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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Nappula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weiss comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise. Nappula is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Los Mandados. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Nappula!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nappula throws a poor cross that misses
and Weiss counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nappula is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nappula misses with a hook. Weiss ducked under it nicely.
Weiss thuds his shin into the meat of Nappula's side.
Nappula throws a hook but Weiss avoids it easily.
Weiss slips under a jab from Nappula.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Weiss.
A punch lands to the side of Weiss 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nappula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nappula throws a lazy uppercut
and Weiss counters with a left to the body.
Weiss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nappula on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nappula looks to land a left hand but Weiss moved out of range nicely.
Weiss clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Weiss.
Weiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weiss is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Weiss scores with a shot to the side of Nappula's head.
Weiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weiss misses with the head strike.
Nappula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Weiss - that landed with a thud.
Weiss slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappula is looking to break free of the clinch but Weiss has double underhooks.
Weiss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weiss misses with some punches.
Weiss scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Weiss.
A right handed body shot lands from Weiss.
Weiss can't find room to land a body shot as Nappula controls the action.
Weiss digs a right hand underneath Nappula's ribcage. Nappula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weiss works on Nappula's body with a couple of short punches.
Nappula looks gassed!
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Weiss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss tries a body shot but Nappula blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Weiss fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weiss.
Weiss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weiss throws a punch but it's blocked by Nappula.
Weiss lands with a left to the head.
Weiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nappula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nappula blocking some punches.
Weiss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weiss.
Weiss tries to work over Nappula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weiss pressing his opponent against the cage.
Weiss misses with the head strike.
Weiss scores with a shot to the side of Nappula's head.
Weiss misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weiss has a couple of punches blocked by Nappula.
Weiss leaning against his opponent.
Nappula is looking to break free of the clinch but Weiss has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Weiss dominated that 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.
Nappula connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Weiss connects with a body shot that sends Nappula's belly button to the back.
Nappula throws a right hand that Weiss ducks under and follows up with a left that Weiss also avoids with ease.
Weiss cracks a nice hook into Nappula's ribs.
Weiss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nappula's head.
Nappula falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weiss finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weiss.
Weiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nappula sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nappula.
Nappula takes one to the side of the head.
Nappula is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappula misses with a double jab
and Weiss counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nappula is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Weiss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nappula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nappula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Weiss misses with a body punch.
Weiss swings wildly with an uppercut but Nappula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiss tries a body shot but Nappula blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weiss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nappula backwards.
Weiss stalling against the cage.
Weiss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weiss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Weiss on the inside.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike.
Weiss lands a right hand.
A short right from Weiss.
Weiss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiss throws a punch but it's blocked by Nappula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss pushes Nappula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weiss tries to throw a body punch but Nappula avoids it by throwing Weiss back against the cage.
Nappula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Weiss.
Nappula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barry Weiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weiss dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Weiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss pushes Nappula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weiss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nappula can do to turn this around?
Weiss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Weiss.
Nappula has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weiss pushes Nappula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Weiss lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weiss manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Weiss 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Weiss staying out of range there.
Weiss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nappula.
Weiss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Weiss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weiss lands a right hand.
Weiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weiss lands with a right to the head.
Weiss avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weiss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weiss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weiss's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nappula blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weiss cracks Nappula with a nice body shot.
Weiss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nappula backwards.
Weiss has Nappula pressed against the cage.
Nappula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weiss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weiss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nappula is trying to push Weiss away but Weiss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nappula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Weiss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weiss cracks Nappula with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Weiss.
Nappula takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nappula has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
Weiss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Weiss.
Stalling in the clinch from Weiss.
Weiss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss pushes Nappula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weiss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nappula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nappula's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weiss swings wildly with an uppercut but Nappula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiss leaning against his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin Nappula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weiss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Weiss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Weiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Weiss 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Weiss!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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