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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paula Abdul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paula Abdul!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ottavainen misses with a wild combination.
Ottavainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Abdul finds it's way through Ottavainen's defenses.
Ottavainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ottavainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdul.
Ottavainen avoids the body shot from Abdul.
Abdul swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ottavainen counters with a head kick.
Abdul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdul lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick from Ottavainen lands but Abdul takes it in his stride.
Abdul tries to bum rush Ottavainen with a series of wild strikes but Ottavainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abdul scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdul lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdul misses with a shot to the body
and Ottavainen counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abdul's face.
Abdul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ottavainen walks away with a smile on his face. Abdul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abdul throws a right hand that misses
and Ottavainen counters with a right hand to the body.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ottavainen moves away.
Abdul wants to clinch but Ottavainen slips to the side
and Ottavainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdul throws a right and a left that Ottavainen avoids nicely.
Abdul stuns Ottavainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Abdul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ottavainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ottavainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ottavainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdul lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ottavainen backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottavainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul misses with a straight left.
Abdul throws out a powerful jab.
Ottavainen moves into the clinch.
Abdul lands an uppercut.
Abdul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ottavainen walks away with a smile on his face. Abdul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abdul wants to clinch up but Ottavainen keeps it at a distance.
Abdul throws the left hand but Ottavainen avoids the punch easily.
Ottavainen has managed to clinch.
Ottavainen misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abdul - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Come on Ottavainen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ottavainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdul stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ottavainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdul misses the jab.
Abdul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ottavainen scores with a leg kick.
Ottavainen has closed the distance and engaged Abdul in a clinch.
Ottavainen slows down the pace here.
Ottavainen landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ottavainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Ottavainen lands a knee to the body.
Abdul lands with a short shot to the head.
Ottavainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdul is defending well for now.
Abdul just leaning against Ottavainen, taking a breather.
Abdul lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ottavainen.
Ottavainen scores a nice knee to the body.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul taking a breather.
Ottavainen lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumba Ottavainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abdul is looking to clinch but Ottavainen is avoiding it.
Abdul swings for the body but Ottavainen moves out of range.
Abdul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abdul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ottavainen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ottavainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdul moves away.
Abdul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ottavainen counters with a left and a right that stings Abdul.
Abdul scores with the left hand. Ottavainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Abdul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ottavainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abdul's knee momentarily.
Abdul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
Abdul tries to clinch up but Ottavainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdul jabs Ottavainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdul gets tackled into the cage by Ottavainen. Ottavainen maintains the clinch.
Ottavainen connects with a knee to the head.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Ottavainen is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen looking to throw knees to the head but Abdul is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ottavainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abdul is defending well for now.
Abdul fails to pull guard.
Abdul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Ottavainen wants to break free but Abdul has control.
Ottavainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdul lands with a short shot to the head.
Ottavainen misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ottavainen blocking some punches.
That's two 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.
Ottavainen misses with a knee to the head.
Abdul is pushing Ottavainen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Abdul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abdul is looking to control Ottavainen's arms but Ottavainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abdul has his back to the cage.
Ottavainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abdul.
Abdul pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul trying to control the position.
Abdul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abdul pulls Ottavainen in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdul trying to keep a closed guard but Ottavainen is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paula Abdul hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Abdul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ottavainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdul checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ottavainen misses with a leg kick
and Abdul counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdul looks to land a combination. Ottavainen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abdul throws a shot to the body.
Abdul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abdul moves into the clinch.
Ottavainen lands a nice knee to the body.
Ottavainen trying to stall but Abdul improves his position.
Abdul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Abdul tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ottavainen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ottavainen letting Abdul take a breather here.
Abdul pulls guard effortlessly.
Abdul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ottavainen controlling from the top position.
Abdul trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paula Abdul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abdul closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ottavainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ottavainen avoids the body shot from Abdul.
Abdul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paula Abdul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Abdul.
Abdul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ottavainen.
Ottavainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdul.
Ottavainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ottavainen moves into the clinch.
Ottavainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdul blocks it with crossed arms.
Abdul pulls guard effortlessly.
Ottavainen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abdul misses with a straight left.
Paula Abdul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ottavainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ottavainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Ottavainen does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ottavainen looks to throw the jab but Abdul is out of range.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ottavainen manages to avoid it.
Abdul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdul rushes Ottavainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Ottavainen tries to throw a body punch but Abdul avoids it by throwing Ottavainen back against the cage.
Ottavainen misses with the head strike.
That's two 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.
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Abdul scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abdul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ottavainen smiles and moves away.
Ottavainen clinches with his opponent.
Ottavainen crunches a lovely knee into Abdul's ribcage.
Ottavainen throws an elbow but it misses.
Ottavainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ottavainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdul avoids it.
Ottavainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdul avoids it.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ottavainen landing knees to the body.
Abdul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ottavainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abdul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ottavainen.
Abdul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ottavainen taking a breather.
Ottavainen tries to work over Abdul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ottavainen can't find room to land a body shot as Abdul controls the action.
Abdul trying to control the position but instead, Ottavainen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abdul into the cage.
Abdul is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ottavainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pumba Ottavainen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ottavainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abduls head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ottavainen missing with knees to the body.
Ottavainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abdul's efforts to push away.
Ottavainen misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Abdul.
A knee to the head by Ottavainen.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Abdul blocks it.
Ottavainen looking to throw knees to the head but Abdul is blocking nicely.
Ottavainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abdul blocks it with crossed arms.
Abdul working hard to break the clinch.
Ottavainen looking to stall.
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ottavainen has Abdul pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pumba Ottavainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ottavainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pumba Ottavainen!
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