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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marat Gafurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gafurov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queen – I Want To Break Free. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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154 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marat Gafurov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nebojša Brynjar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gafurov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brynjar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brynjar swings for the body but Gafurov moves out of range.
Brynjar misses with a wild body shot.
Brynjar looks to land a right hand but Gafurov moved out of range.
A big left from Brynjar misses.
Gafurov scores with a jab to the body.
Gafurov closes the distance and pushes Brynjar back into the cage.
Gafurov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brynjar misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gafurov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brynjar.
Gafurov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gafurov tries to pull guard but Brynjar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gafurov.
Gafurov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brynjar just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Brynjar.
Brynjar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brynjar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gafurov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brynjar up against the cage.
Gafurov blocking some punches.
Brynjar can't find room to land a body shot as Gafurov controls the action.
Gafurov tries to pull guard but Brynjar won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Gafurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brynjar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gafurov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brynjar tries to work over Gafurov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brynjar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brynjar lands a shot to the body.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brynjar can't find room to land a body shot as Gafurov controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brynjar has him pressed against the cage.
Gafurov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brynjar has him pressed against the cage.
Brynjar can't find room to land a body shot as Gafurov controls the action.
Gafurov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gafurov jumps guard but Brynjar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brynjar stalling the fight.
Gafurov pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brynjar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gafurov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brynjar is one step ahead there.
Brynjar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gafurov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gafurov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brynjar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gafurov wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gafurov working for submissions but it's allowed Brynjar to get to half guard.
Brynjar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brynjar takes a swing at Gafurov's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brynjar thuds a left hand into Gafurov's body.
Gafurov walks into a jab.
Gafurov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brynjar moves away.
Gafurov misses with a takedown attempt
and Brynjar counters with a nice uppercut.
Brynjar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gafurov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brynjar misses with a combination
and Gafurov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gafurov.
Gafurov trying to control but Brynjar is working from the bottom.
Gafurov looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gafurov stopping the sweep attempt from Brynjar.
Gafurov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brynjar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brynjar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gafurov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brynjar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brynjar cracks a nice hook into Gafurov's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brynjar throws a big shot that misses.
Gafurov attempts a counter takedown but Brynjar avoids it well and moves away.
Brynjar misses with a body shot.
Brynjar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brynjar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gafurov.
Brynjar throws a right hand that Gafurov ducks under and follows up with a left that Gafurov also avoids with ease.
Gafurov ducks under a wild hook from Brynjar.
Gafurov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brynjar defends well and Gafurov ends up having to push Brynjar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Gafurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brynjar slips a straight right by Gafurov.
The fighters circling - Brynjar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gafurov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brynjar.
Gafurov attempts a counter takedown but Brynjar avoids it well and moves away.
Gafurov throws the left hand but Brynjar avoids the punch easily.
Gafurov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brynjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Gafurov.
A little jabbing left from Brynjar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gafurov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nebojša Brynjar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brynjar misses with a looping left.
Brynjar avoids the body shot from Gafurov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brynjar! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Brynjar.
Brynjar digs a good body shot into Gafurov's ribs.
Brynjar forces Gafurov back against the cage and clinches.
Gafurov blocks a body shot from Brynjar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov tries to break free but Brynjar pushes him back against the cage.
Brynjar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gafurov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brynjar walks away with a smile on his face. Gafurov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gafurov slips a straight right by Brynjar.
Gafurov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brynjar.
Brynjar looks to throw the jab but Gafurov is out of range.
Gafurov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brynjar to score with a decent uppercut.
Gafurov throws a big shot that misses.
Gafurov slips under a jab from Brynjar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Gafurov.
Brynjar throws an off balance right hand
so Gafurov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brynjar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brynjar wants it to stay on the feet.
Gafurov ducks under a wild hook from Brynjar.
Gafurov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brynjar sprawls and moves away.
Nebojša Brynjar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gafurov tries for a takedown but Brynjar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gafurov blocks a jab.
Gafurov fails with the takedown
and Brynjar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Gafurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brynjar throws a body punch but Gafurov moves out of range.
Gafurov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar throws out a loose jab but Gafurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gafurov throws an overhand right that lands on Brynjar's shoulder, as Brynjar tries to avoid the shot.
Brynjar tries to counter with a clinch but Gafurov shakes him off and moves away.
Brynjar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Brynjar does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar misses with a straight right.
Gafurov fails to land the takedown.
Brynjar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gafurov.
Brynjar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gafurov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gafurov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gafurov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brynjar!
Gafurov has control of Brynjar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brynjar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov wants to take Brynjar's back here but Brynjar is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gafurov is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Brynjar is in real trouble.
Brynjar showing good submission defense here.
Brynjar tries to escape but Gafurov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gafurov.
Gafurov misses with punches from the back.
