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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 4697 p4p, 4186 weight class) and Arsi Kuja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arsi Kuja!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuja lands with a good body shot.
Kuja connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rambo momentarily.
Kuja connects with a right hand. Rambo shakes it off.
Rambo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rambo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuja lands the left hand.
Rambo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuja scores with a hook.
Rambo feints and then cracks Kuja's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuja down.
John Rambo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo throws a push kick but Kuja slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kuja.
Rambo throws a hook but Kuja avoids it easily.
Kuja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuja moves away from the strike by Rambo.
Kuja avoids the head kick by Rambo.
Kuja was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kuja lands with a good body shot.
Kuja moves away from the strike by Rambo.
Rambo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rambo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rambo.
Kuja's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rambo under the eye.
Rambo lands with an overhand left.
Kuja should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rambo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuja connects with the punch.
Rambo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rambo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rambo.
Kuja swings wildly with an uppercut but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Kuja.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rambo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rambo lands with a right to the head.
Kuja misses with the head strike.
Kuja misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kuja fails to land.
Kuja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuja takes a shot to the head.
Rambo blocks an uppercut.
Rambo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuja throws a head punch that misses.
Kuja avoiding damage as Rambo throws knees to the body.
Rambo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuja has a couple of punches blocked by Rambo.
Rambo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuja avoids the damage to the body.
Rambo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuja working aggressively here.
Rambo is trying to break the clinch but Kuja has him pressed against the cage.
Rambo prevents a body shot from Kuja.
Rambo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rambo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuja working aggressively here.
Rambo lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rambo.
Kuja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuja lands with a nice body kick.
Rambo thuds a left hand into Kuja's body.
Kuja looks winded!
Rambo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rambo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rambo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuja thumps Rambo with a low kick.
Rambo throws a jab when Kuja was well out of range.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rambo misses with a hook.
Rambo misses with a wild body shot.
Rambo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuja tries a quick counter leg kick but Rambo is wise to it.
Kuja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuja appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rambo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuja connects with a leg kick.
Kuja thows a body kick. Rambo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rambo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuja checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rambo tries to clinch up.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuja paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rambo. Kuja does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Kuja finds it's way through Rambo's defenses.
Rambo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rambo tests Kuja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuja dips to his left and cracks Rambo with an uppercut!
Rambo misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Kuja was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arsi Kuja will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Kuja does it's job there.
Rambo throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuja gets tackled into the cage by Rambo. Rambo maintains the clinch.
Rambo lands a knee to the body.
Rambo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rambo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rambo.
Rambo takes a swing at Kuja's ribcage but misses.
Kuja was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kuja misses with a looping left.
Rambo thumps Kuja with a low kick.
Rambo lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rambo lands with a nice body kick.
Rambo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuja's sensitive parts.
Rambo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rambo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kuja is breathing heavily.
Kuja tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses.
Rambo tries to clinch there but Kuja circles away.
Kuja with a nice calf kick.
Rambo works Kuja's body with a nice hook.
Kuja moves out of range of the body kick.
Rambo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuja takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rambo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuja's head backwards.
Rambo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuja.
Rambo lands with a nice body kick.
Rambo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rambo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rambo lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kuja fails to land.
Rambo blocks a body shot from Kuja.
Kuja misses with some punches.
Rambo throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rambo.
Rambo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rambo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rambo misses with a knee to the head.
Kuja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rambo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuja swings wildly with an uppercut but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rambo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuja can do to turn this around?
Rambo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kuja has eaten all the pies!
Rambo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuja counters with a leg kick.
Rambo tries to clinch but Kuja is having none of it.
Kuja connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuja.
Rambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rambo wants to clinch.
Kuja flicks out a counter leg kick but Rambo steps away.
Kuja scores with a three punch combo!
Rambo swings widly with a right hand
letting Kuja counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Rambo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rambo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rambo walks into a stiff left hand from Kuja.
Rambo throws a head kick that misses
and Kuja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rambo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rambo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuja is out of range.
Rambo throws a leg kick but Kuja moved away.
Kuja connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Rambo swings for the body but Kuja moves out of range.
Rambo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rambo's hands.
Rambo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuja lands with an uppercut that bounces Rambo off the cage and back into range.
Kuja is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
No joy there for Rambo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuja connects with a body shot that sends Rambo's belly button to the back.
Jab by Kuja.
Kuja lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuja keeps the fight on the outside.
Rambo is looking to clinch.
Kuja feints and then cracks Rambo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rambo down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rambo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kuja - the referee stops the clock and Rambo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kuja. Rambo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kuja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuja scores with a jab to the head.
Rambo works Kuja's body with a nice hook.
Rambo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Rambo.
Rambo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rambo lands with a shot to the body.
Kuja lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rambo cracks Kuja with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rambo swings for the body but Kuja moves out of range.
Rambo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arsi Kuja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo throws a shot to the body.
Kuja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuja connects with a single shot there.
Rambo throws a hook but Kuja blocks it.
Rambo throws a leg kick but Kuja sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rambo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rambo misses with a left hand
and Kuja counters with an inside leg kick.
Rambo motions for Kuja to come forward. Rambo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuja swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Rambo misses.
Rambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rambo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rambo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuja lands a right hook to the body.
Kuja thuds his right hand into Rambo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rambo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rambo has managed to clinch.
Rambo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuja works on Rambo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuja trying to stall but Rambo improves his position.
Rambo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuja up against the cage.
Kuja tries to work over Rambo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuja throws a head punch that misses.
Rambo throws a head punch that misses.
Rambo lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rambo.
Kuja misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo manages to break the clinch.
Rambo slips a jab and a cross from Kuja.
Kuja ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
Rambo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuja is out of range and Rambo settles back down.
Kuja throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rambo circles away quickly and effectively.
Rambo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuja counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rambo with a jab.
Kuja lands a leg kick that knocks Rambo off balance momentarily.
Kuja with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuja counters with a nice body shot.
Kuja smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rambo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuja's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo avoids a kick to the body.
Kuja connects with a jab.
Kuja keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rambo pushes Kuja away with a front kick.
Rambo tries to clinch but Kuja is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuja! But no joy.
Rambo clinches up against the cage.
Kuja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rambo stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rambo as Kuja tries to tie him up.
Rambo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuja's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arsi Kuja.
I think Kuja 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arsi Kuja!
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