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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 483 p4p, 63 weight class) and Prohor Georgiev (ranked 573 p4p, 73 weight class). Georgiev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oxxxymiron - City under the sole kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnfinn Nesset!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Prohor Georgiev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesset drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nesset tries to move into range but Georgiev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nesset throws an overhand right that lands on Georgiev's shoulder, as Georgiev tries to avoid the shot.
Nesset jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Georgiev has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nesset is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Georgiev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Georgiev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Georgiev is just out of range.
Nesset looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nesset lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nesset.
Nesset looks to land a combination but Georgiev avoids it well.
Nesset throws a jab when Georgiev was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesset tries to bum rush Georgiev with a series of wild strikes but Georgiev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Georgiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Georgiev connects with a looping right hand.
Nesset throws a right and a left that Georgiev avoids nicely.
Georgiev feints the counter takedown.
Georgiev catches Nesset with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Georgiev defending well as Nesset loads up on a big left hand.
Nesset looks to throw the jab but Georgiev is out of range.
Nesset moves away from the strike by Georgiev.
Nesset throws the left hand but Georgiev avoids the punch easily.
And Georgiev tries to counter it with a takedown but Nesset pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Arnfinn Nesset seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Georgiev moves away from the strike by Nesset.
Nesset throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Georgiev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Georgiev tries to free his leg and advance position but Nesset is retaining full guard.
Nesset working for a triangle but Georgiev defends it easily.
Nesset looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nesset working a defensive guard here.
Georgiev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Georgiev passes into side control.
Georgiev scoring with punches from side control.
Georgiev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Georgiev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nesset, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Nesset's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Georgiev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nesset knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nesset prevents Georgiev from improving position.
Georgiev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nesset knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nesset can't do much from the bottom here.
Nesset on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Georgiev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nesset is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prohor Georgiev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Georgiev digs a good body shot into Nesset's ribs.
Georgiev throws a hook to the side of Nesset's head but Nesset sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Georgiev misses its intended target.
Nesset blocks a low kick nicely.
Georgiev takes a swing at Nesset's ribcage but misses.
Arnfinn Nesset is winning the standup battle so far.
Georgiev shoots and misses
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Georgiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nesset really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nesset ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Georgiev throws out a loose jab but Nesset uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Georgiev.
Arnfinn Nesset is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Georgiev misses with a looping left.
Georgiev digs a good hook to Nesset's body.
Nesset darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nesset loads up on a big right hand but Georgiev slips the punch.
And Georgiev tries to counter it with a takedown but Nesset pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Georgiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset misses with a wild combination.
Nesset bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Georgiev's head.
It looks like Prohor Georgiev has been cut.
Georgiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Georgiev looks to throw the jab but Nesset is out of range.
Nesset checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nesset misses the jab.
Georgiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nesset.
Georgiev's corner calls for a 1-2. Georgiev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Georgiev moves away from the strike by Nesset.
Georgiev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Georgiev wants to land a leg kick but Nesset is out of range.
Nesset ducks under a wild hook from Georgiev.
Nesset slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Georgiev slips a straight right by Nesset.
Nesset throws a body shot but no joy.
Georgiev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nesset defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset misses with a wild combination.
Nesset loads up on a big right hand but Georgiev slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nesset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nesset scores with a jab to the body.
Nesset jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Nesset misses.
Georgiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nesset throws out the jab.
Georgiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Nesset is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Georgiev.
Georgiev fails to land the takedown.
Georgiev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nesset pinned against the cage. Nesset gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arnfinn Nesset has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prohor Georgiev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset swings for the body but Georgiev moves out of range.
A big left from Georgiev misses.
Nesset throws a looping overhand right but Georgiev ducks down to avoid it.
Nesset looks to throw the jab but Georgiev is out of range.
Georgiev scores with a takedown into Nesset's guard.
Georgiev trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesset is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nesset is looking for a triangle but Georgiev pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Georgiev pushes down on Nesset's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Georgiev pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev controlling the pace.
Georgiev moves nicely into side control.
Georgiev is looking to take a break and control but Nesset is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nesset is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Georgiev off and has taken his back!
Georgiev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnfinn Nesset dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Prohor Georgiev's cut.
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!
Nesset takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Georgiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nesset goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nesset slips under a jab from Georgiev.
Georgiev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Georgiev cracks Nesset with an open hand slap.
Nesset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nesset looks to throw the jab but Georgiev is out of range.
Nesset ducks right into an uppercut from Georgiev.
Georgiev fails with the takedown
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nesset jabs Georgiev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Georgiev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Georgiev lands a nice hook to Nesset's body. Nesset takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Georgiev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nesset.
Georgiev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nesset duly obliges.
Donk. Nesset catches Georgiev right on the button with a cross.
Nesset looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Georgiev jabs Nesset to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nesset throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nesset. Georgiev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Georgiev lands with a shot to the body.
Georgiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nesset paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nesset slips a straight right by Georgiev.
Georgiev closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nesset did well to prevent Georgiev getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Georgiev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nesset has managed to free his arm - good work.
Georgiev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nesset has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Georgiev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nesset defending well though.
Georgiev stalling.
Georgiev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nesset defends it well.
Georgiev controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset is not content to let Georgiev control the position.
Nesset is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Georgiev pulls his head out easily.
Georgiev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nesset looking for submissions off his back.
Georgiev is keen to just control but Nesset is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Georgiev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Georgiev wants to work for an arm triangle but Nesset is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nesset is refusing to be controlled, as Georgiev sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Georgiev trying to control from Nesset's half guard. Nesset has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nesset has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Georgiev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Georgiev postures up in Nesset's guard and throws a big left but Nesset blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Prohor Georgiev.
I think Georgiev 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Prohor Georgiev!
Prohor Georgiev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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