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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Adams (ranked 4062 p4p, 4008 weight class) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 316 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams moves into range and clinches up with Nurmagomedov.
Adams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adams fails to pull guard.
Nurmagomedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nurmagomedov up against the cage.
Adams pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nurmagomedov controls the pace.
Adams trying to control the position.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmagomedov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov chips away with some ground and pound.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Nurmagomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurmagomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nurmagomedov landing with the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams working for a triangle but Nurmagomedov defends it easily.
Adams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmagomedov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams 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.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmagomedov prevents Adams from getting back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
Nurmagomedov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adams wants to sweep here but Nurmagomedov controlling him for the moment.
Nurmagomedov distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nurmagomedov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adams 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.
Nurmagomedov advances to half guard.
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. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Adams's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adams trying to hold on to Nurmagomedov's head to control him but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Adams defends it well.
Adams taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomedov in his half guard.
Nurmagomedov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adams is refusing to be controlled, as Nurmagomedov sits in half guard.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Adams's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov lands strikes from half guard.
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. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Adams's temple.
Nurmagomedov controlling the action here.
Adams wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmagomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nurmagomedov as he avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Adams is trying to control but can't.
Nurmagomedov prevents Adams from improving his position.
Nurmagomedov working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is working for a kimura but Adams is defending it quite comfortably.
Adams wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adams is pressing down on Nurmagomedov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nurmagomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nurmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurmagomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.
Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams prevents Nurmagomedov from getting back to his feet.
Adams wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
Nurmagomedov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
Adams looks to land a body kick but Nurmagomedov moved away.
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmagomedov in his tracks.
Nurmagomedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Nurmagomedov sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Nurmagomedov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams misses with a takedown
and Nurmagomedov counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams tries to pull guard but Nurmagomedov holds him up against the cage and eventually Adams drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov 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! This is the final round!
No luck for Adams with that takedown attempt.
Marcus Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nurmagomedov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adams wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov is nestled in close to Adams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adams tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
Adams has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adams looking for submissions off his back.
Nurmagomedov lands strikes from half guard.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagomedov 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmagomedov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nurmagomedov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nurmagomedov working Adams over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov working over Adams with some ground and pound. Adams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adams trying to hold on to Nurmagomedov's head to control him but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmagomedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nurmagomedov wants to pass to mount but Adams is defending the position.
Adams tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
Adams wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nurmagomedov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Adams is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Adams and Nurmagomedov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Adams seems a little lost for a moment, as Nurmagomedov dominates the positioning.
Marcus Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Adams tries to buck Nurmagomedov off but Nurmagomedov is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches from side control.
Nurmagomedov working the body and head with strikes.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nurmagomedov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Marcus Adams spoke after the fight, saying 'That didn't go well. That's alright. I'll come back stronger. Eat my dust though.'.
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