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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desjardins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. Jonathan Desjardins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pasi Nurminen's chin.
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162 lbs
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166 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Desjardins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasi Nurminen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurminen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nurminen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Desjardins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Nurminen misses.
Desjardins dives in and grabs Nurminen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nurminen pushes down on Desjardins's head and hops out.
Desjardins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nurminen counters with a left to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Nurminen. No joy for Desjardins on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurminen works over Desjardins's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jonathan Desjardins has been cut.
Desjardins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurminens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desjardins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Desjardins tries for a takedown but Nurminen circles away easily
and Nurminen counters with a left to the body.
Nurminen connects with a body shot that sends Desjardins's belly button to the back.
Nurminen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a looping right.
Desjardins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Desjardins throws a hook but Nurminen avoids it easily.
Nurminen scores with a nice strike.
Desjardins misses with a takedown attempt - Nurminen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nurminen throws a shot to the body.
Nurminen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nurminen duly obliges.
Desjardins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Desjardins fails with the takedown.
Nurminen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desjardins throws a leg kick but Nurminen moved away.
Desjardins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Desjardins misses with a left hand
and Nurminen counters with a left and a right that stings Desjardins.
Desjardins staying out of range there.
Desjardins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Desjardins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nurminen counters by moving into the clinch.
Desjardins goes for a takedown attempt but Nurminen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nurminen staying out of range there.
Desjardins looks to throw the jab but Nurminen is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nurminen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nurminen misses the jab.
Nurminen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Nurminen.
Pasi Nurminen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
Nurminen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nurminen throws a right hand that Desjardins ducks under and follows up with a left that Desjardins also avoids with ease.
Nurminen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nurminen defending well as Desjardins loads up on a big left hand.
Desjardins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown but Nurminen shows good takedown defense.
Nurminen clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with the head strike.
Desjardins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Desjardins breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Desjardins.
Nurminen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nurminen moves out of range as Desjardins strikes.
Desjardins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desjardins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurminen manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Nurminen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Desjardins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Desjardins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Desjardins misses with a straight left.
Desjardins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nurminen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nurminen forces Desjardins back against the cage and clinches.
Nurminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurminen has Desjardins pushed against the cage.
Nurminen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurminen.
A shot in the inside from Nurminen.
Desjardins is looking to control Nurminen's arms but Nurminen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Desjardins has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurminen.
Nurminen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nurminen lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins looking to stall.
Desjardins letting Nurminen take a breather here.
A short right from Nurminen.
Nurminen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Desjardins.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurminen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Desjardins lands an uppercut.
Desjardins misses with an elbow strike.
Desjardins tries to circle away but Nurminen has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Desjardins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurminen managing to block the knees to the body from Desjardins.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Desjardins blocks a body shot from Nurminen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Nurminen.
Nurminen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Desjardins or not.
The referee calls for Desjardins to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurminen looking to slow down the pace here.
Nurminen pushes Desjardins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Nurminen to work.
A short right from Nurminen.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desjardins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nurminen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Nurminen.
A short right from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurminen looking to slow down the pace here.
Pasi Nurminen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nurminen lands a nice uppercut.
Nurminen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Desjardins up against the cage.
Nurminen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Desjardins taking a breather.
Desjardins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurminen stalling.
Desjardins trying to control the position but instead, Nurminen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Desjardins into the cage.
Nurminen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Desjardins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nurminen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nurminen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Desjardins jumps into guard, dragging Nurminen to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nurminen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Desjardins looking for a sweep. Not yet Desjardins, not yet.
Desjardins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nurminen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurminen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Desjardins is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurminen content to stall in guard here.
Nurminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Desjardins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Nurminen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Desjardins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nurminen moves into range and clinches up with Desjardins.
Desjardins tries to break free but Nurminen pushes him back against the cage.
Desjardins is trying to stall.
Nurminen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nurminen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.
Desjardins trying to stall but Nurminen improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Nurminen.
Desjardins wants to take the fight to the mat but Nurminen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nurminen lands a body shot.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.
Nurminen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Nurminen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Desjardins is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins tries to score a body lock takedown but Nurminen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nurminen lands a nice uppercut.
Desjardins being controlled against the cage.
Desjardins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurminen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Desjardins to work.
Desjardins is trying to stall.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Nurminen scores with a hook to the body.
Nurminen scores with a shot to the side of Desjardins's head.
Desjardins jumps guard but Nurminen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Desjardins wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurminen's elbow.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Nurminen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Desjardins stalling in the clinch but Nurminen improves position.
Nurminen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nurminen lands with a left to the head.
