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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miilo Nurkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurkkanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: When im gone remixed by DJ Darkjuice . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Amaral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miilo Nurkkanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral lands a jab to the nose.
Amaral rushes Nurkkanen and presses him up against the ropes.
Nurkkanen is looking for a takedown.
Amaral cracks Nurkkanen with a nice body shot.
Amaral is leaning against Nurkkanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nurkkanen 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.
Amaral lands an elbow just above Nurkkanen 's eye.
Amaral lands a body shot.
Nurkkanen looks winded!
Amaral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurkkanen fails with the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Amaral, as that shot connected.
Nurkkanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Amaral swivels and escapes.
Rafael Amaral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miilo Nurkkanen.
Amaral lands with a hook. Nurkkanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurkkanen misses with an uppercut.
Amaral lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nurkkanen's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral drives through and clinches with Nurkkanen against the ropes.
Amaral gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nurkkanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amaral walks away with a smile on his face. Nurkkanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amaral, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amaral.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurkkanen tries for a takedown but Amaral sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nurkkanen shoots in and gets a takedown into Amaral's guard.
Nurkkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amaral seems keen to control Nurkkanen's posture.
Amaral continues to stall.
Amaral is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nurkkanen stopping the sweep attempt from Amaral.
Nurkkanen won't allow Amaral to get back to his feet.
Nurkkanen trying to control but Amaral is working from the bottom.
Amaral wants to sweep here but Nurkkanen controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen fails to land the takedown.
Amaral buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Nurkkanen with that takedown attempt.
Nurkkanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurkkanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Amaral is fending him off so far but Nurkkanen persists. Nope, Amaral circles away and we're back to standing.
Amaral has Nurkkanen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nurkkanen tries to pull guard but Amaral forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurkkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Amaral wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rafael Amaral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amaral has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amaral breaks the clinch.
Nurkkanen shoots and misses
and Amaral counters with a three punch combo that has Nurkkanen backing up. Nurkkanen nods at Amaral to acknowledge the strikes.
Nurkkanen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nurkkanen misses with a takedown
and Amaral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nurkkanen's knee momentarily.
Amaral pushes Nurkkanen away with a front kick.
Amaral fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurkkanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Amaral scores with a head kick.
Nurkkanen darts in looking for a takedown but Amaral gets double underhooks and turns Nurkkanen into the ropes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amaral.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurkkanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amaral counters with a straight right hand.
Amaral stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurkkanen. Nurkkanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Amaral dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nurkkanen. That did some damage!
Nurkkanen shoots in for a takedown but Amaral shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Amaral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amaral lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Miilo Nurkkanen has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Amaral as the two fighters clinch.
Amaral digs a right hand into Nurkkanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nurkkanen's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Amaral.
Amaral breaks from the clinch.
Nurkkanen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nurkkanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amaral counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Amaral.
Amaral breaks from the clinch.
Nurkkanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Amaral throws a nice head kick!
Nurkkanen takes one on the button.
It looks like Amaral has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amaral thumps Nurkkanen with a low kick.
Amaral lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurkkanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amaral counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miilo Nurkkanen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Amaral chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Amaral lands a two punch combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amaral, right into the meat.
Amaral with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nurkkanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Amaral can pounce on him.
Nurkkanen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Amaral counters with a thumping low kick.
Amaral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nurkkanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amaral smiles and moves away.
Nurkkanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nurkkanen forces Amaral back against the ropes and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Amaral.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurkkanen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Amaral to keep the fight standing.
Rafael Amaral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miilo Nurkkanen.
Amaral is working Nurkkanen over against the ropes.
Amaral cracks Nurkkanen with a nice body shot.
Nurkkanen is breathing heavily.
Amaral has Nurkkanen pushed against the ropes.
Amaral will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nurkkanen up against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Amaral for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurkkanen jumps guard but Amaral stands there with Nurkkanen around his waist. Nurkkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nurkkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Amaral on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Amaral scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amaral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nurkkanen can do to turn this around?
Nurkkanen takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amaral.
