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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jari Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtis Hugs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieminen comes to the cage accompanied by Raised Fist - Wounds. Kurtis Hugs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Nieminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurtis Hugs!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugs lands a two punch combo.
Nieminen walks into a jab.
Hugs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hugs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hugs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nieminen is rocked!
Nieminen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hugs to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oh Nieminen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieminen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nieminen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nieminen seems to have got his legs back now.
Hugs throwing strikes from guard but Nieminen blocks nicely.
Hugs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nieminen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hugs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nieminen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hugs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hugs is trying to reverse the position but instead Nieminen has taken his back - oops!
Hugs is keeping busy.
Nieminen doesn't have the hooks in and Hugs manages to turn into his guard.
Nieminen wants to stand and escape but Hugs is having none of it.
Hugs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nieminen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nieminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nieminen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hugs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nieminen is breathing heavily.
Hugs misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Hugs sneaks back into half guard.
Nieminen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hugs tries to roll over but Nieminen keeps him under control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hugs tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nieminen in particular looking to stall.
Nieminen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hugs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hugs throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hugs is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nieminen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hugs.
Hugs misses with a hook. Nieminen ducked under it nicely.
Hugs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nieminen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hugs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hugs stalks Nieminen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nieminen's face. Nieminen staggers backwards, shaken.
Nieminen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hugs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nieminen somewhat.
Nieminen lands a really nice looking cross but Hugs seems unphased.
Nieminen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hugs is fending him off so far but Nieminen persists. Nope, Hugs circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Nieminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hugs shoots in looking for a takedown. Nieminen tries to sprawl out of it but Hugs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nieminen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hugs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nieminen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hugs trying to strike off his back.
Nieminen preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nieminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hugs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Hugs dominated that 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.
Nieminen has his takedown stuffed
and Hugs counters with a three punch combo that has Nieminen backing up. Nieminen nods at Hugs to acknowledge the strikes.
Hugs catches Nieminen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hugs throws a leg kick but Nieminen checks it.
Hugs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hugs misses with a low kick.
Hugs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nieminen counters with a single leg into guard. Hugs didn't expect that.
Hugs keeping moving, preventing Nieminen from controlling successfully.
Nieminen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Hugs tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hugs is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Nieminen looking to control but Hugs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hugs is trying desperately to improve position.
Nieminen blocks Hugs's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nieminen tries to control but Hugs wriggling away.
Hugs tries to hold on but Nieminen postures up.
Nieminen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hugs is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hugs and Nieminen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nieminen trying to control the position but Hugs is working away.
Nieminen blocks the strikes from Hugs.
Nieminen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hugs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hugs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nieminen is looking to take a break and control but Hugs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hugs manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hugs stops Nieminen from getting back to his feet.
Hugs working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hugs thows a huge punch but Nieminen dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hugs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left and a right from Hugs both land. Nice combination.
Hugs lands a jab.
Nieminen tries for a takedown but Hugs circles away easily
and Hugs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hugs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nieminen shoots in but Hugs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Nieminen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot lands for Hugs.
Nieminen walks into a left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Hugs. No joy for Nieminen on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hugs scores with a one two! Nieminen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Hugs misses
and Nieminen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hugs tries to get to full guard but Nieminen has control of the leg.
Hugs landing strikes from the bottom.
Hugs tries to roll over but Nieminen keeps him under control.
Nieminen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hugs tries to lock up and control but Nieminen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nieminen has isolated one of Hugs's arms. Hugs looking to fight him off but Nieminen twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jari Nieminen!
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energy
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hype
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