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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Pirinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Pirinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Owen William!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from William. Those never looked like landing.
Pirinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
William is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pirinen.
William gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pirinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pirinen lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pirinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pirinen scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William lands an elbow inside.
Pirinen lands with a left to the head.
Pirinen managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Pirinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pirinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pirinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pirinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite William's efforts to push away.
William trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pirinen.
Pirinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
William creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pirinen's defenses.
It looks like Veli Pirinen has been cut.
Pirinen pushes William back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pirinen is leaning against William and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pirinen lands with a right to the head.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Pirinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
William misses with a knee strike.
William looks gassed!
William misses with an elbow strike.
Pirinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pirinen is working William over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pirinen as William tries to tie him up.
Pirinen lands a shoulder strike.
Pirinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pirinen scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirinen works on William's body with a couple of short punches.
William throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pirinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pirinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Pirinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pirinen lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pirinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pirinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams head.
William is rocked!
William fails to pull guard.
William is still on wobbly legs! Can Pirinen finish him?
Pirinen has William pressed against the cage.
William seems to have recovered his senses.
Pirinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
Pirinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pirinen digs a right hand underneath William's ribcage. William let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pirinen digs a right hand into William's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on William's gas tank.
Pirinen lands a body shot.
The referee calls for Pirinen to work.
Pirinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams head.
Pirinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Pirinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pirinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pirinen is working William over against the cage.
Pirinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pirinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
William misses with an elbow strike.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Pirinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pirinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Pirinen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pirinen.
A left hand lands to the body for Pirinen.
William has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pirinen pushes William back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Pirinen.
Pirinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pirinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen gets through William's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Pirinen to work.
Pirinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
William is trying to force a seperation but Pirinen has the dominant position.
Pirinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
William tries to circle away but Pirinen has him pinned against the cage.
Pirinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams head.
Pirinen avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Pirinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Pirinen.
Pirinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pirinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Pirinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pirinen slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
William tries to break free but Pirinen pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Pirinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veli Pirinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
William has Pirinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Pirinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pirinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pirinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pirinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pirinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
William takes a shot to the head.
Pirinen is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Pirinen.
Pirinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pirinen.
Pirinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pirinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pirinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pirinen is leaning against William and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen lands with a light punch inside.
Pirinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down William.
William is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from William.
Pirinen is leaning against William and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pirinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Veli Pirinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pirinen lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William.
Pirinen effectively controlling the action here.
Pirinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
William is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pirinen has William pressed against the cage.
Pirinen lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William tries a knee to the head but Pirinen blocks it.
Pirinen is stalling here.
Pirinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pirinen scores with a shoulder strike.
William misses with a knee strike.
Pirinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pirinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pirinen lands a shot to the body.
Pirinen is stalling here.
William is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pirinen is keeping busy.
Pirinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pirinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt William or not.
Pirinen lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Pirinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen lands with a light punch inside.
Pirinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Pirinen.
Pirinen just leaning against William, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Pirinen as the two fighters clinch.
Pirinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that William can do to turn this around?
Pirinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
Pirinen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops William to his knees! Pirinen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Pirinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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