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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Imum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rambeau Balbeaua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imum comes into the arena with Candy Paint - Ken Tuck blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Imum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rambeau Balbeaua!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balbeaua swats away the attempt to clinch by Imum.
Imum blocks a leg kick.
Imum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Balbeaua.
Imum throws a jab when Balbeaua was well out of range.
Imum misses with a body shot
and Balbeaua counters with an inside leg kick.
Imum misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balbeaua lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Imum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Imum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balbeaua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Imum.
Balbeaua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Imum throws a big shot that misses.
Max Imum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balbeaua tests Imum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Imum throws a nice head kick!
Balbeaua scores with a head kick.
Balbeaua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Imum counters with a head kick. That will keep Balbeaua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Imum.
Balbeaua struggling a bit here.
Imum wants to control but Balbeaua is keeping him busy.
Imum misses with the ground and pound.
Imum working the strikes but Balbeaua uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Imum throwing shots but Balbeaua is blocking nicely.
Imum looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Imum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum is looking to stall here but Balbeaua recovers full guard.
Imum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Imum is stalling in the full guard.
Balbeaua keeping moving, preventing Imum from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum throws a big right hand that misses.
Max Imum has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Balbeaua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Imum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balbeaua jabs Imum right on the nose. Imum blinks but takes it well.
Balbeaua tries to land a leg kick but Imum saw it coming and moves away.
Imum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Balbeaua blocks a leg kick.
Imum misses with a wild body shot.
Imum thumps Balbeaua with a low kick.
Imum scores with a jab. Balbeaua acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Imum misses with a low kick.
Balbeaua misses with a left hand
and Imum counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balbeaua.
Balbeaua throws a leg kick but Imum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Imum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balbeaua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Imum. Balbeaua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Imum clinches.
Balbeaua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balbeaua pushes Imum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Imum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua avoids a wild elbow strike from Imum.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balbeaua scores with a shoulder strike.
Balbeaua gets underhooks to prevent Imum's takedown attempt.
Balbeaua dodges an elbow strike from Imum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Imum dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Imum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua scores with a jab. Imum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Imum misses with a body punch
and Balbeaua counters with a straight right hand.
Balbeaua throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Imum lands but Balbeaua takes it in his stride.
Imum misses with an uppercut. Balbeaua saw that one coming.
Imum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balbeaua tries to land a leg kick but Imum saw it coming and moves away.
Balbeaua ducks under a wild hook from Imum.
Imum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balbeaua misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Imum.
Balbeaua misses with a straight left.
Balbeaua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balbeaua throws a low kick, looking for Imum's leg but Imum calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balbeaua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Imum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Imum tries to score with a low kick but Balbeaua moves his leg out of the way.
Imum scores with a head kick. Balbeaua tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Balbeaua throws a jab when Imum was well out of range.
Max Imum is winning the standup battle so far.
Imum misses with a wild body shot.
Balbeaua tries a low kick but Imum avoids it.
Imum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balbeaua throws a push kick but Imum slaps the foot to one side.
Imum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balbeaua.
Imum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balbeaua.
Good leg kick by Imum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Imum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Imum tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Balbeaua is able to avoid easily.
Imum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balbeaua was well out of range. Poor timing from Imum.
Imum throws a sloppy head kick and Balbeaua moves out of range easily.
Imum blocks a head kick by Balbeaua.
Balbeaua throws a wild body kick that Imum sees coming a mile off.
Imum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Imum tries a head kick but it misses.
Balbeaua lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imum looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Imum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balbeaua moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Balbeaua. That snapped Imum's head back.
Imum feints and then cracks Balbeaua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balbeaua down.
Balbeaua gets tackled into the cage by Imum. Imum maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum trying to land knees to the body.
Imum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua lands with a short shot to the head.
Balbeaua avoiding damage as Imum throws knees to the body.
Imum misses with a body punch.
Imum tries to throw a body punch but Balbeaua avoids it by throwing Imum back against the cage.
Imum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balbeaua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua avoiding damage as Imum throws knees to the body.
Balbeaua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Imum backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balbeaua takes an elbow to the temple.
Balbeaua throws a punch but it's blocked by Imum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balbeaua tries to throw a body punch but Imum avoids it by throwing Balbeaua back against the cage.
Balbeaua working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balbeaua creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Imum as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Balbeaua scores with a nice short uppercut.
Balbeaua lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Imum.
Balbeaua throws a head punch that misses.
Balbeaua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balbeaua pushes Imum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balbeaua misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Imum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Balbeaua's brow.
Balbeaua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rambeau Balbeaua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Imum misses with a low kick.
Imum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balbeaua throws out the jab.
Balbeaua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balbeaua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Imum.
Imum lands with a kick to the temple. Balbeaua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Balbeaua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Imum.
Balbeaua keeps Imum at a distance using the push kick.
Imum is looking to wear down Balbeaua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balbeaua blocks a low kick nicely.
Balbeaua misses with a leg kick.
Balbeaua just misses with a punch to the body.
Imum connects with a body shot that sends Balbeaua's belly button to the back.
Imum throws a head kick but Balbeaua moves out of range.
Imum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balbeaua has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Imum.
Imum misses with a wild body shot.
Balbeaua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balbeaua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Imum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balbeaua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balbeaua.
Balbeaua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balbeaua on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Balbeaua throws a lazy right hand but Imum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imum scores with a kick to the midsection.
Imum blocks a head kick by Balbeaua.
Imum closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Balbeaua quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Imum is stalling here. Balbeaua is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Imum seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Balbeaua has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Balbeaua tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Imum regains half guard.
Imum makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Imum.
Balbeaua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Balbeaua wants to stand but Imum has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Balbeaua stopping the sweep attempt from Imum.
Imum trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imum controlling Balbeaua's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Max Imum wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Imum moves out of range of the strikes.
Imum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balbeaua's sensitive parts.
Balbeaua lands an overhand right.
Rambeau Balbeaua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Imum connects with an inside leg kick.
Imum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balbeaua.
Imum connects with a leg kick. Balbeaua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Imum ducks under a wild hook from Balbeaua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imum throws a head kick that misses.
Imum throws a right hand that misses
and Balbeaua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Imum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Imum tries a head kick but it misses.
Imum wants to land a leg kick but Balbeaua is out of range.
Imum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Balbeaua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Balbeaua's corner calls for a 1-2. Balbeaua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balbeaua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balbeaua misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balbeaua avoids a kick to the body.
Balbeaua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Imum.
Imum misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Imum.
I think Imum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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