov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kuznetsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmy misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov throws a nice head kick! #T4#
Nurmy avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Nurmy has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuznetsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurmy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuznetsov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nurmy's head.
A left and a right from Kuznetsov both land. Nice combination.
Kuznetsov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurmy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurmy.
Kuznetsov drops his hands momentarily and Nurmy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Nurmy moves out of range.
Nurmy misses with a left hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Kuznetsov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetsov slips a jab from Nurmy.#TD#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Kuznetsov kicks off Nurmy and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Kuznetsov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Nurmy.
Kuznetsov is looking for the big counter here.
Nurmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuznetsov lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmy seems unphased.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nurmy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuznetsov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nurmy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nurmy looks to land a combination but Kuznetsov avoids it well.
Nurmy throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Nurmy shoots in but Kuznetsov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurmy. #T1#
Kuznetsov cracks Nurmy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nurmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Nurmy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuznetsov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuznetsov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nurmy scores with a nice right hand.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Kuznetsov gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Kuznetsov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmy looks to throw the jab but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC2#
Nurmy is rocked!
Kuznetsov connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Nurmy tumbling to the canvas! Kuznetsov pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Nurmy was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nikolai Kuznetsov!
Nikolai Kuznetsov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: GC 307
Date: Jul 25, 2019

#R1#
Nurmy scores with a nice head shot.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Puzo misses the body punch
and Nurmy counters with a nice uppercut.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Nurmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nurmy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puzo misses with an uppercut.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Nurmy scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown but Puzo shows good takedown defense.
Puzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut. Puzo saw that one coming.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmy. Puzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmy punishes Puzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects.
Nurmy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puzo pinned against the cage. Puzo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. Nurmy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Nurmy misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puzo. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Puzo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nurmy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmy misses with a hook.
Nurmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
Nurmy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nurmy swinging wildly here.
A big right from Puzo misses.
Nurmy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puzo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy misses with a takedown
and Puzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nurmy throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Nurmy was not able to check.
Puzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nurmy rather than just go for the knockout.#T3#
Puzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Puzo with a hook.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puzo sprawls well. Puzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Puzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmy is just out of range.
Puzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Nurmy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nurmy.
Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Mario Puzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puzo scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo lands a jab to Nurmy's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmy was well out of range. Poor timing from Puzo.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puzo defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push Puzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Puzo shapes to counter with a head kick.
Nurmy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a solid body kick. #T4#
Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Puzo stalks Nurmy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nurmy's face. Nurmy staggers backwards, shaken.
Nurmy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puzo lands a jab.
Nurmy throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nurmy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Puzo. No joy for Nurmy on that attempt.
Puzo staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Puzo.
A good leg kick by Puzo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Puzo avoids the body shot from Nurmy.
Nurmy swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.
Nurmy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo 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.
#R2#
Nurmy misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmy. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
Puzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nurmy digs a good body shot into Puzo's ribs.
Puzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nurmy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nurmy shoots in and drives through. Puzo sprawls well.
Puzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Puzo lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmy misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Puzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nurmy somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Nurmy misses with a hook to the body
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmy throws the left hand but Puzo avoids the punch easily.
Puzo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Puzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurmy or perhaps it was just good defense by Puzo, which made it look bad.
Puzo feints and then cracks Nurmy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurmy down.
Mario Puzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Puzo.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Puzo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Puzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Puzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Puzo.#T2#
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Nurmy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Puzo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Puzo defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push Puzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Puzo scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Nurmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Nurmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puzo catches Nurmy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puzo lands a glancing blow to the side of Nurmy's head.
Nurmy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Puzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
Puzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Puzo counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puzo scores with a punch to the head.
Puzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Puzo slips a jab from Nurmy.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurmy misses with a right hand
and Puzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Puzo works Nurmy's body with a nice hook.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmy takes a swing at Puzo's ribcage but misses.
Nurmy misses with a body punch
and Puzo counters with a two punch combo.
Puzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Puzo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Puzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nurmy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Puzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nurmy misses with a hook. Puzo ducked under it nicely.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T4#
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurmy.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Puzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmy throws out the jab.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puzo. Nurmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with an inside leg kick.
Puzo connects with a body shot that sends Nurmy's belly button to the back.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
Puzo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
Nurmy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nurmy misses with a left hand
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Puzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nurmy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puzo.
Puzo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmy in his tracks.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Puzo gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Puzo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nurmy scores with a body shot.
Nurmy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Puzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmy avoids the body shot from Puzo.
Puzo moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Puzo throws a big counter head kick but Nurmy avoids it with no problem.
Nurmy fails with the takedown
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puzo fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nurmy doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmy misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puzo thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.
A cross from Puzo lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nurmy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T1#
Puzo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nurmy's head.
Nice body kick from Puzo.
Puzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puzo with a nice cross.
Nurmy tries for a takedown but Puzo circles away easily
and Puzo counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puzo.
Nurmy shoots in but no luck this time.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Puzo cracks a nice hook into Nurmy's ribs.
Puzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy throws a right hand that misses
and Puzo counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puzo scores with a jab to the body.
Mario Puzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puzo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T2#
Nurmy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puzo moves away.
Puzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Puzo catches Nurmy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puzo defending well as Nurmy loads up on a big left hand.
Puzo throws a sloppy head kick and Nurmy moves out of range easily.
Puzo lands a nice looking body shot.
Nurmy misses with a left hand
enabling Puzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo scores with a head kick. Nurmy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Puzo scores with a body shot.
Puzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nurmy misses the shot to the body.
Puzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurmy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puzo can pounce on him.
Puzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3#
Nurmy jabs Puzo right on the nose. Puzo blinks but takes it well.
Nurmy throws an overhand right that lands on Puzo's shoulder, as Puzo tries to avoid the shot.
Puzo slips under a jab.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puzo.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nurmy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Puzo throws a good cross that connects. #TD#
Nurmy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Puzo's half guard.#ES2#
Puzo pushes Nurmy off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurmy misses with a takedown
and Nurmy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puzo thumps Nurmy with a low kick.#T4#
Puzo scores with a nice strike.
Puzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Puzo gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Nurmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Puzo counters with a left and a right that stings Nurmy.
Nurmy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalabib Nurmy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Puzo.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Puzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Puzo throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mario Puzo thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: GC 300
Date: Jun 22, 2019

