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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Pakkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pakkanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Loost Koos - Pakkasta. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Pakkanen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a wild combination.
al Rashid tries to clinch up.
al Rashid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Rashid closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid presses Pakkanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
al Rashid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pakkanen up against the cage.
Pakkanen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pakkanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Rashid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from al Rashid.
al Rashid scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pakkanen looks for a takedown but al Rashid sprawls well.
al Rashid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pakkanen.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
al Rashid has managed to clinch.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
al Rashid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
Pakkanen fails to pull guard.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a shot to the body.
al Rashid has closed the distance and engaged Pakkanen in a clinch.
Pakkanen tries to break free but al Rashid pushes him back against the cage.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but al Rashid won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen wants to break free but al Rashid has control.
Pakkanen breaks from the clinch.
al Rashid moves into range and clinches up with Pakkanen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Rashid lands a left hand.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid clinches up with Pakkanen and pushes him back against the cage.
Pakkanen working hard to break the clinch.
al Rashid lands a nice uppercut.
Pakkanen pulls guard effortlessly.
al Rashid wants to stand but Pakkanen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pakkanen looking for a guillotine here but al Rashid defends easily.
Pakkanen keeping full guard, as al Rashid tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pakkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but al Rashid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pakkanen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. al Rashid is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pakkanen.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
al Rashid trying to control the action but Pakkanen is working from the bottom.
al Rashid has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen takes one on the button.
Pakkanen has a takedown stuffed.
al Rashid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pakkanen breaks the clinch.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Pakkanen keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Rashid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Rashid has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that round.
That's time! al Rashid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pakkanen shoots and misses
and al Rashid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
al Rashid throws a head kick but Pakkanen moves out of range.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
Pakkanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around al Rashid's waist but al Rashid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pakkanen off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Rashid.
al Rashid tries a head kick but it misses.
al Rashid fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Rashid takes the fight into the clinch.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pakkanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts al Rashid as he jumps to the side.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Pakkanen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
al Rashid misses with a jab, cross combination.
al Rashid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pakkanen.
al Rashid has Pakkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, al Rashid scores with a nice short uppercut.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
al Rashid swinging wildly here.
al Rashid is looking to score with low kicks.
Pakkanen avoids the head kick by al Rashid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a nice body kick.
al Rashid connects with a high kick.
al Rashid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Rashid. That's going to slow Pakkanen down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Rashid misses with a head kick.
Pakkanen takes a kick to the side of the head.
al Rashid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pakkanen.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pakkanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? al Rashid is fending him off so far but Pakkanen persists. Nope, al Rashid circles away and we're back to standing.
al Rashid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid has Pakkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
Pakkanen is breathing heavily.
al Rashid tries to work over Pakkanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
al Rashid cracks Pakkanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pakkanen misses with a takedown attempt
and al Rashid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
A short right from al Rashid.
Pakkanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pakkanen is trying to break free.
al Rashid scores with a hook to the body.
al Rashid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Rashid lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Rashid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pakkanen can do to turn this around?
al Rashid throws a sloppy head kick and Pakkanen moves out of range easily.
al Rashid forces Pakkanen back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
al Rashid is working Pakkanen over against the cage.
Pakkanen is trying to push al Rashid away but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kareem al Rashid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Rashid lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pakkanen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid has Pakkanen pressed against the cage.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from al Rashid.
al Rashid is leaning against Pakkanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid 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.
al Rashid connects with a nice looking jab.
al Rashid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pakkanen.
al Rashid closes the distance and pushes Pakkanen back into the cage.
Pakkanen has had enough of the clinch but al Rashid keeps him there for the moment.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but al Rashid won't allow it.
Pakkanen jumps guard but al Rashid stands there with Pakkanen around his waist. Pakkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pakkanen jumps guard but al Rashid stands there with Pakkanen around his waist. Pakkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Still in the clinch, al Rashid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pakkanen wants to break free but al Rashid has control.
Pakkanen fails to pull guard.
Pakkanen can't break the clinch.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pakkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from al Rashid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid feints a jab promting Pakkanen to slip. al Rashid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pakkanen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pakkanen is rocked!
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
al Rashid taking a breather.
al Rashid keeps control of Pakkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the body.
al Rashid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pakkanen.
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
Pakkanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
al Rashid taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
al Rashid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Rashid closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid scores with a shot to the side of Pakkanen's head.
Pakkanen is still on wobbly legs! Can al Rashid finish him?
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Rashid lands a shot to the body.
Pakkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. al Rashid just stands there and leans against the cage.
al Rashid digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Rashid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
al Rashid closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid cracks Pakkanen with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
al Rashid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by al Rashid!
