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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burke comes to the cage accompanied by Discoboys - I came for you. Hirmu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - War Machine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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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, Solomon Burke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirmu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Burke.
A head kick misses from Burke.
Burke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hirmu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burke manages to avoid it.
Burke throws a leg kick but Hirmu moved away.
Hirmu scores with a shot to the body.
Burke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Hirmu.
Hirmu has a takedown stuffed.
A big right from Hirmu misses.
Burke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hirmu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirmu clobbers Burke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hirmu lands a glancing blow to the side of Burke's head.
Hirmu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burke throws a head kick that misses.
Burke slips a jab from Hirmu.
Burke throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Burke misses.
Burke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hirmu's calf.
Burke drops his hands momentarily and Hirmu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hirmu.
Hirmu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hirmu blocks a head kick by Burke.
Burke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hirmu misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hirmu.
Hirmu misses with a looping left.
Hirmu blocks a head kick by Burke.
Burke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hirmu avoids the head kick by Burke.
A head kick misses from Burke.
Hirmu connects with a single shot there.
Hirmu punishes Burke's body with a nice straight punch.
Solomon Burke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Burke lands but Hirmu takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirmu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hirmu looks gassed!
Burke blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burke lands a front kick.
Burke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hirmu.
Burke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hirmu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burke thuds his shin into the meat of Hirmu's side.
Burke thumps Hirmu with a low kick.
Hirmu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burke scores with a punch to the head.
Hirmu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Burke.
Burke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hirmu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Burke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hirmu dives in and grabs Burke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burke pushes down on Hirmu's head and hops out.
Solomon Burke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pena Hirmu.
Burke connects with a high kick.
Burke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hirmu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burke.
Hirmu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burke lands a head kick!
Hirmu is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Burke lands but Hirmu takes it in his stride.
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
Burke leaves Hirmu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Burke scores with a head kick.
Burke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hirmu.
A big left from Hirmu misses.
Burke throws a sloppy head kick and Hirmu moves out of range easily.
Burke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hirmu misses with a straight right.
Hirmu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hirmu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burke lands with a slapping head kick.
Burke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Burke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirmu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Burke tries a head kick but it misses.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hirmu.
Burke delivers a nice body kick.
Burke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirmu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burke but Burke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burke, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hirmu blocks a head kick by Burke.
Nice defenses there by Burke.
Hirmu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hirmu blocks a head kick by Burke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Burke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burke lands with a kick to the temple. Hirmu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Burke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hirmu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hirmu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hirmu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Burke - the referee stops the clock and Hirmu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Burke. Hirmu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Burke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hirmu can do to turn this around?
Hirmu swinging wildly here.
Burke lands a two punch combo.
Hirmu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burke is looking to slow Hirmu down with leg kicks.
Burke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Burke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirmu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burke. That one must have hurt.
Burke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burke.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burke.
Solomon Burke is winning the standup battle so far.
Burke tries a head kick but it misses.
Burke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hirmu is breathing heavily.
Burke keeps Hirmu at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Burke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hirmu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hirmu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hirmu throws out a loose jab but Burke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burke lands a right hook to the body.
Burke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice body kick there by Burke.
Burke scores with a head kick.
Burke misses with a head kick.
Burke misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Burke.
Burke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
Hirmu is trying desperately to land a takedown but Burke is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hirmu.
Burke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burke thuds his shin into the meat of Hirmu's side.
Burke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burke thumps Hirmu with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke throws a nice head kick!
No luck for Burke with that takedown attempt.
Burke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirmu.
Pena Hirmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hirmu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burke counters with a low kick, right behind Hirmu 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirmu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hirmu looks to land a right hand but Burke moved out of range.
Burke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hirmu.
Burke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hirmu avoids the head kick by Burke.
Burke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hirmu doesn't manage to clinch there - Burke circles away.
Hirmu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burke moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hirmu. That did some damage!
Hirmu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hirmu connects with a jab.
Burke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hirmu misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hirmu.
Burke misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Burke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hirmu thows a body shot but no joy.
Hirmu with a poor takedown
and Burke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hirmu throws a shot from downtown. Burke moves away and avoids it.
Hirmu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hirmu swings for the body but Burke moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Burke throws a sloppy head kick and Hirmu moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burke.
Burke is looking to wear down Hirmu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hirmu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burke circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Burke!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burke, right into the meat.
Burke lands with a kick to the temple. Hirmu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Solomon Burke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Burke connects with a solid leg kick.
Hirmu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Burke tries to circle away but Hirmu has him pinned against the cage.
Burke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hirmu's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burke.
Burke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burke is looking to slow Hirmu down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Burke dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burke lands with a slapping head kick.
Hirmu misses with an uppercut. Burke saw that one coming.
A big left from Hirmu misses.
Hirmu takes a swing at Burke's ribcage but misses.
Hirmu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hirmu moves out of range of the body kick.
Burke throws a head kick that half lands.
Burke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirmu.
Burke cracks the inside of Hirmu's front leg.
Burke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hirmu finds it's way round the side to connect with Burke's head.
Hirmu cracks Burke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hirmu scores with a one two! Burke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burke throws a sloppy head kick and Hirmu moves out of range easily.
Burke is looking to slow Hirmu down with leg kicks.
Hirmu throws a hook to the side of Burke's head but Burke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirmu shoots for a double leg takedown but Burke sprawls well. He's pushed Hirmu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Burke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirmu.
Hirmu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burke counters with an outside leg kick.
Burke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hirmu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burke. Burke obviously looking to wear him down.
Burke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burke scores with a kick to the body.
Burke pushes Hirmu away with a front kick.
Burke tests Hirmu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hirmu.
Hirmu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burke counters with a body kick that stops Hirmu in his tracks momentarily.
Burke misses with a head kick.
Burke lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke scores with a kick to the body.
Hirmu tries to clinch but Burke moves away
enabling Burke to counter with a crisp jab.
Hirmu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burke feints and then cracks Hirmu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hirmu down.
Hirmu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burke. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hirmu doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burke.
An inside leg kick lands from Burke.
Burke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burke.
Hirmu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hirmu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Burke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hirmu's calf.
Hirmu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burke counters with a head kick. That will keep Hirmu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Burke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burke throws a body punch but Hirmu moves out of range.
Burke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Burke throws a nice head kick!
Burke ducks under a wild hook from Hirmu.
Burke throws a leg kick which misses Hirmu's front leg but catches the back leg as Hirmu tries to avoid it.
Burke circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Burke counter with a right hand.
Hirmu looks to land a combination but Burke avoids it well.
Burke fakes the leg kick and cracks Hirmu in the body.
Solomon Burke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hirmu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burke.
Burke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hirmu. That did some damage!
Burke scores with a jab to the body.
Hirmu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Hirmu.
Hirmu misses with a body punch
and Burke counters with a stiff right hand.
Burke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burke, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burke delivers a nice body kick.
Hirmu cracks Burke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hirmu.
Burke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hirmu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burke counters with a two punch combo.
Hirmu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burke cracks the inside of Hirmu's front leg.
Burke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hirmu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burke slips a jab from Hirmu.
Pena Hirmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirmu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burke.
Hirmu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hirmu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Burke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid body kick from Burke.
Burke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hirmu's head.
Burke lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirmu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Burke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burke, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Burke!
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