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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Nakkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakkeli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
8 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Nakkeli!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakkeli misses with the combination.
Nakkeli lands with an overhand left.
Nakkeli throws a lazy uppercut
and Nogueira counters with a takedown into side control.
Nakkeli wants to control but Nogueira postures up.
Nakkeli manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nogueira wants to control but Nakkeli is keeping busy.
Nakkeli is controlling the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakkeli trying to advance position but Nogueira counters by regaining guard.
Nakkeli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira , not yet.
Nogueira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakkeli wants to control from the top but Nogueira keeps moving.
Nogueira looking for a guillotine here but Nakkeli defends easily.
Nogueira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakkeli content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakkeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Nogueira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakkeli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakkeli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Nakkeli from controlling successfully.
Nakkeli tries to free his leg and advance position but Nogueira is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakkeli preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakkeli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Nakkeli from controlling successfully.
Nogueira looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nakkeli has picked Nogueira up and slammed him! Nogueira can't keep hold of the triangle and Nakkeli manages to pass to side control!
Nakkeli throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep.
Nogueira takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nogueira is trying to improve his position.
Nakkeli trying to control the action but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakkeli taking a break here but Nogueira is having none of it and regains half guard.
Nogueira is not content to let Nakkeli control the position.
Nogueira is looking to control Nakkeli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogueira avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakkeli is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nogueira is refusing to be controlled, as Nakkeli sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niko Nakkeli will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakkeli looks to land a right hand but Nogueira moved out of range.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakkeli tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakkeli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakkeli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nogueira 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakkeli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nogueira doesn't seem bothered though.
Nakkeli thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakkeli leaves Nogueira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakkeli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Nakkeli sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Nogueira or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakkeli which made him look bad.
Nogueira throws a body punch but Nakkeli moves out of range.
Nakkeli wants to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nogueira is thwarting Nakkeli's attempts to control the position.
Nakkeli is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Nogueira is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakkeli tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.
Nogueira is working for a kimura but Nakkeli is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakkeli tries to get to full guard but Nogueira has control of the leg.
Nakkeli is trying to maintain the position but Nogueira is very close to passing his half guard.
Nakkeli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira won't allow Nakkeli to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakkeli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nogueira 's guard.
Nogueira has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nakkeli has passed into side control.
Nogueira is trying to improve his position.
Nakkeli is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nogueira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to work for a kimura but Nakkeli is defending well.
Nogueira wants to pass to mount but Nakkeli is defending the position.
Nogueira is trying to control. Nakkeli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nakkeli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakkeli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakkeli looking to ground and pound but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Niko Nakkeli has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Nakkeli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakkeli punching from mount but Nogueira doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Nakkeli 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nogueira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nakkeli counters with a crisp one two that drops Nogueira ! Nakkeli thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nogueira to his feet! Nogueira is in big trouble!
Nogueira is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira slips under a jab from Nakkeli.
Nakkeli misses with a straight left.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Nakkeli sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakkeli.
Nakkeli lands a nice hook to Nogueira 's body. Nogueira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakkeli gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakkeli breaks from the clinch.
Nakkeli lands a jab to the nose.
Nogueira walks into a stiff left hand from Nakkeli.
Nakkeli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nakkeli throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Nakkeli throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nogueira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nakkeli is in Nogueira 's guard.
Nogueira has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nakkeli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nakkeli prevents Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
Nogueira is looking for a triangle but Nakkeli pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira takes Nakkeli's back.
Nakkeli turns into Nogueira and is now in his guard.
Nakkeli postures up in Nogueira 's guard and throws a big left but Nogueira blocks it.
Nogueira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nogueira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nakkeli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nogueira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakkeli is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakkeli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakkeli 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakkeli is pushing down on Nogueira 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nogueira is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakkeli has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nakkeli trying to control the pace.
Nakkeli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nakkeli passes to side control.
Nakkeli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nogueira , who protects the arm well.
Nogueira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakkeli controls the position from side control.
Nogueira wants to get back to his feet but Nakkeli drags him back down.
Nakkeli is looking to take a break and control but Nogueira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakkeli throws an elbow but Nogueira slips to the side and avoids it well.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakkeli throws an elbow but Nogueira slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nogueira is trying to get back to half guard.
Niko Nakkeli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nogueira is not content to let Nakkeli control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Nakkeli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakkeli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Nakkeli!
Niko Nakkeli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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