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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Berg (ranked 3869 p4p, 453 weight class) and Ruska Pakkanen (ranked 5666 p4p, 596 weight class). Berg comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - That's Right ft. Akon, Jim Jones. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown 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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruska Pakkanen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Pakkanen throws out a loose jab but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berg just misses with a punch to the body.
Pakkanen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Berg with a body shot.
Carl Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berg missing with a left hand there. Pakkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berg looking to score a takedown here. Pakkanen is defending well but Berg drives through and ends up in Pakkanen's guard.
Pakkanen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Berg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pakkanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg being controlled here momentarily.
Berg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pakkanen holds on and takes a little breather.
Berg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pakkanen is pulling down on Berg's head. It's preventing any offense from Berg, at least for the moment.
Berg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berg throws a big elbow that misses.
Berg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pakkanen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pakkanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berg is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Berg tries to free his leg and advance position but Pakkanen is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pakkanen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Pakkanen.
Berg tries to bum rush Pakkanen with a series of wild strikes but Pakkanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pakkanen stuffs the takedown.
Pakkanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pakkanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pakkanen taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pakkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pakkanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pakkanen leaning against his opponent.
Pakkanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pakkanen throws a jab when Berg was well out of range.
Berg looks to land a combination but Pakkanen avoids it well.
Berg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pakkanen throws a hook but Berg blocks it.
Berg blocks a leg kick.
Berg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Berg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen misses the jab.
Berg shoots in for a takedown but Pakkanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pakkanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pakkanen has managed to clinch.
Pakkanen stalling against the cage.
Pakkanen lands a right hand.
Pakkanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pakkanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Carl Berg has been cut.
Berg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pakkanen throws out a loose jab but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berg misses with a takedown attempt
and Pakkanen counters with a two punch combo.
Berg shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pakkanen eats them both and turns towards Berg to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruska Pakkanen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Berg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Berg.
The fighters circling - Pakkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berg misses with an uppercut.
Pakkanen scores with a nice strike.
Berg misses with a straight right.
Pakkanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Berg's hands.
Berg is looking to chop away at Pakkanen's legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berg is defended easily by Pakkanen.
Berg sets himself, and Pakkanen steps forward looking for the clinch! Berg avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Berg does no damage.
Berg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pakkanen defends it nicely.
Berg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Pakkanen counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg throws a head kick that Pakkanen semi-blocks.
Nice uppercut there from Pakkanen.
Berg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pakkanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pakkanen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Berg is rocked!
Berg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh Berg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berg loads up on a big right hand but Pakkanen slips the punch.
Pakkanen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pakkanen throws a low kick but Berg moves out of range easily.
Berg seems to have got his legs back now.
Berg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pakkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berg.
Berg is looking to land body kicks.
Carl Berg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berg throws a lazy uppercut
and Pakkanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berg throws a lazy uppercut
and Pakkanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pakkanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pakkanen.
Pakkanen throws a shot to the body.
Berg swinging wildly here.
Pakkanen connects with a leg kick. Berg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pakkanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berg throws a series of punches but Pakkanen avoids them all with ease.
Berg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pakkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pakkanen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pakkanen connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen cracks Berg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berg blocks a jab.
Pakkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berg throws a combination that misses
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pakkanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pakkanen misses the shot to the body.
Berg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pakkanen avoids the head kick by Berg.
Ruska Pakkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pakkanen looks to land a combination but Berg avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Pakkanen as he connects with a hook.
Pakkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pakkanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, jab by Pakkanen - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Berg goes for a double leg but Pakkanen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pakkanen continues to drive forward.
Berg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pakkanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Berg.
Pakkanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berg.
Pakkanen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pakkanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berg avoids the body shot from Pakkanen.
An inside leg kick lands from Pakkanen.
Pakkanen throws an overhand right that lands on Berg's shoulder, as Berg tries to avoid the shot.
Pakkanen throws a shot from downtown. Berg moves away and avoids it.
Pakkanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Pakkanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruska Pakkanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Berg's cut.
That's time! Berg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Berg fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Berg does no damage.
Berg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pakkanen is fending him off so far but Berg persists. Nope, Pakkanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Berg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pakkanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pakkanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Pakkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pakkanen slips a jab and a cross from Berg.
Pakkanen with a jab.
Pakkanen throws out a loose jab but Berg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berg throws a right and a left that Pakkanen avoids nicely.
Berg misses with a double jab.
Pakkanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berg.
Berg misses with a left hand
and Pakkanen moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pakkanen misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pakkanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berg doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pakkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pakkanen misses with a straight right.
Berg throws a series of punches but Pakkanen moves out of range.
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pakkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pakkanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berg, pushing him back against the cage.
Pakkanen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pakkanen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Berg eats them both and turns towards Pakkanen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pakkanen lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pakkanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pakkanen clinches.
Berg letting Pakkanen take a breather here.
Berg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pakkanen drops Berg with a beautiful combination! Berg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pakkanen is looking for the KO!
Berg gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Pakkanen gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruska Pakkanen!
A less than humble Ruska Pakkanen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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