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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Paakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Say my name. Armas Paakku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
176 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Paakku!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws the left hand but Paakku avoids the punch easily.
James tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paakku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jesse James has been cut.
Paakku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James scores with a hook to the body.
Paakku blocks an uppercut.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Paakku.
James lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James pushes Paakku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James tries for a takedown. No joy.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from James.
James pushes Paakku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James lands an uppercut.
Paakku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paakku backwards.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paakku backwards.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James works on Paakku's body with a couple of short punches.
James avoiding damage as Paakku throws knees to the body.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paakku backwards.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paakku missing with knees to the body.
James lands a nice uppercut.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Paakku.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James tries to work over Paakku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paakku misses with an elbow over the top.
Paakku trying to land knees to the body.
James stalling.
Paakku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paakku missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James works on Paakku's body with a couple of short punches.
Paakku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from James.
Paakku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James trying to stall but Paakku improves his position.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Paakku controls the action.
A short uppercut from James.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
James lands a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Paakku is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst James is controlling him.
Paakku looks gassed!
James lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James stops Paakku from standing up.
James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Paakku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Jesse James wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paakku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James rushes Paakku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paakku backwards.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James scores with a shoulder strike.
James lands with a left to the head.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paakkus head.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
James wants a takedown.
Paakku throws an elbow but it misses.
Paakku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Paakku.
James misses with a body punch.
Paakku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paakku's elbow.
Paakku misses with an elbow over the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paakku misses with an elbow over the top.
Paakku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paakku backwards.
Paakku is rocked!
James gets through Paakku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paakku is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paakku backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
James has Paakku pushed against the cage.
James digs a right hand underneath Paakku's ribcage. Paakku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James lands a shot to the body.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
James lands a body punch in the clinch.
James lands a big right hand that drops Paakku! The killer instinct kicks in and James finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by James!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse James!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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