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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Izturis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolai Dzhumagaliev's chin.
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190 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izturis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dzhumagaliev's guard.
Izturis throws a big right hand that misses.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to keep Izturis in close.
Dzhumagaliev is pulling down on Izturis's head to control his posture.
Izturis preventing the sweep.
Izturis scoring with some ground and pound.
Izturis 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.
Izturis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikolai Dzhumagaliev was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Izturis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzhumagaliev is just out of range.
Izturis takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhumagaliev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Izturis counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Izturis lands a few punches from side control.
Izturis working the ground and pound.
Dzhumagaliev wants to control but Izturis postures up.
Dzhumagaliev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Izturis scoring with punches and elbows.
Dzhumagaliev prevents Izturis from moving into mount.
Izturis trying to control the position but Dzhumagaliev is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izturis misses with the ground and pound.
Dzhumagaliev struggling a bit here.
Izturis takes a little break here. Dzhumagaliev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Izturis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhumagaliev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Izturis gets to mount! Dzhumagaliev was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
BOOM! Izturis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Izturis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Izturis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Izturis lands a nice shot to the head.
Dzhumagaliev is rocked!
Izturis controlling his opponent.
Dzhumagaliev is still in real trouble! Can Izturis finish him?
Dzhumagaliev is squirming around, avoiding Izturis's attempts to control the action.
Dzhumagaliev seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Izturis controlling his opponent.
Dzhumagaliev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Izturis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Izturis controlling his opponent.
Dzhumagaliev can't escape the position.
Izturis with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzhumagaliev is trying desperately to improve position.
Dzhumagaliev tries to hold on but Izturis pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dzhumagaliev can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Izturis is staying active.
Izturis wants to control the pace but Dzhumagaliev is squirming around nicely.
Izturis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dzhumagaliev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Izturis controlling his opponent.
Izturis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dzhumagaliev is desperately trying to improve his position but Izturis has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Izturis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Izturis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dzhumagaliev looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Izturis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dzhumagaliev looks to throw the jab but Izturis is out of range.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an uppercut. Izturis saw that one coming.
Izturis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dzhumagaliev.
Izturis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dzhumagaliev as he jumps to the side.
Izturis swings for the body but Dzhumagaliev moves out of range.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook but Izturis avoids it easily.
Dzhumagaliev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Izturis counters with a right hand to the body.
Dzhumagaliev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dzhumagaliev throws a poor cross that misses
and Izturis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Izturis.
Izturis won't allow Dzhumagaliev to sweep him here.
Izturis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dzhumagaliev can do to turn this around?
Izturis wants to control from the top but Dzhumagaliev keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dzhumagaliev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Izturis stands up over Dzhumagaliev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Izturis postures up and lands a big shot to Dzhumagaliev's brow.
Izturis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Izturis trying to control but Dzhumagaliev is working from the bottom.
Izturis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Izturis trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzhumagaliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dzhumagaliev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Izturis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis pushes down on Dzhumagaliev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dzhumagaliev wants to get back to his feet.
Izturis is trying to control. Dzhumagaliev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to get back to full guard.
Emilio Izturis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dzhumagaliev preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Izturis working Dzhumagaliev over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izturis lands with a punch from half guard.
Izturis is stalling here. Dzhumagaliev is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Izturis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dzhumagaliev has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Izturis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dzhumagaliev off and has taken his back!
Dzhumagaliev is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Izturis off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis scores with punches and elbows.
Izturis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dzhumagaliev defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dzhumagaliev is trying to remain composed but Izturis is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Izturis lands punches and elbows.
Dzhumagaliev trying to control the hands but Izturis won't let him.
Izturis landing with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izturis biding his time, controlling Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Dzhumagaliev as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Izturis!
Izturis doesn't have the hooks in and Dzhumagaliev manages to turn into his guard.
Dzhumagaliev stopping the sweep attempt from Izturis.
Dzhumagaliev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Izturis is looking to regain half guard here but Dzhumagaliev keeps moving and retains side control.
Izturis is not content to let Dzhumagaliev control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dzhumagaliev misses the jab.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an uppercut
and Izturis counters with a stiff right hand.
Izturis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook but Izturis avoids it easily.
Izturis ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Izturis misses.
Izturis looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzhumagaliev is just out of range.
Izturis ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
Izturis slips under a jab.
Dzhumagaliev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Izturis.
Izturis closes the distance and clinches up with Dzhumagaliev, looking for a takedown. Izturis pushes Dzhumagaliev against the cage but Dzhumagaliev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Izturis gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis lands a nice forearm strike.
Izturis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dzhumagaliev stops Izturis from passing to mount.
Dzhumagaliev tries to escape but Izturis is in control.
Izturis cracks Dzhumagaliev with a big elbow.
Izturis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dzhumagaliev is looking for a sweep.
Dzhumagaliev trying to remain calm as Izturis controls from the top position.
Izturis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izturis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dzhumagaliev keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis working away.
Izturis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Izturis landing strikes.
Izturis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dzhumagaliev keeps working.
Dzhumagaliev prevents Izturis from moving into mount.
Izturis is staying tight to Dzhumagaliev's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Izturis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Izturis scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis is staying tight to Dzhumagaliev's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Izturis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dzhumagaliev down.
Dzhumagaliev tries to bench press Izturis off him but Izturis keeps the position.
Izturis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dzhumagaliev squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dzhumagaliev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Izturis landing strikes from the mount and Dzhumagaliev is in trouble!
Izturis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dzhumagaliev is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izturis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izturis trying to control but Dzhumagaliev is having none of it.
Izturis lands a heavy elbow.
Izturis lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Dzhumagaliev! Izturis sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Dzhumagaliev and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Emilio Izturis!
Emilio Izturis retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Emilio Izturis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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