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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emin Boztepe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emin Boztepe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Powell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boztepe tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Boztepe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Powell's guard.
Powell wants to stand but Boztepe is controlling the position.
Boztepe is looking to stand up but Powell won't let him.
Boztepe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Powell, up you get!
Boztepe slips a straight right by Powell.
Boztepe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boztepe looks to land a combination. Powell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boztepe looks to land a combination. Powell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Bobby Powell has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boztepe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Powell is rocked!
Boztepe doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Powell is still on wobbly legs! Can Boztepe finish him?
Powell scores with a three punch combo!
Powell seems to have recovered his senses.
Boztepe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Powell's calf.
Powell misses with the combination.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt
and Boztepe counters with a shoot takedown. Powell fights it but they end up in guard.
Boztepe is breathing heavily.
Boztepe thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boztepe gets to his feet - Powell follows without any prompting.
Nice cross by Boztepe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boztepe thumps Powell with a low kick.
Boztepe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boztepe stops Powell from getting back to his feet.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boztepe.
Powell has one foot on Boztepe's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Boztepe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Powell in his tracks.
Powell fails with the takedown
and Boztepe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boztepe.
Boztepe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Powell lands.
Boztepe feints and as Powell raises his hands in defense, Boztepe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Boztepe stands and steps away. Powell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Boztepe misses with a double jab.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boztepe has time to react.
Boztepe throws a combination that misses
and Powell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Powell circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Powell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boztepe doesn't seem phased though.
Powell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Boztepe misses.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Emin Boztepe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Powell.
Powell swings for the body but Boztepe moves out of range.
Boztepe throws a combination that misses
and Powell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boztepe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boztepe wants to stand up but Powell is controlling the position.
Powell is looking to escape.
Boztepe wants to pass to mount but Powell is defending the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boztepe not doing much here.
Powell is trying to control but can't.
Boztepe is stalling here. Powell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boztepe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Powell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boztepe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Powell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Powell tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boztepe counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice shot lands for Powell.
Powell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boztepe's hands.
Boztepe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Powell misses with a double jab.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boztepe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell throws a combination that misses
and Boztepe moves into the clinch.
Boztepe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boztepe just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Powell.
Powell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Boztepe had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Powell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Powell with a poor takedown
and Boztepe counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boztepe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Powell to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emin Boztepe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Powell's cut.
That's time! Boztepe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boztepe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Powell!
Powell is looking to improve his position but Boztepe isn't that keen on the idea.
Boztepe controlling his opponent.
Powell is looking to get to half guard.
Boztepe working for a submission but Powell is keeping him at bay.
Emin Boztepe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boztepe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boztepe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powell can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boztepe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Powell is now in Boztepe's guard. A big mistake from Boztepe there, giving up the dominant position!
Powell wanted to stand there but Boztepe had control of the position.
Powell wants to control from the top but Boztepe keeps moving.
Boztepe wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Powell trying to control but Boztepe is working from the bottom.
Powell wants to get up but he can't break Boztepe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boztepe wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
Boztepe has his feet on Powell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boztepe misses with a wild combination.
Powell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boztepe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Powell's guard.
Powell wants to stand and escape but Boztepe is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boztepe gets to his feet. Powell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boztepe looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boztepe misses with a combination
and Powell counters with a stiff right hand.
Emin Boztepe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boztepe.
Powell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boztepe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powell counters with a nice body shot.
Powell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boztepe circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boztepe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boztepe gets to his feet - Powell follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boztepe misses with a double jab
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell shoots and misses
so Boztepe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boztepe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Powell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Powell does no damage.
Powell scores with a three punch combo!
Powell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boztepe backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boztepe's hands.
Boztepe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Powell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Powell manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emin Boztepe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Powell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Boztepe is looking to clinch but Powell is avoiding it.
Boztepe is looking to clinch.
Boztepe tries to clinch up but Powell circles away and keeps his distance.
Powell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Powell.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Boztepe is just out of range.
Powell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boztepe moves in looking to clinch but Powell pushes him off.
Boztepe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Powell is pushing Boztepe's head away, looking to escape. Boztepe manages to hold on to the position though.
Powell stops Boztepe from passing to mount.
Powell wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boztepe misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boztepe is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boztepe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Powell keeps the fight on the outside.
Boztepe misses with a body shot.
Powell lands a right hook to the body.
Boztepe slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
Powell throws a right and a left that Boztepe avoids nicely.
Powell shoots for a takedown but Boztepe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Powell tries to bum rush Boztepe with a series of wild strikes but Boztepe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boztepe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boztepe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Powell sees it coming and defends easily.
Powell pushes Boztepe off looking to stand but Boztepe dives back in and keeps control.
Powell wants to control but Boztepe is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boztepe.
Boztepe trying to pass the guard but Powell defending well.
Powell trying to control but Boztepe postures up.
Powell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boztepe.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boztepe wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Powell with a nice cross.
Powell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boztepe lands a two punch combo.
Boztepe throws a series of punches but Powell avoids them all with ease.
Emin Boztepe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boztepe misses with a two punch combination.
Boztepe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell tries to bum rush Boztepe with a series of wild strikes but Boztepe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boztepe slips a jab and a cross from Powell.
Boztepe misses with a two punch combination.
Boztepe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boztepe moves out of range of the strikes.
Boztepe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Boztepe decides to stand back up.
Emin Boztepe is winning the standup battle so far.
Powell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boztepe moves into the clinch successfully.
Powell ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Powell no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Powell wriggles free and stands up.
Boztepe wants to clinch up but Powell keeps it at a distance.
Boztepe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Powell misses with a double jab
and Boztepe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boztepe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boztepe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boztepe misses with the combination.
Powell throws a nice looking combination but Boztepe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boztepe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boztepe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Powell wants to get back to full guard.
Boztepe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boztepe stops Powell from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emin Boztepe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boztepe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emin Boztepe!
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