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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alha Dhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen has chosen Smashing The Opponent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alha Dhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Knut Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dhin throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Paulsen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dhin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paulsen is out of range.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dhin manages to avoid it.
Paulsen throws the kick towards the body but Dhin avoids it.
Dhin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dhin. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dhin blocks a low kick nicely.
Paulsen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dhin backs up against the cage.
Dhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alha Dhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhin misses with a body shot.
Dhin misses with a body kick.
Paulsen connects with a jab.
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dhin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Paulsen lands a body shot.
Dhin throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Dhin's head but Dhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paulsen digs a good body shot into Dhin's ribs.
Dhin tries to clinch up but Paulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Dhin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Paulsen lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Dhin should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dhin misses.
Dhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Paulsen finds it's way through Dhin's defenses.
Dhin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dhin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dhin lands a high kick!
Dhin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dhin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhin.
Dhin misses with a leg kick
and Paulsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dhin thinking.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen lunges at Dhin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dhin's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paulsen blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dhin manages to avoid it.
Dhin tries to land a front kick but Paulsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knut Paulsen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dhin misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dhin.
Dhin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dhin tries to score with a low kick but Paulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Dhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paulsen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paulsen.
Paulsen checks a low kick from Dhin.
Dhin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dhin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dhin misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dhin.
Dhin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paulsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Dhin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dhin scrambles back to his feet.
Dhin connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Paulsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paulsen thuds his right hand into Dhin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
A leg kick checked by Paulsen.
Paulsen works Dhin's body with a nice hook.
Paulsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dhin throws a wild body kick that Paulsen sees coming a mile off.
Dhin misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paulsen avoids a kick to the body.
Dhin throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Dhin throws a push kick but Paulsen slaps the foot to one side.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dhin manages to avoid it.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dhin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paulsen's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Knut Paulsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Dhin is looking to score with low kicks.
Dhin misses with a head kick.
Paulsen thuds a left hand into Dhin's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paulsen.
An inside leg kick from Dhin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dhin. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dhin throws a wild body kick that Paulsen sees coming a mile off.
Paulsen checks a low kick from Dhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Dhin misses
and Paulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paulsen takes a swing at Dhin's ribcage but misses.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dhin avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dhin rather than just go for the knockout.
Dhin tries a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Dhin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alha Dhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Paulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dhin delivers a nice body kick.
Dhin throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen misses with a low kick as Dhin jumps back.
Knut Paulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dhin tries to land a front kick but Paulsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dhin throws a push kick but Paulsen slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhin throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paulsen jabs Dhin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knut Paulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paulsen jabs Dhin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dhin looks to land a body kick but Paulsen moved away.
Paulsen lands with a straight right. Dhin didn't see that one coming.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dhin tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dhin moves into range and clinches up with Paulsen.
Dhin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paulsen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulsen lands a right hand.
Dhin looking to slow down the pace here.
Dhin can't find room to land a body shot as Paulsen controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dhin can't find room to land a body shot as Paulsen controls the action.
Dhin looking to stall.
Dhin trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Knut Paulsen.
I've got Paulsen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knut Paulsen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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