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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Shaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaffer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Midnight At The Oasis by Maria Muldaur. Al Shaffer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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255 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Al Shaffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaffer moves forwards but Pelle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Al Shaffer has been cut.
Pelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaffer avoids the body shot from Pelle.
Pelle throws a poor cross that misses
and Shaffer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Pelle.
Shaffer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pelle avoids it really well and circles away.
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!
Pelle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shaffer counters by clinching up.
Shaffer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pelle misses with some punches.
Pelle has Shaffer pressed against the cage, preventing Shaffer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shaffer is stalling here.
Pelle breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaffer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pelle catches Shaffer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaffer throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pelle.
Pelle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pelle throws a combination that misses
and Shaffer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pelle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shaffer is working Pelle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaffer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shaffer postures up in Pelle's guard and throws a big left but Pelle blocks it.
Pelle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shaffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pelle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shaffer.
Shaffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaffer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Shaffer wants to pass the guard but Pelle is keeping the position.
Shaffer is working hard here to advance position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaffer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shaffer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Shaffer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelle throws the left hand but Shaffer avoids the punch easily.
Pelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaffer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pelle!
Shaffer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Shaffer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shaffer working the ground and pound but Pelle is defending the strikes.
Shaffer tries to score with some ground and pound. Pelle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shaffer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaffer in side control, throwing shots but Pelle defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Shaffer.
Shaffer misses with the ground and pound.
Shaffer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shaffer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shaffer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pelle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Shaffer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pelle!
Pelle wants to control but Shaffer is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaffer looking to finish with strikes here!
Shaffer lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Shaffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Al Shaffer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pelle cracks Shaffer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shaffer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pelle circles away.
Pelle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaffer circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Pelle.
Shaffer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaffer shoots in and drives through. Pelle sprawls well.
Pelle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shaffer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pelle looking for a sweep. Not yet Pelle, not yet.
Al Shaffer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaffer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaffer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pelle's guard.
Shaffer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pelle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pelle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaffer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaffer working the head and body with strikes.
Shaffer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shaffer cracks Pelle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shaffer is landing with some decent strikes but Pelle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaffer misses with some ground and pound and Pelle recovers position to half guard.
Shaffer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer trying to control from half guard but Pelle is working away.
Shaffer wants to pass to mount but Pelle is defending the position.
Shaffer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shaffer throwing shots but Pelle is blocking nicely.
Shaffer lands with a punch from half guard.
Shaffer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Shaffer there.
Shaffer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaffer tries to pass to full mount but Pelle defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pelle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shaffer.
Pelle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shaffer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pelle has hold of Shaffer's hands but Shaffer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shaffer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shaffer trying to advance position but Pelle counters by regaining guard.
Shaffer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaffer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaffer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pelle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaffer slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Shaffer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Al Shaffer's cut.
That's time! Shaffer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pelle misses with a double jab
and Shaffer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pelle thinking.
Shaffer slips a jab and a cross from Pelle.
Some wild striking there from Pelle.
Shaffer scores with a three punch combo!
Pelle stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaffer. Shaffer gets slowly back to his feet.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Shaffer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Amis Pelle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shaffer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pelle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shaffer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelle can do to turn this around?
Shaffer forces Pelle back against the cage and clinches.
Shaffer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pelle swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaffer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelle throws a punch but it's blocked by Shaffer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pelle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pelle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shaffer digs a right hand into Pelle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pelle's gas tank.
Pelle breaks the clinch.
Pelle gets tackled into the cage by Shaffer. Shaffer maintains the clinch.
Pelle prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaffer breaks from the clinch.
Shaffer feints and as Pelle raises his hands in defense, Shaffer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pelle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shaffer postures up in Pelle's guard and throws a big left but Pelle blocks it.
Pelle keeping full guard, as Shaffer tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Al Shaffer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaffer trying to control but Pelle is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaffer postures up and lands a big shot to Pelle's brow.
Shaffer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pelle trying to keep a closed guard but Shaffer is proving a slippery customer.
Shaffer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shaffer trying to control but Pelle is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Al Shaffer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shaffer throws a body punch but Pelle moves out of range.
Shaffer dives in and scores a takedown into Pelle's guard.
Shaffer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shaffer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pelle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pelle keeping moving, preventing Shaffer from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaffer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shaffer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shaffer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pelle's guard.
Pelle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shaffer stands up and beckons Pelle to join him on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelle misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shaffer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Amis Pelle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaffer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Shaffer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shaffer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Shaffer!
A relieved looking Al Shaffer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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