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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aj Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Fafnisbani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fafnisbani has chosen What Frequencies Do to People by Tieum and Ophidian as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aj Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigurd Fafnisbani!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Fafnisbani's shoulder, as Fafnisbani tries to avoid the shot.
Fafnisbani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fafnisbani thumps Teixeira with a low kick.
Sigurd Fafnisbani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fafnisbani scores with a hook.
Fafnisbani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch there but Teixeira circles away.
A low kick from Fafnisbani misses
and Teixeira counters with a straight right hand.
Fafnisbani misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fafnisbani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teixeira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira throws a sloppy head kick and Fafnisbani moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Fafnisbani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fafnisbani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fafnisbani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fafnisbani thows a leg kick but Teixeira checks it
and Teixeira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teixeira throws a hook but Fafnisbani avoids it easily.
Fafnisbani tried to score with a low kick but Teixeira checks it.
A head kick misses from Teixeira.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fafnisbani was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Teixeira moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Teixeira 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fafnisbani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fafnisbani.
Teixeira throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani is rocked!
Fafnisbani throws a solid leg kick but Teixeira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fafnisbani.
An inside leg kick lands from Fafnisbani.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Fafnisbani takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teixeira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fafnisbani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Teixeira takes a swing at Fafnisbani's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira checks a low kick from Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani throws a low kick but Teixeira moves out of range easily.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Teixeira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the body
and Fafnisbani counters with an outside leg kick.
Teixeira is looking to wear down Fafnisbani with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fafnisbani wants to slow Teixeira down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira blocks a leg kick.
That kick from Fafnisbani tenderised Teixeira's leg. Teixeira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fafnisbani tries to land a leg kick but Teixeira saw it coming and moves away.
Teixeira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Fafnisbani moves out of range.
Fafnisbani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Teixeira with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fafnisbani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Teixeira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teixeira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fafnisbani defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Teixeira checks a leg kick.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aj Teixeira dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fafnisbani is looking to score with low kicks.
Fafnisbani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teixeira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fafnisbani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Teixeira.
A solid leg kick lands there for Teixeira.
Teixeira tries to score with a low kick but Fafnisbani moves his leg out of the way.
Teixeira blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fafnisbani.
An inside leg kick from Fafnisbani misses.
Fafnisbani is looking to clinch but Teixeira is avoiding it.
Fafnisbani wants to land a leg kick but Teixeira is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafnisbani tries a low kick but Teixeira avoids it.
A low kick from Fafnisbani misses
and Teixeira counters with a stiff right hand.
Teixeira is looking to chop away at Fafnisbani's legs.
Fafnisbani throws out a leg kick but Teixeira moves out of range and Fafnisbani only half commits.
Fafnisbani blocks a low kick nicely.
Teixeira scores with a nice head shot.
Teixeira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fafnisbani counters with a good low kick that Teixeira was not able to check.
Fafnisbani takes the fight into the clinch.
Teixeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Teixeira tries to work over Fafnisbani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fafnisbani'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.
Fafnisbani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Fafnisbani stalling.
Teixeira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fafnisbani looking to slow down the pace here.
Fafnisbani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fafnisbani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Fafnisbani controls the action.
Teixeira lands a body shot.
Teixeira pushes Fafnisbani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira struggles to land a body shot inside as Fafnisbani controls his hands.
Teixeira prevents a body shot from Fafnisbani.
Teixeira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fafnisbani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fafnisbani landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teixeira.
Teixeira pushes Fafnisbani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira being controlled against the cage.
Teixeira struggles to land a body shot inside as Fafnisbani controls his hands.
Teixeira tries to work over Fafnisbani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teixeira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fafnisbani's elbow.
Fafnisbani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fafnisbani tries to stall but Teixeira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Teixeira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teixeira is working Fafnisbani over against the cage.
Fafnisbani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira prevents a body shot from Fafnisbani.
Teixeira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fafnisbani misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fafnisbani misses with a punch on the inside.
Fafnisbani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fafnisbani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Teixeira lands a hook that snaps the head of Fafnisbani backwards.
A short left from Teixeira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Teixeira is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Teixeira.
Fafnisbani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Teixeira struggles to land a body shot inside as Fafnisbani controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aj Teixeira will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fafnisbani blocks a head kick by Teixeira.
Sigurd Fafnisbani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fafnisbani throws a low kick, looking for Teixeira's leg but Teixeira calmly moves out of range.
Fafnisbani throws a low kick, looking for Teixeira's leg but Teixeira calmly moves out of range.
Teixeira keeps the fight on the outside.
Teixeira checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Teixeira as he connects with a hook.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut
and Fafnisbani counters with a nice uppercut.
Fafnisbani throws a leg kick
and Teixeira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teixeira misses with the combination.
Fafnisbani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teixeira, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira misses with a punch on the inside.
Fafnisbani looking to stall.
Fafnisbani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Teixeira's defenses.
Fafnisbani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Teixeira.
Fafnisbani tries to work over Teixeira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aj Teixeira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fafnisbani trying to land knees to the body.
Teixeira scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a right hand.
Fafnisbani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Teixeira misses with a punch to the body.
Fafnisbani takes a shot to the head.
Fafnisbani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Fafnisbani - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Teixeira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fafnisbani is still on wobbly legs! Can Teixeira finish him?
Fafnisbani is working Teixeira over against the cage.
Fafnisbani misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Teixeira.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Teixeira fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teixeira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Teixeira misses with a body punch.
Fafnisbani seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Teixeira.
Teixeira tries to work over Fafnisbani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fafnisbani looking to slow down the pace here.
Teixeira tries to throw a body punch but Fafnisbani avoids it by throwing Teixeira back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Teixeira fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani trying to control the position but instead, Teixeira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fafnisbani into the cage.
Fafnisbani misses with a body punch.
Teixeira can't find room to land a body shot as Fafnisbani controls the action.
Fafnisbani prevents a body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fafnisbani backwards.
Teixeira misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Teixeira - that landed with a thud.
Teixeira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Teixeira digs a right hand into Fafnisbani's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fafnisbani's gas tank.
Fafnisbani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fafnisbani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Teixeira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fafnisbani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teixeira's elbow.
Teixeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fafnisbani wants to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teixeira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teixeira gets through Fafnisbani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fafnisbani misses with an elbow strike.
Aj Teixeira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fafnisbani misses with a punch to the body.
Fafnisbani tries to throw a body punch but Teixeira avoids it by throwing Fafnisbani back against the cage.
Fafnisbani struggles to land a body shot inside as Teixeira controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fafnisbani struggles to land a body shot inside as Teixeira controls his hands.
Fafnisbani is trying to maintain a safe position but Teixeira gets an underhook and turns Fafnisbani into the cage.
Sigurd Fafnisbani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teixeira cracks Fafnisbani with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aj Teixeira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Teixeira 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aj Teixeira!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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