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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Katu Partio (ranked 39 p4p, 6 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 388 p4p, 45 weight class). Partio comes to the cage accompanied by Sininen sunnuntai. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Urani.
Urani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Urani on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Partio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Urani avoids it.
Partio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Partio is looking to slow Urani down with leg kicks.
Partio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Urani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Urani.
A big left from Partio misses.
Partio moves out of range of the leg kick from Urani.
Urani thows a body kick. Partio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Partio catches Urani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Urani moves away from the strike by Partio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Urani as he checks the leg kick.
Urani misses the jab.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Partio blocks the low kick.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Urani's shoulder, as Urani tries to avoid the shot.
Partio swinging wildly here.
Partio lands a two punch combo.
Jab, jab by Partio - just one landing.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Urani misses with a straight left.
Partio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urani swings away with a body shot that misses
and Partio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Urani.
Partio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Partio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Partio tries to bum rush Urani with a series of wild strikes but Urani uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio misses the jab.
Partio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urani misses with a left hand
and Partio counters with a nice body kick.
Partio lands with a nice body punch.
Urani throws out a leg kick but Partio moves out of range and Urani only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Partio to score with a decent uppercut.
Partio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Urani misses.
Nice defenses there by Partio.
Urani connects with a crisp jab.
Urani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Urani tries a head kick but it misses.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Partio swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Partio looks to land a body kick but Urani moved away.
Partio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Partio misses with a hook. Urani ducked under it nicely.
Partio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Urani's head.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Partio misses
and Urani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Partio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urani was well out of range. Poor timing from Partio.
Partio blocks the body kick.
Partio throws the left hand but Urani avoids the punch easily.
Partio misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Urani is out of range.
Urani only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Partio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urani appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Urani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urani throws out a loose jab but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Urani's head but Urani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urani throws out a counter right but Partio avoids it with no problem.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Urani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Partio takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick from Partio misses.
Urani misses with an uppercut.
Partio throws a head kick but Urani moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani tries to clinch but Partio is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Partio!
Urani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Partio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Urani will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a leg kick but Urani moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio is looking to slow Urani down with leg kicks.
Urani misses with a hook.
Partio works Urani's body with a nice hook.
Partio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Urani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Partio checks it well.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Urani clinches up with Partio and pushes him back against the cage.
Urani throws a punch but it's blocked by Partio.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Partio as Urani tries to tie him up.
Partio lands a nice uppercut.
Urani presses Partio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Urani taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Partio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Partio misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katu Partio dominated that round.
That's time! Partio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Partio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Urani avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Urani misses the target.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Partio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Partio misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Urani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Partio misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Urani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urani misses with a body kick.
Urani has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Partio.
Partio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Urani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Partio scoring well with a low kick there.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Urani's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Partio misses with a body shot.
Urani misses with an uppercut. Partio saw that one coming.
Urani checks the leg kick.
Urani misses with a jab, cross combination.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Urani.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio delivers a nice body kick.
Urani throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani misses with a low kick.
Urani lands with a hook. Partio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Partio with a hook.
Urani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Partio.
Urani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urani misses with a body shot.
Partio throws a hook but Urani avoids it easily.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from Urani.
Partio connects with a solid leg kick.
Partio throws a hook to the side of Urani's head but Urani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urani looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Partio.
Urani doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice cross by Partio.
Urani connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio throws a chopping leg kick but Urani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Urani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a hook but Urani blocks it.
It seemed like Urani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Partio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Urani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Partio lands with a right hand.
Urani lands with an uppercut that bounces Partio off the cage and back into range.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio throws a right hand that Urani ducks under and follows up with a left that Urani also avoids with ease.
Urani throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Partio throwing a counter right hand but Urani manages to avoid it.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Urani's shoulder, as Urani tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Urani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urani 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.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Partio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urani can do to turn this around?
Partio misses with a low kick.
Partio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urani. That did some damage!
Urani misses with a hook. Partio ducked under it nicely.
Urani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Partio's hands.
Partio scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Partio.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Urani slips the punch.
Partio checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Urani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urani jabs Partio right on the nose. Partio blinks but takes it well.
Urani defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Urani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urani throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Katu Partio has been cut.
Urani throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
Partio connects with a solid leg kick.
Urani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Partio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urani stuns Partio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Urani.
Urani tried to score with a low kick but Partio checks it.
Urani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Partio throws a wild body kick that Urani sees coming a mile off.
Urani misses with a body shot.
Urani misses with a head kick.
Urani lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urani doesn't seem bothered though.
Partio scores with a shot to the body.
Urani tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio tries to land a body kick
and Urani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urani throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.
Partio avoids the body shot from Urani.
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Urani checks it well.
Urani unleashes a big counter combination but Partio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Urani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Urani is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Partio misses with the body kick
enabling Urani to counter with a crisp jab.
Partio throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Partio.
Urani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Partio's hands.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Partio tries to score with a low kick but Urani moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Katu Partio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Katu Partio'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. This is the final round!
Partio throws out a loose jab but Urani uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Partio.
Urani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
Partio is looking to chop away at Urani's legs.
Partio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio misses with a wild combination.
Partio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urani.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Partio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Urani.
Partio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Partio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urani throws a lazy right hand but Partio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Partio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
Urani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partio throws out the jab.
Partio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Urani checks it well.
Urani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio swings widly with a right hand
and Urani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urani avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Urani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Partio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Urani if he has to take too many more of those.
Urani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Urani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Urani.
Partio tries to move into range but Urani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Partio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Partio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Urani throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Partio finds it's way through Urani's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urani checks a low kick from Partio.
Urani throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Partio counters with a nice uppercut.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Partio.
Partio cracks a nice hook into Urani's ribs.
Partio throws a low kick but Urani avoids it.
Partio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Urani works Partio's body with a nice hook.
Urani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Partio finds it's way round the side to connect with Urani's head.
Urani with a hook.
Urani misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Partio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Urani's knee momentarily.
Urani slips a straight right by Partio.
Partio throws out a leg kick but Urani moves out of range and Partio only half commits.
Partio keeps Urani at a distance using the push kick.
Partio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Urani misses with a shot to the body
and Partio counters with a good low kick that Urani was not able to check.
Partio walks into a left hand.
Urani blocks a head kick by Partio.
Urani misses with a hook. Partio ducked under it nicely.
Urani misses with a low kick.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Urani. That did some damage!
Partio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Partio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Urani throws a solid leg kick but Partio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Urani.
Partio tries to land a leg kick but Urani saw it coming and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Partio.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Urani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Urani lands the left hand.
Urani looks to land a right hand but Partio moved out of range.
Partio moves out of range as Urani strikes.
Partio scores with a jab.
Urani just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio connects with a solid leg kick.
Urani scores with a jab. Partio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Partio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Partio is rocked!
Urani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Partio doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Partio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urani.
Partio seems to have got his legs back now.
Urani jabs Partio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Urani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Partio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Partio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Partio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Partio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Urani misses with the body kick
and Partio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Partio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Urani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Urani avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Partio
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Partio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Urani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partio moves away.
Urani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani blocks a head kick by Partio.
Urani closes the distance and clinches.
Urani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Partio prevents a body shot from Urani.
Partio tries to score a body lock takedown but Urani shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ephram Urani.
I think Partio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Katu Partio!
Katu Partio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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