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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuffie Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Ismael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kisaragi comes to the cage accompanied by Bezimienni - Walka. Yuffie Kisaragi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuffie Kisaragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Ismael!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ismael motions for Kisaragi to come forward. Ismael throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kisaragi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kisaragi throwing strikes but Ismael manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kisaragi 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.
Ismael tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kisaragi can't do much from the bottom here.
Ismael wants to stand but Kisaragi has his arm trapped.
Kisaragi wants to control but Ismael postures up.
Ismael tries to get to his feet but Kisaragi is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Ismael in his guard.
Kisaragi managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael is looking to stand up but Kisaragi won't let him.
Ismael being controlled here momentarily.
Ismael wants to get up but he can't break Kisaragi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yuffie Kisaragi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kisaragi is defended easily by Ismael.
Ismael wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ismael misses with a low kick as Kisaragi jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ismael is fending him off so far but Kisaragi persists. Nope, Ismael circles away and we're back to standing.
Ismael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ismael lands with a straight right. Kisaragi didn't see that one coming.
Ismael throws a body punch but Kisaragi moves out of range.
Ismael feints and then cracks Kisaragi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kisaragi down.
Ismael throws a series of strikes that have Kisaragi backpedaling.
It looks like Yuffie Kisaragi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ismael stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuffie Kisaragi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kisaragi is breathing heavily.
Kisaragi blocks a head kick by Ismael.
Kisaragi looks for a takedown but Ismael sprawls well.
Ismael throws a series of punches but Kisaragi avoids them all with ease.
Ismael throws a sloppy head kick and Kisaragi moves out of range easily.
Ismael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Kisaragi with that takedown attempt.
Ismael throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael lands a head kick. Kisaragi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ismael throws out a leg kick but Kisaragi moves out of range and Ismael only half commits.
Ismael throws a head kick but Kisaragi moves out of range.
Kisaragi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ismael tries to avoid it but Kisaragi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ismael to the ground. Ismael escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ismael chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kisaragi avoids the head kick by Ismael.
Kisaragi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kisaragi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ismael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kisaragi's knee momentarily.
Ismael stalks Kisaragi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kisaragi's face. Kisaragi staggers backwards, shaken.
Ismael throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ismael scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ismael lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kisaragi blocks a head kick by Ismael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ismael.
Ismael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ismael throws a leg kick that misses.
Ismael throws a nice looking combination but Kisaragi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ismael misses with a leg kick.
Ismael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kisaragi moves away.
Ismael listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kisaragi shoots in for a takedown but Ismael shows good takedown defense.
Ismael misses with a head kick.
Yuffie Kisaragi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kisaragi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kisaragi shoots in looking for a takedown. Ismael tries to sprawl out of it but Kisaragi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ismael manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Ismael does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Ismael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuffie Kisaragi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left and a right from Ismael both land. Nice combination.
Ismael cracks the inside of Kisaragi's front leg.
Ismael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ismael misses with a low kick.
Ismael throws a shot from downtown. Kisaragi moves away and avoids it.
Kisaragi misses with a straight right.
Ismael tries a head kick but it misses.
Ismael lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Ismael.
Ismael throws a head kick but Kisaragi moves out of range.
Ismael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ismael lands an overhand right.
Kisaragi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kisaragi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismael defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kisaragi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kisaragi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuffie Kisaragi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ismael scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kisaragi doesn't seem bothered though.
Ismael connects with a body shot that sends Kisaragi's belly button to the back.
Ismael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ismael tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ismael. That's going to slow Kisaragi down.
Kisaragi shoots in but Ismael avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kisaragi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ismael's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ismael duly obliges.
Lee Ismael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ismael misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismael lands with a hook. Kisaragi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ismael lands a lovely overhand right.
Kisaragi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ismael lands a two punch combo.
A left lands for Ismael.
Kisaragi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ismael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ismael lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ismael throws a head kick that misses.
Ismael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kisaragi shoots in but no luck this time.
Kisaragi avoids the head kick by Ismael.
Ismael listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismael looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ismael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Ismael, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ismael misses with a head kick.
Kisaragi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ismael as he avoids it easily.
Lee Ismael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ismael throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ismael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ismael, right into the meat.
Ismael connects with a crisp jab.
Kisaragi avoids the body shot from Ismael.
Sloppy strikes from Ismael. Those never looked like landing.
Ismael throws a sloppy head kick and Kisaragi moves out of range easily.
Kisaragi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ismael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismael connects with a crisp jab.
Kisaragi blocks a head kick by Ismael.
Kisaragi shoots in but Ismael avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kisaragi blocks a head kick by Ismael.
Kisaragi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kisaragi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kisaragi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice sprawl there from Ismael as Kisaragi shoots in.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kisaragi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ismael scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ismael lands with a good body shot.
Kisaragi avoids the head kick by Ismael.
Ismael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Ismael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuffie Kisaragi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ismael misses the shot to the body.
Ismael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ismael is looking to chop away at Kisaragi's legs.
Ismael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kisaragi.
Ismael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kisaragi misses with the body kick
and Ismael counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ismael scoring well with a low kick there.
Ismael connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ismael throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ismael throws a head kick but Kisaragi moves out of range.
Kisaragi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kisaragi swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Ismael misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kisaragi takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi shoots in looking for a takedown but Ismael manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kisaragi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ismael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ismael with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ismael throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kisaragi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kisaragi is leaning against Ismael and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kisaragi is trying to push Ismael away but Ismael has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ismael tries to throw a body punch but Kisaragi avoids it by throwing Ismael back against the cage.
Ismael crunches a lovely knee into Kisaragi's ribcage.
Ismael works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kisaragi tries to circle away but Ismael has him pinned against the cage.
Ismael prevents a body shot from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi wants to break free but Ismael has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kisaragi as Ismael tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi fails to pull guard.
Kisaragi avoids the elbow strike from Ismael, against the cage.
Ismael tries to land knees in the clinch but Kisaragi avoids the damage to the body.
Ismael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kisaragi is trying to maintain a safe position but Ismael gets an underhook and turns Kisaragi into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kisaragi tries to work over Ismael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ismael using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kisaragi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ismael scores a nice knee to the body.
Ismael is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kisaragi is keeping busy.
Ismael is struggling to control the position.
Ismael receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Yuffie Kisaragi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ismael.
Ismael looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kisaragi struggles to land a body shot inside as Ismael controls his hands.
Kisaragi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ismael is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuffie Kisaragi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ismael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ismael looking to throw knees to the head but Kisaragi is blocking nicely.
Kisaragi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ismael is trying to maintain a safe position but Kisaragi gets an underhook and turns Ismael into the cage.
Ismael tries to land knees in the clinch but Kisaragi avoids the damage to the body.
Kisaragi is trying to stall.
Ismael pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismael works on Kisaragi's body with a couple of short punches.
Ismael looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ismael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kisaragi avoiding damage as Ismael throws knees to the body.
Ismael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kisaragi dodges an elbow strike from Ismael.
Kisaragi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ismael is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ismael is pressed up against the cage. Kisaragi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ismael down to the mat. Ismael avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kisaragi shoots for a takedown but Ismael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ismael throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ismael throws a head kick that Kisaragi semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kisaragi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ismael throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kisaragi's head.
Ismael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Ismael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ismael winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Ismael!
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RATING
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