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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ulriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Ulriksen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulriksen moves away from the strike by Dzhumagaliev.
Ulriksen throws out a powerful jab.
Ulriksen slips a straight right by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dzhumagaliev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ulriksen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ulriksen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhumagaliev throws a sloppy body shot
and Ulriksen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dzhumagaliev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ulriksen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dzhumagaliev takes a swing at Ulriksen's ribcage but misses.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dzhumagaliev but Dzhumagaliev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ulriksen moves in looking to clinch but Dzhumagaliev pushes him off.
Ulriksen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzhumagaliev is staying active underneath Ulriksen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ulriksen wants to pass to mount but Dzhumagaliev is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ulriksen in particular looking to stall.
Dzhumagaliev is staying active underneath Ulriksen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dzhumagaliev has hold of Ulriksen's hands but Ulriksen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ulriksen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dzhumagaliev's coaches at Zero Tolerance have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ulriksen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ulriksen is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Dzhumagaliev to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Dzhumagaliev has his hands on Ulriksen's head, controlling the position.
Ulriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzhumagaliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ulriksen looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ulriksen pushing down on Dzhumagaliev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ulriksen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dzhumagaliev is looking to control Ulriksen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dzhumagaliev avoid being mounted?
Ulriksen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ulriksen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzhumagaliev looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dzhumagaliev!
Dzhumagaliev is desperately trying to improve his position but Ulriksen has a good base and remains in mount.
Dzhumagaliev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ulriksen wants to control the pace but Dzhumagaliev is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ulriksen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ulriksen looking to control but Dzhumagaliev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulriksen landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhumagaliev tries to hold on but Ulriksen pushes him away.
Dzhumagaliev gets back to half guard.
Dzhumagaliev looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulriksen wants to work for an arm triangle but Dzhumagaliev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dzhumagaliev wants to improve his position but Ulriksen is controlling well.
Ulriksen is trying to control. Dzhumagaliev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ulriksen prevents Dzhumagaliev from improving his position.
Ulriksen throwing shots but Dzhumagaliev is blocking nicely.
Ulriksen wants to control but Dzhumagaliev is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ulriksen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dzhumagaliev haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dzhumagaliev won't allow Ulriksen to pass to mount.
Ulriksen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ulriksen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dzhumagaliev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dzhumagaliev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulriksen manages to avoid it.
Ulriksen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dzhumagaliev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ulriksen.
Ulriksen looks for a takedown but Dzhumagaliev sprawls well.
Dzhumagaliev swings for the body but Ulriksen moves out of range.
Dzhumagaliev throws an overhand right that lands on Ulriksen's shoulder, as Ulriksen tries to avoid the shot.
Ulriksen ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ulriksen.
Dzhumagaliev thows a body shot but no joy.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulriksen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dzhumagaliev moves out of range as Ulriksen throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ulriksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dzhumagaliev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulriksen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulriksen misses with a hook. Dzhumagaliev ducked under it nicely.
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Ulriksen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dzhumagaliev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulriksen closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Dzhumagaliev counter with a right hand.
Ulriksen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dzhumagaliev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ulriksen.
Ulriksen misses with a takedown attempt - Dzhumagaliev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ulriksen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulriksen misses with a takedown attempt - Dzhumagaliev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ulriksen is rocked!
Ulriksen drops his hands momentarily. Dzhumagaliev doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Ulriksen staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Ulriksen doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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