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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirch Hoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Murheinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murheinen has chosen If You're Gonna Be Dumb as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
150 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirch Hoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aimo Murheinen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murheinen with a nice cross.
Hoff throws a head kick that misses
and Murheinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick by Hoff misses
and Murheinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murheinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoff manages to avoid it.
Hoff staying out of range there.
Hoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kirch Hoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murheinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoff.
Hoff wants to clinch
and Murheinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Murheinen.
Hoff misses with a body kick.
Hoff lands a head kick!
Hoff connects with a leg kick. Murheinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Murheinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoff is looking to clinch.
Hoff misses with the combination.
Hoff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoff gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoff lands a nice shot to the body.
Murheinen is looking to control Hoff's arms but Hoff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murheinen has his back to the ropes.
Hoff misses with a knee to the head.
Murheinen is leaning against Hoff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murheinen's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murheinen.
Murheinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoff is working Murheinen over against the ropes.
Murheinen is trying to push Hoff away but Hoff has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoff.
Hoff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoff presses Murheinen against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murheinen looks gassed!
Hoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Murheinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoff.
Hoff landing knees to the head.
Hoff trying to land knees to the body.
Hoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Hoff.
Hoff throws a sloppy body shot
and Murheinen counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hoff.
Murheinen swinging wildly here.
Murheinen slips under a jab from Hoff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murheinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Murheinen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murheinen misses with a straight right.
Hoff moves to clinch but Murheinen breaks away
letting Murheinen counter with a right hand.
Murheinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murheinen lands with an overhand left.
A solid body kick from Hoff.
A big left from Murheinen misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murheinen.
Murheinen throws a right and a left that Hoff avoids nicely.
Murheinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoff.
Hoff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murheinen's calf.
Hoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Murheinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirch Hoff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoff throws a head kick that misses
and Murheinen counters with a good low kick that Hoff was not able to check.
Murheinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murheinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hoff misses with the body kick
letting Murheinen counter with a right hand.
Murheinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoff if he has to take too many more of those.
Hoff lands a jab-cross combination.
Murheinen staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Murheinen misses its intended target.
Hoff lands a high kick!
Hoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murheinen.
Hoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoff misses with a punch to the body.
Hoff working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Murheinen.
Hoff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murheinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hoff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoff blocks an elbow strike.
Hoff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murheinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hoff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murheinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoff as he connects with a hook.
Hoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoff digs a good body shot into Murheinen's ribs.
Hoff is looking to clinch but Murheinen is avoiding it.
Hoff tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Murheinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Murheinen scores with a jab to the body.
Murheinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoff darts in trying to clinch
and Murheinen counters with a straight right hand.
Hoff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Murheinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoff.
Hoff tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Murheinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoff throws a right hand that misses
letting Murheinen counter with a right hand.
Hoff throws a leg kick
and Murheinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murheinen connects with the punch.
Hoff scores with a kick to the body.
Hoff tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Murheinen.
Hoff tries to clinch there but Murheinen circles away.
Hoff cracks Murheinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murheinen throws a series of punches but Hoff avoids them all with ease.
Murheinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoff lands a leg kick that knocks Murheinen off balance momentarily.
Hoff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hoff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hoff. Murheinen shrugs it off though.
A big left from Hoff misses.
Murheinen misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aimo Murheinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoff tests Murheinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoff misses with a combination
and Murheinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murheinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Hoff misses
and Murheinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Murheinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hoff. That's going to slow Murheinen down.
Hoff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoff drives through and clinches with Murheinen against the ropes.
Murheinen manages to break the clinch.
Hoff tries to clinch up.
Hoff misses with a combination
and Murheinen counters with a low kick, right behind Hoff 's knee.
Murheinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoff lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hoff's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoff duly obliges.
Murheinen tries a low kick but Hoff avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoff.
Hoff closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoff tries to throw a body punch but Murheinen avoids it by throwing Hoff back against the cage.
Hoff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murheinen backwards.
Hoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoff blocks an uppercut.
Murheinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoff is working Murheinen over against the ropes.
Hoff throws a head punch that misses.
Murheinen throws a head punch that misses.
Murheinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hoff tries a body shot but Murheinen blocks it.
Hoff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoff can't find room to land a body shot as Murheinen controls the action.
Hoff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Murheinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murheinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoff backwards.
A short right from Hoff.
Murheinen lands a left hand.
Hoff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murheinen backwards.
Murheinen prevents a body shot from Hoff.
Murheinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murheinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aimo Murheinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoff instigates a clinch.
Hoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoff is working Murheinen over against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Hoff.
Murheinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoff.
Kirch Hoff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murheinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoff misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Murheinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murheinen avoiding damage as Hoff throws knees to the body.
Hoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murheinen has a couple of punches blocked by Hoff.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoff.
Hoff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murheinen backwards.
Hoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murheinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murheinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murheinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Murheinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirch Hoff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Kirch Hoff!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Kirch Hoff!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Kirch Hoff!
Kirch Hoff wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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