Marat Gafurov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gafurov tries to get the hooks in deep but Brynjar pushed the leg off.
Gafurov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Brynjar is defending well though. Gafurov let's go of the attempt for now.
Brynjar felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov tightening his grip on Brynjar, looking for the choke.
Brynjar is having to fend off submission attempts from Gafurov, who is looking to sink in the choke. Gafurov doesn't have the hooks in though and Brynjar manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brynjar won't allow Gafurov to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Gafurov clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Gafurov.
Brynjar misses with a straight left.
Gafurov staying out of range there.
Gafurov tries to counter with a takedown but Brynjar is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Gafurov finds it's way through Brynjar's defenses.
Brynjar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Brynjar. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Brynjar as Gafurov shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gafurov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gafurov misses with the combination.
Brynjar throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar looks to throw the jab but Gafurov is out of range.
Gafurov feinted with a counter takedown.
Gafurov just misses with a punch to the body.
Brynjar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Brynjar misses.
Gafurov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brynjar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brynjar misses with an uppercut. Gafurov saw that one coming.
Brynjar throws a hook but Gafurov avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar lands a jab to Gafurov's midsection.
Gafurov walks into a jab.
Gafurov slips a straight right by Brynjar.
Gafurov throws a hook but Brynjar avoids it easily.
Brynjar staying out of range there.
Brynjar throws a hook to the side of Gafurov's head but Gafurov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brynjar ducks under a wild hook from Gafurov.
Brynjar misses with a looping left.
Brynjar swings for the body but Gafurov moves out of range.
Gafurov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brynjar throws out a loose jab but Gafurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gafurov misses its intended target.
Brynjar misses with a few strikes there.
Gafurov attempts a counter takedown but Brynjar avoids it well and moves away.
Brynjar tries to clinch but Gafurov moves out of range.
Nice shot by Brynjar.
Gafurov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gafurov dives in for a single leg takedown but Brynjar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Gafurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gafurov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brynjar.
Brynjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Gafurov is just out of range.
Brynjar clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar slows down the pace here.
Gafurov tries to pull guard but Brynjar won't allow it.
Brynjar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gafurov backwards.
Brynjar swings wildly with an uppercut but Gafurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gafurov tries to pull guard but Brynjar won't allow it.
Brynjar tries to throw a body punch but Gafurov avoids it by throwing Brynjar back against the cage.
Brynjar throws a punch but it's blocked by Gafurov.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gafurov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brynjar lands a left hand.
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Gafurov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brynjar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gafurov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brynjar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brynjar lands a body shot.
Brynjar looks to land a left hand but Gafurov moved out of range nicely.
Brynjar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nebojša Brynjar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brynjar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gafurov was well out of range. Poor timing from Brynjar.
Gafurov attempts a counter takedown but Brynjar avoids it well and moves away.
Brynjar slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gafurov avoids the body shot from Brynjar.
Brynjar tries to clinch but Gafurov is having none of it.
Brynjar misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gafurov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brynjar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gafurov.
Gafurov tries to counter with a takedown but Brynjar is quick to defend against it.
Gafurov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brynjar.
Brynjar throws a hook but Gafurov avoids it easily.
Brynjar takes a swing at Gafurov's ribcage but misses.
Gafurov feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Brynjar misses.
Gafurov tries to counter with a takedown but Brynjar is quick to defend against it.
Brynjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Gafurov is just out of range.
Brynjar darts in and clinches Gafurov up against the cage.
Gafurov fails to pull guard.
Gafurov jumps guard but Brynjar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar gets through Gafurov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brynjar tries to work over Gafurov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brynjar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brynjar lands with a right to the head.
Brynjar presses Gafurov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brynjar lands a body punch.
Brynjar lands a body punch.
Brynjar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gafurov takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brynjar throws a head punch that misses.
Brynjar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gafurov backwards.
Nebojša Brynjar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gafurov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gafurov moves away from the strike by Brynjar.
Brynjar throws a shot from downtown. Gafurov moves away and avoids it.
Brynjar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gafurov manages to avoid it.
Gafurov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gafurov shoots in and drives through. Brynjar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Gafurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gafurov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brynjar thuds a left hand into Gafurov's body.
Brynjar works the jab nicely.
Gafurov blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gafurov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brynjar dodges the punch combination from Gafurov.
Gafurov throws a body punch but Brynjar moves out of range.
Brynjar tries to bum rush Gafurov with a series of wild strikes but Gafurov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brynjar lands with a hook. Gafurov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brynjar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gafurov in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brynjar leaves Gafurov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nebojša Brynjar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brynjar 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nebojša Brynjar!
Nebojša Brynjar is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Nebojša Brynjar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Marat Gafurov spoke after the fight, saying 'I need a rematch! Its impossible...'.
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