#R1##TD2#
McDaniels feints and as Nurmy raises his hands in defense, McDaniels changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
McDaniels has gone for a leg lock! Nurmy slips out almost immediately though and dives into McDaniels's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
McDaniels looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Nurmy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Nurmy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nurmy works over McDaniels with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDaniels's head.
Nurmy working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniels wants to sweep here but Nurmy controlling him for the moment.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurmy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses. #T1##SUB2#
McDaniels is looking to cinch up a triangle. Nurmy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to McDaniels's body to avoid the submission. McDaniels has instead reached around Nurmy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! McDaniels arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Horatius McDaniels!
Horatius McDaniels was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GC 296
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Burduada No Cranio throws a right and a left that Nurmy avoids nicely.
Nurmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burduada No Cranio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Burduada No Cranio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmy.
Jab from Nurmy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nurmy.
Nurmy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burduada No Cranio cracks Nurmy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmy in his tracks.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that Nurmy semi-blocks.
Burduada No Cranio catches Nurmy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nurmy misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Burduada No Cranio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burduada No Cranio throws a one two combo.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a combination #TD#
and Nurmy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Burduada No Cranio!
Nurmy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Nurmy is putting a hurting on Burduada No Cranio here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nurmy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burduada No Cranio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T1#
Nurmy lands a few punches from side control.#SUB#
Nurmy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burduada No Cranio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nurmy 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.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nurmy is controlling him well.
Burduada No Cranio defending against the ground and pound.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Nurmy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Burduada No Cranio felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nurmy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Burduada No Cranio tries to escape but Nurmy is in control.
Burduada No Cranio sneaks back into half guard.
Burduada No Cranio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burduada No Cranio trying to control the position here. #T2#
Nurmy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmy tries to free his leg and advance position but Burduada No Cranio is retaining full guard.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Burduada No Cranio blocks nicely. #ES2#
Burduada No Cranio wriggles free and stands up.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
Burduada No Cranio is looking for the big counter here.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmy just misses with a punch to the body.
Burduada No Cranio thinks about the counter body kick.
Nurmy lands a jab to Burduada No Cranio's midsection.
Nurmy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burduada No Cranio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurmy throws out the jab.
Burduada No Cranio defending well as Nurmy loads up on a big left hand.
Nurmy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nurmy misses with a takedown attempt
letting Burduada No Cranio counter with a right hand.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Nurmy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a nice body shot.
Nurmy misses with a takedown attempt
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmy scores with a hook to the body. Burduada No Cranio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burduada No Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Burduada No Cranio.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a head kick.
Nurmy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Burduada No Cranio cracks Nurmy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Burduada No Cranio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nurmy throws a lazy uppercut
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio lands a right hook to the body. #CL2#
Burduada No Cranio clinches.
Burduada No Cranio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards. #BC2#
Burduada No Cranio manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and clinches.#T4#
Nurmy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC2#
Burduada No Cranio breaks the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burduada No Cranio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nurmy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Burduada No Cranio slips a straight right by Nurmy.
Nurmy shoots in looking for a takedown. Burduada No Cranio tries to sprawl out of it but Nurmy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burduada No Cranio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burduada No Cranio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nurmy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burduada No Cranio manages to avoid it.
Burduada No Cranio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burduada No Cranio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a jab.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right hand that Nurmy ducks under and follows up with a left that Nurmy also avoids with ease.
Nurmy misses with a double jab
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burduada No Cranio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurmy's head.
Burduada No Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burduada No Cranio, as that shot connected.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a series of wild punches. #TD#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nurmy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burduada No Cranio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nurmy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nurmy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nurmy cracks Burduada No Cranio with a big elbow.
Nurmy is looking to take a break and control but Burduada No Cranio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burduada No Cranio struggling a bit here.#T1#
Nurmy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Burduada No Cranio taking a bit of punishment here - Nurmy scoring with strikes. #ROC#
Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Burduada No Cranio struggling a bit here.
Burduada No Cranio is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Khalabib Nurmy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burduada No Cranio takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A big shot lands for Nurmy! That's hurt Burduada No Cranio! Will he recover? Nurmy fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
A relieved looking Khalabib Nurmy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GC 283
Date: Mar 22, 2019

#R1##TD2#
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Newton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmy stopping the sweep attempt from Newton.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Newton seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Newton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newton is on top in guard. #REVR#
Newton stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmy.
Nurmy is trying to control the position but Newton postures up.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
Nurmy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newton is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Newton 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.
Nurmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmy, not yet. #T1#
Newton advances position into side control!#SUB#
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nurmy has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nurmy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nurmy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nurmy regains half guard.
Nurmy is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Nurmy is defending well. #T2##SUB#
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
Nurmy is pressing down on Newton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nurmy wants to sweep here but Newton controlling him for the moment.
Newton advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Nurmy defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Newton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Newton wants to work for an arm triangle but Nurmy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T3#
Nurmy tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
Nurmy moves into full guard.
Newton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nurmy keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Newton passes Nurmy's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Newton is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Newton is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Nurmy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bill Newton!

Event: GC 277
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Marques throws a hook but Nurmy blocks it.#TD#
Nurmy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marques to the mat! Marques manages to get full guard.
Nurmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Marques has wrist control.
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy lands a couple of elbows.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marques's head.
Nurmy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Marques blocks nicely.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marques is on top in guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Nurmy is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1##SUB#
Nurmy is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Marques frees his head nicely. Oh but Nurmy has switched to an armbar! Marques is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Khalabib Nurmy!
After winning the bout, Khalabib Nurmy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Billy Marques stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: GC 269
Date: Jan 05, 2019

