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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sammakko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Saku Sammakko. Compton has chosen Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bill Compton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saku Sammakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammakko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Compton.
Compton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sammakko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Compton lands with a nice body punch.
Compton misses with a hook. Sammakko ducked under it nicely.
Compton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sammakko throws out the jab.
Sammakko throws a right hand that Compton ducks under and follows up with a left that Compton also avoids with ease.
Sammakko misses with a body shot.
Sammakko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Compton has time to react.
Compton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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!
Sammakko doesn't manage to clinch there - Compton circles away.
Compton lands with a kick to the temple. Sammakko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big left from Sammakko misses.
Compton scores with a jab to the head.
Compton walks into a straight right hand from Sammakko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton avoids the body shot from Sammakko.
Compton misses with a hook. Sammakko ducked under it nicely.
Sammakko slips under a jab from Compton.
Sammakko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Compton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sammakko if he has to take too many more of those.
Sammakko scores with a hook to the body. Compton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Compton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sammakko throws the kick towards the body but Compton avoids it.
Sammakko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sammakko has Compton up against the cage in a clinch.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sammakko blocking some punches.
Compton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko misses with a punch on the inside.
Compton misses with an elbow over the top.
Sammakko trying to land knees to the body.
Sammakko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
Sammakko avoids the elbow strike from Compton, against the cage.
Compton slowing the pace effectively.
Compton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sammakko.
Compton misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammakko.
Sammakko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sammakko blocking some punches.
Compton blocks an elbow strike.
Sammakko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Compton.
Compton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sammakko.
Compton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sammakko blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws an elbow but it misses.
Compton scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Compton.
Sammakko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
Compton misses with a punch on the inside.
Compton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sammakko lands a good knee to the midsection. Compton won't want to take too many of those.
Compton avoids a wild elbow strike from Sammakko.
Sammakko lands an elbow just above Compton 's eye.
Sammakko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sammakko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sammakko avoiding damage as Compton throws knees to the body.
Compton pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammakko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sammakko misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Compton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Compton swings wildly with an uppercut but Sammakko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammakko crunches a lovely knee into Compton's ribcage.
Sammakko lands a right hand.
Sammakko trying to land knees to the body.
Compton breaks the clinch.
Compton misses with a body shot.
Sammakko moves out of range of the body kick from Compton.
Compton connects with a right hand. Sammakko shakes it off.
Sammakko fails with the takedown
and Compton counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Sammakko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Compton misses
and Sammakko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sammakko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Compton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Compton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Compton throws an off balance right hand
and Compton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bill Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sammakko throws a sloppy body shot
and Compton counters with a nice body shot.
Compton missing with a left hand there. Sammakko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sammakko is looking to clinch.
Sammakko scores with a hook.
Compton scores with a jab. Sammakko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Compton lands a nice shot that snaps Sammakko's head back.
Compton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sammakko misses with a head kick.
Sammakko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
An inside leg kick lands from Sammakko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sammakko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Compton to score with a decent uppercut.
Sammakko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Compton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sammakko's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammakko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bill Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sammakko dives in and scores a takedown into Compton's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Compton trying to control the position.
Sammakko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sammakko pushes down on Compton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Compton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sammakko.
Sammakko is fighting to break Compton's control of his arms but Compton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton is trying to control the position but Sammakko postures up.
Compton can't keep his opponent in guard - Sammakko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sammakko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Compton trying to hold on to Sammakko's head to control him but Sammakko postures up.
Compton wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko wants to pass to mount but Compton is defending the position.
Sammakko is working hard here to advance position.
Sammakko moves into full mount! Compton won't be happy about that!
Compton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sammakko.
Poor strikes thrown by Sammakko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Compton is looking to escape.
Sammakko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Compton hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Compton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Sammakko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Compton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sammakko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Compton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Compton misses with a body kick.
Compton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Compton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sammakko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Compton cracks Sammakko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Compton looks to throw the jab but Sammakko is out of range.
Compton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Compton 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.
Compton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sammakko's calf.
Compton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Sammakko misses its intended target.
Sammakko walks into a straight right hand from Compton.
Sammakko dips to his left and cracks Compton with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Compton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton cracks a nice hook into Sammakko's ribs.
Compton walks into a jab.
Sammakko throws the kick towards the body but Compton avoids it.
Compton throws a big shot that misses.
Sammakko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sammakko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Compton. That one must have hurt.
Compton misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Sammakko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Compton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Compton.
Jab from Compton.
Sammakko misses the shot to the body.
Compton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sammakko throws a hook but Compton avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Compton slips a straight right by Sammakko.
Sammakko is looking to slow Compton down with leg kicks.
Compton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sammakko's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Compton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sammakko swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Compton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sammakko misses with a right hand
and Compton counters with a nice body kick.
Sammakko lands the left hand.
Sammakko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sammakko scores with a jab. Compton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sammakko thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Compton throws a right and a left that Sammakko avoids nicely.
Compton keeps Sammakko at a distance using the push kick.
Compton throws a shot to the body.
Compton connects with an inside leg kick.
Sammakko cracks Compton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Compton connects with a leg kick. Sammakko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Compton connects with a nice looking jab.
Compton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sammakko scores with a nice strike.
Sammakko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Sammakko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Compton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Compton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
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!
Jab, jab by Sammakko - just one landing.
Sammakko throws a solid leg kick but Compton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sammakko.
Compton lands a body shot.
Sammakko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Compton throws a sloppy head kick
and Sammakko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sammakko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sammakko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sammakko tries to clinch up but Compton circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sammakko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Compton thinking.
Bill Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sammakko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Compton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Compton 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bill Compton!
A very excited looking Bill Compton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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