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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alun James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Carry Me Home as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alun James!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfsson works the jab nicely.
Ulfsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfsson.
James takes a swing at Ulfsson's ribcage but misses.
Ulfsson checks the leg kick.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James thows a leg kick but Ulfsson checks it
and Ulfsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James throws a nice looking combination but Ulfsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James checks a low kick from Ulfsson.
James misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
James throws a series of punches but Ulfsson moves out of range.
James looks to throw the jab but Ulfsson is out of range.
Ulfsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ulfsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Ulfsson thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ulfsson blocks a low kick nicely.
James avoids the body shot from Ulfsson.
James stuns Ulfsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James keeps Ulfsson at a distance using the push kick.
Alun James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson scores with a nice strike.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ulfsson.
A bone on bone clash there as Ulfsson blocks the leg kick.
James checks a low kick from Ulfsson.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Ulfsson counters with a nice body kick.
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!
A big left from James misses.
Ulfsson slips under a jab.
James lands a jab.
James throws a leg kick but Ulfsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ulfsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. James eats them both and turns towards Ulfsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ulfsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
James misses with a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a nice leg kick.
James misses with a hook. Ulfsson ducked under it nicely.
Ulfsson moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James misses with a hook.
Ulfsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James misses with a hook.
No joy there for Ulfsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ulfsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James shoots in for a takedown but Ulfsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ulfsson but Ulfsson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ulfsson connects with a leg kick. James looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulfsson tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Ulfsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulfsson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James dominated that 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.
A swing and a miss from James.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James throws the left hand but Ulfsson avoids the punch easily.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James lands a leg kick that knocks Ulfsson off balance momentarily.
James blocks a leg kick.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ulfsson dodges the punch combination from James.
Ulfsson just misses with a punch to the body.
James thows a leg kick but Ulfsson checks it
and Ulfsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
James throws a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a double jab
and Ulfsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulfsson.
Ulfsson is looking to score with low kicks.
James throws a leg kick but Ulfsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
James with a jab.
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ulfsson circles away quickly and effectively.
James throws a front kick aimed at Ulfsson's knee but Ulfsson avoids it well.
Ulfsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ulfsson.
James misses with a combination
and Ulfsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ulfsson counters with a nice leg kick.
James works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
James throws a leg kick
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James swings for the body but Ulfsson moves out of range.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a jab to the body
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James misses with a hook. Ulfsson ducked under it nicely.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Ulfsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. James really felt that one!
Ulfsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ulfsson checks a low kick from James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ulfsson.
A clash of legs there as James blocks the low kick.
James cracks Ulfsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James scores with a shot to the body.
Ulfsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James misses with a two punch combination.
James misses with a low kick as Ulfsson jumps back.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but James moved away.
Ulfsson staying out of range there.
Alun James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James shoots in and drives through. Ulfsson sprawls well.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ulfsson slips a straight right by James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Ulfsson which made him look bad.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James misses with a hook to the body
and Ulfsson counters with a nice body kick.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Ulfsson.
James throws a combination that misses
and Ulfsson counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Ulfsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Ulfsson which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alun James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ulfsson is looking to slow James down with leg kicks.
James throws a low kick, looking for Ulfsson's leg but Ulfsson calmly moves out of range.
Ulfsson throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James misses with an uppercut
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
James misses the shot to the body.
Ulfsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
James throws a hook but Ulfsson avoids it easily.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
James throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ulfsson counters with an inside leg kick.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Ulfsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ulfsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ulfsson blocks the low kick.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James misses with a jab to the body
and Ulfsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
Ulfsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ulfsson lands with an overhand left.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ulfsson as he avoids it easily.
Ulfsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ulfsson motions for James to come forward. Ulfsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ulfsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ulfsson slips a straight right by James.
James throws out a loose jab but Ulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ulfsson checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson blocks a leg kick.
Ulfsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
James lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from James.
Ulfsson throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Ulfsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ulfsson.
Ulfsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James misses the shot to the body.
James throws a right and a left that Ulfsson avoids nicely.
Ulfsson moves out of range of the strikes.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James throws out a leg kick but Ulfsson moves out of range and James only half commits.
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulfsson manages to avoid it.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfsson counters with a low kick, right behind James 's knee.
Ulfsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
James tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ulfsson thows a body shot but no joy.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Ulfsson tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ulfsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James avoids the head kick by Ulfsson.
Alun James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Ulfsson blocks the leg kick.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ulfsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Ulfsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ulfsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ulfsson throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Ulfsson throws a low kick, looking for James's leg but James calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James misses with a hook
and Ulfsson counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
James throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfsson counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
Gunnbjorn Ulfsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ulfsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alun James.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alun James!
An out of breath Alun James thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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