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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Douglasseman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT2#
It looks like Kahlil Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Douglasseman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Douglasseman throws a hook but Nurmagomedov avoids it easily.#TD#
Nurmagomedov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Douglasseman was covering up waiting for the punch and Nurmagomedov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Douglasseman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Douglasseman has momentary wrist control but Nurmagomedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of elbows.
Nurmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov stops Douglasseman from standing up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Douglasseman looks winded!
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nurmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmagomedov content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Nurmagomedov stands up over Douglasseman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of elbows.
Nurmagomedov cracks Douglasseman with a solid left hand.
Nurmagomedov with a nice head shot there.
Nurmagomedov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Douglasseman has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Helsinki. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Douglasseman has momentary wrist control but Nurmagomedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurmagomedov passes Douglasseman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov stalling.
Douglasseman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmagomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Douglasseman with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Nurmagomedov working Douglasseman over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Douglasseman has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
Nurmagomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Douglasseman taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomedov in his half guard.
Nurmagomedov works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov controlling his opponent.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nurmagomedov lands with some strikes.#T3#
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Nurmagomedov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nurmagomedov content just to control the position here.
Douglasseman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nurmagomedov looking to finish Douglasseman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Douglasseman!
Nurmagomedov landing strikes from the mount and Douglasseman is in trouble!
Nurmagomedov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nurmagomedov dominating with strikes here.
Douglasseman is bucking up trying to escape but Nurmagomedov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nurmagomedov with good strikes from the mount here!
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot to the head.
Nurmagomedov punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Nurmagomedov lands a heavy elbow.
Douglasseman is in a horrible position here. Nurmagomedov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nurmagomedov dominating with strikes here.#T4#
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of good shots and Douglasseman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Nurmagomedov is punishing Douglasseman with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov cracks Douglasseman with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Douglasseman from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nurmagomedov has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Douglasseman.
Nurmagomedov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Nurmagomedov cracks Douglasseman with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Douglasseman from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes.
Nurmagomedov lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Nurmagomedov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahlil Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kahlil Nurmagomedov'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.
#R2#
Douglasseman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nurmagomedov defending well as Douglasseman loads up on a big left hand. #TD#
Douglasseman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nurmagomedov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nurmagomedov works over Douglasseman with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nurmagomedov is in close to Douglasseman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nurmagomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurmagomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurmagomedov is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Douglasseman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nurmagomedov controls the pace.
Kahlil Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Douglasseman is breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Nurmagomedov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov stands up over Douglasseman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Douglasseman being controlled here, momentarily.
Nurmagomedov is in close to Douglasseman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nurmagomedov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nurmagomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurmagomedov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nurmagomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nurmagomedov distracts Douglasseman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of digs.
Nurmagomedov works over Douglasseman with some ground and pound from guard.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
Douglasseman can't keep his opponent in guard - Nurmagomedov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Douglasseman wants to get back to his feet.
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. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Douglasseman's temple.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Douglasseman is trying to stand back up but Nurmagomedov is controlling him
Douglasseman has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov content to control rather than advance.
Nurmagomedov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nurmagomedov.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglasseman can do to turn this around?#T3#
Douglasseman has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nurmagomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Douglasseman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurmagomedov is controlling the pace.
Nurmagomedov working Douglasseman over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Douglasseman taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomedov in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
Well, if Nurmagomedov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nurmagomedov moves nicely into side control.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of short elbows.#T4#
Nurmagomedov controls the position from side control.
Nurmagomedov lands some shots froms side control.
Nurmagomedov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Douglasseman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nurmagomedov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Douglasseman for as long as he can get away with.
Nurmagomedov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Douglasseman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov scoring with punches from side control.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Nurmagomedov working the body and head with strikes.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kahlil Nurmagomedov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kahlil Nurmagomedov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Douglasseman.
Douglasseman misses with an uppercut. Nurmagomedov saw that one coming.
Nurmagomedov thinks about countering with a head kick.
A jab from Douglasseman misses.
Nurmagomedov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
Nurmagomedov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Douglasseman sprawls well initially but Nurmagomedov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Douglasseman has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Douglasseman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Douglasseman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Nurmagomedov seems content to control.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Douglasseman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nurmagomedov stops Douglasseman from getting back to his feet.
#T1#
Nurmagomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Douglasseman's temple.
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. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Douglasseman's temple.
Nurmagomedov winds up and cracks Douglasseman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov working over Douglasseman with some ground and pound. Douglasseman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nurmagomedov is nestled in close to Douglasseman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Douglasseman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Douglasseman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Douglasseman tries to kick Nurmagomedov off but Nurmagomedov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T2#
Nurmagomedov controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nurmagomedov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Douglasseman's hands, connecting with Douglasseman's forehead.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Douglasseman's hands, connecting with Douglasseman's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurmagomedov is nestled in close to Douglasseman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurmagomedov moves into full mount! Douglasseman won't be happy about that!
Nurmagomedov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nurmagomedov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nurmagomedov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Douglasseman is bucking up trying to escape but Nurmagomedov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nurmagomedov landing shots from mount.
Nurmagomedov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T3#
Nurmagomedov raining down shots from the mount!
Nurmagomedov landing strikes from the mount and Douglasseman is in trouble!
Nurmagomedov working Douglasseman over with strikes here.
Nurmagomedov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Douglasseman really wants to buck Nurmagomedov off and get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov controlling from mount.
Nurmagomedov raining down shots from the mount!
Douglasseman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Douglasseman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nurmagomedov breaks from Douglasseman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov content just to control the position here.
Nurmagomedov cracks Douglasseman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#ROC#
Douglasseman is rocked!
Nurmagomedov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Douglasseman is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurmagomedov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
#T4#
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot there that rocks Douglasseman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nurmagomedov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nurmagomedov lands a heavy elbow.
Nurmagomedov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Douglasseman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nurmagomedov controlling from the full mount.
Douglasseman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot there that rocks Douglasseman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nurmagomedov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Douglasseman's face.
Nurmagomedov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Douglasseman taking shots to the head.
Bartholomew Douglasseman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kahlil Nurmagomedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Douglasseman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nurmagomedov unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kahlil Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurmagomedov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kahlil Nurmagomedov!
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