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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ak comes to the cage accompanied by Immigrant Song. Alex Barra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Ak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Barra!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ak throws the kick towards the body but Barra avoids it.
Ak leaves Barra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ak doesn't manage to clinch there - Barra circles away.
Ak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ak throws a looping overhand right but Barra ducks down to avoid it.
Ak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barra shoots in for a takedown but Ak shows good takedown defense.
Ak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mr Ak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Barra.
Ak stalling.
Ak breaks from the clinch.
Ak closes the distance and pushes Barra back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ak walks away with a smile on his face. Barra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barra.
Barra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ak avoids it really well and circles away.
Barra blocks a jab.
Ak throws a head kick but Barra moves out of range.
Barra shoots in for a double leg but Ak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barra slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ak closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Ak.
Barra fails to pull guard.
Barra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ak breaks the clinch.
Ak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ak wants it to stay on the feet.
Ak misses with a wild body shot.
Ak rushes Barra and presses him up against the cage.
Ak breaks the clinch.
Ak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ak. No joy for Barra on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barra circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barra.
Mr Ak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barra is defended easily by Ak.
Ak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barra is out of range and Ak settles back down.
Barra tries for a takedown but Ak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ak throws a right hand that Barra ducks under and follows up with a left that Barra also avoids with ease.
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.
Ak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ak tries to avoid it but Barra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ak to the ground. Ak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barra looks gassed!
Ak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barra.
Ak takes the fight into the clinch.
Ak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barra moves out of range of the body kick from Ak.
Ak connects with a high kick.
Ak clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ak is looking to clinch but Barra is avoiding it.
Ak throws a hook but Barra avoids it easily.
No joy there for Ak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ak as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Barra with that takedown attempt.
Ak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mr Ak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Barra.
Barra shoots in but Ak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra shoots for a double leg takedown but Ak sprawls well. He's pushed Barra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barra is breathing heavily.
Ak misses with a looping right.
Ak darts in and clinches Barra up against the cage.
Ak misses with a knee strike.
Ak lands a knee to the body.
Ak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barra dives in and grabs Ak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ak pushes down on Barra's head and hops out.
Ak misses with an uppercut. Barra saw that one coming.
Ak throws a series of punches but Barra avoids them all with ease.
Ak closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ak tries to clinch up but Barra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barra tries to keep at a distance but Ak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ak is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Barra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ak manages to break the clinch.
Barra dodges the punch combination from Ak.
Barra takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ak. Barra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barra fails with the takedown.
Ak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barra ducks under a wild hook from Ak.
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.
Ak tries a head kick but it misses.
Mr Ak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ak misses with an uppercut. Barra saw that one coming.
Ak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barra's calf.
Ak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ak with a nice cross.
Ak tries to clinch but Barra is having none of it.
Ak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barra.
Ak fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ak dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Ak misses with a looping right.
Barra tries for a takedown but Ak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barra.
Ak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ak sprawls well. Ak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barra gets slowly back to his feet.
Mr Ak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Barra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barra swats away the attempt to clinch by Ak.
Barra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ak misses with a double jab.
Ak stuffs the takedown attempt from Barra. Barra gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ak as Barra shoots in.
Ak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barra's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ak 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 Barra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barra is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ak is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barra.
Ak throws a right hand that Barra ducks under and follows up with a left that Barra also avoids with ease.
Ak cracks Barra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mr Ak is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ak loads up on a big right hand but Barra slips the punch.
Ak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barra was well out of range. Poor timing from Ak.
Ak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ak scoring well with a low kick there.
Ak throws a looping overhand right but Barra ducks down to avoid it.
Ak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ak misses with a straight right.
Ak fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barra looks for a takedown but Ak sprawls well.
Barra shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ak defends it nicely.
Ak misses with an uppercut.
Ak forces Barra back against the cage and clinches.
Ak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ak misses with a body shot.
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.
Barra moves out of range of the body kick.
Barra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barra shoots in but Ak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ak wants to clinch.
A jab from Ak does it's job there.
Mr Ak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barra is rocked!
Ak throws an overhand right that lands on Barra's shoulder, as Barra tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Ak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ak 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Ak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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