#R1#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Small as he jumps to the side.
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nurmy connects with a jab.
Small connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Small misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Nurmy counters with a takedown into side control.
Small is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Small is defending the strikes.
Nurmy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Small avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nurmy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Nurmy tries for a kimura but Small is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Nurmy.#T1#
Nurmy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nurmy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Small some visible discomfort.
Small pushes Nurmy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nurmy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nurmy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Small tries to escape but Nurmy is in control.
Nurmy throwing strikes but Small manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nurmy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nurmy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Small's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Small tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nurmy.
Nurmy 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.#T2##SUB#
Nurmy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nurmy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nurmy wants to sweep but no luck.
Small trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nurmy's guard.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Nurmy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nurmy looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Nurmy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Small manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small wants to get back to his feet but Nurmy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nurmy postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Nurmy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nurmy chips away with some ground and pound.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Nurmy throws an elbow that misses. Small uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmy's guard. Nice move by Small!#REVB#
Nurmy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Nurmy throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmy stops Small from standing up.
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nurmy manages to pass to side control.
Small avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalabib Nurmy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Small lands a jab.
Nurmy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nurmy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nurmy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Nurmy crashes against the mat.
Nurmy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small regains half guard, as Nurmy was trying to land strikes.
Small wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Small kicks off Nurmy and gets to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Nurmy.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Nurmy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Small finds it's way round the side to connect with Nurmy's head.
Small throws a hook but Nurmy avoids it easily.
Small buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Small moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Nurmy blocks the low kick.
Small feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nurmy misses with a takedown attempt
and Small counters with a good low kick that Nurmy was not able to check.
A jab from Nurmy finds it's way through Small's defenses.
Nurmy throws a looping overhand right but Small ducks down to avoid it.
Small throws a right and a left that Nurmy avoids nicely. #TD#
Nurmy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Small quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Small has one foot on Nurmy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmy shoots in and drives through. Small sprawls well.
Small throws out a counter right but Nurmy avoids it with no problem.
Small stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheers as Small lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nurmy doesn't seem phased though.
Nurmy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#TD#
Nurmy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T2#
Nurmy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Small wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Small keeps working.
Small is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Small blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmy connects with a nice short shot to Small's temple.
Small is looking to escape.#SUB#
Nurmy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Small is just riding it out for now. Nurmy eventually gives up the hold.
Khalabib Nurmy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Small's head. #T3#
Nurmy lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Small dodges it nicely.
Nurmy stalling away here and it's allowed Small to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Small wants to stand up but Nurmy is controlling him. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nurmy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmy postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Nurmy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Small swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Small is looking to stand up but Nurmy isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nurmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Small sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Nurmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uriah Small is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmy was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Small lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nurmy fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Nurmy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Small pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nurmy is out of range and Small settles back down.
A slow jab from Small misses its intended target.
Nurmy lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nurmy fails with the takedown.
Nurmy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmy shoots in looking for a takedown but Small manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nurmy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Small throws a shot to the body.
Small moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Small scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Small.
Small lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmy shoots in for a double leg but Small sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Small. #T1#
Small cracks the inside of Nurmy's front leg.
Small keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Small throws a leg kick which misses Nurmy's front leg but catches the back leg as Nurmy tries to avoid it.
Nurmy lands a body shot.
Small tests Nurmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Small. That's going to slow Nurmy down.
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
Small is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice sprawl there from Small as Nurmy shoots in.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Small connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Small.#T2#
A jab from Small finds it's way through Nurmy's defenses.
Small lands with a thumping leg kick.
Small lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmy's head back.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmy goes for a double leg but Small avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Small continues to drive forward.
Nurmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Small.
Nurmy throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Small lands a nice hook to Nurmy's body. Nurmy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Small closes the distance and pushes Nurmy back into the cage.
Small lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurmy or not.
Small pushes Nurmy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Small cracks Nurmy with a nice body shot.
Small lands with a left to the head.
Small gets through Nurmy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Small scores with a shot to the side of Nurmy's head.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmy.
Small lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land. #T3#
Small is working Nurmy over against the cage.
Nurmy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Small lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurmy or not.
Nurmy prevents a body shot from Small.
Small working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Small.
Small lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Small.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Small creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Small.
Nurmy tries to throw a body punch but Small avoids it by throwing Nurmy back against the cage.
Small works on Nurmy's body with a couple of short punches.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nurmy takes a shot to the head.
Small misses with some punches.
Nurmy throws a head punch that misses.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Small is pressed up against the cage. Nurmy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Small down to the mat. Small avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Small changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Nurmy.
Small lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Small clinches.
Small gets through Nurmy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Small is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Small lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uriah Small seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurmy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurmy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Small.
Small gets underhooks to prevent Nurmy's takedown attempt.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmy uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Small 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Small!
A relieved looking Uriah Small thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GC 264
Date: Dec 12, 2018