A kick lands to the mid section there for al Rashid.
al Rashid is looking to wear down Pakkanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
al Rashid moves into range and clinches up with Pakkanen.
al Rashid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pakkanen backwards.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pakkanens head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid cracks Pakkanen with a nice body shot.
al Rashid lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pakkanen or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
al Rashid doesn't manage to clinch there - Pakkanen circles away.
al Rashid closes the distance and pushes Pakkanen back into the cage.
al Rashid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid has closed the distance and engaged Pakkanen in a clinch.
al Rashid pushes Pakkanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
al Rashid stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
al Rashid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pakkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid lands a slapping body shot.
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
al Rashid instigates a clinch.
Pakkanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as al Rashid walks away with a smile on his face. Pakkanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pakkanen gets tackled into the cage by al Rashid. al Rashid maintains the clinch.
Pakkanen is looking to break free of the clinch but al Rashid has double underhooks.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike.
al Rashid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pakkanen swats away the attempt to clinch by al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Rashid clinches with his opponent.
Pakkanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage.
Pakkanen is trying to break free.
Pakkanen wants to get back to striking at distance but al Rashid won't allow it.
al Rashid stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by al Rashid.
al Rashid breaks from the clinch.
al Rashid pushes Pakkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pakkanen has had enough of the clinch but al Rashid keeps him there for the moment.
al Rashid manages to break the clinch.
Pakkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pakkanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. al Rashid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pakkanen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
al Rashid throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Rashid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
al Rashid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pakkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
al Rashid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pakkanen tries to move into range but al Rashid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pakkanen closes the distance and clinches up with al Rashid, looking for a takedown. Pakkanen pushes al Rashid against the cage but al Rashid circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pakkanen gets tackled into the cage by al Rashid. al Rashid maintains the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid works on Pakkanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. al Rashid just stands there and leans against the cage.
al Rashid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Rashid lands a right hand.
al Rashid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Rashid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and al Rashid duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Rashid cracks Pakkanen with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from al Rashid.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kareem al Rashid is winning the standup battle so far.
al Rashid misses with a jab, cross combination.
al Rashid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and al Rashid duly obliges.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pakkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Pakkanen keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid closes the distance and clinches.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pakkanen tries to pull guard but al Rashid won't allow it.
Pakkanen takes a shot to the head.
Pakkanen wants to break free but al Rashid has control.
al Rashid has Pakkanen pressed against the cage, preventing Pakkanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pakkanen is trying to push al Rashid away but al Rashid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
al Rashid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
al Rashid prevents Pakkanen from breaking the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from al Rashid - that landed with a thud.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
al Rashid wants to stall.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid digs a right hand underneath Pakkanen's ribcage. Pakkanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
al Rashid scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid had his way with Petri Pakkanen in 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. And we move into the final round!
al Rashid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Rashid connects with a leg kick. Pakkanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pakkanen dodges the punch combination from al Rashid.
A punch combination from al Rashid misses.
al Rashid fails to land with a series of punches.
Pakkanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. al Rashid defends it nicely.
al Rashid wants to land a leg kick but Pakkanen is out of range.
al Rashid lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from al Rashid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pakkanen blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a nice shot to the body.
Pakkanen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
al Rashid breaks the clinch.
Pakkanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pakkanen dodges the punch combination from al Rashid.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Pakkanen keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
al Rashid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
al Rashid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pakkanen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as al Rashid walks away with a smile on his face. Pakkanen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to clinch up.
al Rashid throws a head kick that misses.
al Rashid scoring well with a low kick there.
al Rashid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pakkanen wants to clinch up but al Rashid keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid slaps away a takedown attempt from Pakkanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kareem al Rashid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from al Rashid - that will leave a mark!
A left and a right from al Rashid both land. Nice combination.
al Rashid lands with a kick to the temple. Pakkanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
al Rashid lands with a kick to the temple. Pakkanen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
al Rashid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid swinging wildly here.
Pakkanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and al Rashid finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from al Rashid.
al Rashid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Rashid tries to clinch there but Pakkanen circles away.
Pakkanen avoids the head kick by al Rashid.
Pakkanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
al Rashid misses with a leg kick
and al Rashid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al Rashid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pakkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kareem al Rashid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and al Rashid wants it to stay on the feet.
Pakkanen shoots in for a takedown but al Rashid shows good takedown defense.
al Rashid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pakkanen.
Pakkanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
al Rashid stuffs the takedown.
al Rashid throws a right hand that Pakkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pakkanen also avoids with ease.
al Rashid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
al Rashid wants to clinch up but Pakkanen keeps it at a distance.
al Rashid feints and then cracks Pakkanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pakkanen down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Rashid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pakkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Petri Pakkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
al Rashid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem al Rashid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well al Rashid 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:44
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem al Rashid!
Kareem al Rashid retains his welterweight title!
Kareem al Rashid managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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