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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeppe Kusiraita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Henrique has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulo Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeppe Kusiraita!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Kusiraita misses
and Henrique counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henrique.
Henrique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henrique wants to clinch.
Henrique tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henrique connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kusiraita momentarily.
Henrique closes the distance and clinches.
Henrique landing knees to the head.
Kusiraita looking for a takedown.
Henrique is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kusiraita pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kusiraita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henrique prevents it.
Henrique manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kusiraita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henrique is looking to stand up but Kusiraita isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique tries to strike from the bottom.
Kusiraita must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henrique wants to stand up but Kusiraita is controlling him.
Henrique trying to control the position.
Henrique is working an open guard so Kusiraita takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Henrique lands with a slapping head kick.
Henrique wants to clinch.
Henrique tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Henrique connects with a knee to the head.
Henrique with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henrique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kusiraita misses with a series of wild punches.
Henrique fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henrique has closed the distance and engaged Kusiraita in a clinch.
Henrique is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henrique is trying to trip Kusiraita. He has hold of a leg but Kusiraita is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Henrique persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Henrique in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henrique stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kusiraita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henrique has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kusiraita is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henrique wants to control from the top but Kusiraita keeps moving.
Henrique trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kusiraita's guard.
Henrique gets to his feet - Kusiraita follows without any prompting.
Henrique blocks a head kick by Kusiraita.
Jeppe Kusiraita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusiraita throws a head kick that misses.
Kusiraita throws a lazy right hand but Henrique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henrique drives through and clinches with Kusiraita against the cage.
Henrique jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kusiraita walks away with a smile on his face. Henrique gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kusiraita throws a lazy head kick
and Henrique counters by clinching up.
Henrique manages to break the clinch.
Kusiraita misses with a double jab.
Kusiraita throws a lazy head kick
and Henrique counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kusiraita.
A head kick by Kusiraita misses
and Henrique holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henrique tries to score a body lock takedown but Kusiraita shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kusiraita is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henrique is working for takedown but Kusiraita is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kusiraita tries to break the clinch but Henrique is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Henrique.
Henrique is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kusiraita is defending well for now.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Henrique with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henrique scores with a knee to the head.
Henrique tries to pull guard but Kusiraita holds him up against the cage and eventually Henrique drops back down to his feet.
Henrique tries a knee to the head but Kusiraita blocks it.
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kusiraita looks for the body kick but Henrique saw that one coming.
Henrique is looking to clinch but Kusiraita is avoiding it.
Henrique really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kusiraita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kusiraita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kusiraita shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Henrique dominated that round.
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.
Henrique tries to clinch but Kusiraita is having none of it.
A head kick by Kusiraita misses
so Henrique counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Henrique trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusiraita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henrique trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kusiraita's guard.
Henrique stands and steps away. Kusiraita gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henrique.
Kusiraita throws a head kick but Henrique moves out of range.
Henrique checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Kusiraita.
Henrique gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henrique goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kusiraita prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kusiraita walks away with a smile on his face. Henrique gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique takes the fight into the clinch.
Henrique gets control of Kusiraita's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henrique will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kusiraita looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Henrique not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henrique is looking to stand up but Kusiraita isn't so interested in that idea.
Kusiraita really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henrique. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kusiraita controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Henrique throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kusiraita.
Kusiraita throws a sloppy head kick and Henrique moves out of range easily.
Kusiraita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henrique tries to clinch there but Kusiraita circles away.
Kusiraita scores with a body shot.
Kusiraita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kusiraita swats away the attempt to clinch by Henrique.
A head kick by Kusiraita misses
and Henrique makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kusiraita throws a head kick that misses
and Henrique counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henrique.
Henrique changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kusiraita fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kusiraita swats away the attempt to clinch by Henrique.
A head kick misses from Kusiraita.
Henrique tries to clinch but Kusiraita is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusiraita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kusiraita throws a lazy right hand but Henrique sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kusiraita swats away the attempt to clinch by Henrique.
A head kick by Kusiraita misses
and Henrique counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henrique.
Kusiraita gets underhooks to prevent Henrique's takedown attempt.
Henrique fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henrique drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kusiraita pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Kusiraita misses
and Henrique counters with a straight right hand.
Kusiraita misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Kusiraita misses
and Henrique counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henrique.
Henrique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kusiraita's efforts to push away.
Henrique gets control of Kusiraita's arms and successfully pulls guard. Henrique will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kusiraita is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kusiraita won't allow Henrique to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henrique tries to strike from the bottom.
Henrique will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Henrique wants to stand up but Kusiraita is controlling him.
Henrique trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Henrique can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kusiraita controls the pace.
Kusiraita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Henrique dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kusiraita slaps away a takedown attempt from Henrique, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kusiraita throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henrique tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kusiraita is in Henrique's guard.
Kusiraita not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henrique is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henrique trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Henrique trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kusiraita's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henrique wants to stand but Kusiraita is controlling the position.
Henrique is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique being controlled here, momentarily.
Henrique wants to get back to his feet but Kusiraita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jeppe Kusiraita wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kusiraita swats away the attempt to clinch by Henrique.
Henrique dodges the punch combination from Kusiraita.
Kusiraita tries to keep at a distance but Henrique has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henrique misses with a knee strike.
Henrique landing knees to the head.
Henrique tries to pull guard but Kusiraita holds him up against the cage and eventually Henrique drops back down to his feet.
Henrique keeps control of Kusiraita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kusiraita fails to pull guard.
Henrique landing knees to the body.
Henrique connects with a knee to the head.
Henrique looking to throw knees to the head but Kusiraita is blocking nicely.
Henrique tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henrique tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kusiraita has Henrique pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henrique manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henrique tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kusiraita just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henrique closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henrique breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kusiraita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusiraita swinging wildly here.
Jeppe Kusiraita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kusiraita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusiraita throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kusiraita.
Kusiraita throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique is looking to clinch but Kusiraita is avoiding it.
Henrique is looking to clinch.
Henrique doesn't manage to clinch there - Kusiraita circles away.
Henrique has managed to clinch.
Kusiraita goes for a takedown attempt but Henrique pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Henrique slaps away a takedown attempt from Kusiraita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kusiraita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kusiraita just misses with a punch to the body.
Kusiraita throws a lazy head kick
and Henrique counters with a three punch combo that has Kusiraita backing up. Kusiraita nods at Henrique to acknowledge the strikes.
Henrique fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kusiraita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusiraita throws a head kick that misses
and Henrique counters with a nice body kick.
Henrique is looking to clinch.
Henrique clinches with his opponent.
Henrique scores with a knee to the head.
Henrique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kusiraita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Kusiraita misses
and Henrique counters by clinching up.
Kusiraita throws a head punch that misses.
Henrique lands a knee to the head.
Henrique is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kusiraita pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henrique tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henrique is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kusiraita pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kusiraita working aggressively here.
Kusiraita gets underhooks to prevent Henrique's takedown attempt.
Paulo Henrique is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henrique prevents the takedown attempt.
Kusiraita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Henrique.
Well Henrique has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Henrique!
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