#R1#
Dangerous Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nurmy momentarily. #CUT2#
It looks like Khalabib Nurmy has been cut.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Dangerous Jr.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Nurmy misses.
Nurmy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nurmy digs a good hook to Dangerous Jr's body.
Good exchange - Dangerous Jr coming out on top.
Both fighters circling a little - Dangerous Jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nurmy drops his hands momentarily and Dangerous Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dangerous Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Nurmy throws a hook to the side of Dangerous Jr's head but Dangerous Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
Nurmy gets the takedown into side control.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Dangerous Jr is defending the strikes.
Nurmy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy landing strikes.
Dangerous Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nurmy. #T1#
Dangerous Jr holds on to Nurmy's head and controls the position momentarily.
Nurmy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dangerous Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nurmy lands a few punches from side control.
Nurmy grinds an elbow into Dangerous Jr's temple.
Nurmy throws an elbow but Dangerous Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Dangerous Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nurmy.
Nurmy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dangerous Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nurmy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Nurmy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dangerous Jr is avoiding damage well.
Dangerous Jr is looking for a sweep.
Nurmy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dangerous Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nurmy.
Nurmy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dangerous Jr is avoiding damage well.
Dangerous Jr struggling a bit here.
Nurmy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dangerous Jr is looking for a sweep.
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Dangerous Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Nurmy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nurmy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dangerous Jr some visible discomfort.
Nurmy misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Nurmy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dangerous Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dangerous Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Nurmy looks up at the clock and then as Dangerous Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nurmy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nurmy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dangerous Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dangerous Jr parries the strikes from Nurmy easily there. Nurmy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dangerous Jr to escape. #T4#
Nurmy working the ground and pound from side control.
Dangerous Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nurmy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dangerous Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nurmy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dangerous Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurmy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nurmy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dangerous Jr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmy.
Dangerous Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurmy is thwarting Dangerous Jr's attempts to control the position.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dangerous Jr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalabib Nurmy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khalabib Nurmy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A swing and a miss from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr misses with a double jab.
Nurmy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dangerous Jr lands a head shot.
Nurmy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dangerous Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dangerous Jr wants to clinch.
Nurmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left lands for Nurmy.#CUT#
It looks like Johnny Dangerous Jr has been cut.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dangerous Jr.
Dangerous Jr misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dangerous Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nurmy.
Nurmy loads up on a big right hand but Dangerous Jr slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Dangerous Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurmy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dangerous Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dangerous Jr ducks under a wild hook from Nurmy.#T1#
Nurmy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnny Dangerous Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dangerous Jr is looking to clinch but Nurmy is avoiding it.
Nurmy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dangerous Jr.
Johnny Dangerous Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dangerous Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dangerous Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left lands for Dangerous Jr.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurmy or perhaps it was just good defense by Dangerous Jr, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dangerous Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dangerous Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmy.
Dangerous Jr tries to bum rush Nurmy with a series of wild strikes but Nurmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dangerous Jr takes a swing at Nurmy's ribcage but misses.
Dangerous Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD#
Dangerous Jr gets caught flat footed, as Nurmy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Dangerous Jr blocks nicely.
Nurmy throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Dangerous Jr blocks nicely.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Dangerous Jr has wrist control.
Nurmy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dangerous Jr is keeping the position for now.
Dangerous Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmy.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Dangerous Jr blocks nicely. #T3#
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy won't allow Dangerous Jr to sweep him here.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmy works over Dangerous Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dangerous Jr is keeping the position for now.
Nurmy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dangerous Jr keeping full guard, as Nurmy tries to pass.
Nurmy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nurmy working some strikes from top position.#T4#
Nurmy stands and throws Dangerous Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Dangerous Jr is defending the strikes.
Nurmy trying to control the action but Dangerous Jr is working from the bottom.
Dangerous Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Nurmy keeps moving and retains side control.
Nurmy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dangerous Jr to see if he's OK.
Nurmy cracks Dangerous Jr with a big right hand but Dangerous Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nurmy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dangerous Jr can do to turn this around?
Nurmy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Nurmy crashes against the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dangerous Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dangerous Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nurmy.
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 Khalabib Nurmy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dangerous Jr connects with the punch.
Nurmy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dangerous Jr avoids the body shot from Nurmy. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nurmy.
Dangerous Jr is looking for a sweep.
Nurmy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nurmy trying to control the position but Dangerous Jr is working away.
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Nurmy is putting a hurting on Dangerous Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dangerous Jr struggling a bit here.#T1#
Nurmy tries to score with some ground and pound. Dangerous Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dangerous Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Nurmy landing a few strikes.
Nurmy tries to score with some ground and pound. Dangerous Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dangerous Jr parries the strikes from Nurmy easily there. Nurmy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dangerous Jr to escape.
Nurmy is chipping away with strikes.
Dangerous Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Nurmy working the ground and pound from side control.
Dangerous Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dangerous Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nurmy off and has taken his back!#T2#
Dangerous Jr misses with an elbow to the head.
Johnny Dangerous Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dangerous Jr lands strikes to the head.
Nurmy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nurmy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dangerous Jr throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmy is on top in guard. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dangerous Jr managing to control the position.
Nurmy is working Dangerous Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Nurmy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dangerous Jr's head.
Nurmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Dangerous Jr blocks nicely.
Nurmy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nurmy pushes down on Dangerous Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dangerous Jr taking some punishment here, with Nurmy in his half guard.
Nurmy trying to mount his opponent but Dangerous Jr defends it.
Nurmy is trying to control. Dangerous Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Nurmy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T4#
Ground and pound from Nurmy.
Khalabib Nurmy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nurmy in particular looking to stall.
Dangerous Jr is looking to improve his position.
Nurmy throwing shots but Dangerous Jr is blocking nicely.
Nurmy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dangerous Jr defending well though.
Nurmy throwing shots but Dangerous Jr is blocking nicely.
Dangerous Jr wants to improve his position but Nurmy is controlling well.
Dangerous Jr is not content to let Nurmy control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalabib Nurmy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurmy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalabib Nurmy!
A very excited looking Khalabib Nurmy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GPG: 49
Date: Oct 06, 2018

