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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mort Kulig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mort Kulig has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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189 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mort Kulig!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iron goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kulig prevents it.
Kulig using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulig tries to land knees in the clinch but Iron avoids the damage to the body.
Kulig lands a damaging elbow.
Kulig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iron's defenses.
Kulig misses with a knee to the head.
Iron tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kulig avoids it.
Kulig trying to land knees to the body.
Kulig looks gassed!
Kulig tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kulig using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kulig misses with a knee to the head.
Kulig gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Iron.
Iron tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Iron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Iron tries to score a body lock takedown but Kulig shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Iron wants a takedown.
Kulig using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Iron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Iron goes for a takedown attempt but Kulig pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Iron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kulig avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kulig avoids it really well and circles away.
Iron misses with a takedown attempt - Kulig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kulig closes the distance looking to clinch
and Iron decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kulig's guard.
Iron looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Iron slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Iron works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulig is not content to let Iron control the position.
An elbow from Iron crashes against the mat.
Iron misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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.
Iron is looking to take a break and control but Kulig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iron working the head with strikes.
Iron throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Iron throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kulig works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Iron thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kulig's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Iron dominated that round.
That's time! Iron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Iron tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kulig swivels and escapes.
Iron lands a left and a right that send Kulig crashing to the mat, dazed. Iron thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mort Kulig has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kulig's guard.
Iron looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Iron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kulig can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Iron controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iron decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kulig, up you get!
Kulig is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron shoots in looking for a takedown. Kulig tries to sprawl out of it but Iron keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kulig manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kulig defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Iron.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Iron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulig shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Iron darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Iron works his way into full mount!
Iron is landing with some decent strikes but Kulig is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Iron fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Iron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron looking to finish Kulig with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kulig!
Iron lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulig is in a horrible position here. Iron smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Iron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Iron breaks from Kulig's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kulig can do anything to dispel that myth.
Iron is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kulig to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kulig shrugs it off.
Iron looking to finish with strikes here!
Iron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Iron connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Iron throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Iron working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Kulig that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Iron 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron landing punches.
Kulig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kulig can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kulig takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Iron dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mort Kulig's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kulig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iron shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kulig is trying to defend but Iron finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kulig is refusing to be controlled, as Iron sits in half guard.
Iron looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kulig blocking the ground and pound attempt from Iron.
Kulig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulig taking some punishment here, with Iron in his half guard.
Iron wants to pass to mount but Kulig is defending the position.
Iron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulig can do to turn this around?
Iron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Iron sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Iron tries to pass to full mount but Kulig defends it.
Iron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Iron passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron is trying to get an arm triangle but Kulig is defending well.
Kulig is trying to get back to half guard.
Iron wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kulig, who protects the arm well.
Iron working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kulig managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Iron.
Iron scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kulig to see if he's OK.
Mort Kulig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulig parries the strikes from Iron easily there. Iron is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kulig to escape.
Iron cracks Kulig with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iron working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Iron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iron, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Iron!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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