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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Andrea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Porter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pawel Andrea's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pawel Andrea!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrea blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Porter misses its intended target.
Andrea has Porter up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrea breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
Porter connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Porter coming out on top.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Andrea ducks down to avoid it.
Porter throws a body punch but Andrea moves out of range.
Porter connects with a jab.
Porter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Porter connects with a body shot.
Andrea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andrea moves away from the strike by Porter.
Porter missing with a left hand there. Andrea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throws an overhand right that lands on Andrea's shoulder, as Andrea tries to avoid the shot.
Andrea takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Porter lands a jab to the head.
Porter blocks a head kick by Andrea.
Porter misses with an uppercut. Andrea saw that one coming.
Porter looks to land a combination but Andrea avoids it well.
Andrea defending well as Porter loads up on a big left hand.
Porter misses with a straight right.
Andrea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porter manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Porter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Porter throws the left hand but Andrea avoids the punch easily.
Andrea slips under a jab.
Porter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrea.
Nice defenses there by Andrea.
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.
Andrea clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrea.
Andrea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Porter is trying to break the clinch but Andrea is controlling him.
Porter tries to break free but Andrea pushes him back against the cage.
Andrea prevents Porter from breaking the clinch.
Porter is trying to break free.
Andrea keeps control of Porter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andrea has Porter pressed against the cage, preventing Porter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Porter tries to break the clinch but Andrea is controlling the position.
Porter stalling in the clinch but Andrea improves position.
Porter can't break the clinch.
Porter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andrea has him pressed against the cage.
Porter tries to break free but Andrea pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Porter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Porter slowing the pace effectively.
Andrea keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Porter's efforts to push away.
Andrea breaks from the clinch.
Joey Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrea moves away from the strike by Porter.
Andrea looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
Porter waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Andrea.
Porter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Porter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrea misses with a series of wild punches.
Porter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrea slips under a jab.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Andrea ducks down to avoid it.
Porter misses with a straight left.
Porter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrea swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Porter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Porter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andrea moves into range and clinches up with Porter.
Porter is trying to break the clinch but Andrea has him pressed against the cage.
Andrea manages to break the clinch.
Andrea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porter.
Andrea ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Porter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andrea.
Porter misses with a straight left.
Andrea ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andrea counters with a takedown into side control.
Porter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Porter sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Andrea 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.
Porter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andrea staying out of range there.
Porter throws a jab when Andrea was well out of range.
Porter throws an overhand right that lands on Andrea's shoulder, as Andrea tries to avoid the shot.
Porter throws the left hand but Andrea avoids the punch easily.
Andrea is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Porter.
Andrea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Porter throws out the jab.
Porter avoids the head kick by Andrea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrea throws a head kick that misses.
Porter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrea doesn't seem bothered though.
Porter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andrea moves out of range as Porter strikes.
Porter throws a hook but Andrea avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throws a hook but Andrea avoids it easily.
Andrea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter misses the jab.
Andrea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porter.
Andrea thows a body kick. Porter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Andrea misses with a looping right.
Porter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andrea's hands.
Andrea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andrea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porter missing with a left hand there. Andrea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Porter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Porter misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter misses the jab.
Porter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good shot there by Porter.
Porter misses with a straight left.
Andrea moves out of range of the strikes.
Porter loads up on a big right hand but Andrea slips the punch.
Porter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Porter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrea.
Porter throws a hook but Andrea blocks it.
Porter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrea takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Porter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Andrea throws a predictable looking body shot
and Porter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter cracks Andrea with a right hand to the side of the head.
Porter throws the left hand but Andrea avoids the punch easily.
Andrea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrea slips under a jab.
Porter misses the jab.
Andrea slips under a jab from Porter.
Porter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andrea slips under a jab from Porter.
Porter misses with a hook.
Andrea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porter.
Andrea is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Porter rather than just go for the knockout.
Andrea slips under a jab.
Porter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Porter there.
Andrea darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Porter throws a lazy right hand but Andrea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Porter. That snapped Andrea's head back.
Andrea staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
Andrea moves out of range of the strikes.
Porter missing with a left hand there. Andrea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Andrea ducks down to avoid it.
Porter misses with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porter tests Andrea's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joey Porter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
Andrea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pawel Andrea will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Porter scores with a body shot.
Porter throws a hook but Andrea blocks it.
Porter misses with a hook.
Andrea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Porter misses the jab.
Porter lands the left hand.
Porter misses with a straight left.
Porter avoids the body shot from Andrea.
Andrea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andrea takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter misses with a jab to the body
and Andrea counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Porter tries to kick Andrea off but Andrea keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Andrea is thwarting Porter's attempts to control the position.
Porter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Porter tries to get out of the position.
Andrea with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Porter trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrea thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Porter's head.
Andrea thows a huge punch but Porter dodges it nicely.
Porter trying to control from the bottom.
Andrea is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Porter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andrea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andrea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Porter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Andrea.
Porter misses with a straight right.
Porter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Porter lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Andrea.
Andrea throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Porter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrea tries to clinch up but Porter circles away and keeps his distance.
Andrea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porter.
Andrea slips under a jab.
Andrea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Porter.
Porter throws a hook but Andrea avoids it easily.
A big left from Andrea misses.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
Pawel Andrea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Porter misses with a straight right.
Porter waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Andrea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrea walks into a stiff left hand from Porter.
Porter looks to throw the jab but Andrea is out of range.
Porter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andrea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Porter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Porter.
Joey Porter is winning the standup battle so far.
Porter clobbers Andrea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andrea misses with a two punch combination.
Joey Porter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrea misses with a looping left.
Porter misses with a straight right.
Porter scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrea decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Porter is looking to improve his position.
Andrea wants to free his trapped foot but Porter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter is trying to stand up here but Andrea is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andrea moves into full mount! Porter won't be happy about that!
Andrea throws some wild stikes that Porter manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andrea avoids the attempt from Porter to control.
Andrea throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Porter because Andrea loaded up on that one.
Pawel Andrea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Porter is working to get back to half guard.
Andrea is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter tries to hold on but Andrea pushes him away.
Porter is looking to improve his position but Andrea isn't that keen on the idea.
Andrea landing shots from mount.
Andrea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Porter is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Andrea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andrea winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Andrea!
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hype
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