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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Adenhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and simo selvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Adenhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, simo selvinen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adenhart feints and as selvinen raises his hands in defense, Adenhart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adenhart looking to pass the guard.
Adenhart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adenhart won't allow selvinen to get back to his feet.
Adenhart postures up.
Adenhart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
selvinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
selvinen is trying to control the position but Adenhart postures up.
Adenhart drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but selvinen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Adenhart has selvinen in his guard.
Adenhart keeping moving, preventing selvinen from controlling successfully.
Adenhart 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.
Adenhart keeping moving, preventing selvinen from controlling successfully.
Adenhart working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
selvinen prevents Adenhart from getting back to his feet.
Adenhart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adenhart tries to get out of the position.
selvinen wants to control from the top but Adenhart keeps moving.
Adenhart wants to sweep here but selvinen controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adenhart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
selvinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adenhart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Adenhart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adenhart lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
selvinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for selvinen.
Adenhart wants to control from the top but selvinen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
selvinen controls Adenhart momentarily but Adenhart frees himself.
Adenhart trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but selvinen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Adenhart 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.
Adenhart is working hard here to advance position.
Adenhart is trying to control the position but selvinen postures up.
Adenhart wants to sweep but no luck.
selvinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Adenhart is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from selvinen misses.
Adenhart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
selvinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Adenhart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Adenhart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
selvinen looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adenhart has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of selvinen is proving hard to escape from.
Adenhart looking to sit in guard and control but selvinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Adenhart keeping full guard, as selvinen tries to pass.
Adenhart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for selvinen!
Adenhart landing strikes from the mount.
Adenhart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Adenhart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart landing shots from mount.
Adenhart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of selvinen's face.
Adenhart lands a big elbow.
Adenhart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for selvinen on the ground.
Adenhart landing shots from mount.
Adenhart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adenhart with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adenhart scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adenhart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
selvinen is rocked!
selvinen taking shots to the head.
selvinen is still in real trouble! Can Adenhart finish him?
BOOM! Adenhart connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Adenhart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
selvinen seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Adenhart.
Adenhart with good strikes from the mount here!
Adenhart with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Adenhart 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.
Adenhart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Adenhart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nick Adenhart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
selvinen trying to control from the bottom.
selvinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adenhart is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Adenhart slips a nice elbow through selvinen's hands, connecting with selvinen's forehead.
Adenhart wants to stand up but selvinen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
selvinen is refusing to be controlled, as Adenhart sits in half guard.
selvinen is breathing heavily.
Adenhart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adenhart slips a nice elbow through selvinen's hands, connecting with selvinen's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adenhart wants to stand up but selvinen is controlling the position.
Adenhart is tying to control. selvinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Adenhart throwing shots but selvinen is blocking nicely.
Adenhart trying to mount his opponent but selvinen defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
selvinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adenhart drives through with a takedown into guard.
selvinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adenhart manages to get himself to full guard.
Adenhart wants to sweep here but selvinen controlling him for the moment.
Adenhart looking to control.
Adenhart wants to hit a switch here but selvinen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Adenhart there!
Adenhart keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
selvinen manages to capitalize on a mistake by Adenhart to take his back!
Adenhart looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
selvinen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Adenhart has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Adenhart looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Adenhart wants to escape the position.
Adenhart wants to control his opponent's hands but selvinen gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart is really stuck here.
Adenhart is trying to get back to his feet but selvinen has full control of the position and if anything, Adenhart has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Adenhart trying to control the position but selvinen manages to sink in the hooks.
Adenhart rolls, trying to escape but selvinen keeps control of the position.
selvinen gets his hands free as Adenhart looks to control.
Adenhart tries to escape the position.
selvinen avoiding Adenhart 's attempts to control his hands.
Adenhart is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
selvinen controlling well, preventing Adenhart from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart just trying to survive but selvinen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Adenhart rolls, trying to escape but selvinen keeps control of the position.
selvinen doesn't have the hooks in and Adenhart manages to turn into his guard.
Adenhart throws a strike but selvinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
selvinen won't allow Adenhart to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Adenhart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adenhart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adenhart gets the takedown into side control.
selvinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Adenhart landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Adenhart scoring with punches and elbows.
Adenhart works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Adenhart politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Adenhart prefers to stall for the moment though.
Adenhart lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Adenhart dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Adenhart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adenhart showed some decent athleticism there.
Adenhart is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, selvinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
selvinen is looking for a sweep. Adenhart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adenhart content to control rather than advance.
Adenhart trying to control from half guard but selvinen is working away.
Adenhart working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
selvinen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Adenhart.
selvinen is trying to keep Adenhart in close.
Adenhart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Adenhart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adenhart throws a strike but selvinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
selvinen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and selvinen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Adenhart controls selvinen momentarily but selvinen frees himself.
Adenhart pulls selvinen in to control the position.
Adenhart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for selvinen!
Adenhart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adenhart landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart lands a big shot there that rocks selvinen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Adenhart scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adenhart with a couple of short strikes.
selvinen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adenhart landing shots from mount.
Adenhart raining down shots from the mount!
Adenhart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. selvinen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adenhart with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
selvinen wants to control but Adenhart is having none of it.
Adenhart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
selvinen wants to control but Adenhart is having none of it.
Adenhart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
selvinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Adenhart has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns selvinen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adenhart landing strikes from the mount.
Adenhart lands a big elbow.
Adenhart tries to control but selvinen wriggling away.
selvinen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Adenhart tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Adenhart landing shots from mount.
selvinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adenhart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. selvinen looks a forlorn figure.
selvinen manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by selvinen, under a barage of strikes from Adenhart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adenhart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
selvinen is looking to escape.
Adenhart trying to mount his opponent but selvinen defends it.
Adenhart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adenhart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. selvinen defending well though.
Adenhart is trying to control the action in half guard but selvinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Adenhart content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adenhart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adenhart is looking to work some ground and pound but selvinen has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adenhart throws a strike but selvinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Adenhart looking to hit a scissor sweep but selvinen is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Adenhart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adenhart, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Adenhart!
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FIGHT
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