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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisn Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammel Nister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
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196 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krisn Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammel Nister!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nister managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nister's face.
Nister avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Khan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nister is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Nister blocks it.
Nister stalling in the clinch.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Nister trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Nister throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan looking to stall.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sammel Nister has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khan as Nister tries to tie him up.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Nister's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
Nister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nister tries to score a body lock takedown but Khan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Nister avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Nister has Khan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nister pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Khan tumbling to the mat - Nister dives into Khan's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nister is in close to Khan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nister with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nister passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nister connects with a nice short shot to Khan's temple.
Nister not doing much here.
Nister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nister content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nister throwing shots but Khan is blocking nicely.
Nister takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nister working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nister lands a nice short elbow.
Nister with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
My spies in Ironfist Athletics inform me that Nister has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nister lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nister is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nister on the ground.
Nister landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nister working Khan over with strikes.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nister.
Khan trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nister lands a nice short elbow.
Nister keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nister takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Krisn Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sammel Nister's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Khan on his heels. He'll look to pass Khan's guard now, I'm sure.
Nister passes into half guard.
Nister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Nister.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nister slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nister is nestled in close to Khan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nister controlling the pace.
Khan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nister landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nister winds up and cracks Khan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nister performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nister trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nister shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Khan as he avoids it easily.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nister shoots in and bounces Khan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nister with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nister throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Nister wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Nister scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nister landing with the ground and pound.
Nister is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nister cracks Khan with a solid left hand.
Khan 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.
Nister cracks Khan with a solid left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nister slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nister trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammel Nister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sammel Nister'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. This is the final round!
Nister shoots in but no luck this time.
Nister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nister swats away the attempt to clinch by Khan.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Nister jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nister tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nister keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan tries to clinch up but Nister circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nister is defended easily by Khan.
Nister tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khan defends well and Nister ends up having to push Khan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Krisn Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammel Nister.
Khan tries to work over Nister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Nister throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan is looking to control Nister's arms but Nister gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nister avoids it.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nister is trying to maintain a safe position but Khan gets an underhook and turns Nister into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan prevents the takedown attempt.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nister is defending well for now.
Nister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Nister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Nister goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khan prevents it.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan has Nister pressed against the cage.
Nister looking for a takedown.
Nister tries to score a body lock takedown but Khan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan scores with a hook to the body.
Nister takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan slowing the pace effectively.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Nister has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Khan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nister throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan stalks Nister and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nister's face. Nister staggers backwards, shaken.
Krisn Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nister works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Nister misses the target.
Nister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nister.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Nister.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krisn Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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