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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetset Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niemi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Parker & Clind - Generator. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quizz Al Fazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jetset Niemi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi lands a slapping body shot.
Fazz takes a swing at Niemi's ribcage but misses.
Niemi is looking to land body kicks.
Niemi lands a jab-cross combination.
Fazz throws a push kick but Niemi slaps the foot to one side.
Niemi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fazz was well out of range. Poor timing from Niemi.
Niemi moves out of range of the body kick.
Niemi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemi throws a right and a left that Fazz avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Niemi - just one landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Niemi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Niemi throws a shot from downtown. Fazz moves away and avoids it.
Niemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fazz is just out of range.
Fazz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fazz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fazz checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fazz.
Quizz Al Fazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niemi misses with a hook. Fazz ducked under it nicely.
Niemi misses with a wild body shot.
Fazz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Niemi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fazz rather than just go for the knockout.
Niemi moves out of range of the body kick from Fazz.
Niemi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niemi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fazz's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niemi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Niemi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fazz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Niemi wants to control but Fazz is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Niemi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fazz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Niemi's guard.
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!
Niemi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Niemi wants to improve his position but instead Fazz has moved into half guard.
Fazz throwing shots but Niemi is blocking nicely.
Niemi is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fazz in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fazz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Niemi tries to hold on but Fazz pushes him away.
Niemi tries to reverse the position but Fazz maintains control.
Niemi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fazz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Niemi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Niemi tries to lock up and control but Fazz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fazz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Niemi is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fazz content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jetset Niemi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Niemi throws a leg kick but Fazz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Niemi lands with an uppercut that bounces Fazz off the cage and back into rage.
Niemi misses with a body shot.
Niemi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fazz's calf.
Niemi throws a shot from downtown. Fazz moves away and avoids it.
Fazz throws a body kick that misses.
Niemi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fazz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niemi throws a lazy right hand but Fazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Niemi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Niemi.
Fazz doesn't manage to clinch there - Niemi circles away.
Niemi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fazz.
Fazz throws a low kick but Niemi moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fazz is out of range and Niemi settles back down.
Niemi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fazz. That one must have hurt.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses.
Fazz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fazz.
Fazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niemi tried to score with a low kick but Fazz checks it.
Niemi cracks Fazz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niemi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fazz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Niemi checks a leg kick.
Niemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fazz manages to avoid it.
Niemi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fazz counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Niemi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Niemi throws a sloppy head kick and Fazz moves out of range easily.
Fazz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Niemi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fazz's waist but Fazz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Niemi off to one side.
Fazz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Fazz misses.
Fazz throws a sloppy head kick and Niemi moves out of range easily.
Fazz delivers a nice body kick.
Jetset Niemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niemi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Niemi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Niemi swings for the body but Fazz moves out of range.
Fazz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niemi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fazz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niemi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niemi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fazz is looking to slow Niemi down with leg kicks.
Niemi moves out of range of the body kick from Fazz.
Fazz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Niemi moves out of range as Fazz throws a body kick.
Niemi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fazz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fazz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niemi is breathing heavily.
Niemi checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Fazz slips a straight right by Niemi.
Niemi misses with a low kick as Fazz jumps back.
Niemi throws a leg kick but Fazz checks it.
Niemi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fazz's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz connects with an inside leg kick.
Niemi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fazz misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Niemi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niemi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fazz.
Fazz throws a head kick that half lands.
Fazz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niemi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niemi fails to land the takedown.
Niemi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Niemi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quizz Al Fazz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fazz throws a solid leg kick but Niemi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fazz.
Niemi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niemi scores with a sloppy right hand. Fazz should have avoided that one.
Fazz ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.
Niemi wants to slow Fazz down by chopping away at his legs.
Niemi throws a series of punches but Fazz moves out of range.
Niemi misses with a looping left.
Fazz leaves Niemi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Niemi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Niemi trying to control the position but Fazz is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Niemi looking to control but instead Fazz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jetset Niemi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A low kick from Fazz misses
and Niemi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niemi throws a right hand that misses
and Fazz counters with a body kick.
Fazz misses the shot to the body.
Fazz blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Niemi.
Fazz avoids the head kick by Niemi.
Fazz throws a leg kick which misses Niemi's front leg but catches the back leg as Niemi tries to avoid it.
Niemi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Niemi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quizz Al Fazz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz looks to land a combination but Niemi avoids it well.
Niemi checks a low kick from Fazz.
Niemi jabs Fazz right on the nose. Fazz blinks but takes it well.
Fazz slips under a jab.
Niemi misses with a hook. Fazz ducked under it nicely.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Niemi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fazz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fazz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body kick there by Fazz.
Niemi throws a leg kick but Fazz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fazz throws a head kick but Niemi moves out of range.
Fazz staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niemi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fazz throws a looping overhand right but Niemi ducks down to avoid it.
Fazz ducks under a wild hook from Niemi.
A shot to the liver by Niemi. Beautiful body shot.
Fazz misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niemi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fazz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fazz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Niemi throws a lazy right hand but Fazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niemi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice straight punches there by Fazz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fazz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fazz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fazz throws a wild body kick that Niemi sees coming a mile off.
Niemi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemi misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jetset Niemi.
I think Niemi 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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RATING
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