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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esko Salo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Nagiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagiev has chosen Dmitry Nagiev - All I Promised as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salo
vs
Nagiev

175 cm
23
167 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

177 cm
24
165 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Salo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitry Nagiev!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagiev.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Salo moved away.
Esko Salo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nagiev lands a body shot.
No luck for Salo with that takedown attempt.
Salo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salo misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Salo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salo.

Salo forces Nagiev back against the cage and clinches.
Nagiev takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Nagiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nagiev tries to break the clinch but Salo is controlling the position.
Salo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagiev's elbow.
Nagiev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salo misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Salo.
Nagiev avoiding damage as Salo throws knees to the body.
Salo cracks Nagiev with a nice body shot.
Nagiev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Nagiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Salo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nagiev's hands.
Nagiev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nagiev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salo is out of range and Nagiev settles back down.
Nagiev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nagiev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salo. That did some damage!
Nagiev blocks the body kick.
Nagiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salo.
Nagiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salo catches Nagiev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nagiev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salo.
Nagiev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nagiev throws a low kick but Salo avoids it.
Nagiev throws a nice head kick!
Salo shoots in but Nagiev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salo throws a right hand that misses
and Nagiev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salo is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nagiev counters with a leg kick.
Nagiev checks a leg kick.
Nagiev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nagiev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Salo closes the distance and clinches.
Salo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagiev has him pressed against the cage.
Nagiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salo misses with the head strike.

Nagiev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagiev.
Salo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salo's knee momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salo lands a nice knee to the body.
Salo has a couple of punches blocked by Nagiev.
Salo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salo lands a left hand.

Salo breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nagiev tries a low kick but Salo avoids it.
Nagiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagiev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nagiev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salo.
Nagiev misses the shot to the body.
Salo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Salo misses
and Nagiev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Salo misses
and Nagiev counters with an inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Nagiev.
Salo with a hook.
Salo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagiev checks the leg kick.
Nagiev thows a leg kick but Salo checks it
and Salo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salo lands with a hook. Nagiev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salo misses with a right hand
and Nagiev counters with a good low kick that Salo was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev is looking to score with low kicks.
Nagiev tries to work over Salo's front leg with a kick but Salo checks it.
Salo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagiev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nagiev throws a leg kick but Salo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nagiev throws a low kick, looking for Salo's leg but Salo calmly moves out of range.
Salo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salo misses with a body shot.
Salo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nagiev moves away.
Salo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salo throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagiev counters with a leg kick.
Salo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nagiev.
Nagiev scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Salo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Salo breaks the clinch.
Nagiev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Nagiev misses
and Salo counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Salo 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.

Salo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Salo tenderised Nagiev's leg. Nagiev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nagiev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nagiev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nagiev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nagiev throws a wild body kick that Salo sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Salo does it's job there.
A big right from Salo misses.
Salo lands a jab to Nagiev's midsection.
Salo misses with a combination
and Nagiev counters with a nice leg kick.
Salo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagiev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salo throws a leg kick which misses Nagiev's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagiev tries to avoid it.
Nagiev throws out a leg kick but Salo moves out of range and Nagiev only half commits.
Salo throws a head kick but Nagiev moves out of range.
Salo misses with a leg kick
and Nagiev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nagiev tries a low kick but Salo avoids it.
Salo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nagiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagiev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Salo.
An inside leg kick from Nagiev misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagiev tries to work over Salo's front leg with a kick but Salo checks it.
Nagiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salo.
Nagiev slips under a jab from Salo.
Nagiev connects with a leg kick. Salo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salo throws a leg kick which misses Nagiev's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagiev tries to avoid it.
Nagiev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nagiev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagiev throws a leg kick
and Salo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nagiev.
Nagiev tries to land a leg kick but Salo saw it coming and moves away.
Salo lands the left hand.
Esko Salo is winning the standup battle so far.
Salo misses with an uppercut.
Salo looks to land a combination but Nagiev avoids it well.

