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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olavi White (ranked 2798 p4p, 2898 weight class) and Shozo Amisaki (ranked 358 p4p, 373 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olavi White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shozo Amisaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White has managed to clinch.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Amisaki controls his hands.
Amisaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Amisaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Amisaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amisaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Amisaki.
White tries to throw a body punch but Amisaki avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Amisaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White working aggressively here.
Amisaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amisaki throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from White.
White blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amisaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Amisaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amisaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White blocks the elbow strike.
White working aggressively here.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Amisaki.
The referee calls for White to work.
White tries to work over Amisaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amisaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Amisaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White blocks an elbow strike from Amisaki.
White tries a body shot but Amisaki blocks it.
White misses with the head strike.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
Amisaki missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Amisaki misses with a knee to the head.
Amisaki blocks a body shot from White.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amisaki pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Amisaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amisaki backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amisaki misses with a knee to the head.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amisaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amisaki blocks a body shot from White.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Amisaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amisaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Amisaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Olavi White has been cut.
Amisaki blocking some punches.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Amisaki.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amisaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Amisaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White lands a right hand.
White avoiding damage as Amisaki throws knees to the body.
Amisaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Amisaki backwards.
Amisaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Amisaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
White blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amisaki.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amisaki misses with an elbow strike.
White blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from White on the inside.
Amisaki has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and White goes down! Amisaki pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amisaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amisaki is putting a hurting on White here, landing some big shots from side control.
Amisaki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Amisaki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Amisaki throws a body kick that misses
and White counters by moving into the clinch.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amisaki.
White dodges an elbow strike from Amisaki.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Amisaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shozo Amisaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olavi White's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Amisaki misses the target.
White is looking to counter the offense by Amisaki and move into the clinch.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Amisaki.
White has managed to clinch.
White pushes Amisaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Amisaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amisaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
Amisaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amisaki throws an elbow but misses.
Amisaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Amisaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amisaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with some punches.
White misses with the head strike.
Amisaki landing knees to the head.
White digs a right hand into Amisaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Amisaki's gas tank.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amisaki's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amisaki.
Shozo Amisaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Amisaki.
Amisaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
White tries a body shot but Amisaki blocks it.
Amisaki trying to land knees to the body.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Amisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amisaki tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Amisaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White tries to throw a body punch but Amisaki avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Amisaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White dodges an elbow strike from Amisaki.
White avoids the elbow strike from Amisaki, against the cage.
Amisaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amisaki tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Amisaki tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Amisaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amisaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Amisaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amisaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Amisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amisaki tries a body shot but White blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Amisaki throws an elbow but misses.
Amisaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Amisaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Olavi White's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amisaki blocks an uppercut.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amisaki backwards.
Amisaki tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Amisaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amisaki misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amisaki.
White prevents a body shot from Amisaki.
Amisaki prevents a body shot from White.
Amisaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amisaki.
White blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amisaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Amisaki.
Amisaki blocks a body shot from White.
Amisaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White dodges an elbow strike from Amisaki.
White dodges an elbow strike from Amisaki.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Amisaki.
Amisaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amisaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Amisaki pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Amisaki trying to land knees to the body.
White blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Amisaki on the inside.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Amisaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
White avoiding damage as Amisaki throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amisaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Amisaki.
Amisaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White blocks the elbow strike.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amisaki throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amisaki tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Amisaki.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White lands a shot to the body.
Amisaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amisaki trying to land knees to the body.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Amisaki misses with a knee to the head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Amisaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shozo Amisaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Olavi White's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Amisaki looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White misses with a straight left.
Amisaki tries to counter with a clinch but White shakes him off and moves away.
Amisaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amisaki tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amisaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amisaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Amisaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amisaki blocking some punches.
Amisaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amisaki missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White misses with the head strike.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amisaki lands a damaging elbow.
Amisaki blocking some punches.
Amisaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Amisaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Amisaki.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Amisaki tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White tries to throw a body punch but Amisaki avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White slows down the pace here.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amisaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amisaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White misses with some punches.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries a body shot but Amisaki blocks it.
Amisaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Amisaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Amisaki.
Olavi White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amisaki misses with an elbow over the top.
White lands a body punch.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amisaki backwards.
Amisaki misses with an elbow strike.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amisaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Amisaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from White.
Amisaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amisaki pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amisaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White avoiding damage as Amisaki throws knees to the body.
White misses with a body punch.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amisaki or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amisaki blocking some punches.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amisaki tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Amisaki.
A left hand lands to the body for White.
Amisaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amisaki tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amisaki backwards.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Amisaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White is looking to control Amisaki's arms but Amisaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amisaki backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amisaki tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a shot to the body.
White taking a breather.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Amisaki blocking some punches.
White misses with the head strike.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amisaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White taking a breather.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Amisaki.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White lands a shot to the body.
White tries a body shot but Amisaki blocks it.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amisaki backwards.
Shozo Amisaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Amisaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Amisaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olavi White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amisaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen 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... Shozo Amisaki!
Shozo Amisaki gave a mention to Kore Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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