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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Mejia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Kurmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, King Mejia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalevi Kurmo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurmo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mejia but Mejia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mejia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kurmo sprawls and moves away.
Kurmo clinches.
Mejia wants a takedown.
Mejia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kurmo has Mejia pressed against the cage, preventing Mejia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurmo wants a takedown.
King Mejia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Kurmo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mejia is trying to pull guard but Kurmo has him pressed against the cage.
Mejia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kurmo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejia drags the fight down to the ground.
Kurmo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mejia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kurmo controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurmo throws an elbow that misses. Mejia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurmo's guard. Nice move by Mejia!
Kurmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mejia is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejia won't allow Kurmo to get back to his feet.
Kurmo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kurmo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kurmo is controlling the pace.
Mejia is looking to control Kurmo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mejia avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kurmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mejia's head.
Kurmo trying to control from half guard but Mejia is working away.
Mejia regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kurmo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mejia is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kurmo controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kurmo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurmo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kurmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Kurmo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kurmo gets a takedown into half guard.
Kurmo throws a strike but Mejia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kurmo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kurmo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurmo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kalevi Kurmo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mejia keeping moving, preventing Kurmo from controlling successfully.
Kurmo throws an elbow that misses. Mejia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurmo's guard. Nice move by Mejia!
Kurmo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mejia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kurmo is looking for a sweep. Mejia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurmo is trying to control but Mejia passes into side control!
Kurmo is looking for a sweep.
Mejia working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurmo is trying to improve his position.
Kurmo is not content to let Mejia control the position.
Mejia staying calm.
Kurmo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mejia's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mejia tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kurmo controls his leg.
Kurmo is concentrating on defense, preventing Mejia from advancing position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kurmo is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mejia.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kurmo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mejia is trying to pull guard but Kurmo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mejia is trying to pull guard but Kurmo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Mejia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mejia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kurmo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kurmo tries to score a body lock takedown but Mejia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mejia tries to score a body lock takedown but Kurmo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kurmo looking for a takedown.
Mejia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mejia gets caught flat footed, as Kurmo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kurmo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurmo working some strikes from top position.
Kurmo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Kurmo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kurmo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mejia's half guard.
Kurmo throwing shots but Mejia is blocking nicely.
Kurmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mejia is looking for a sweep. Kurmo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurmo throws a strike but Mejia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmo working some strikes from top position.
Kurmo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kurmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kurmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Mejia has wrist control.
Kurmo wants to control from the top but Mejia keeps moving.
Kurmo throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurmo wants to control from the top but Mejia keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kurmo content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kurmo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mejia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee asks Kurmo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kurmo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kurmo is chipping away with strikes.
Kurmo landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurmo trying to control the action but Mejia is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Kurmo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurmo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mejia is rocked!
A big shot lands for Kurmo! That's hurt Mejia! Will he recover? Kurmo fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalevi Kurmo!
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hype
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RATING
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