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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Westwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westwood comes to the cage accompanied by Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama. Hirmu has chosen AC/DC - War Machine as his entrance music. Chuck Westwood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Westwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirmu with a jab.
Westwood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pena Hirmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirmu missing with a left hand there. Westwood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hirmu misses with a double jab.
Westwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hirmu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Westwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirmu.
Westwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Westwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hirmu's head backwards.
Westwood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Westwood wants it to stay on the feet.
Hirmu needs to keep his hands up - Westwood had a free shot at his head there.
Westwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Westwood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westwood punishes Hirmu's body with a nice straight punch.
Hirmu connects with the punch.
Hirmu takes one to the chin there.
Westwood lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Westwood as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Hirmu misses.
A big left from Hirmu misses.
A jab from Hirmu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westwood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Westwood scores with a hook to the body. Hirmu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hirmu looks gassed!
Hirmu drops his hands momentarily and Westwood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Westwood lands a right hook to the body.
Westwood tries to work over Hirmu's front leg with a kick but Hirmu checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Hirmu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hirmu.
Hirmu throws a hook to the side of Westwood's head but Westwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westwood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Hirmu misses.
Hirmu throws a hook to the side of Westwood's head but Westwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Westwood is looking to wear down Hirmu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hirmu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Westwood clinches.
Hirmu manages to break the clinch.
Westwood throws a shot to the body.
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!
Hirmu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Westwood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hirmu.
Westwood cracks Hirmu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu wants to clinch
and Westwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westwood clobbers Hirmu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Westwood moves into the clinch successfully.
Hirmu is looking to break free of the clinch but Westwood has double underhooks.
Westwood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hirmu smiles and moves away.
Hirmu lands with a straight right. Westwood didn't see that one coming.
Hirmu looks to throw the jab but Westwood is out of range.
Westwood slips a jab from Hirmu.
Hirmu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Westwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hirmu misses with a looping right.
Westwood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by Westwood.
Westwood lands a with a good body shot.
Westwood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hirmu shoots in but Westwood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Westwood lands a body shot.
Westwood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Westwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirmu.
Westwood staying out of range there.
Westwood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Westwood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hirmu's head.
Jab, jab by Westwood - just one landing.
Westwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to de liver by Westwood. Beautiful body shot.
Westwood lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westwood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hirmu in his tracks.
Hirmu drops his hands momentarily and Westwood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hirmu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Westwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Westwood thuds his right hand into Hirmu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westwood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Westwood moves into the clinch.
Westwood jumps guard and drags Hirmu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Westwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hirmu wants to get up but he can't break Westwood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Westwood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hirmu is aware though and is defending well.
Hirmu wanted to stand there but Westwood had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Westwood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Westwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Westwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirmu throws out the jab.
Chuck Westwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Westwood scores with a jab to the body.
Westwood with a hook.
Westwood jabs at Hirmu's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Westwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirmu tries for a takedown but Westwood circles away easily
and Westwood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Westwood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Westwood finds it's target.
Hirmu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Westwood is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Westwood cracks Hirmu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hirmu waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Westwood.
Hirmu is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Westwood moves out of range as Hirmu strikes.
Hirmu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Westwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hirmu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Westwood lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westwood lands a slapping body shot.
Westwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Westwood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Westwood lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirmu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Westwood lands a jab to the head.
Westwood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hirmu wants to clinch
and Westwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Hirmu misses.
Westwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirmu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Westwood counters with a straight right hand.
Westwood shoots for a takedown but Hirmu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Westwood digs a good body shot into Hirmu's ribs.
Hirmu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Westwood punishes Hirmu's body with a nice straight punch.
Westwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirmu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Westwood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu misses with a hook to the body
and Westwood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Westwood scores with a jab to the head.
Hirmu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Westwood counters with a nice uppercut.
Westwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hirmu can do to turn this around?
Westwood scores with a jab to the body.
Westwood digs a good hook to Hirmu's body.
Westwood lands a jab.
Westwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Westwood slips a straight right by Hirmu.
Hirmu misses with a hook.
Westwood punishes Hirmu's body with a nice straight punch.
Hirmu tries to move into range but Westwood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Hirmu misses with the body kick
and Westwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Westwood with a hook.
Hirmu cracks Westwood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westwood cracks Hirmu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Westwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Westwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Westwood lands with a nice body punch.
Hirmu moves forwards but Westwood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Westwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Westwood lands a with a good body shot.
Westwood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirmu.
Decent striking displayed by Hirmu there.
Hirmu throws a looping overhand right but Westwood ducks down to avoid it.
Hirmu misses with a body shot.
Hirmu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Westwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hirmu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hirmu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Westwood.
Hirmu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hirmu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westwood cracks a nice hook into Hirmu's ribs.
Westwood cracks Hirmu with an open hand slap.
Hirmu throws a hook to the side of Westwood's head but Westwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Westwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirmu.
Hirmu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Westwood counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hirmu misses the target.
Hirmu looks to land a right hand but Westwood moved out of range.
Westwood has closed the distance and engaged Hirmu in a clinch.
Hirmu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Westwood digs a good hook to Hirmu's body.
Hirmu jabs at Westwood's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirmu misses with a looping left.
Westwood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hirmu, pushing him back against the cage.
Hirmu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westwood fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Westwood dominated that second round.
That's time! Westwood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Westwood moves out of range as Hirmu strikes.
Hirmu walks into a jab.
Hirmu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Westwood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Westwood ducks under a wild hook from Hirmu.
Hirmu walks into a left hand.
Hirmu blocks a jab.
Hirmu misses with a shot to the body
and Westwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Westwood defending well as Hirmu loads up on a big left hand.
Westwood lunges at Hirmu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hirmu's hand.
Hirmu throws a series of strikes that have Westwood backpedaling.
Hirmu misses with a double jab
and Westwood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hirmu!
Westwood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hirmu hang on?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirmu wants to hold on but Westwood pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westwood with good strikes from the mount here!
Hirmu is looking to get to half guard.
Westwood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Westwood with the ground and pound from mount.
Westwood looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Westwood 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.
Hirmu is trying to escape the mount.
Westwood pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Hirmu is looking to improve his position but Westwood isn't that keen on the idea.
Hirmu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chuck Westwood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Westwood. What's that going to do exactly?
Hirmu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hirmu wants to get back to his feet.
Westwood avoids the attempt from Hirmu to control.
Westwood wants to control the pace but Hirmu is squirming around nicely.
Hirmu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hirmu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Westwood controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Westwood controlling the pace for now.
Hirmu tries to improve his position but instead Westwood has taken his back!
Westwood is trying to stick to Hirmu's back but Hirmu is turning into Westwood. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Westwood's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hirmu.
Westwood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hirmu wanted to stand there but Westwood had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pena Hirmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westwood controlling Hirmu's posture.
Westwood controls Hirmu momentarily but Hirmu frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Westwood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Westwood 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Westwood!
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