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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taalasmaa's choice of entrance music: Smurffit - Tunteisiin. Seppo Taalasmaa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
al Rashid throws a lazy right hand but Taalasmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
al Rashid thuds his right hand into Taalasmaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
al Rashid stuns Taalasmaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from al Rashid misses.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Rashid moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but al Rashid avoids it easily.
al Rashid scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa takes one on the button.
al Rashid throws a looping overhand right but Taalasmaa ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from al Rashid misses.
Taalasmaa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
al Rashid tries to land a leg kick but Taalasmaa saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Rashid. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Rashid cracks Taalasmaa with a good jab.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at al Rashid's ribcage but misses.
al Rashid misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid is looking to slow Taalasmaa down with leg kicks.
al Rashid swinging wildly here.
al Rashid takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al Rashid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taalasmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taalasmaa looks to throw the jab but al Rashid is out of range.
Taalasmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
al Rashid defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
al Rashid throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but al Rashid moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Taalasmaa - just one landing.
al Rashid throws a nice outside leg kick.
al Rashid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Taalasmaa misses.
al Rashid misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Rashid.
al Rashid digs a good body shot into Taalasmaa's ribs.
A jab from al Rashid misses.
al Rashid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Rashid was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa with a hook.
Taalasmaa moves out of range as al Rashid strikes.
Kareem al Rashid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
al Rashid misses with a hook. Taalasmaa ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa feints and as al Rashid raises his hands in defense, Taalasmaa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
al Rashid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taalasmaa with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Rashid is looking for a triangle but Taalasmaa pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa being controlled here momentarily.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but al Rashid blocks nicely.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but al Rashid has wrist control.
Taalasmaa landing with the ground and pound.
al Rashid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four 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.
al Rashid pushes Taalasmaa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
al Rashid works Taalasmaa's body with a nice hook.
al Rashid misses the body punch
and Taalasmaa counters with a straight right hand.
al Rashid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Rashid misses the shot to the body.
al Rashid tried to score with a low kick but Taalasmaa checks it.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Rashid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taalasmaa at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid 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.
Taalasmaa moves out of range as al Rashid strikes.
al Rashid misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
al Rashid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from al Rashid.
Taalasmaa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
al Rashid throws a head kick that misses.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Rashid.
Taalasmaa walks into a left hand.
Kareem al Rashid is winning the standup battle so far.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot.
Taalasmaa scores with a hook.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taalasmaa walks into a jab.
al Rashid avoids a punch combination nicely.
al Rashid misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and al Rashid counters with a stiff right hand.
al Rashid jabs Taalasmaa right on the nose. Taalasmaa blinks but takes it well.
al Rashid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taalasmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from al Rashid.
Taalasmaa staying out of range there.
al Rashid stuns Taalasmaa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by al Rashid.
al Rashid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taalasmaa has time to react.
al Rashid punishes Taalasmaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from al Rashid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taalasmaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taalasmaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A shot to de liver by al Rashid. Beautiful body shot.
Taalasmaa misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Rashid. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Rashid throws a jab when Taalasmaa was well out of range.
al Rashid fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by al Rashid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a low kick.
Taalasmaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taalasmaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taalasmaa blocks a low kick nicely.
al Rashid misses with an uppercut.
al Rashid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Rashid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taalasmaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
al Rashid looks to throw the jab but Taalasmaa is out of range.
al Rashid throws a leg kick which misses Taalasmaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Taalasmaa tries to avoid it.
al Rashid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al Rashid just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - al Rashid coming out on top.
al Rashid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Taalasmaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
al Rashid feints and then cracks Taalasmaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taalasmaa down.
al Rashid lands a head kick. Taalasmaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taalasmaa, as that shot connected.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taalasmaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Rashid motions for Taalasmaa to come forward. al Rashid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa looks to land a right hand but al Rashid moved out of range.
Taalasmaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
al Rashid lands a lovely overhand right.
al Rashid misses the jab.
al Rashid scores with a nice strike.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but al Rashid avoids it easily.
al Rashid throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but al Rashid circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al Rashid moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
al Rashid moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses the body punch
and al Rashid counters with a series of strikes. Taalasmaa will be more careful next time no doubt.
al Rashid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
al Rashid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
al Rashid throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Rashid. Taalasmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taalasmaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck al Rashid on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Rashid misses with a hook.
Taalasmaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Rashid was well out of range. Poor timing from Taalasmaa.
al Rashid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and al Rashid counters with a good low kick that Taalasmaa was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
al Rashid works the jab nicely.
al Rashid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
al Rashid throws the kick towards the body but Taalasmaa avoids it.
Taalasmaa defending well as al Rashid loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al Rashid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
al Rashid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taalasmaa.
al Rashid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
al Rashid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
al Rashid scores with a jab. Taalasmaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
al Rashid throws a front kick that sends Taalasmaa stumbling back into the cage.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Rashid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taalasmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taalasmaa lands a jab to al Rashid's midsection.
al Rashid moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - al Rashid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Rashid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
al Rashid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - al Rashid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
al Rashid dips to his left and cracks Taalasmaa with an uppercut!
al Rashid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taalasmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
al Rashid connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. al Rashid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but al Rashid circles away.
Good leg kick by al Rashid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
al Rashid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
al Rashid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Rashid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taalasmaa. al Rashid does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Rashid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Rashid looks to land a right hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range.
al Rashid connects with a looping right hand.
al Rashid thows a left - swing and a miss!
al Rashid misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from al Rashid.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
al Rashid missing with a left hand there. Taalasmaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taalasmaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - al Rashid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by al Rashid.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from al Rashid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
al Rashid connects with a nice looking jab.
al Rashid scores with a one two! Taalasmaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taalasmaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Taalasmaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Rashid finds it's way round the side to connect with Taalasmaa's head.
al Rashid avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from al Rashid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taalasmaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taalasmaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
al Rashid misses with a body shot
and Taalasmaa counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from al Rashid.
Taalasmaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taalasmaa.
al Rashid throws and low kick but Taalasmaa moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab, jab by al Rashid - just one landing.
Taalasmaa looks for a takedown but al Rashid sprawls well.
al Rashid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
al Rashid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
al Rashid swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. al Rashid ducked under it nicely.
al Rashid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taalasmaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taalasmaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taalasmaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from al Rashid.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
al Rashid lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Rashid fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taalasmaa on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem al Rashid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for al Rashid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem al Rashid!
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