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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katu Pommittaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katu Pommittaja!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pommittaja takes the fight into the clinch.
Powell is trying to break free.
Pommittaja will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Powell up against the cage.
Pommittaja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pommittaja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powell moves out of range as Pommittaja throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pommittaja.
Pommittaja stuffs the takedown attempt from Powell. Powell gets slowly back to his feet.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell misses with a wild combination.
Powell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pommittaja 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 squirming around, avoiding Pommittaja's attempts to control the action.
Pommittaja is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pommittaja postures up.
Pommittaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pommittaja should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pommittaja postures up.
Pommittaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Pommittaja won't allow Powell to get back to his feet.
Pommittaja controlling from the top position.
Powell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pommittaja's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to stand but Pommittaja is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pommittaja keeping full guard, as Powell tries to pass.
Powell wants to stand but Pommittaja has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Powell preventing the sweep.
Pommittaja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to control from the top but Pommittaja keeps moving.
Pommittaja looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pommittaja has a closed guard, preventing Powell from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pommittaja breaks from the clinch.
Powell tries for a takedown but Pommittaja circles away easily
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Pommittaja counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pommittaja.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pommittaja looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell keeping full guard, as Pommittaja tries to pass.
Pommittaja prevents Powell from getting back to his feet.
Powell working a defensive guard here.
Pommittaja stops Powell from standing up.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Pommittaja from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katu Pommittaja dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Powell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Pommittaja counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Powell has a closed guard, preventing Pommittaja from standing up.
Pommittaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Powell wants to stand and escape but Pommittaja is having none of it.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pommittaja decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Powell, up you get!
Powell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pommittaja backs up against the cage.
It looks like Katu Pommittaja has been cut.
Pommittaja is breathing heavily.
Powell tries to bum rush Pommittaja with a series of wild strikes but Pommittaja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pommittaja circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Pommittaja. No joy for Powell on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pommittaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell misses with a two punch combination.
Powell misses with the combination.
Powell misses with a two punch combination.
Powell misses with a combination
and Pommittaja counters with a takedown into side control.
Pommittaja tries to get to his feet but Powell is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Pommittaja in his guard.
Pommittaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pommittaja postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pommittaja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Powell has his hands on Pommittaja's head, controlling the position.
Powell is trying to keep Pommittaja in close.
Powell wants to stand up but Pommittaja is controlling him.
Katu Pommittaja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pommittaja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pommittaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pommittaja preventing the sweep.
Pommittaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Powell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pommittaja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Powell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pommittaja in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommittaja has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Powell swinging wilding here.
Powell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pommittaja counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pommittaja postures up.
Pommittaja wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
Powell trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pommittaja is looking to stand up but Powell won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Katu Pommittaja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Katu Pommittaja's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Powell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pommittaja.
Pommittaja tries to clinch there but Powell circles away.
Powell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bobby Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pommittaja shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pommittaja was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Powell tries to hold on but Pommittaja pushes him away.
Pommittaja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Powell blocking the ground and pound.
Pommittaja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pommittaja wants to free his trapped foot but Powell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Powell wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pommittaja is working away from the top position though.
Powell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pommittaja stops Powell from standing up.
Pommittaja tries to stand but Powell is controlling from the bottom.
Powell trying to control the position.
That's two 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powell digs a good body shot into Pommittaja's ribs.
Pommittaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powell throws a series of punches but Pommittaja avoids them all with ease.
Powell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pommittaja counters with a head kick.
Powell misses with a wild combination.
Powell swinging wilding here.
Powell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pommittaja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Powell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pommittaja feints and as Powell raises his hands in defense, Pommittaja changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Powell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pommittaja is trying to get back to full guard.
Powell wants to stand up but Pommittaja is controlling the position.
Pommittaja wants to get back to full guard but Powell has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommittaja's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pommittaja working to try and regain half guard.
Powell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pommittaja is looking to escape.
Powell wants to get back to his feet but Pommittaja is holding on tight.
Powell is looking to work his way around to Pommittaja's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Bobby Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katu Pommittaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powell working for a guillotine from mount but Pommittaja is in no mood to give up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Powell.
I think Pommittaja has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katu Pommittaja!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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