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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 1341 p4p, 169 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 2663 p4p, 311 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Small as he jumps to the side.
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nurmy connects with a jab.
Small connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Small misses with an uppercut
and Nurmy counters with a takedown into side control.
Small is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nurmy working the ground and pound but Small is defending the strikes.
Nurmy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Small avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nurmy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmy tries for a kimura but Small is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Nurmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nurmy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Small some visible discomfort.
Small pushes Nurmy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nurmy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nurmy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Small tries to escape but Nurmy is in control.
Nurmy throwing strikes but Small manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Nurmy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nurmy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Small's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Small tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nurmy.
Nurmy 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nurmy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nurmy wants to sweep but no luck.
Small trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nurmy's guard.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurmy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nurmy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Small manages to get himself to full guard.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small wants to get back to his feet but Nurmy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nurmy postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Nurmy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nurmy chips away with some ground and pound.
Nurmy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy throws an elbow that misses. Small uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmy's guard. Nice move by Small!
Nurmy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nurmy throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmy stops Small from standing up.
Small avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Small wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Nurmy manages to pass to side control.
Small avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nurmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalabib Nurmy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Small lands a jab.
Nurmy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nurmy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nurmy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Nurmy crashes against the mat.
Nurmy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small regains half guard, as Nurmy was trying to land strikes.
Small wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small kicks off Nurmy and gets to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Nurmy.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Small finds it's way round the side to connect with Nurmy's head.
Small throws a hook but Nurmy avoids it easily.
Small buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Small moves away from the strike by Nurmy.
Khalabib Nurmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Nurmy blocks the low kick.
Small feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nurmy misses with a takedown attempt
and Small counters with a good low kick that Nurmy was not able to check.
A jab from Nurmy finds it's way through Small's defenses.
Nurmy throws a looping overhand right but Small ducks down to avoid it.
Small throws a right and a left that Nurmy avoids nicely.
Nurmy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Small quickly recovers to half guard.
Small has one foot on Nurmy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nurmy shoots in and drives through. Small sprawls well.
Small throws out a counter right but Nurmy avoids it with no problem.
Small stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheers as Small lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nurmy doesn't seem phased though.
Nurmy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nurmy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Small wants to get back to his feet.
Nurmy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Small keeps working.
Small is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Small blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nurmy.
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. Nurmy connects with a nice short shot to Small's temple.
Small is looking to escape.
Nurmy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Small is just riding it out for now. Nurmy eventually gives up the hold.
Khalabib Nurmy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Small's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Small dodges it nicely.
Nurmy stalling away here and it's allowed Small to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Small wants to stand up but Nurmy is controlling him.
That's four 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.
Nurmy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmy postures up in Small's guard and throws a big left but Small blocks it.
Nurmy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Small swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Small is looking to stand up but Nurmy isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nurmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Small sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Small throws a lazy right hand but Nurmy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uriah Small is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurmy was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Small lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nurmy fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nurmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Nurmy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Small pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nurmy is out of range and Small settles back down.
A slow jab from Small misses its intended target.
Nurmy lands a slapping body shot.
Nurmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nurmy fails with the takedown.
Nurmy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nurmy shoots in looking for a takedown but Small manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nurmy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Small throws a shot to the body.
Small moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Small scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Small.
Small lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurmy shoots in for a double leg but Small sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Small.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small cracks the inside of Nurmy's front leg.
Small keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Small throws a leg kick which misses Nurmy's front leg but catches the back leg as Nurmy tries to avoid it.
Nurmy lands a body shot.
Small tests Nurmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Small. That's going to slow Nurmy down.
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
Small is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice sprawl there from Small as Nurmy shoots in.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nurmys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Small connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Small.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Small finds it's way through Nurmy's defenses.
Small lands with a thumping leg kick.
Small lands a nice shot that snaps Nurmy's head back.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmy goes for a double leg but Small avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Small continues to drive forward.
Nurmy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Small.
Nurmy throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Small on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Small lands a nice hook to Nurmy's body. Nurmy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small closes the distance and pushes Nurmy back into the cage.
Small lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurmy or not.
Small pushes Nurmy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Small cracks Nurmy with a nice body shot.
Small lands with a left to the head.
Small gets through Nurmy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Small scores with a shot to the side of Nurmy's head.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmy.
Small lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small is working Nurmy over against the cage.
Nurmy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Small lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nurmy or not.
Nurmy prevents a body shot from Small.
Small working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Small.
Small lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Small.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Small creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Small.
Nurmy tries to throw a body punch but Small avoids it by throwing Nurmy back against the cage.
Small works on Nurmy's body with a couple of short punches.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Nurmy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nurmy takes a shot to the head.
Small misses with some punches.
Nurmy throws a head punch that misses.
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Small is pressed up against the cage. Nurmy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Small down to the mat. Small avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Small changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Nurmy.
Small lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Small clinches.
Small gets through Nurmy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Small is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Small lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uriah Small seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurmy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurmy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Small.
Small gets underhooks to prevent Nurmy's takedown attempt.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Small 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Small!
A relieved looking Uriah Small thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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