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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunnas has chosen Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baller blocks a low kick nicely.
Baller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kunnas misses with a low kick.
Kunnas throws a head kick that Baller semi-blocks.
Kunnas wants to clinch.
Kunnas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kunnas's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Baller misses the target.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baller fails to land with a series of punches.
Kunnas is looking to clinch but Baller is avoiding it.
Baller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kunnas's head.
Baller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kunnas misses the target.
Kunnas looks to throw the jab but Baller is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a leg kick which misses Baller's front leg but catches the back leg as Baller tries to avoid it.
Baller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baller throws a push kick but Kunnas slaps the foot to one side.
Kunnas throws a front kick aimed at Baller's knee but Baller avoids it well.
Kunnas moves forwards but Baller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kunnas throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Paul Baller has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunnas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baller manages to avoid it.
Baller sizes up Kunnas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas is looking to land body kicks.
Baller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kunnas looks to score with a jab to the body but Baller is just out of range.
Baller avoids the body shot from Kunnas.
Kunnas has Baller up against the cage in a clinch.
Baller wants to break free but Kunnas has control.
Kunnas taking a breather.
Baller tries to circle away but Kunnas has him pinned against the cage.
Kunnas is leaning against Baller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kunnas digs a right hand into Baller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baller's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas is leaning against Baller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kunnas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Kunnas.
Kunnas has Baller pressed against the cage, preventing Baller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kunnas.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kunnas obliges.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baller is breathing heavily.
Baller is trying to break the clinch but Kunnas is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kunnas lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas is leaning against Baller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baller backwards.
Kunnas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kunnas is working Baller over against the cage.
Kunnas lands with a light punch inside.
Kunnas lands a good knee to the midsection. Baller won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Kunnas.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kunnas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Kunnas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kunnas looks for the body kick but Baller saw that one coming.
Kunnas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baller. That did some damage!
Kunnas tries to land a leg kick but Baller saw it coming and moves away.
Baller looks to land a body kick but Kunnas moved away.
Baller misses with an uppercut. Kunnas saw that one coming.
Baller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kunnas throws a push kick but Baller slaps the foot to one side.
Kunnas tried to score with a low kick but Baller checks it.
Kunnas lands with a shot to the body.
Baller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baller.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kunnas lands a nice hook to Baller's body. Baller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kunnas, right into the meat.
Kunnas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kunnas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baller is out of range.
Kunnas moves into the clinch.
Baller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kunnas works on Baller's body with a couple of short punches.
Kunnas is working Baller over against the cage.
Kunnas lands a knee to the body.
Kunnas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kunnas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kunnas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kunnas pushes Baller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas lands a knee to the body.
Baller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kunnas is working Baller over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kunnas.
Baller takes a shot to the head.
Kunnas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kunnas landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kunnas lands a shoulder strike.
Kunnas pushes Baller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kunnas lands a body shot.
Kunnas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kunnas is struggling to control the position.
Kunnas scores a nice knee to the body.
Kunnas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baller or not.
Kunnas landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunnas lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas works on Baller's body with a couple of short punches.
Kunnas lands a good knee to the midsection. Baller won't want to take too many of those.
Kunnas scores a nice knee to the body.
Kunnas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Kunnas.
Kunnas lands a good knee to the midsection. Baller won't want to take too many of those.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paul Baller's cut is getting worse.
A right hand to the body from Kunnas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Kunnas.
Kunnas stalling the fight.
Kunnas scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Kunnas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller'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. This is the final round!
Kunnas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baller moves away from the strike by Kunnas.
Kunnas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kunnas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baller.
Kunnas scores with a punch to the head.
Kunnas lands a big uppercut and Baller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Baller looks OK. Kunnas waves Baller back to his feet!
Baller is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas misses the jab.
Paul Baller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Baller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baller seems to have got his legs back now.
Baller throws a push kick but Kunnas slaps the foot to one side.
Kunnas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kunnas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas thows a leg kick but Baller checks it
and Baller counters with a three punch combo that has Kunnas backing up. Kunnas nods at Baller to acknowledge the strikes.
Kunnas thows a leg kick but Baller checks it
and Baller counters with a right hand to the body.
Baller fails to land with a series of punches.
Kunnas misses with a body punch
and Baller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baller looks to throw the jab but Kunnas is out of range.
Baller throws a jab but it's blocked by Kunnas.
Baller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kunnas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kunnas looks to land a left hand but Baller moved out of range nicely.
Baller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas cracks Baller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paul Baller's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kunnas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Baller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kunnas rushes Baller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kunnas lands a hook that snaps the head of Baller backwards.
Kunnas lands a body shot.
Baller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kunnas works on Baller's body with a couple of short punches.
Baller managing to block the knees to the body from Kunnas.
The referee calls for Kunnas to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Kunnas.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kunnas taking a breather.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Kunnas.
Kunnas scores with a knee to the head.
Kunnas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baller.
Kunnas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paul Baller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kunnas.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Baller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kunnas works on Baller's body with a couple of short punches.
Baller wants to break free but Kunnas has control.
Kunnas connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Paul Baller's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Baller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kunnas presses Baller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Kunnas.
Mauri Kunnas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baller working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Kunnas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kunnas 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 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Kunnas!
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energy
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hype
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