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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Kullero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuzzy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prätkähiiret - Se on suihinotto. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
16 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Kullero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fuzzy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kullero misses with an uppercut
and Bear counters with a nice uppercut.
Kullero walks into a stiff left hand from Bear.
Kullero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bear counters with a stiff right hand.
Kullero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pasi Kullero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kullero throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kullero throws a looping overhand right but Bear ducks down to avoid it.
Kullero staying out of range there.
Kullero tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Kullero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear lands a jab to the head.
Kullero shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bear has his hands clasped together around Kullero's back. He's all about the action.
Bear is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kullero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bear's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kullero pulls his head out easily.
Bear wants to sweep but Kullero has passed to side control!
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero working the ground and pound.
Bear manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bear is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kullero pulls his head out easily.
Kullero uses his free foot to push down on Bear's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bear.
Bear can't escape the position.
Bear wants to hold on but Kullero pushes him away.
Kullero 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.
Kullero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kullero lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Kullero connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bear is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bear looks a forlorn figure.
Bear is still in real trouble! Can Kullero finish him?
Bear is looking to improve his position but Kullero isn't that keen on the idea.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bear takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bear tries to reverse the position but Kullero maintains control.
Kullero raining down shots from the mount!
Kullero landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bear tries to hold on but Kullero pushes him away.
Kullero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullero raining down shots from the mount!
Bear working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kullero cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kullero lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bear hang on?
Bear slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kullero moves into full mount! Bear won't be happy about that!
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear wants to control but Kullero is having none of it.
Bear is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Kullero dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bear fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kullero was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
Bear is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Kullero moves out of range easily.
Kullero feints and then cracks Bear's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bear down.
Kullero is looking to slow Bear down with leg kicks.
Fuzzy Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kullero walks into a jab.
Kullero looks to land a left hand but Bear moved out of range nicely.
Kullero is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bear's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kullero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bear moves out of range as Kullero strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bear.
Kullero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kullero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kullero. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kullero swings widly with a right hand
and Bear counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kullero throws a chopping leg kick but Bear manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bear 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.
Kullero fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullero throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear counters with a good low kick that Kullero was not able to check.
Kullero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bear lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bear.
Kullero throws a right hand that misses
and Bear counters with a left and a right that hurts Kullero! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Bear jumps into full mount!
Kullero is rocked!
Kullero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear controlling from the full mount.
Oh Kullero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kullero is looking to escape.
Kullero seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a head shot.
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kullero is trying desperately to improve position.
Bear content just to control the position here.
Kullero is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kullero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bear wants to take Kullero's back here but Kullero is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kullero tries to hold on but Bear postures up.
Kullero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kullero tries to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fuzzy Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kullero tries to work over Bear's front leg with a kick but Bear checks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kullero tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kullero scoring well with a low kick there.
Kullero throws a hook to the side of Bear's head but Bear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kullero throws a poor cross that misses
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullero misses with a left hand
and Bear counters with a nice leg kick.
Kullero thows a leg kick but Bear checks it
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Kullero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Bear looking to finish!
Bear wants to control from the top but Kullero keeps moving.
Bear looking to sit in guard and control but Kullero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kullero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bear's head.
Kullero won't allow Bear to sweep him here.
Kullero works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bear manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bear has an active guard here but Kullero has managed to pass into half guard.
Kullero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bear trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pasi Kullero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear trying to get back to full guard but Kullero takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Kullero landing strikes from the mount and Bear is in trouble!
Kullero lands a heavy elbow.
Bear is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullero punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kullero scoring with strikes but Bear is staying in there.
Bear is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bear is in a horrible position here. Kullero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kullero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bear's face.
Kullero loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bear scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kullero land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kullero stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasi Kullero!
Pasi Kullero retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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