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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Epeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Epeen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Epeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira slips a jab and a cross from Epeen.
Vinny Epeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epeen throws a head kick but Moreira moves out of range.
Moreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epeen.
Epeen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Vinny Epeen has been cut.
Moreira throws a big shot that misses.
Epeen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epeen.
Sloppy strikes from Moreira. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epeen misses with the combination.
A jab from Moreira misses.
Epeen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinny Epeen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epeen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreira.
Moreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epeen.
Epeen connects with an inside leg kick.
Epeen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Epeen misses with a low kick as Moreira jumps back.
Epeen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Epeen throws an overhand right that lands on Moreira's shoulder, as Moreira tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epeen throws a leg kick but Moreira checks it.
Moreira throws the left hand but Epeen avoids the punch easily.
Moreira punishes Epeen's body with a nice straight punch.
Epeen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moreira slips a jab and a cross from Epeen.
Moreira blocks the body kick.
Epeen wants to slow Moreira down by chopping away at his legs.
Epeen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moreira's sensitive parts.
Epeen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moreira is out of range and Epeen settles back down.
Epeen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Epeen throws the kick towards the body but Moreira avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Epeen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moreira is out of range and Epeen settles back down.
Epeen staying out of range there.
Epeen just misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Epeen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Moreira misses with the combination.
Moreira lands a two punch combo.
Moreira throws a looping overhand right but Epeen ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Epeen.
Epeen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epeen wants to clinch up but Moreira keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Epeen.
Epeen looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epeen. Moreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Epeen leaves Moreira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Epeen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Moreira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Epeen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moreira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Epeen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moreira 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.
Epeen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Epeen is looking to chop away at Moreira's legs.
Moreira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Epeen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Epeen 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 Moreira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moreira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Epeen can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Moreira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen throws a wild body kick that Moreira sees coming a mile off.
Epeen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Moreira blocks the low kick.
Epeen looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Epeen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moreira counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epeen. Moreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Moreira does it's job there.
Moreira throws a hook but Epeen blocks it.
Epeen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epeen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epeen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vinny Epeen is winning the standup battle so far.
Epeen throws out a leg kick but Moreira moves out of range and Epeen only half commits.
Nice body kick there by Epeen.
Moreira misses with an uppercut. Epeen saw that one coming.
Epeen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Epeen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Epeen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epeen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Moreira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Epeen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moreira's sensitive parts.
Epeen throws a leg kick which misses Moreira's front leg but catches the back leg as Moreira tries to avoid it.
Epeen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Epeen misses with a body shot.
Moreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epeen.
Moreira misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Epeen.
Epeen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira throws a lazy right hand but Epeen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Epeen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Epeen.
Epeen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epeen was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreira.
Moreira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Epeen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moreira. That did some damage!
Moreira is breathing heavily.
Epeen wants to clinch
and Moreira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moreira takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Epeen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Epeen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Epeen.
It looks like Daniel Moreira has been cut.
Epeen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epeen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epeen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epeen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epeen connects with a solid leg kick.
Epeen is looking to wear down Moreira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Epeen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Epeen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epeen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreira.
Epeen thows a body shot but no joy.
Epeen slips a straight right by Moreira.
Moreira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Moreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Epeen can pounce on him.
Epeen throws a nice head kick!
Moreira shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Epeen as he jumps to the side.
Moreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Epeen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epeen misses with a hook to the body
letting Moreira counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Epeen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Epeen.
Moreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Epeen slips under a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Epeen.
Moreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Moreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Epeen scores with a head kick. Moreira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moreira misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epeen misses with a wild body shot.
Epeen scores with a push kick.
Moreira misses with an uppercut. Epeen saw that one coming.
Moreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epeen.
Epeen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Epeen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moreira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Epeen.
Moreira misses with a double jab
and Epeen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epeen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Epeen tenderised Moreira's leg. Moreira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Epeen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moreira throws out the jab.
Epeen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moreira 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.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Epeen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Epeen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moreira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Epeen can pounce on him.
Epeen scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Epeen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Epeen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Epeen!
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energy
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