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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rizvan Abdurashidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hooligan Nick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdurashidov's entrance music is Ali Dimaev. A fine choice. Hooligan Nick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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166 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rizvan Abdurashidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hooligan Nick!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nick tries to close the distance and clinch but Abdurashidov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abdurashidov shoots for a takedown but Nick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nick closes the distance and pushes Abdurashidov back into the cage.
Abdurashidov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nick is defending well.
Abdurashidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizvan Abdurashidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nick stalls.
Nick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Nick.
Nick pushes Abdurashidov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nick tries to circle away but Abdurashidov has him pinned against the cage.
Nick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nick is looking to break free of the clinch but Abdurashidov has double underhooks.
Nick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abdurashidov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abdurashidov has Nick pressed against the cage, preventing Nick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Abdurashidov keeps control of Nick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov blocks an elbow strike.
Nick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nick wants to break free but Abdurashidov has control.
Abdurashidov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abdurashidov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nick's efforts to push away.
Nick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nick tries to circle away but Abdurashidov has him pinned against the cage.
Nick lands a nice uppercut.
Nick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov tries to pull guard but Nick won't allow it.
Nick tries to break the clinch but Abdurashidov is controlling the position.
Nick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abdurashidov wants a takedown.
Nick tries to break free but Abdurashidov pushes him back against the cage.
Nick is trying to break the clinch but Abdurashidov is controlling him.
Nick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nick is trying to push Abdurashidov away but Abdurashidov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abdurashidov has Nick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abdurashidov has Nick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nick wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdurashidov won't allow it.
Nick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nick is trying to break the clinch but Abdurashidov is controlling him.
Abdurashidov can't get the takedown.
Abdurashidov prevents Nick from breaking the clinch.
Nick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nick lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdurashidov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nick is trying to break the clinch but Abdurashidov is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hooligan Nick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nick tries to clinch
and Abdurashidov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nick's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdurashidov won't allow Nick to get back to his feet.
Abdurashidov throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdurashidov prevents Nick from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurashidov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Abdurashidov, into his guard.
Abdurashidov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nick is looking to stand up but Abdurashidov won't let him.
Abdurashidov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nick stands and steps away. Abdurashidov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hooligan Nick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nick slaps away a takedown attempt from Abdurashidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nick throws a sloppy head kick
and Abdurashidov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nick tests Abdurashidov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abdurashidov gets tackled into the cage by Nick. Nick maintains the clinch.
Abdurashidov is trying to pull guard but Nick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nick stops a takedown attempt from Abdurashidov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizvan Abdurashidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdurashidov has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nick pushes Abdurashidov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nick working hard to break the clinch.
Abdurashidov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Abdurashidov tries to score a body lock takedown but Nick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nick is trying to force a seperation but Abdurashidov has the dominant position.
Nick gets through Abdurashidov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abdurashidov has him pressed against the cage.
Nick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nick throws an elbow but misses.
Nick tries to land a knee to the head but Abdurashidov blocks with his arms.
Abdurashidov keeps control of Nick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abdurashidov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Abdurashidov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nick's waist but Nick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abdurashidov off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nick takes the fight into the clinch.
Nick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hooligan Nick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Abdurashidov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nick moves into the clinch.
Nick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nick working hard to break the clinch.
Nick prevents the takedown attempt.
Nick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abdurashidov up against the cage.
Hooligan Nick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nick.
Nick scores with a shoulder strike.
Nick has had enough of the clinch but Abdurashidov keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nick tries to break the clinch but Abdurashidov is controlling the position.
Nick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nick wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdurashidov won't allow it.
Nick has Abdurashidov pressed against the cage.
Abdurashidov avoiding damage as Nick throws knees to the body.
Abdurashidov blocks the elbow strike.
Abdurashidov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nick is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizvan Abdurashidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurashidov fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nick scores with a shot to the side of Abdurashidov's head.
Nick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abdurashidov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nick clinches with his opponent.
Nick is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Abdurashidov tries for a takedown but Nick manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nick lands the left hand.
Nick moves in looking to clinch but Abdurashidov pushes him off.
Abdurashidov swats away the attempt to clinch by Nick.
Nick clinches.
Nick is trying to break free.
Nick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nick slows down the pace here.
Nick wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdurashidov won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nick stalling the fight.
Nick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdurashidov shoots in looking for a takedown. Nick tries to sprawl out of it but Abdurashidov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nick works the jab nicely.
Nick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abdurashidov, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nick has Abdurashidov pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hooligan Nick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hooligan Nick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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