#R1#
ONeill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmy connects with a body shot.
ONeill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurmy throws a right hand that misses
and ONeill counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ONeill tries to avoid it but Nurmy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ONeill to the ground. ONeill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ONeill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmy throws a body punch but ONeill moves out of range.
ONeill lands with a nice combination. Nurmy backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONeill throws a jab when Nurmy was well out of range.
ONeill scores with a body shot.
Nurmy shoots in but ONeill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nurmy lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nurmy.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ONeill was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but ONeill defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push ONeill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab by ONeill.
Nurmy 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.
Nice straight punches there by ONeill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of ONeill.
ONeill cracks Nurmy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nurmy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ed ONeill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ONeill tests Nurmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC2#
Nurmy is rocked!
Nurmy misses with a body shot #KD2#
and ONeill counters with a right hand that sends Nurmy tumbling to the canvas! Can ONeill finish him? He dives into Nurmy's guard looking to do just that!
Oh Nurmy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill wants to pass the guard but Nurmy is keeping the position.
ONeill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nurmy seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy wants to sweep here but ONeill controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nurmy's guard.#SUB#
Nurmy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmy is on top in guard. #REVR#
ONeill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurmy's guard. #REVB#
Nurmy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but ONeill has passed into side control. #SU2#
ONeill decides to stand back up.
ONeill dips to his left and cracks Nurmy with an uppercut!
Nurmy wants to clinch.
ONeill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
ONeill with a jab.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Nurmy ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ONeill sprawls well. ONeill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
ONeill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from ONeill misses.
ONeill moves out of range as Nurmy strikes.
Nurmy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurmy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeill.
ONeill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeill is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nurmy is looking to clinch.
ONeill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmy.
ONeill works Nurmy's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by ONeill as he connects with a hook.
Nurmy fails with the takedown
enabling ONeill to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.
ONeill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurmy needs to keep his hands up - ONeill had a free shot at his head there.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONeill clobbers Nurmy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurmy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ONeill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by ONeill.#KD2#
ONeill moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Nurmy goes down! Can ONeill finish him!?
Nurmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmy, not yet.
ONeill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nurmy's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#SUB#
ONeill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ONeill has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmy's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill wants to get up but he can't break Nurmy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nurmy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed ONeill 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.
#R2#
ONeill scores with a nice strike.
Ed ONeill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ONeill lands the left hand.
A cross from ONeill lands.
Nurmy misses with a lunging right hand
and ONeill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ONeill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmy.
ONeill swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmy.
ONeill dodges the punch combination from Nurmy.
ONeill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmy in his tracks.
Nurmy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nurmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by ONeill. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from ONeill.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy wants to clinch
and ONeill counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Nurmy takes one on the button.
ONeill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt.
ONeill lands a slapping body shot.
ONeill throws an overhand right that drops Nurmy like a sack of potatoes! ONeill dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed ONeill!
Our winner, Ed ONeill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: GPG: 42
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1##TD#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nurmy stops Mma from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mma's head.
Nurmy is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at BAD BOY MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mma wants to stand up but Nurmy is controlling him.
Mma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mma wants to stand but Nurmy is controlling the position.
Mma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ES2#
Mma is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #BC2#
Mma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mma scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mma's waist but Mma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nurmy off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mma cracks Nurmy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T1#
Mma misses with a right hand
and Nurmy counters with a left to the body.
Mma misses with a body shot.
Mma lands a jab to the head.
Nurmy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mma counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Mma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mma slips a straight right by Nurmy.
Mma is looking for the big counter here.
Mma scores with a shot to the body.
Nurmy throws a shot to the body. #TD#
Nurmy gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmy prevents Mma from escaping the position.
Nurmy lands a nice forearm strike.
Mma pushes Nurmy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nurmy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mma is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#ES2#
Mma throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Mma slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Nurmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nurmy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurmy scores with a decent looking hook.
Nurmy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nurmy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mma tries to avoid it but Nurmy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mma to the ground. Mma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nurmy tries for a takedown but Mma circles away easily
and Mma counters with a two punch combo.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.
Mma lands a jab.
Nurmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Mma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T3#
Nice uppercut lands for Mma. That snapped Nurmy's head back.
Nurmy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
Nurmy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nurmy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC2#
Nurmy is rocked!
Nurmy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jeff Mma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mma circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Nurmy to the canvas! Nurmy doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mma keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Mma!
A very excited looking Jeff Mma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: GPG 38
Date: Jun 16, 2018

#R1#
Nurmy throws a right hand that misses
and Tunney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Khalabib Nurmy has been cut.
Tunney works the jab nicely.
Nurmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tunney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurmy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#KD2#
Tunney feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nurmy sprawling to the canvas! Nurmy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tunney finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Tunney misses.
Tunney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Tunney .
Nurmy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Nurmy drives through with a takedown into Tunney 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tunney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tunney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely. #SUB#
Nurmy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tunney works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Tunney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nurmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Tunney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tunney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmy is one step ahead there.
Tunney pulls Nurmy in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Nurmy wants to pass the guard but Tunney is keeping the position.
Tunney wants to improve his position but instead Nurmy has moved into half guard.
Tunney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Tunney desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nurmy wants to pass to mount but Tunney is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tunney 's head.
Tunney has hold of Nurmy's hands but Nurmy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmy working Tunney over with strikes.
Tunney keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tunney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tunney is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Tunney dodges it nicely. #T3#
Nurmy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tunney looking for a sweep. Not yet Tunney , not yet.
Nurmy connects with a couple of short punches.
Tunney is controlling Nurmy's posture.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurmy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Tunney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tunney holds on and takes a little breather.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy trying to control but Tunney is working from the bottom.
Nurmy postures up in Tunney 's guard and throws a big left but Tunney blocks it.
Tunney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Nurmy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tunney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tunney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tunney stands and throws Nurmy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nurmy regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gene Tunney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khalabib Nurmy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Tunney as Nurmy shoots in.
Tunney looks to land a right hand but Nurmy moved out of range.#TD#
Nurmy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmy distracts Tunney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurmy looking to pass the guard.
Tunney trying to control the position here.
Khalabib Nurmy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmy works over Tunney with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tunney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tunney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tunney pulls Nurmy in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Tunney is continuing to stall.
Tunney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nurmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tunney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tunney managing to control the position.
Tunney wants to stand and escape but Nurmy is having none of it.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Tunney is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nurmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tunney avoids it really well and circles away.
Tunney let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#TD#
Nurmy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tunney is trying to improve his position.
Tunney dodges the ground and pound from Nurmy.
Tunney looking for a sweep but Nurmy has passed into full mount! Oh no!#T3#
Nurmy is in the full mount, landing strikes. #ROC#
Tunney is rocked!
Tunney is working to get back to half guard.
Tunney is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Nurmy cracks Tunney with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
After winning the bout, Khalabib Nurmy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: PFF 34
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Nurmy throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinkman as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nurmy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pinkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmy wants to clinch up but Pinkman keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Pinkman misses its target.
Pinkman moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Pinkman scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinkman lands a nice looking body shot.
Nurmy throws a combination that misses
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Pinkman lunges at Nurmy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nurmy's hand. #CL#
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Pinkman on the inside.
Pinkman prevents a body shot from Nurmy.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Nurmy blocks an uppercut.
Nurmy can't find room to land a body shot as Pinkman controls the action.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmy throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinkman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurmy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pinkman after a bit of a struggle.
Nurmy working aggressively here.
Nurmy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmy tries for a takedown. No joy. #T2#
Pinkman digs a right hand underneath Nurmy's ribcage. Nurmy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
Pinkman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurmys head.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
Nurmy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Pinkman on the inside.
Pinkman is leaning against Nurmy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nurmy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Nurmy.
Nurmy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike.
Pinkman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinkman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nurmy.
Jesse Pinkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalabib Nurmy.
Pinkman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurmys head. #T3#
Pinkman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nurmy backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinkman.
A short uppercut from Pinkman.
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
Good body shot from Pinkman.
Nurmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinkman cracks Nurmy with a nice body shot.
Nurmy looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pinkman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Pinkman.
Pinkman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
Nurmy is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
Nurmy is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinkman finish him?
Pinkman pushes Nurmy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinkman lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nurmy to his knees! Pinkman keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Jesse Pinkman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GPG 30 Cobb vs Sanchez
Date: Apr 25, 2018

