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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Pepper acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Paakkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Floyd Pepper!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paakkari wants to slow Pepper down by chopping away at his legs.
Paakkari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pepper.
Pepper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paakkari just misses with a punch to the body.
Paakkari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paakkari thows a leg kick but Pepper checks it
and Pepper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pepper walks into a stiff left hand from Paakkari.
Pepper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paakkari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pepper.
Paakkari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pepper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pepper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paakkari in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pepper missing with a left hand there. Paakkari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paakkari wants to clinch up but Pepper keeps it at a distance.
Paakkari misses with a hook.
Pepper takes a swing at Paakkari's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pepper has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkari throws a looping overhand right but Pepper ducks down to avoid it.
Pepper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paakkari.
Paakkari blocks a head kick by Pepper.
Paakkari doesn't manage to clinch there - Pepper circles away.
Pepper works Paakkari's body with a nice hook.
Pepper tries to land a front kick but Paakkari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pepper ducks right into an uppercut from Paakkari.
A low kick from Paakkari misses
and Pepper counters with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pepper.
Paakkari throws an off balance right hand
and Pepper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pepper tries a head kick but it misses.
Pepper lands a leg kick that knocks Paakkari off balance momentarily.
Paakkari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Pepper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pepper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paakkari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paakkari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paakkari lands a jab to Pepper's midsection.
Ville Paakkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paakkari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pepper.
Pepper tries to land a leg kick but Paakkari saw it coming and moves away.
Pepper thuds a left hand into Paakkari's body.
Paakkari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paakkari scores with a nice strike.
Paakkari misses with an uppercut
and Pepper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pepper.
Pepper tries a body shot but Paakkari blocks it.
Pepper misses with a punch to the body.
Pepper dodges an elbow strike from Paakkari.
Paakkari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pepper.
Pepper lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pepper wants to stall.
Pepper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paakkari lands a left hand.
Pepper cracks Paakkari with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paakkari as Pepper tries to tie him up.
Pepper misses with a punch on the inside.
Pepper blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pepper.
Paakkari is pushing Pepper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paakkari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pepper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper tries a body shot but Paakkari blocks it.
Pepper misses with a punch to the body.
Paakkari lands a knee to the body.
Pepper just leaning against Paakkari, taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Pepper fails to land.
Pepper working hard to break the clinch.
Pepper looking to slow down the pace here.
Pepper avoiding damage as Paakkari throws knees to the body.
Pepper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paakkari up against the cage.
Paakkari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pepper is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paakkari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paakkari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Pepper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paakkari throws a wild body kick that Pepper sees coming a mile off.
Paakkari just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Paakkari.
Paakkari scores with a push kick.
Paakkari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paakkari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pepper missing with a left hand there. Paakkari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pepper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paakkari misses with a body shot.
Paakkari throws a hook to the side of Pepper's head but Pepper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paakkari defending well as Pepper loads up on a big left hand.
Pepper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pepper lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paakkari feints and then cracks Pepper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pepper down.
Pepper scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paakkari.
Donk. Pepper catches Paakkari right on the button with a cross.
Paakkari throws a shot from downtown. Pepper moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Pepper misses its intended target.
Paakkari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paakkari moves out of range of the leg kick from Pepper.
Pepper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pepper checks a leg kick.
Pepper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Paakkari misses
and Pepper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paakkari throws a chopping leg kick but Pepper manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paakkari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paakkari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper misses with a low kick.
Pepper lands with a good body shot.
Pepper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pepper looks for the body kick but Paakkari saw that one coming.
Pepper looks to throw a body kick
and Paakkari counters with a nice leg kick.
Pepper lands a front kick.
Paakkari tries to clinch up but Pepper circles away and keeps his distance.
Paakkari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pepper.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pepper.
Paakkari cracks Pepper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pepper misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Pepper as he checks the leg kick.
Pepper misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari misses with a double jab
and Pepper counters with a nice body shot.
Paakkari misses with a body shot.
Pepper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paakkari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paakkari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Pepper.
Paakkari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pepper is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pepper. Paakkari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Paakkari.
Pepper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Floyd Pepper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paakkari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pepper can pounce on him.
Paakkari throws a lazy uppercut
and Pepper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paakkari loads up on a big right hand but Pepper slips the punch.
Pepper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pepper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paakkari can pounce on him.
Paakkari with a jab.
Paakkari throws a lazy right hand but Pepper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepper tries to land a leg kick but Paakkari saw it coming and moves away.
Pepper with a jab.
Paakkari throws out a loose jab but Pepper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Paakkari.
Paakkari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paakkari throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paakkari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pepper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pepper slips a jab from Paakkari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Pepper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Pepper misses with the body kick
and Paakkari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Paakkari with a nice cross.
Paakkari is looking to chop away at Pepper's legs.
Paakkari misses with a right hand
and Pepper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pepper 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 Paakkari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paakkari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Pepper.
A low kick from Paakkari misses
and Pepper counters with a nice uppercut.
Paakkari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pepper lands a head kick. Paakkari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paakkari is looking to score with low kicks.
Pepper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paakkari in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pepper checks a leg kick.
Pepper avoids a kick to the body.
Paakkari is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakkari thows a body shot but no joy.
Pepper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paakkari.
Pepper throws a body punch but Paakkari moves out of range.
Pepper slips a jab and a cross from Paakkari.
A cross from Pepper lands.
Pepper works the jab nicely.
Paakkari clinches up with Pepper and pushes him back against the cage.
Pepper avoiding damage.
Pepper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paakkari's face.
Paakkari is rocked!
Pepper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pepper throws a shot to the body.
Paakkari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ville Paakkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper stalks Paakkari and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paakkari's face. Paakkari staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Paakkari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pepper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Paakkari. Pepper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pepper drops Paakkari with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Paakkari! Pepper dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Pepper!
Floyd Pepper thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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