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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Murtag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Murtag!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali lands a head kick. Murtag smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Murtag off the cage and back into range.
Ali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murtag has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murtag avoids it.
Ali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Murtag.
Murtag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murtag looking to throw knees to the head but Ali is blocking nicely.
Murtag throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ali blocks it with crossed arms.
Murtag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murtag keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali's efforts to push away.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Murtag won't allow it.
Ali throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ali just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murtag's brow.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Murtag has the dominant position.
Murtag tries to land a knee to the head but Ali blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali with a knee to the head.
Ali throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murtag tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murtag misses with a knee strike.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Ali tries to break free but Murtag pushes him back against the cage.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murtag tries to land a knee to the head but Ali blocks with his arms.
Ali wants to break free but Murtag has control.
Murtag misses with a knee to the head.
Murtag looks winded!
Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
Ali keeps Murtag at a distance using the push kick.
Ali lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali digs a good body shot into Murtag's ribs.
Ali lands the left hand.
Murtag slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murtag has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
Ali managing to block the knees to the body from Murtag.
Murtag misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ali.
A knee to the head by Murtag.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali misses with a knee strike.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murtag landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murtag using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ali avoiding damage as Murtag throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ali just misses with a elbow thrown towards Murtag's brow.
Ali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murtag is defending well for now.
Ali lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to stall but Murtag improves his position.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murtag backwards.
Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murtag takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Murtag takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murtag takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Ali lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ali.
Ali jabs Murtag to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murtag takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ali lands a two punch combo.
Murtag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murtag avoids the head kick by Ali.
Ali stalks Murtag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murtag's face. Murtag staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murtag dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ali displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali connects with a leg kick. Murtag looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali scores with a one two! Murtag had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Murtag should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ali scores with a leg kick.
Ali throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Ali dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murtag closes the distance and pushes Ali back into the cage.
Murtag with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murtag looking to throw knees to the head but Ali is blocking nicely.
Ali takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Murtag has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ali.
Murtag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali avoids it.
Ali trying to land knees to the body.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Ali tries to land knees in the clinch but Murtag avoids the damage to the body.
Alex Murtag seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murtag missing with knees to the body.
Murtag lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murtag misses with a knee to the head.
Murtag throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murtag using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murtag.
Ali lands a body shot.
Murtag is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Murtag has the dominant position.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Murtag looking to throw knees to the head but Ali is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ali tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murtag avoids it.
Ali managing to block the knees to the body from Murtag.
Ali misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Ali is trying to force a seperation but Murtag has the dominant position.
Ali is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murtag is keeping busy.
Ali working hard to break the clinch.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ali looking to throw knees to the head but Murtag is blocking nicely.
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ali is trying to break free.
Ali lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Murtag won't allow it.
Ali throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ali wants to break free but Murtag has control.
Murtag tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Ali tries to circle away but Murtag has him pinned against the cage.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murtag.
Ali lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Ali.
Ali misses with a knee strike.
Murtag keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murtag keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murtag tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ali pushes Murtag back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but Murtag blocks with his arms.
Murtag tries to land a knee to the head but Ali blocks with his arms.
Ali looking to throw knees to the head but Murtag is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murtag avoiding damage as Ali throws knees to the body.
Murtag tries to land knees in the clinch but Ali avoids the damage to the body.
Ali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murtag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ali can't break the clinch.
Murtag tries to land a knee to the head but Ali blocks with his arms.
Ali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ali taking a breather.
Ali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ali managing to block the knees to the body from Murtag.
Ali tries to break free but Murtag pushes him back against the cage.
Ali tries to land knees in the clinch but Murtag avoids the damage to the body.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
Murtag misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Ali.
Ali tries to land knees in the clinch but Murtag avoids the damage to the body.
Murtag avoiding damage as Ali throws knees to the body.
Ali wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murtag prevents Ali from breaking the clinch.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Murtag has him pressed against the cage.
Murtag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murtag misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Murtag is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Ali.
Ali lands a left hand.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murtag or not.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murtag in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Murtag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Ali dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good work by Ali as he checks the leg kick.
Ali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Murtag backs up against the cage.
Nice jab there from Ali.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocky Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali throws a head kick that half lands.
Ali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ali, right into the meat.
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
Murtag takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali feints a jab promting Murtag to slip. Ali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murtag slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Murtag's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murtag scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murtag circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Rocky Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murtag throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ali feints a jab promting Murtag to slip. Ali then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murtag slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Murtag tries to bum rush Ali with a series of wild strikes but Ali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murtag throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Murtag walks into a jab.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murtag.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Rocky Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Murtag slips under a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ali.
Murtag darts in and clinches Ali up against the cage.
Murtag has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murtag trying to land knees to the body.
Murtag misses with a knee strike.
Murtag looking to throw knees to the head but Ali is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali lands a shoulder strike.
Ali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murtag.
Murtag blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murtag is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murtag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murtag prevents Ali from breaking the clinch.
Ali managing to block the knees to the body from Murtag.
Ali tries to land knees in the clinch but Murtag avoids the damage to the body.
Ali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murtag misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murtag as Ali tries to tie him up.
Ali has had enough of the clinch but Murtag keeps him there for the moment.
Ali working hard to break the clinch.
Ali presses Murtag against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ali tries to break free but Murtag pushes him back against the cage.
Ali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murtag.
Ali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murtag blocks it with crossed arms.
Murtag throws a knee to the head but misses.
Murtag missing with knees to the body.
Murtag takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Murtag tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ali avoids it.
Ali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ali working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murtag blocks it with crossed arms.
Murtag on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ali lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murtag or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ali throws an elbow but misses.
Murtag tries a knee to the head but Ali blocks it.
Ali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky Ali is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Ali.
Alex Murtag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murtag prevents Ali from breaking the clinch.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murtag throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ali blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Ali!
Our winner, Rocky Ali, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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