#R1#
Nurmy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guillard manages to avoid it.
Nurmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guillard.
Nurmy thuds a left hand into Guillard's body.
Nurmy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guillard slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurmy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guillard misses with a combination
and Nurmy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmy scores with the left hand. Guillard knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurmy cracks Guillard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guillard misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Guillard.
Guillard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurmy.
Guillard connects with a body shot that sends Nurmy's belly button to the back.#T1#
Nurmy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nurmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nurmy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmy swings for the body but Guillard moves out of range.
Guillard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nurmy wants to clinch.
Nurmy throws a body punch but Guillard moves out of range.
Guillard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guillard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Guillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guillard lands a two punch combo.
Guillard swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmy.
Guillard with the counter takedown but Nurmy avoids it easily.#T2#
Nurmy misses the jab.
Nurmy throws a lazy right hand but Guillard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guillard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL#
Nurmy closes the distance and pushes Guillard back into the cage.#BC2#
Guillard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guillard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Guillard takes one on the button.
Nurmy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nurmy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD#
Guillard gets caught napping as Nurmy dives in and scores a takedown. Guillard manages to retain guard.
Nurmy scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Guillard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nurmy is aware though and is defending well.
Guillard looking to control.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmy lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Guillard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Nurmy avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Nurmy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guillard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurmy has managed to get both his arms back between Guillard's legs - danger averted.
Nurmy landing with the ground and pound. #ROC#
Guillard is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Guillard is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Nurmy postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Guillard covers up, he's hurt! Nurmy keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Nurmy and the ref steps in to end the fight! Nurmy can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
Khalabib Nurmy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
TJ Guillard was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a rematch next week. I ain't no punk...'.

Event: PFF 26 Gagnon Vs Nurmy
Date: Mar 24, 2018

#R1##CL#
Gagnon clinches up against the cage.
Gagnon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nurmy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurmy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nurmy tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gagnon scores with a shot to the side of Nurmy's head.
Gagnon lands a left hand.
Gagnon lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmy fails to land.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Nurmy.
Gagnon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD2#
Nurmy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gagnon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmy throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gagnon could be in trouble here!
Gagnon can't escape the position.
Nurmy lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Gagnon is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at True North Fight Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nurmy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gagnon tries to escape but Nurmy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nurmy is punishing Gagnon with some ground and pound. #CUT2#
It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.#T1#
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nurmy.
Gagnon tries to escape but Nurmy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nurmy thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gagnon rolls, trying to escape but Nurmy keeps control of the position.
Can Gagnon hold on?! Nurmy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nurmy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Nurmy connects with a big shot to the side of Gagnon's head.
Nurmy is trying to stick to Gagnon's back but Gagnon is turning into Nurmy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nurmy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gagnon.
Gagnon advances to half guard.
Nurmy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurmy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Nurmy has his foot on Gagnon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gagnon works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gagnon 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. #T2#
Gagnon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nurmy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gagnon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gagnon throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Nurmy is looking for a triangle but Gagnon pushes his legs off easily.
Gagnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Nurmy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gagnon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gagnon's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Gagnon advances to half guard.
Well, if Gagnon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gagnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmy keeps working.
Gagnon prevents Nurmy from improving his position.
Gagnon moves into full mount! Nurmy won't be happy about that!
Nurmy is looking to get to half guard.
Nurmy has given up his back here. #T4##SUB#
Gagnon is working hard for the rear naked choke here. #SUB#
Nurmy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gagnon's arms.
Nurmy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gagnon tries to get the hooks in deep but Nurmy pushed the leg off. #SUB#
Gagnon is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nurmy is defending well though. Gagnon let's go of the attempt for now.
Nurmy trying to control the action but Gagnon just sinks the hooks in.
Gagnon throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Nurmy showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luc Gagnon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Gagnon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Nurmy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Gagnon gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Nurmy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gagnon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gagnon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gagnon scores with a decent looking hook.
Nurmy misses with a straight left.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon tries to counter by clinching up but Nurmy breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon blocks a jab.
Gagnon lands a really nice looking cross but Nurmy seems unphased.
Nurmy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD#
Gagnon lands a big right hand that sends Nurmy crashing to the mat! Gagnon stays standing though and waves Nurmy back to his feet!#T1#
Nurmy shoots in but no luck this time.
Nurmy has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown but Gagnon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Luc Gagnon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalabib Nurmy.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.#KD#
Gagnon sends Nurmy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gagnon is motioning to the referee to let Nurmy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Nurmy is rocked!
Gagnon closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Nurmy out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luc Gagnon!
A victorious Luc Gagnon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PFF 21 Jones vs Hague
Date: Feb 17, 2018

#R1##TD#
Nurmy shoots in and bounces Montgomery off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montgomery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Montgomery's head.
Nurmy is in close to Montgomery's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nurmy won't allow Montgomery to get back to his feet.
Montgomery preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montgomery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Montgomery's head.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Montgomery blocks nicely.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmy throws an elbow that misses. Montgomery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmy's guard. Nice move by Montgomery!#REVB#
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montgomery manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Nurmy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy stands and throws Montgomery's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Montgomery really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Montgomery is avoiding damage well.
Nurmy throws a strike aimed at the side of Montgomery's head but Montgomery avoids it well.#T2#
Montgomery takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nurmy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #ROC#
Montgomery is rocked!
Montgomery takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Montgomery is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montgomery can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmy scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Montgomery is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nurmy can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
Khalabib Nurmy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Jason Montgomery had this to say: 'I will come back stronger, better. I know it. You'll see it.'.

