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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murikka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rock'n'Rolla. Chevalier has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Sebastien Chevalier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
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167 lbs
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Murikka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Chevalier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chevalier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murikka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chevalier checks it well.
Jussi Murikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chevalier misses with a left hand
and Murikka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chevalier won't be happy with that.
Chevalier parries the strikes from Murikka easily there. Murikka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chevalier to escape.
Murikka working the head and body with strikes.
Chevalier struggling a bit here.
Murikka in side control, throwing shots but Chevalier defends.
Chevalier is looking for a sweep.
Murikka trying to control the position but Chevalier is working away.
Murikka taking a break here but Chevalier is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka prevents Chevalier from improving his position.
Murikka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chevalier keeps working.
Murikka is pressing down on Chevalier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chevalier is holding on for now.
Chevalier is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Murikka jumps into side control!
Chevalier wants to control but Murikka postures up.
Murikka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murikka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chevalier tries to bench press Murikka off him but Murikka keeps the position.
Chevalier is not content to let Murikka control the position.
A lull in the action here as Murikka stalls from top position.
Murikka landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka working away.
Murikka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chevalier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Murikka stalls from top position.
Murikka in side control, throwing shots but Chevalier defends.
Chevalier manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murikka's best efforts.
Murikka moves into full mount! Chevalier won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murikka lands a big shot there that rocks Chevalier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Murikka landing strikes from the mount.
Murikka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chevalier tries to hold on but Murikka postures up.
Murikka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chevalier is looking to escape.
Chevalier is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chevalier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murikka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chevalier tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murikka is in Chevalier's guard.
Murikka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murikka trying to control the position from guard on top but Chevalier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murikka 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.
Murikka stopping the sweep attempt from Chevalier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chevalier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murikka looking to pass the guard.
Chevalier is trying to control the position but Murikka postures up.
Murikka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chevalier is keeping the position for now.
Murikka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chevalier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murikka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chevalier being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Murikka trying to control but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
Murikka controlling from the top position.
Jussi Murikka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chevalier slips a jab from Murikka.
Murikka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chevalier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murikka misses with the ground and pound.
Murikka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Murikka crashes against the mat.
Murikka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Chevalier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murikka takes a little break here. Chevalier wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Murikka misses with the ground and pound.
The referee asks Murikka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murikka prefers to stall for the moment though.
Murikka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chevalier can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Murikka seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Murikka trying to control the action but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Chevalier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chevalier misses with a hook.
Murikka wants to clinch.
Murikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Chevalier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chevalier blocks a head kick by Murikka.
Murikka scores with a head kick.
Murikka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chevalier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chevalier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murikka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka connects with a leg kick. Chevalier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murikka misses with a head kick.
Murikka cracks the inside of Chevalier's front leg.
Murikka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murikka looks to land a right hand but Chevalier moved out of range.
Murikka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murikka misses with a head kick.
Chevalier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick and Chevalier moves out of range easily.
Murikka connects with an inside leg kick.
Murikka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murikka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sebastien Chevalier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chevalier keeps the fight on the outside.
Murikka tries to clinch up but Chevalier circles away and keeps his distance.
Chevalier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murikka moves away.
Chevalier takes one to the chin there.
Murikka thuds a left hand into Chevalier's body.
Murikka dodges the punch combination from Chevalier.
A combination from Murikka does no damage.
Chevalier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murikka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chevalier was covering up waiting for the punch and Murikka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka is fighting to break Chevalier's control of his arms but Chevalier is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murikka wants to control from the top but Chevalier keeps moving.
Murikka thows a big elbow that misses.
Murikka wants to control from the top but Chevalier keeps moving.
Chevalier looking for a sweep. Not yet Chevalier, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murikka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murikka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chevalier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murikka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chevalier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chevalier keeping moving, preventing Murikka from controlling successfully.
Murikka is really struggling to control Chevalier but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Murikka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murikka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murikka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chevalier misses with a body shot.
Murikka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murikka throws a shot from downtown. Chevalier moves away and avoids it.
Murikka wants to clinch.
Murikka connects with a nice looking jab.
Murikka is looking to clinch.
Murikka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chevalier misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier throws a right hand that misses
and Murikka counters with a takedown into side control.
Murikka happy to just control the position for now.
Chevalier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murikka moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Chevalier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murikka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Chevalier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Murikka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Murikka in side control, throwing shots but Chevalier defends.
Murikka is trying to get an arm triangle but Chevalier is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Chevalier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier is looking to regain half guard here but Murikka keeps moving and retains side control.
Murikka scores with punches from side control.
Murikka looks up at the clock and then as Chevalier takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Murikka smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Murikka remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Murikka throws a strike aimed at the side of Chevalier's head but Chevalier avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka trying to control the action but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
Murikka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Murikka cracks Chevalier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Murikka working away.
Murikka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Murikka landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka had his way with Sebastien Chevalier in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murikka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murikka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chevalier looks to land a left hand but Murikka moved out of range nicely.
Murikka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chevalier doesn't seem bothered though.
Murikka lands with an uppercut that bounces Chevalier off the cage and back into rage.
Murikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Murikka misses with a low kick.
Murikka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murikka misses with a leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chevalier enables Murikka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chevalier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chevalier wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier is trying to keep Murikka in close.
Murikka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murikka controlling from the top position.
Murikka slips nicely into half guard.
Chevalier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murikka.
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.
Chevalier won't allow Murikka to pass to mount.
Well, if Murikka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Murikka is keen to just control but Chevalier is a slippery customer.
Murikka is looking to advance position but Chevalier won't allow it.
Chevalier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jussi Murikka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chevalier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Murikka trying to control from Chevalier's half guard. Chevalier has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murikka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murikka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chevalier can do to turn this around?
Murikka wants to control but Chevalier is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Murikka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chevalier struggling a bit here.
Murikka content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murikka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murikka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chevalier for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Murikka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murikka 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Murikka!
Jussi Murikka retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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