Amaral lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amaral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Amaral works on Nurkkanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Amaral pushes Nurkkanen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nurkkanen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amaral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurkkanen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Amaral.
Nurkkanen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Amaral connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nurkkanen. Nurkkanen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Amaral.
Amaral getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nurkkanen gets tackled into the ropes by Amaral. Amaral maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Amaral.
Amaral lands a body punch.
Amaral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amaral breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Amaral.
Amaral lands a leg kick that knocks Nurkkanen off balance momentarily.
Amaral lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nurkkanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amaral pinned against the ropes. Amaral gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Amaral buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral pushes Nurkkanen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rafael Amaral has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Amaral is working Nurkkanen over against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Amaral.
Amaral lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Amaral scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amaral lands a body punch.
Amaral lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Amaral lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nurkkanen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Amaral lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Amaral.
Amaral manages to break the clinch.
Amaral feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nurkkanen's calf.
Rafael Amaral is winning the standup battle so far.
Amaral cracks the inside of Nurkkanen's front leg.
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!
Amaral lands with a kick to the temple. Nurkkanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Amaral moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaral cracks Nurkkanen with a nice body shot.
Amaral is working Nurkkanen over against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Amaral.
Amaral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Amaral.
Amaral manages to break the clinch.
Nurkkanen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Amaral fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurkkanen.
Amaral clinches up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Amaral.
A nice left hand lands by Amaral.
Amaral scores with a hook to the body.
Amaral works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Amaral.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amaral lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurkkanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Amaral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Amaral dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miilo Nurkkanen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Amaral.
Amaral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Amaral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Amaral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amaral feints and then cracks Nurkkanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nurkkanen down.
Nurkkanen misses with a takedown
and Amaral counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nurkkanen's knee momentarily.
Amaral lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Amaral scores with a jab to the jaw.
Amaral closes the distance and clinches.
Amaral lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Amaral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurkkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amaral pushes Nurkkanen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaral bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nurkkanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amaral counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amaral.
Amaral cracks Nurkkanen with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amaral.
Nurkkanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Amaral pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rafael Amaral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miilo Nurkkanen.
Amaral comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Amaral pushes Nurkkanen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurkkanen is rocked!
Nurkkanen tries to pull guard but Amaral holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nurkkanen drops back down to his feet.
Nurkkanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Amaral finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Amaral.
Amaral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurkkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Amaral drives through and clinches with Nurkkanen against the ropes.
Amaral pushes Nurkkanen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Amaral lands with a short shot to the head.
Amaral lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amaral throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurkkanens head.
Nurkkanen is looking for a takedown.
Amaral digs a right hand underneath Nurkkanen's ribcage. Nurkkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Amaral creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nurkkanen's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amaral lands a left hand.
A short right from Amaral.
Nice body punch from Amaral - that landed with a thud.
Amaral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Amaral lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amaral.
Miilo Nurkkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurkkanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Amaral is looking to counter the offense by Nurkkanen and move into the clinch.
Nurkkanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurkkanen or perhaps it was just good defense by Amaral, which made it look bad.
Nurkkanen tries to keep at a distance but Amaral has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amaral.
Amaral lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amaral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nurkkanen shoots and misses
and Amaral counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Amaral lands an elbow inside that Nurkkanen shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaral drops Nurkkanen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nurkkanen is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Amaral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amaral with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nurkkanen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Amaral.
Amaral lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nurkkanen fails with the takedown.
Nurkkanen with a poor takedown
and Amaral counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nurkkanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Amaral.
A nice inside leg kick there by Amaral. That's going to slow Nurkkanen down.
Nurkkanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amaral scores with a leg kick.
Nurkkanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Amaral counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amaral.
Amaral slowing the pace effectively.
Amaral digs a right hand underneath Nurkkanen's ribcage. Nurkkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Amaral.
Amaral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurkkanen backwards.
Amaral lands with a right to the head.
Amaral throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nurkkanens head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amaral.
Clinched against the ropes, Amaral lands a big elbow that drops Nurkkanen! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Nurkkanen is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Amaral!
A relieved looking Rafael Amaral 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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