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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eza Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Kuuharja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Eza Nahka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Juri Kuuharja!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juri Kuuharja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nahka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kuuharja tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nahka tries to stand but Kuuharja is controlling his head.
Nahka tries to stand but Kuuharja controls the position and pulls Nahka into his guard.
Kuuharja is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nahka wants to stand and escape but instead Kuuharja has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kuuharja working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuuharja trying to control but Nahka is working from the bottom.
Nahka wants to get back to his feet but Kuuharja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuuharja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nahka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nahka wants to stand but Kuuharja is controlling the position.
Nahka uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Kuuharja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nahka moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuuharja closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nahka did well to prevent Kuuharja getting side control.
Kuuharja is looking to pass Nahka's guard but actually Nahka recovers to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nahka is looking to stand up but Kuuharja isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahka wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kuuharja manages to pass to side control.
Nahka is trying to stand up here but Kuuharja is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nahka is trying to escape back to his feet but Kuuharja uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Nahka is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuuharja cracks Nahka with a big right hand but Nahka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nahka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kuuharja asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kuuharja in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuuharja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nahka keeps working.
Kuuharja grinds an elbow into Nahka's temple.
Kuuharja scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nahka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kuuharja has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nahka wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Kuuharja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nahka hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuuharja with shots to the head and body - Nahka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nahka wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Kuuharja pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuuharja looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
You get the feeling that Nahka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kuuharja lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kuuharja landing strikes from the mount and Nahka is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Nahka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kuuharja is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nahka is surviving well by controlling Kuuharja's body position as best he can.
Kuuharja raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nahka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kuuharja can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nahka is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juri Kuuharja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuuharja bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kuuharja scoring with punches from side control.
Kuuharja working the ground and pound.
Nahka pushes Kuuharja away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kuuharja gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kuuharja trying to control the action but Nahka is working from the bottom.
Nahka takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nahka is trying to get back to his feet.
Kuuharja looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nahka is pushing Kuuharja's head away, looking to escape. Kuuharja manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kuuharja working the ground and pound.
Nahka is pushing Kuuharja's head away, looking to escape. Kuuharja manages to hold on to the position though.
Kuuharja is staying tight to Nahka's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kuuharja in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kuuharja lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kuuharja working the ground and pound.
Kuuharja cracks Nahka with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nahka is pushing Kuuharja's head away, looking to escape. Kuuharja manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here as Kuuharja stalls from top position.
Kuuharja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nahka keeps working.
Kuuharja controlling from side mount.
Kuuharja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuuharja working the ground and pound.
Kuuharja scores with punches from side control.
Kuuharja landing strikes.
Nahka wants to get back to his feet but Kuuharja drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahka gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kuuharja connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Juri Kuuharja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nahka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kuuharja raining down shots from the mount!
Nahka trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kuuharja lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kuuharja has control of Nahka's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nahka regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The referee warns Nahka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nahka is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nahka is bucking up trying to escape but Kuuharja cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Nahka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuuharja with shots to the head and body - Nahka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kuuharja looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nahka's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kuuharja landing strikes from the mount and Nahka is in trouble!
Kuuharja content just to control the position here.
Kuuharja landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuuharja loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Nahka scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kuuharja land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kuuharja stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juri Kuuharja!
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