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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Nassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Nassar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Seok backs up against the cage.
Seok avoids the body shot from Nassar.
Nassar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seok.
Seok slips under a jab.
Nassar misses the jab.
Seok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seok is defended easily by Nassar.
Seok looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Seok working over Nassar with some ground and pound. Nassar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar is not content to let Seok control the position.
Seok seems to be looking for submissions.
Nassar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seok on the ground.
Nassar is looking to improve his position.
Seok controlling the action here.
Nassar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seok.
Nassar controlling the position for now.
Seok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Seok is working for a kimura but Nassar is defending it quite comfortably.
Nassar is trying to get back to full guard.
Nassar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nassar tries to get out of the position.
Nassar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Seok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nassar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Seok controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nassar tries to get to full guard but Seok has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seok wants to control but Nassar is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seok ducks under a wild hook from Nassar.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Nassar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Seok swings widly with a right hand
and Nassar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seok staying out of range there.
Nassar scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nassar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seok moves away.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Seok throws a shot to the body.
Nassar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seok.
Seok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nassar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Seok tries to counter it with a takedown but Nassar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Seok connects with a leg kick. Nassar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seok throws a lazy uppercut
and Nassar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nassar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seok.
Decent striking displayed by Nassar there.
Nassar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nassar throws a looping overhand right but Seok ducks down to avoid it.
Nassar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Seok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seok misses with a hook
and Nassar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seok takes a swing at Nassar's ribcage but misses.
Seok stuns Nassar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nassar avoids the body shot from Seok.
Nassar throws a shot from downtown. Seok moves away and avoids it.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nassar swings for the body but Seok moves out of range.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nassar defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok moves out of range of the strikes.
Seok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nassar.
Nassar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
George Nassar is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seok looks to score with a jab to the body but Nassar is just out of range.
Nassar looks to score with a jab to the body but Seok is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Nassar misses
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nassar won't be happy with that.
Nassar explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nassar tries to bum rush Seok with a series of wild strikes but Seok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seok looks to score with a jab to the body but Nassar is just out of range.
Seok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nassar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nassar misses the jab.
Nassar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nassar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nassar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Seok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Nassar.
Seok avoids the body shot from Nassar.
Nassar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seok can do to turn this around?
Nassar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seok shoots and misses
and Nassar counters with a straight right hand.
Nassar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nassar scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seok. Nassar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nassar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassar scores with a nice right hand.
Seok is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nassar rather than just go for the knockout.
Seok with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nassar counters with a nice body shot.
George Nassar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Nice straight punches there by Nassar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nassar.
Nassar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nassar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seok throws a poor cross that misses
and Nassar counters with a straight right hand.
Nassar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nassar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nassar misses with a hook.
Seok clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seok avoiding damage as Nassar throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nassar working aggressively here.
Nassar is trying to maintain a safe position but Seok gets an underhook and turns Nassar into the cage.
Seok lands a shot to the body.
Nassar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seok scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Seok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nassar.
Nassar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seok misses with an uppercut. Nassar saw that one coming.
Nassar misses with a wild body shot.
Nassar stuffs the takedown.
Seok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nassar throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Nassar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Seok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seok staying out of range there.
Nassar misses with an uppercut.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nassar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seok.
Nassar throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nassar misses with an uppercut. Seok saw that one coming.
Nassar just misses with a punch to the body.
Seok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassar swinging wildly here.
Seok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nassar.
Seok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassar throws a series of punches but Seok moves out of range.
Nassar misses with an uppercut. Seok saw that one coming.
Nassar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Seok counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nassar trying to control the position.
Nassar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Seok sitting in guard here, content to control.
Seok lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seok is working Nassar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Seok wants to control from the top but Nassar keeps moving.
Seok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nassar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nassar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Seok trying to control but Nassar is working from the bottom.
Seok seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nassar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nassar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seok eats them both and turns towards Nassar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nassar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seok under the eye.
Nassar swinging wildly here.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Seok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nassars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nassar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seok throws out the jab.
Seok misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Nassar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Nassar.
Seok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nassar slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok lands with a cross.
Nassar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nassar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nassar looks to throw the jab but Seok is out of range.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Seok defending well as Nassar loads up on a big left hand.
Nassar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seok was well out of range. Poor timing from Nassar.
Seok tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nassar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nassar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seok throws a body punch but Nassar moves out of range.
A big right from Seok misses.
Seok defending well as Nassar loads up on a big left hand.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nassar defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lee Sang Seok just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nassar sizes up Seok with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nassar loads up on a big right hand but Seok slips the punch.
Nassar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seok throws an off balance right hand
and Nassar counters with a nice uppercut.
Seok looks to score with a jab to the body but Nassar is just out of range.
Nassar throws a nice looking combination but Seok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nassar misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nassar misses with a two punch combination.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Seok slips a jab and a cross from Nassar.
Seok fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nassar slips a jab from Seok.
Nassar throws a body shot but no joy.
Seok misses with a body shot.
Seok scores with a nice right hand.
Nassar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nassar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seok.
Nassar staying out of range there.
It looked like Nassar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Seok finds it's way through Nassar's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seok fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nassar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seok gets a takedown into half guard.
Nassar has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Seok is on him like a limpet, forcing Nassar back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nassar misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Seok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok throws a head punch that misses.
Seok tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
George Nassar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nassar.
Nassar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Seok.
Nassar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nassar misses with the head strike.
Nassar working aggressively here.
Nassar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nassar working aggressively here.
Nassar has had enough of the clinch but Seok keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Nassar.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seok.
Seok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nassar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nassar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Seok tries to pull guard but Nassar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Seok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seok.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seok lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seok jumps into guard, dragging Nassar to the mat.
Seok not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nassar being controlled here momentarily.
Seok looking for subs off his back but Nassar has passed one foot through into half guard.
Seok tries to roll over but Nassar keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that George Nassar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Seok throws out a loose jab but Nassar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nassar throws a hook to the side of Seok's head but Seok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nassar defends it well.
Nassar lands with a hook. Seok tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nassar moves away.
Seok slips under a jab from Nassar.
Seok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Seok has closed the distance and engaged Nassar in a clinch.
Seok blocks an uppercut.
Seok keeps control of Nassar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok drags the fight down to the ground.
Seok is looking for a triangle but Nassar pushes his legs off easily.
Seok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nassar defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nassar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seok is looking to sweep but instead, Nassar has passed into half guard.
Seok is trying to maintain the position but Nassar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee Sang Seok has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seok tries to roll over but Nassar keeps him under control.
Seok keeping hold of Nassar's head, controlling as best he can.
Seok slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nassar postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok looking for a sweep. Not yet Seok, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Seok manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nassar manages to get himself to full guard.
Seok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seok trying to control the position from guard on top but Nassar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seok stands and throws Nassar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Seok is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nassar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Seok has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Seok looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nassar can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee Sang Seok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Nassar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seok looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sang Seok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nassar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:47
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Nassar!
George Nassar retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath George Nassar 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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