Salo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nagiev keeping moving, preventing Salo from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev looking for a sweep. Not yet Nagiev, not yet.
Nagiev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Salo looking to pass the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Esko Salo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Salo lands a slapping body shot.

Salo takes the fight into the clinch.
Salo tries to land knees in the clinch but Nagiev avoids the damage to the body.

Nagiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Nagiev lands but Salo takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Salo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Salo connects with a body shot that sends Nagiev's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salo swings for the body but Nagiev moves out of range.
Nagiev throws a low kick but Salo avoids it.
Salo misses with a leg kick
and Nagiev counters with an inside leg kick.
Nagiev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nagiev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salo just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Salo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salo connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nagiev throws a solid leg kick but Salo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagiev.
Nagiev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagiev.
Nagiev blocks the body kick.
Salo misses with a looping left.
Salo throws a leg kick but Nagiev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Salo looks to throw the jab but Nagiev is out of range.
Nagiev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nagiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Nagiev throws a solid leg kick but Salo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagiev.
Salo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nagiev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nagiev throws a solid leg kick but Salo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nagiev.
Salo blocks the body kick.
Nagiev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nagiev connects with an inside leg kick.
Nagiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nagiev. Nagiev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Salo throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nagiev counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Salo misses.
Nagiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salo's sensitive parts.
Nagiev slips a jab from Salo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Salo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Salo dominated that second round.
That's time! Salo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Salo swinging wildly here.
Salo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nagiev counters with an outside leg kick.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.

Salo moves into the clinch successfully.

Nagiev manages to break the clinch.
Nagiev thows a leg kick but Salo checks it
and Salo counters with a right hand to the body.
Salo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nagiev. That one must have hurt.
Nagiev thows a leg kick but Salo checks it
enabling Salo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nagiev is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salo rather than just go for the knockout.
Nagiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salo.
Nagiev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Salo checks a leg kick.
Nagiev throws a low kick, looking for Salo's leg but Salo calmly moves out of range.
Nagiev misses with a leg kick
and Salo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagiev tried to score with a low kick but Salo checks it.
Salo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nagiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salo misses with a body punch
and Nagiev counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salo checks the leg kick.
Salo throws a right hand that Nagiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagiev also avoids with ease.
Salo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nagiev counters with a thumping low kick.
Salo blocks a low kick nicely.
Salo wants to clinch.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Nagiev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagiev is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salo 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 Nagiev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nagiev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nagiev throws a front kick aimed at Salo's knee but Salo avoids it well.
Nagiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nagiev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Salo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salo.
Salo has Nagiev pressed against the cage, preventing Nagiev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dmitry Nagiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nagiev backwards.
Salo is trying to force a seperation but Nagiev has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Salo.
Salo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nagiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nagiev avoids the elbow strike from Salo, against the cage.
Nagiev blocks an elbow strike from Salo.
Salo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagiev.
Salo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salo misses with a punch to the body.
Salo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagiev.
Salo has Nagiev pressed against the cage, preventing Nagiev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nagiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salo connects with a single shot there.
Nagiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Salo.
Nagiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Nagiev scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev misses with a leg kick
and Salo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Nagiev misses
and Salo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Salo.
Nagiev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Esko Salo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagiev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Salo checks it well.
Salo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Salo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagiev.
Nagiev lands a head kick!
Nagiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nagiev thows a leg kick but Salo checks it
and Salo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nagiev's knee momentarily.
Nagiev lands with a straight right. Salo didn't see that one coming.
Nagiev misses with a low kick.
Nagiev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salo misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagiev.
Salo throws a leg kick which misses Nagiev's front leg but catches the back leg as Nagiev tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagiev staying out of range there.
Nagiev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salo.
Nagiev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nagiev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salo misses with an uppercut
and Nagiev counters with a low kick, right behind Salo 's knee.

Nagiev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salo stays in close to Nagiev's body and controls the position.
Salo is fighting to break Nagiev's control of his arms but Nagiev is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Salo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nagiev keeping moving, preventing Salo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Nagiev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salo defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dmitry Nagiev.
I think Salo 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Salo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

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