Event: PFF 17w Nurmy vs Jones
Date: Jan 24, 2018

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Nurmy.#TD#
Nurmy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Nurmy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Nurmy has control of the leg.
Jones wants to sweep but Nurmy has passed to side control!
Jones is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Nurmy 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.
Jones parries the strikes from Nurmy easily there. Nurmy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jones to escape. #T1#
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Jones tries to buck Nurmy off but Nurmy is having none of it.
Nurmy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Nurmy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Nurmy crashes against the mat.
Nurmy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Nurmy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Nurmy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Nurmy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2##SUB#
Nurmy is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones wants to sweep here but Nurmy controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Nurmy with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nurmy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nurmy stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Nurmy lands a couple of digs.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Nurmy slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurmy preventing the sweep.
Nurmy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard. #REVB#
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmy keeps working.
Nurmy on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T4#
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
Nurmy wants to control but Jones postures up.
Nurmy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Nurmy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nurmy manages to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Nurmy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalabib Nurmy 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.
#R2#
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nurmy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.#CL2#
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Nurmy looking for a takedown.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmy controls the action.
Nurmy is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Nurmy takes a shot to the head.
I was talking to Nurmy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmy lands with a left to the head.
Nurmy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nurmy is defending well.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Khalabib Nurmy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luther Jones.#T1##TD2#
Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nurmy regains guard immediately.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmy.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones passes Nurmy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nurmy gets full guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmy is keeping the position for now.
Jones postures up.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Nurmy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nurmy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Nurmy is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
Jones advances to half guard.
Nurmy manages to get to full guard.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones pushes down on Nurmy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Nurmy tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.#T3#
Nurmy regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Nurmy has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nurmy keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmy is on top in guard. #REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4##SUB#
Nurmy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jones escapes and throws Nurmy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nurmy is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nurmy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmy keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Nurmy avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nurmy avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Nurmy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD2#
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nurmy's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurmy is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmy swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1##SUB#
Nurmy is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Nurmy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nurmy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones works over Nurmy with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones works over Nurmy with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmy keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is pushing down on Nurmy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nurmy is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmy taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard. #T2#
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Nurmy actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Nurmy is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Nurmy looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is stalling here. Nurmy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nurmy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nurmy landing strikes.
Nurmy lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T3#
Nurmy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Nurmy looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nurmy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nurmy is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nurmy scoring with punches from side control.
Nurmy cracks Jones with a big elbow.
Nurmy throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
Nurmy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nurmy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jones sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Khalabib Nurmy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Jones is trying to control Nurmy's posture but Nurmy avoids it.
Nurmy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Nurmy throws a strike aimed at the side of Jones's head but Jones avoids it well.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nurmy connects with a decent elbow.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nurmy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but Nurmy controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalabib Nurmy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nurmy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalabib Nurmy!

Event: PFF15 Jones vs Thomas
Date: Jan 06, 2018

#R1#
Mihawk tries to clinch up but Nurmy circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmy looks to land a left hand but Mihawk moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Nurmy has closed the distance and engaged Mihawk in a clinch.
Mihawk jumps guard but Nurmy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nurmy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mihawk.
Mihawk tries to pull guard but Nurmy holds him up against the cage and eventually Mihawk drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
Mihawk breaks from the clinch.
Nurmy looks to throw the jab but Mihawk is out of range.
Mihawk wants to counter the offense by Nurmy and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihawk is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Mihawk misses its intended target.
Nurmy looks to score with a jab to the body but Mihawk is just out of range.
Mihawk tries to counter with a clinch but Nurmy shakes him off and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Mihawk.#T1#
Mihawk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nurmy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nurmy sets himself, and Mihawk steps forward looking for the clinch! Nurmy avoids it this time.
Dracule Mihawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Nurmy scores with a takedown into Mihawk's guard.
Nurmy with a nice head shot there.
Nurmy lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Mihawk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nurmy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmy with a nice head shot there.
Nurmy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nurmy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmy postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Mihawk's head off the mat! Mihawk is out! He's out! Nurmy jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!

Event: PFF 13W - Crusher vs Ohanian
Date: Dec 27, 2017

#R1##CL#
Nurmy moves into range and clinches up with Guillard.#TD#
Nurmy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nurmy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nurmy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Guillard looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Nurmy is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SU2#
Guillard stands up from Nurmy's guard - Guillard perhaps looking for a knockout.
Guillard misses with a few strikes there.
Nurmy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Guillard sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guillard jabs at Nurmy's body.
Guillard throws a head kick that misses.
Guillard takes one to the chin there.
Nurmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guillard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guillard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Guillard misses with a wild combination.
Nurmy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
TJ Guillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1##TD#
Nurmy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Guillard!
Guillard wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Guillard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Guillard is trying to improve his position.
Nurmy landing a few strikes. #T2#
Nurmy is chipping away with strikes.
Guillard sneaks back into half guard.
Guillard won't allow Nurmy to pass to mount.
Nurmy 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.
Nurmy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guillard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ROC#
Guillard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurmy lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Guillard quite badly. Guillard pulls Nurmy in close trying to recover. Nurmy postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Guillard on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Guillard doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
The defeated TJ Guillard had this to say: 'I want a rematch next week. I ain't no punk...'.

