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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Bucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bucket has chosen no song as his entrance music. Uolevi Gepardi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hajime Bucket!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gepardi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Uolevi Gepardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gepardi misses with a low kick.
Gepardi avoids the body shot from Bucket.
Bucket avoids the body shot from Gepardi.
Bucket swats away the attempt to clinch by Gepardi.
Gepardi dives in and grabs Bucket's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bucket pushes down on Gepardi's head and hops out.
Bucket misses with a wild combination.
Bucket takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gepardi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gepardi working the ground and pound but Bucket is defending the strikes.
Gepardi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Gepardi.
Gepardi is looking to take a break and control but Bucket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gepardi cracks Bucket with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bucket rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gepardi's guard! Nice work there by Bucket!
Bucket throwing strikes but missing.
Gepardi is trying to keep Bucket in close.
Gepardi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Bucket pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gepardi is keeping the position for now.
Bucket trying to control the position from guard on top but Gepardi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gepardi trying to control the position.
Bucket throws a strike but Gepardi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bucket avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi trying to control but Bucket is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bucket is trying to control the position but Gepardi postures up.
Bucket is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bucket is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gepardi is fighting to break Bucket's control of his arms but Bucket is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gepardi 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hajime Bucket hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gepardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bucket.
Gepardi connects with a right hand. Bucket shakes it off.
Gepardi defending well as Bucket loads up on a big left hand.
Gepardi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gepardi throws a shot from downtown. Bucket moves away and avoids it.
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.
Gepardi misses with a jab to the body
and Bucket counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gepardi won't be happy with that.
Bucket is putting a hurting on Gepardi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gepardi struggling a bit here.
Gepardi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bucket's best efforts.
Gepardi is looking to get back to full guard here but Bucket has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bucket controlling the position easily from mount.
Gepardi wants to control but Bucket is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hajime Bucket will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bucket tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gepardi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bucket.
Gepardi looks to land a right hand but Bucket moved out of range.
Gepardi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bucket lands a nice shot to the body.
Gepardi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bucket is just out of range.
Bucket slips under a jab from Gepardi.
A slow jab from Gepardi misses its intended target.
Bucket misses the body punch
and Gepardi counters with a three punch combo that has Bucket backing up. Bucket nods at Gepardi to acknowledge the strikes.
Bucket swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gepardi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gepardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bucket.
Gepardi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bucket counters with a right hand to the body.
Uolevi Gepardi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bucket scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gepardi circles away quickly and effectively.
Gepardi clinches but Bucket breaks the clinch
and Bucket makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gepardi throws a combination that misses
and Bucket counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bucket swings for the body but Gepardi moves out of range.
Bucket throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gepardi was covering up waiting for the punch and Bucket finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bucket won't allow Gepardi to sweep him here.
Bucket throws and elbow that misses. Gepardi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bucket's guard. Nice move by Gepardi!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gepardi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi preventing the sweep.
Gepardi wants to control from the top but Bucket keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gepardi scoring with some ground and pound.
Gepardi looking to pass the guard.
Gepardi throwing strikes from guard but Bucket blocks nicely.
Bucket trying to keep a closed guard but Gepardi is proving a slippery customer.
Bucket keeping moving, preventing Gepardi from controlling successfully.
Gepardi prevents Bucket from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gepardi.
Gepardi postures up.
Gepardi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gepardi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gepardi passes Bucket's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bucket tries to roll over but Gepardi keeps him under control.
Gepardi is working for a submission of some sort.
Gepardi trying to control the action but Bucket is working from the bottom.
Bucket trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Bucket pushes Gepardi off looking to stand but Gepardi dives back in and keeps control.
Gepardi throwing shots but Bucket is blocking nicely.
Gepardi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gepardi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bucket defends it well.
Gepardi is keen to just control but Bucket is a slippery customer.
Gepardi is looking to advance position but Bucket won't allow it.
Gepardi wants to take a breather but Bucket is having none of it.
Gepardi is trying to work for a kimura but Bucket is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Bucket showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gepardi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bucket sizes up Gepardi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gepardi misses with a jab to the body
and Bucket counters with a stiff right hand.
Gepardi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bucket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bucket clobbers Gepardi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Bucket lands.
Gepardi throws a combination that misses
and Bucket counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bucket throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gepardi pushes Bucket up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gepardi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gepardi can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Bucket prevents a body shot from Gepardi.
Gepardi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bucket.
Gepardi tries to work over Bucket's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gepardi misses with an elbow strike.
Bucket is trying to break the clinch but Gepardi has him pressed against the cage.
Bucket presses Gepardi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bucket working hard to break the clinch.
Bucket on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gepardi throws a head punch that misses.
Gepardi trying to land knees to the body.
Bucket tries to circle away but Gepardi has him pinned against the cage.
Gepardi working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Gepardi.
