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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Fusi (ranked 123 p4p, 506 weight class) and Pauke Murhapuro (ranked 17 p4p, 69 weight class). Pauke Murhapuro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Fusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fusi defends well and Murhapuro ends up having to push Fusi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fusi connects with a body shot.
Murhapuro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murhapuro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murhapuro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murhapuro misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Fusi blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Fusi.
Fusi moves out of range as Murhapuro strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro tries to land a leg kick but Fusi saw it coming and moves away.
Fusi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fusi throws a hook but Murhapuro avoids it easily.
Fusi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro throws a head kick but Fusi moves out of range.
Fusi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhapuro has a takedown stuffed.
James Fusi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pauke Murhapuro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi fails to land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice combination there by Fusi.
It looks like Pauke Murhapuro has been cut.
Fusi throws a hook but Murhapuro blocks it.
Fusi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fusi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fusi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro feints and then cracks Fusi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fusi down.
Murhapuro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fusi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murhapuro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fusi's hands.
Fusi connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fusi misses with the combination.
Fusi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands with a nice body kick.
Murhapuro darts in and clinches Fusi up against the cage.
Fusi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
Fusi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fusi blocks an uppercut.
Fusi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhapuro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Murhapuro is trying to work for a kimura but Fusi is defending well.
Murhapuro is working for a kimura but Fusi is defending it quite comfortably.
Murhapuro trying to work for an americana but Fusi has managed to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fusi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Murhapuro, into his guard.
Fusi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murhapuro on the ground.
Murhapuro working for a triangle but Fusi defends it easily.
Murhapuro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fusi is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murhapuro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fusi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fusi wants to control from the top but Murhapuro keeps moving.
Murhapuro working for a triangle but Fusi defends it easily.
Murhapuro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fusi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Fusi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhapuro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fusi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fusi looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhapuro is just out of range.
Fusi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fusi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fusi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fusi.
Murhapuro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fusi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murhapuro scrambles back to his feet.
Murhapuro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murhapuro throws a body kick that misses
and Fusi counters with a straight right hand.
Fusi looks to land a right hand but Murhapuro moved out of range.
Murhapuro tried to score with a low kick but Fusi checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fusi at a distance.
Murhapuro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fusi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhapuro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fusi throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhapuro.
Fusi backing away here, and Murhapuro unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
James Fusi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fusi lands a nice shot that snaps Murhapuro's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fusi 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.
Fusi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Fusi misses.
Murhapuro throws a leg kick but Fusi moved away.
Murhapuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhapuro takes a swing at Fusi's ribcage but misses.
Murhapuro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murhapuro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhapuro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fusi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhapuro.
James Fusi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murhapuro wants to slow Fusi down by chopping away at his legs.
Fusi misses with a wild body shot.
Fusi moves out of range of the body kick from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fusi's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fusi lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Murhapuro finds it's way through Fusi's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhapuro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murhapuro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murhapuro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murhapuro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fusi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fusi wants to control but Murhapuro postures up.
Murhapuro is trying to get an arm triangle but Fusi is defending well.
Murhapuro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fusi struggling a bit here.
Murhapuro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fusi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murhapuro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fusi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Murhapuro tries for a kimura but Fusi is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murhapuro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murhapuro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murhapuro tries for a kimura but Fusi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauke Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pauke Murhapuro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fusi lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Murhapuro has his takedown stuffed
letting Fusi counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses the shot to the body.
Murhapuro scores with a nice body kick.
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Fusi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro thumps Fusi with a low kick.
Fusi misses with a hook.
Murhapuro moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Murhapuro misses.
Murhapuro scores with a jab. Fusi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fusi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murhapuro misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Fusi misses its target.
Murhapuro checks a low kick from Fusi.
Murhapuro shapes to counter with a head kick.
That kick from Murhapuro tenderised Fusi's leg. Fusi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fusi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fusi avoids the body shot from Murhapuro.
Fusi cracks Murhapuro with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fusi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Murhapuro to stand back up!
Murhapuro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhapuro darts in looking for a takedown but Fusi gets double underhooks and turns Murhapuro into the cage.
Fusi drops Murhapuro with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Murhapuro! Fusi dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Fusi!
James Fusi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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