Event: PFF 8 - Steve vs Crusher
Date: Nov 18, 2017

#R1#
Nurmy misses with a body shot.
Nurmy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nurmy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arderos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurmy. Arderos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arderos attempts a counter takedown but Nurmy avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Arderos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nurmy is trying to get back to half guard.
Nurmy sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Nurmy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nurmy tries to get to full guard but Arderos has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arderos thows a huge punch but Nurmy dodges it nicely.
Nurmy is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arderos is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Arderos prevents Nurmy from improving his position.#SUB#
Arderos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nurmy sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Nurmy looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Arderos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nurmy is just riding it out for now. Arderos eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Arderos is looking for a kimura but Nurmy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Arderos to get the leverage. #SUB#
Arderos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nurmy is just riding it out for now. Arderos eventually gives up the hold. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nurmy is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Arderos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nurmy is just riding it out for now. Arderos eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Arderos is looking for a kimura here.
Nurmy is pressing down on Arderos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Arderos pushes down on Nurmy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arderos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nurmy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arderos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Arderos is working for a submission of some sort.
Nurmy is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Arderos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arderos thows a huge punch but Nurmy dodges it nicely. #SUB#
Arderos is looking for a kimura here.
Arderos wants to pass to mount but Nurmy is defending the position.
Nurmy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #SUB2#
Nurmy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arderos pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Arderos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arderos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nurmy lands a couple of sideways elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Arderos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Arderos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arderos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nurmy defends well and Arderos ends up having to push Nurmy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arderos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nurmy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arderos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurmy can do to turn this around?
Arderos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Arderos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arderos defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push Arderos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arderos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nurmy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arderos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arderos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arderos sizes up Nurmy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nurmy misses the shot to the body.
Arderos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nurmy misses with a wild body shot.
Arderos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nurmy sprawls well. Nurmy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Arderos gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Nurmy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Arderos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nurmy is in Arderos's guard.
Nurmy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Arderos looking to control.
Nurmy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Arderos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nurmy lands a couple of digs.
Arderos pulls Nurmy in close to prevent any damage.
Nurmy passes Arderos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nurmy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Arderos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
Nurmy prevents Arderos from improving his position.
Nurmy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nurmy is nestled in close to Arderos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Arderos gets full guard.
Nurmy postures up and lands a big shot to Arderos's brow.
Arderos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nurmy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arderos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nurmy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arderos holds on and takes a little breather.
Ricky Arderos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmy landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Arderos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurmy manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Nurmy keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Arderos stays in close to Nurmy's body and controls the position.
Nurmy trying to strike off his back. #SUB2#
Nurmy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arderos postures up and lands a big shot to Nurmy's brow.
Arderos throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Nurmy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arderos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arderos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
Arderos throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arderos trying to control but Nurmy is working from the bottom.
Nurmy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Arderos trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arderos preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arderos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nurmy is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Arderos sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalabib Nurmy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nurmy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arderos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nurmy as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy scores with a decent looking hook.
Nurmy looks to score with a jab to the body but Arderos is just out of range.
Arderos fails with a takedown attempt.
Nurmy darts in looking for a takedown but Arderos gets double underhooks and turns Nurmy into the cage.
Nurmy throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arderos. #TD#
Arderos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nurmy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Arderos is in Nurmy's guard.#SUB2#
Nurmy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Arderos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Nurmy keeping moving, preventing Arderos from controlling successfully.
Arderos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arderos trying to control but Nurmy is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Nurmy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arderos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Arderos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arderos is looking to work some ground and pound but Nurmy has wrist control.
Nurmy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arderos is one step ahead there. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Nurmy working for a triangle but Arderos defends it easily.
Arderos advances to half guard.
Nurmy moves into full guard.
Arderos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arderos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arderos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nurmy to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Arderos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nurmy has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Nurmy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Arderos off and has taken his back!
Arderos trying to control but not successfully.
Nurmy lands with a hammerfist to the side of Arderos's head.
Nurmy lands a shot to the body. #SUB2#
Nurmy working for a choke but Arderos is defending well.
Nurmy lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nurmy avoiding Arderos 's attempts to control his hands. #T4#
Arderos rolls, trying to escape but Nurmy keeps control of the position.
Nurmy is punishing Arderos with some ground and pound.
Nurmy gets his hands free as Arderos looks to control.
Nurmy throwing damaging strikes from the back! Arderos could be in trouble here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmy gets his hands free as Arderos looks to control.
I really don't envy Arderos right now.
Arderos is trying to remain composed but Nurmy is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.#ROC2#
Arderos is rocked!
Arderos is trying to break free. #SUB2#
Nurmy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khalabib Nurmy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nurmy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalabib Nurmy!

Event: PFF4 - Steve vs Ohanian
Date: Oct 21, 2017

#R1#
Whyte connects with a looping right hand.
Whyte seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A punch combination from Nurmy misses.
Nurmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nurmy throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Whyte connects with a body shot.
Whyte with a jab.
Whyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurmy avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte connects with a crisp jab.
Nurmy looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Nurmy swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nurmy misses with a body shot.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.#T1#
Jab, jab by Whyte - just one landing.
Nurmy misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Nurmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whyte.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Nurmy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte lands with a cross.
Nurmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Nurmy's body.
Nurmy looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte jabs at Nurmy's body.
Nurmy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whyte scores with a jab. Nurmy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nurmy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whyte stuns Nurmy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nurmy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#T2#
Whyte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whyte lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Nurmy - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Whyte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Whyte!
A very excited looking Benjamin Whyte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Bear Brawl 5
Date: Sep 09, 2017

#R1#
Nurmy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mma throws a right and a left that Nurmy avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Mma.
Mma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nurmy drops his hands momentarily and Mma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nurmy throws a body kick that misses
and Mma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mma lands a nice shot to the body.
Mma slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mma finds it's way round the side to connect with Nurmy's head.
Mma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nurmy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mma.
Nurmy takes a swing at Mma's ribcage but misses.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nurmy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mma throws out a powerful jab.
Nurmy has his takedown stuffed
and Mma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Mma cracks Nurmy with a good jab.
Nice takedown defense from Mma. No joy for Nurmy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmy fails with the takedown
and Mma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.
Mma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nurmy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nurmy tries to move into range but Mma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mma Throws a clean left jab. Mma Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Nurmy's chin! Nurmy crumbles to the ground and Mma follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Mma!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeff Mma!
Jeff Mma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 04, 2017

#R1#
Barger tries to clinch up.
Barger doesn't manage to clinch there - Nurmy circles away.
Barger moves in looking to clinch but Nurmy pushes him off.#TD#
Nurmy gets the takedown into side control.
Barger is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barger to see if he's OK.
Nurmy taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Nurmy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nurmy working the ground and pound.
Barger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nurmy lands some shots froms side control.
Nurmy really is a fat lump.
Barger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barger taking a bit of punishment here - Nurmy scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Barger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Nurmy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barger wants to control but Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nurmy is chipping away with strikes.
Nurmy working away.
Barger taking punishment in the form of punches. #ROC#
Barger is rocked!
Nurmy working the head with strikes.
Barger is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Nurmy lands a strong strike to the head of Barger. That's dazed him! Nurmy looking to finish here. Barger is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Nurmy lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!

Home

What is MMA Tycoon?

Forgot Details

MMA Affiliate Program

Managers online: 941

Total users: 40233