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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavo Nurmi (ranked 2236 p4p, 53 weight class) and Paul Henderson (ranked 2620 p4p, 103 weight class). Pavo Nurmi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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251 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pavo Nurmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmi wants to clinch
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Henderson swings around for an armbar but Nurmi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Henderson's guard.
Henderson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nurmi escapes and throws Henderson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Henderson sneaks back into half guard.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control but Nurmi is keeping busy.
Nurmi wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Nurmi is looking to advance position but Henderson won't allow it.
Nurmi wants to take a breather but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nurmi passes into half guard.
Nurmi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Henderson is looking to improve his position.
Henderson is concentrating on defense, preventing Nurmi from advancing position.
Henderson actively working from the bottom here.
Nurmi prevents Henderson from improving his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Henderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nurmi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nurmi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Nurmi ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson.
Nurmi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nurmi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Nurmi.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
Nurmi misses with a body punch
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nurmi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Nurmi connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Nurmi slips a straight right by Henderson.
The fighters circling - Nurmi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmi looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Nurmi throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Henderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nurmi swivels and escapes.
Nurmi misses with a double jab.
Nurmi rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmi.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmi fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmi misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Nurmi.
Nurmi lands a left hand.
Nurmi is working Henderson over against the cage.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Pavo Nurmi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nurmi darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Nurmi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nurmi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Nurmi can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Nurmi misses with the head strike.
Nurmi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurmi.
Nurmi pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nurmi gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmi.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Nurmi.
Nurmi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Nurmi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nurmi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henderson can turn it around.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurmi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Nurmi misses with the head strike.
Nurmi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmi misses with the head strike.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Nurmi.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Nurmi swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Nurmi.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Nurmi.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Nurmi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Nurmi - that landed with a thud.
Nurmi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Nurmi.
Nurmi tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Nurmi back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson misses with some punches.
Nurmi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmi fails to land.
Nurmi swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Nurmi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Nurmi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson.
Pavo Nurmi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Nurmi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Nurmi - that landed with a thud.
Nurmi blocking some punches.
Nurmi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurmi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson cracks Nurmi with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Nurmi.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Nurmi lands with a right to the head.
Nurmi misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson tries a body shot but Nurmi blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Nurmi swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Nurmi is trying to drag Henderson to the mat but Henderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nurmi misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavo Nurmi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nurmi cracks Henderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nurmi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Henderson.
Nurmi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nurmi throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Nurmi swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmi fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurmi tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nurmi.
Nurmi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Henderson manages to circle out of the way.
Nice body punch from Nurmi.
Pavo Nurmi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson moves into the clinch.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Nurmi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nurmi has Henderson pressed against the cage.
Nurmi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmi is working Henderson over against the cage.
Nurmi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Nurmi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Nurmi prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson works on Nurmi's body with a couple of short punches.
Nurmi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmi tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson is trying to stall.
Nurmi struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Nurmi cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Nurmi.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmi.
Nurmi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson tries a body shot but Nurmi blocks it.
Nurmi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson trying to stall but Nurmi improves his position.
Henderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavo Nurmi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Henderson tries a body shot but Nurmi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Henderson fails to land.
Henderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henderson working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
Henderson can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmi controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Henderson.
I think Nurmi 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavo Nurmi!
Pavo Nurmi very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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