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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilpo Larha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh has chosen Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut as his entrance music. Ilpo Larha had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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201 lbs
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilpo Larha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nalle Puh!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puh throws a head kick that misses.
Puh tries to bum rush Larha with a series of wild strikes but Larha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larha tries to clinch but Puh moves out of range.
Puh scores with a nice right hand.
Larha moves in looking to clinch but Puh pushes him off.
Larha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Puh sprawls well. Puh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Larha gets slowly back to his feet.
Puh works over Larha's head and body with a nice combination.
Larha wants to clinch up but Puh keeps it at a distance.
Puh misses with a hook.
Puh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larha throws out the jab.
Larha is looking to clinch but Puh is avoiding it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Puh!
Larha closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Puh.
It looks like Ilpo Larha has been cut.
Puh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larha slips under a jab.
Larha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puh. That one must have hurt.
Puh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larha misses with a series of wild punches.
Puh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Puh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larha manages to avoid it.
Puh lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Larha.
Puh tries a head kick but it misses.
Puh lands a jab to the nose.
Puh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larha is breathing heavily.
Puh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larha avoids the head kick by Puh.
Puh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Puh misses with an uppercut. Larha saw that one coming.
Puh looks to land a combination but Larha avoids it well.
Puh scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puh misses with a double jab.
Larha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puh counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puh.
Puh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Puh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Puh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Larha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puh throws a right and a left that Larha avoids nicely.
A solid body kick from Puh.
Larha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Puh takes a swing at Larha's ribcage but misses.
Puh scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Puh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Puh looks to land a left hand but Larha moved out of range nicely.
Puh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh cracks Larha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puh scores with a punch to the head.
Larha wants to clinch but Puh slips to the side
and Puh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puh misses with an uppercut.
Puh misses with the combination.
Larha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puh.
Larha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Puh counters with a left and a right that stings Larha.
Puh feints and then cracks Larha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larha down.
Puh cracks a nice hook into Larha's ribs.
Larha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Puh.
Puh scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Larha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puh.
Larha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh throws a shot to the body.
Larha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puh sizes up Larha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Larha tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Puh cracks Larha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puh misses with an uppercut. Larha saw that one coming.
Puh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Puh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larha moves away.
Puh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Larha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Larha looks to clinch
and Puh counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puh. Puh obviously looking to wear him down.
Larha will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Larha looks to clinch
and Puh counters with an outside leg kick.
Puh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Puh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilpo Larha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from Puh.
Puh lands an overhand right.
Puh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larha throws a sloppy body shot
and Puh counters with a big head kick but Larha shrugs it off.
Puh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larha's sensitive parts.
Puh throws a nice looking combination but Larha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Larha.
Puh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puh lands a slapping body shot.
Nalle Puh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Larha's head.
Puh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puh lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puh throws a shot from downtown. Larha moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Larha clinches with his opponent.
Puh breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh thumps Larha with a low kick.
Larha tries to clinch but Puh moves away
and Puh counters with a good low kick that Larha was not able to check.
Larha shoots in and drives through. Puh sprawls well.
Larha misses with a takedown attempt
and Puh counters with a leg kick.
Puh scores with a jab. Larha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Larha drops his hands momentarily and Puh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puh cracks Larha with an open hand slap.
Puh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Larha backs up against the cage.
Larha tries to move into range but Puh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Puh works Larha's body with a nice hook.
Puh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Larha's head.
Larha is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larha will feel that in the morning.
Ilpo Larha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Puh counters with a low kick, right behind Larha 's knee.
A punch lands to the side of Larha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Puh. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh dips to his left and cracks Larha with an uppercut!
Larha closes the distance but Puh moves to the side
and Puh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Puh duly obliges.
Larha avoids the head kick by Puh.
Larha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Puh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puh throws a shot to the body.
Puh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Larha takes a step back to recover.
Larha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puh tries to bum rush Larha with a series of wild strikes but Larha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puh. That's going to slow Larha down.
Nalle Puh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puh throws a head kick that Larha semi-blocks.
Larha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puh lands a head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Puh.
Larha lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Puh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larha tries to clinch up
and Puh counters with a good low kick that Larha was not able to check.
Larha with a poor takedown
and Puh counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilpo Larha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puh.
Larha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Puh lands a head shot.
Puh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larha has time to react.
Larha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puh was well out of range. Poor timing from Larha.
Puh missing with a left hand there. Larha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larha shoots and misses
and Puh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puh digs a good body shot into Larha's ribs.
Puh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Larha ducks under a wild hook from Puh.
Puh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puh cracks a nice hook into Larha's ribs.
Puh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larha slips a jab and a cross from Puh.
Puh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Puh counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puh lands with a nice combination. Larha backs away looking to recover.
Larha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Puh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Puh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Puh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Puh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ilpo Larha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Larha takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puh.
Larha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larha closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Puh quickly recovers to half guard.
Larha misses with a head shot. Puh uses the momentum to regain guard.
Larha 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.
Larha trying to control the position from guard on top but Puh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larha throws a strike but Puh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Larha isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Puh stacks Larha on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Puh!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh is looking to take a break and control but Larha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Larha is looking to regain half guard here but Puh keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Larha manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Larha trying to control from the bottom.
Larha is looking for a sweep. Puh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Puh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Larha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Larha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Puh passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Larha is looking to improve his position.
Puh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Larha keeps working.
Larha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Puh pulls his head out easily.
Larha trying to hold on to Puh's head to control him but Puh postures up.
Nalle Puh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Puh prevents Larha from improving his position.
Larha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Larha is trying to control but can't.
Puh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are battling for position here. Larha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ilpo Larha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puh sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nalle Puh.
I've got Puh 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Puh!
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energy
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hype
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