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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 948 p4p, 1295 weight class) and Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 127 p4p, 179 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuorempi lands with an uppercut that bounces Burnett off the cage and back into range.
Burnett misses with a lunging right hand
and Nuorempi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nuorempi takes a swing at Burnett's ribcage but misses.
Burnett throws a hook but Nuorempi blocks it.
Nuorempi feints the counter takedown.
Nuorempi misses with the combination.
A quick step to the side and Burnett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suutari Nuorempi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuorempi avoids the body shot from Burnett.
Nice shot by Nuorempi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi wants to counter the offense by Burnett and move into the clinch position.
Nuorempi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuorempi.
Burnett throwing a counter right hand but Nuorempi manages to avoid it.
Burnett throws a looping overhand right but Nuorempi ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Nuorempi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nuorempi lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuorempi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nuorempi lands with a cross.
Nuorempi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burnett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuorempi tries to move to mount but Burnett blocks the move with his legs.
Nuorempi keeps trying to improve his position.
Nuorempi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burnett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nuorempi laying and praying for a moment but Burnett takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi wants to pass the guard but Burnett is defending well.
Burnett wants to get back to full guard.
Nuorempi wants to work for an arm triangle but Burnett is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Burnett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burnett has his hands on Nuorempi's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi stays in close to Burnett's body and controls the position.
Nuorempi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nuorempi advances to half guard.
Nuorempi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nuorempi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nuorempi wants to take a breather but Burnett is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burnett trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nuorempi trying to mount his opponent but Burnett defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burnett misses with an uppercut
and Burnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nuorempi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burnett trying to hold on to Nuorempi's head to control him but Nuorempi postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuorempi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Suutari Nuorempi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nuorempi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burnett is looking to counter punch.
Nuorempi slips under a jab from Burnett.
Nuorempi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Burnett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi fails to land the takedown.
Burnett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nuorempi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Nuorempi misses with a wild body shot.
Burnett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi scores with a jab to the body.
Suutari Nuorempi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nuorempi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Burnett throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuorempi misses with a double jab.
Burnett misses with a hook
and Nuorempi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burnett misses with a right hand
and Nuorempi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nuorempi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burnett.
Burnett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nuorempi misses with a shot to the body
and Burnett counters with a straight right hand.
Burnett walks into a straight right hand from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi thuds his right hand into Burnett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nuorempi throws an off balance right hand
and Burnett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuorempi closes the distance and pushes Burnett back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Burnett.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Nuorempi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuorempi blocks a body shot from Burnett.
Burnett lands with a right to the head.
Burnett blocks an uppercut.
Nuorempi lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
Nuorempi tries a body shot but Burnett blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burnett.
Burnett tries a body shot but Nuorempi blocks it.
Nuorempi blocks an uppercut.
Nuorempi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burnett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nuorempi.
Burnett lands a left hand.
Nuorempi struggles to land a body shot inside as Burnett controls his hands.
Burnett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuorempi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Burnett tries a body shot but Nuorempi blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Burnett.
Burnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burnett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuorempi's elbow.
Burnett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burnett blocks a body shot from Nuorempi.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
Nuorempi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burnett's elbow.
Burnett blocks a body shot from Nuorempi.
Burnett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Burnett - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burnett.
Nuorempi blocking some punches.
Burnett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Burnett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nuorempi tries a body shot but Burnett blocks it.
Nice body punch from Nuorempi - that landed with a thud.
Burnett scores with a shoulder strike.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Nuorempi struggles to land a body shot inside as Burnett controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Burnett.
A short right from Burnett.
Burnett tries to work over Nuorempi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nuorempi swings wildly with an uppercut but Burnett uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burnett scores with a shot to the side of Nuorempi's head.
Burnett blocks a body shot from Nuorempi.
Khalil Burnett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Burnett lands a left hand.
Burnett lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Burnett.
Nuorempi throws a punch but it's blocked by Burnett.
Burnett can't find room to land a body shot as Nuorempi controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Burnett fails to land.
Burnett tries to throw a body punch but Nuorempi avoids it by throwing Burnett back against the cage.
Burnett lands with a light punch inside.
Nuorempi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuorempi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi misses with the head strike.
Nuorempi throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khalil Burnett dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Burnett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nuorempi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nuorempi tries to throw a body punch but Burnett avoids it by throwing Nuorempi back against the cage.
Nuorempi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burnett backwards.
Nuorempi misses with a punch to the body.
Burnett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Burnett misses with the head strike.
Burnett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuorempi misses with a body punch.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Burnett.
Burnett struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Nuorempi tries to throw a body punch but Burnett avoids it by throwing Nuorempi back against the cage.
Nuorempi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nuorempi.
Burnett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nuorempi prevents a body shot from Burnett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nuorempi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Burnett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burnett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nuorempi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nuorempi moves away from the strike by Burnett.
Nuorempi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nuorempi swats away the attempt to clinch by Burnett.
Nuorempi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nuorempi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two 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.
Burnett is looking to clinch but Nuorempi is avoiding it.
Burnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nuorempi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuorempi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Burnett misses with a body shot.
Nuorempi goes for a double leg but Burnett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burnett continues to drive forward.
Nuorempi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burnett.
A left and a right from Nuorempi both land. Nice combination.
Nuorempi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnett ducks under a wild hook from Nuorempi.
Burnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nuorempi.
Nuorempi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burnett defends it well.
Nuorempi takes a swing at Burnett's ribcage but misses.
Burnett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice straight punches there by Burnett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burnett.
Nuorempi walks into a stiff left hand from Burnett.
Nuorempi is rocked!
Burnett closes the distance and clinches.
Nuorempi is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnett finish him?
Burnett scores with a shot to the side of Nuorempi's head.
Still in the clinch, Burnett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burnett throws a big uppercut that drops Nuorempi! More strikes from Burnett and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nuorempi lies dazed against the cage as Burnett celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalil Burnett!
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