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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jukka Purjo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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166 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jukka Purjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan King!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Purjo.
Jukka Purjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Purjo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract King.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Purjo manages to avoid it.
Purjo wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
Purjo shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Purjo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Purjo with that takedown attempt.
Purjo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Purjo lands.
Purjo's corner calls for a 1-2. Purjo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Purjo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Purjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Purjo lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Purjo misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Purjo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Purjo misses with a combination
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Purjo blocking some punches.
Purjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The is referee keeping an eye on Purjo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Purjo tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alan King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King throws a push kick but Purjo slaps the foot to one side.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Purjo - just one landing.
Purjo looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Purjo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Purjo wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purjo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sloppy strikes there by Purjo.
Purjo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Purjo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Purjo scoring with punches from side control.
King parries the strikes from Purjo easily there. Purjo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Purjo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws and low kick but Purjo moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from King.
Purjo misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Purjo dominated that round.
That's time! Purjo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King tries to clinch up but Purjo circles away and keeps his distance.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Purjo.
A jab lands there for Purjo.
A head kick by Purjo misses
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Purjo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Purjo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Purjo wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Purjo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Purjo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Purjo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Purjo trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Purjo 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Purjo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Purjo off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Purjo.
Purjo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Purjo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Purjo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch there but Purjo circles away.
Purjo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King dodges the punch combination from Purjo.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Purjo rather than just go for the knockout.
Purjo falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purjo tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
Purjo throws a hook but King blocks it.
Purjo scores with a takedown into King's guard.
Purjo is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Purjo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Purjo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purjo postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
Purjo throws a big right hand that misses.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Purjo trying to move into half guard but instead King has managed to sweep!
Purjo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Purjo wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Purjo seems keen to control King's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Purjo dominated that second round.
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!
Purjo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Purjo misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Purjo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Purjo misses the shot to the body.
Purjo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Purjo sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jukka Purjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King avoids the body shot from Purjo.
King slips a jab from Purjo.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Purjo looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Purjo misses the shot to the body.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Purjo misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Purjo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jukka Purjo is winning the standup battle so far.
Purjo lands a with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King clinches but Purjo breaks the clinch
and Purjo counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Purjo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alan King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Purjo shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Purjo throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Purjo tries a low kick but King avoids it.
Purjo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Purjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Purjo throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Purjo misses the shot to the body.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Purjo swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Purjo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Purjo scores with a decent looking hook.
Purjo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Purjo scores with a jab.
Purjo checks a leg kick.
King tries to clinch up but Purjo circles away and keeps his distance.
King tries to clinch up but Purjo circles away and keeps his distance.
Purjo scores with a jab to the head.
King throws a body punch but Purjo moves out of range.
Purjo throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King prevents Purjo from breaking the clinch.
Purjo looking to stall.
King tries to stall but Purjo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Purjo manages to break the clinch.
Purjo shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Purjo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King misses with a body shot.
Purjo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King thows a leg kick but Purjo checks it
and Purjo counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Purjo, as that shot connected.
Purjo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Purjo throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King throws a body punch but Purjo moves out of range.
King stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Purjo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Purjo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Purjo!
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