Gepardi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bucket just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gepardi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bucket just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gepardi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gepardi tries to pull guard but Bucket holds him up against the cage and eventually Gepardi drops back down to his feet.
Gepardi can't find room to land a body shot as Bucket controls the action.
Gepardi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gepardi lands a jab to the nose.
Gepardi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bucket is just out of range.
Gepardi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bucket circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Bucket.
Bucket lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bucket lands a lovely overhand right.
Gepardi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bucket misses with a two punch combination.
Gepardi wants to slow Bucket down by chopping away at his legs.
Gepardi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bucket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bucket controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bucket trying to control but Gepardi is working from the bottom.
Gepardi looking to control.
Gepardi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bucket is one step ahead there.
Bucket tries to free his leg and advance position but Gepardi is retaining full guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bucket takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gepardi throws a sloppy body shot
and Bucket counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gepardi won't be happy with that.
Hajime Bucket has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gepardi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gepardi is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bucket is looking to take a break and control but Gepardi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hajime Bucket really 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.
Bucket scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gepardi misses the target.
Gepardi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bucket counters with a nice body shot.
Bucket fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gepardi avoids it really well and circles away.
Bucket swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gepardi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gepardi misses with a leg kick.
Gepardi with a poor takedown
and Bucket cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bucket ducks under a wild hook from Gepardi.
Gepardi throws a jab when Bucket was well out of range.
Gepardi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gepardi. Bucket does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi lunges at Bucket with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bucket's hand.
Bucket looks to land a left hand but Gepardi moved out of range nicely.
Bucket bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Bucket misses.
Gepardi misses with an uppercut. Bucket saw that one coming.
Gepardi has his takedown stuffed
and Bucket counters with a right hand to the body.
Bucket takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bucket wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gepardi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bucket pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bucket is trying to break free.
Gepardi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gepardi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bucket walks away with a smile on his face. Gepardi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi misses with a few strikes there.
Bucket throws a one two combo.
Gepardi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bucket fails to land with a series of punches.
Bucket uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gepardi.
Bucket is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gepardi rather than just go for the knockout.
Bucket throws a big shot that misses.
Gepardi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bucket bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gepardi's head backwards.
Gepardi lands with a nice combination. Bucket backs away looking to recover.
Gepardi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bucket counters with a two punch combo.
Gepardi cracks a nice hook into Bucket's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bucket throws out a loose jab but Gepardi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gepardi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bucket's half guard.
Bucket is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gepardi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gepardi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gepardi is keen to just control but Bucket is a slippery customer.
Bucket has hold of Gepardi's hands but Gepardi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gepardi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bucket defending well though.
Bucket is not content to let Gepardi control the position.
Gepardi stops Bucket from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi is trying to work for a kimura but Bucket is defending well.
Bucket is not content to let Gepardi control the position.
Bucket is trying to get back to full guard.
Bucket regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gepardi.
Gepardi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gepardi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gepardi wants to pass the guard but Bucket is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hajime Bucket will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gepardi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bucket manages to avoid it.
Bucket shoots in but no luck this time.
Bucket takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bucket checks a leg kick.
Gepardi connects with an inside leg kick.
Bucket keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gepardi throws out a loose jab but Bucket uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gepardi tries for a takedown but Bucket sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bucket walks into a straight right hand from Gepardi.
Bucket misses with a straight left.
Bucket takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi throws a combination that misses
and Bucket counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bucket missing with a left hand there. Gepardi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bucket closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gepardi to the mat! Gepardi manages to get full guard.
Bucket thows a big elbow that misses.
Bucket wants to control from the top but Gepardi keeps moving.
Bucket throws a strike but Gepardi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gepardi wants to pass the guard but Bucket is keeping the position.
Uolevi Gepardi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucket keeping moving, preventing Gepardi from controlling successfully.
Bucket has his hands on Gepardi's head, controlling the position.
Gepardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bucket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gepardi throwing strikes but missing.
Gepardi trying to control but Bucket is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Uolevi Gepardi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gepardi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bucket counters with a nice body shot.
Gepardi misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bucket connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bucket keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gepardi lands with a good body shot.
Gepardi swinging wildly here.
Gepardi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bucket takes one to the side of the head.
Hajime Bucket seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Gepardi.
Hajime Bucket is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bucket misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bucket counters with a left and a right that stings Gepardi.
Bucket dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gepardi closes the distance and pushes Bucket back into the cage.
Bucket has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bucket managing to block the knees to the body from Gepardi.
Gepardi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gepardi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bucket avoids the damage to the body.
Bucket lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gepardi or not.
Bucket blocking some punches.
Bucket escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gepardi throws a lazy right hand but Bucket sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bucket shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gepardi's guard.
Bucket not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bucket got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gepardi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bucket has managed to get both his arms back between Gepardi's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hajime Bucket comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bucket has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hajime Bucket! Hajime Bucket retains his featherweight title!
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