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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Pai (ranked 598 p4p, 1035 weight class) and Jukka Raikkonen (ranked 82 p4p, 149 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tao Pai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jukka Raikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raikkonen misses with a takedown attempt
and Pai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raikkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Pai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raikkonen tries for a takedown but Pai circles away easily
and Pai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raikkonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tao Pai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Raikkonen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pai. That's going to slow Raikkonen down.
Raikkonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pai as he avoids it easily.
Pai scores with a decent looking hook.
Pai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raikkonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raikkonen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raikkonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pai.
Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raikkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Pai, looking for a takedown. Raikkonen pushes Pai against the cage but Pai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pai as he jumps to the side.
Raikkonen looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pai scores with a nice strike.
Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pai but Pai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raikkonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raikkonen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pai scores with a head kick.
Raikkonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pai lands a nice hook to Raikkonen's body. Raikkonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raikkonen fails with the takedown
and Pai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raikkonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pai connects with an inside leg kick.
Pai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raikkonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raikkonen fails with the takedown
and Pai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raikkonen shoots and misses
and Pai counters with a nice body shot.
Raikkonen tries for a takedown but Pai circles away easily
and Pai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raikkonen walks into a left hand.
Raikkonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raikkonen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Raikkonen prevents Pai from getting back to his feet.
Raikkonen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Raikkonen won't allow Pai to get back to his feet.
Raikkonen postures up and lands a big shot to Pai's brow.
Raikkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pai jabs at Raikkonen's body.
Pai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Raikkonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tao Pai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pai tries to avoid it but Raikkonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pai to the ground. Pai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pai connects with a solid leg kick.
Pai throws a head kick that misses.
Pai with a nice calf kick.
Pai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pai misses with a body shot.
Jukka Raikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raikkonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raikkonen dives in and scores a takedown into Pai's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raikkonen is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raikkonen prevents Pai from getting back to his feet.
Raikkonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Pai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raikkonen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pai scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Raikkonen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Raikkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pai counters with an outside leg kick.
Pai leaves Raikkonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pai lands a leg kick that knocks Raikkonen off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pai sprawls well. Pai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raikkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Tao Pai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jukka Raikkonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pai!
Pai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raikkonen on the ground.
Pai is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pai is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Raikkonen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raikkonen trying to control the position but Pai is working away.
Raikkonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai wants to get back to his feet but Raikkonen drags him back down.
Raikkonen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Raikkonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pai hang on?
Raikkonen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pai really wants to buck Raikkonen off and get back to his feet.
Pai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raikkonen can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen looking to control but Pai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Raikkonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Raikkonen trying to control but Pai is having none of it.
Raikkonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pai wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Raikkonen content just to control the position here.
Jukka Raikkonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pai wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen working Pai over with strikes here.
Pai'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.
Raikkonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Raikkonen content just to control the position here.
Raikkonen lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You get the feeling that Pai really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Raikkonen dominating with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Raikkonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raikkonen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pai wants to stand back up but Raikkonen manages to pass into side control.
Pai wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Raikkonen is working Pai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Raikkonen trying to control the position but Pai is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikkonen staying calm.
Raikkonen is continuing to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai tries to escape but Raikkonen is in control.
Pai trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Raikkonen cracks Pai with a big elbow.
Pai is letting Raikkonen control him for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The adventures of Raikkonen the control monster continue. Boring.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raikkonen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pai's guard.
Pai wants to get back to his feet but Raikkonen passes into half guard.
Raikkonen stalling.
Raikkonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raikkonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen is taking a breather. Pai says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pai wants to get back to his feet.
Pai tries to kick Raikkonen off in order to stand up. Raikkonen Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Raikkonen trying to control the position but Pai is working away.
Raikkonen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pai!
Pai is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Raikkonen controlling from mount.
Raikkonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pai's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pai tries to get out of the position.
Raikkonen working Pai over with strikes here.
Raikkonen lands a big shot there that rocks Pai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Raikkonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pai is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Raikkonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raikkonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pai is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Raikkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raikkonen 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Raikkonen!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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