Nurminen avoiding damage.
Nurminen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Desjardinss head.
Nurminen looking to stall.
Nurminen lands a hook that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Desjardins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins trying to stall but Nurminen improves his position.
Nurminen stalling against the cage.
Nurminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Desjardins backwards.
Nurminen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurminen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desjardins taking a breather.
Nurminen is stalling here.
Nurminen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Desjardins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nurminen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Desjardins tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen taking a breather.
Nurminen scores with a shot to the side of Desjardins's head.
Desjardins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desjardins struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurminen controls his hands.
Nurminen lands a body punch.
Nurminen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Desjardins.
Nurminen is working Desjardins over against the cage.
Nurminen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurminen pushes Desjardins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurminen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nurminen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nurminen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nurminen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Nurminen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Desjardins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nurminen fails to land with a series of punches.
Desjardins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nurminen misses with a double jab.
Desjardins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurminen.
Desjardins shoots in looking for a takedown. Nurminen tries to sprawl out of it but Desjardins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nurminen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Desjardins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nurminen is out of range.
Desjardins connects with a body shot that sends Nurminen's belly button to the back.
Nurminen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen blocks a low kick nicely.
Desjardins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nurminen lands a nice looking body shot.
Desjardins throws a poor cross that misses
and Nurminen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Desjardins looks to land a combination but Nurminen avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Desjardins. Those never looked like landing.
Pasi Nurminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nurminen!
A slow jab from Desjardins misses its intended target.
Desjardins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nurminen is fending him off so far but Desjardins persists. Nope, Nurminen circles away and we're back to standing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nurminen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nurminen just leaning against Desjardins, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nurminen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Desjardins tries to break the clinch but Nurminen is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen trying to stall but Desjardins improves his position.
Nurminen digs a right hand into Desjardins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Desjardins's gas tank.
Nurminen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Come on Nurminen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Desjardins looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nurminen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pasi Nurminen.
Desjardins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
Desjardins misses with a takedown attempt - Nurminen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Desjardins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nurminen.
Nurminen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nurminen throws a series of punches but Desjardins moves out of range.
Desjardins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nurminen blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Nurminen.
Desjardins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nurminen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Desjardins or perhaps it was just good defense by Nurminen which made him look bad.
Nurminen wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Desjardins misses with a straight right.
Desjardins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Desjardins lands with a cross.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nurminen sprawls well. Nurminen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Desjardins gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nurminen digs a good body shot into Desjardins's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Nurminen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Desjardins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Desjardins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nurminen avoids the body shot from Desjardins.
Nice sprawl there from Nurminen as Desjardins shoots in.
Nurminen defending well as Desjardins loads up on a big left hand.
Jonathan Desjardins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurminen works Desjardins's body with a nice hook.
Nurminen moves in looking to clinch but Desjardins pushes him off.
Desjardins cracks the inside of Nurminen's front leg.
Desjardins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nurminen but Nurminen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nurminen ducks under a wild hook from Desjardins.
Desjardins slips a jab and a cross from Nurminen.
Nurminen misses with a hook. Desjardins ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Desjardins swings widly with a right hand
and Nurminen counters with a three punch combo that has Desjardins backing up. Desjardins nods at Nurminen to acknowledge the strikes.
Desjardins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nurminen checks a leg kick nicely.
A cross from Nurminen lands.
Desjardins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nurminen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Desjardins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Desjardins winds up and cracks Nurminen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen is trying to control but Desjardins manages to pass to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurminen is looking to improve his position but Desjardins isn't that keen on the idea.
Desjardins wants to control the pace but Nurminen is squirming around nicely.
Nurminen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Desjardins.
Desjardins thowing shots but they're missing.
Nurminen tries to reverse the position but Desjardins maintains control.
Desjardins unloads with some shots from mount but Nurminen bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins avoids the attempt from Nurminen to control.
Desjardins throws some wild stikes that Nurminen manages to avoid easily.
Desjardins prevents Nurminen from getting the reversal.
Nurminen taking shots to the head.
Desjardins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jonathan Desjardins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Desjardins looking to control but Nurminen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Desjardins punching from mount but Nurminen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nurminen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Desjardins landing punches.
Desjardins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Desjardins throws some wild stikes that Nurminen manages to avoid easily.
Desjardins looking to ground and pound but Nurminen is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurminen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Desjardins.
Desjardins dominating with strikes here.
Pasi Nurminen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurminen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Desjardins unloading with bombs!
Desjardins looking to finish Nurminen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nurminen!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Desjardins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nurminen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Nurminen!
Pasi Nurminen is the new lightweight champion!
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