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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Punahilkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punahilkka has chosen Mäihä Show feat. Punahilkka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bruce McBrain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pekka Punahilkka's chin.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Punahilkka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain connects with a single shot there.
Punahilkka is looking to clinch but McBrain is avoiding it.
McBrain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McBrain throws a head kick that misses
and Punahilkka counters with a nice low kick that buckles McBrain's knee momentarily.
Punahilkka misses with a wild body shot.
McBrain swats away the attempt to clinch by Punahilkka.
McBrain connects with a solid leg kick.
McBrain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Punahilkka looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBrain lands a big right hand that sends Punahilkka crashing to the mat! McBrain stays standing though and waves Punahilkka back to his feet!
Punahilkka is rocked!
It looks like Pekka Punahilkka has been cut.
McBrain misses with a lunging right hand
and Punahilkka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Punahilkka.
Punahilkka is still on wobbly legs! Can McBrain finish him?
McBrain avoiding damage as Punahilkka throws knees to the body.
Punahilkka seems to have recovered his senses.
McBrain tries to circle away but Punahilkka has him pinned against the cage.
McBrain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punahilkka feints and as McBrain raises his hands in defense, Punahilkka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Punahilkka won't allow McBrain to sweep him here.
Punahilkka throws a strike but McBrain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka keeping full guard, as McBrain tries to pass.
Punahilkka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McBrain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punahilkka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two 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.
McBrain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBrain trying to control the position from guard on top but Punahilkka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruce McBrain wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punahilkka is looking to clinch but McBrain is avoiding it.
McBrain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punahilkka counters with a right hand to the body.
McBrain misses with a jab to the body
and Punahilkka counters with a one-two to the body.
Punahilkka tries to clinch there but McBrain circles away.
Punahilkka dips to his left and cracks McBrain with an uppercut!
McBrain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punahilkka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrain misses with a right hand
and Punahilkka counters with a low kick, right behind McBrain 's knee.
Punahilkka digs a good hook to McBrain's body.
McBrain misses with a left hand
and Punahilkka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McBrain misses with a jab to the body
and Punahilkka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McBrain misses with an uppercut
and Punahilkka counters with a straight right hand.
Punahilkka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBrain manages to avoid it.
Punahilkka throws a right hand that McBrain ducks under and follows up with a left that McBrain also avoids with ease.
Punahilkka closes the distance and clinches.
Punahilkka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Punahilkka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Punahilkka lands an elbow inside that McBrain shrugs off.
McBrain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Punahilkka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Punahilkka lands an elbow just above McBrain 's eye.
It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.
Punahilkka has McBrain pushed against the cage.
McBrain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McBrain working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrain is trying to force a seperation but Punahilkka has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Punahilkka.
McBrain is trying to break the clinch but Punahilkka is controlling him.
Punahilkka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBrain blocks it with crossed arms.
Punahilkka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Punahilkka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Punahilkka lands a nice elbow.
Punahilkka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McBrain has had enough of the clinch but Punahilkka keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Punahilkka on the inside.
McBrain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McBrain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punahilkka lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Punahilkka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McBrain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Punahilkka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Punahilkka lands a body punch.
Punahilkka slowing the pace effectively.
Punahilkka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punahilkka working McBrain over with knees to the body.
Punahilkka lands a body shot.
A short left from Punahilkka.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McBrain is trying to push Punahilkka away but Punahilkka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Punahilkka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Punahilkka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Punahilkka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McBrain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punahilkka tries to clinch up.
McBrain misses with a hook
and Punahilkka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBrain misses with a left hand
and Punahilkka counters with a single leg into guard. McBrain didn't expect that.
McBrain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Punahilkka landing some decent shots from guard.
Punahilkka lands a couple of elbows.
Punahilkka throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McBrain avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka trying to control the position from guard on top but McBrain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punahilkka thows a big elbow that misses.
Punahilkka connects with a couple of short punches.
Punahilkka wants to control from the top but McBrain keeps moving.
McBrain looking for a sweep. Not yet McBrain, not yet.
Punahilkka pushing down on McBrain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Punahilkka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McBrain's head.
McBrain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Punahilkka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Punahilkka is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Punahilkka working McBrain over with strikes.
Punahilkka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McBrain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punahilkka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Punahilkka working McBrain over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McBrain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punahilkka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McBrain defending well though.
Punahilkka prevents McBrain from standing back up.
Punahilkka thows a huge punch but McBrain dodges it nicely.
Punahilkka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Punahilkka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Punahilkka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Punahilkka lands with some strikes.
Punahilkka with a couple of short strikes.
Punahilkka looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka with shots to the head and body - McBrain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Punahilkka breaks from McBrain's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Punahilkka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pekka Punahilkka has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns McBrain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punahilkka controlling the position easily from mount.
Punahilkka wants to control the pace but McBrain is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punahilkka cracks McBrain with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Punahilkka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Punahilkka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McBrain defends it nicely.
McBrain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Punahilkka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McBrain is trying to stand back up but Punahilkka is controlling him
Punahilkka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Punahilkka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Punahilkka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Punahilkka content to control rather than advance.
McBrain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Punahilkka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punahilkka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McBrain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punahilkka lands with a punch from half guard.
McBrain is looking for a sweep. Punahilkka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Punahilkka passes to full mount!
McBrain is looking to improve his position but Punahilkka isn't that keen on the idea.
Punahilkka tries to control but McBrain wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punahilkka lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Punahilkka in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McBrain is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Punahilkka content just to control the position here.
Punahilkka postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt McBrain bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Punahilkka and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Punahilkka!
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energy
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