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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasi Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rocha.
A swing and a miss from Nurminen.
Nurminen swinging wildly here.
Nurminen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurminen scores with a nice right hand.
Nurminen loads up on a big right hand but Rocha slips the punch.
A combination from Rocha does no damage.
Nurminen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nurminen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rocha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nurminen misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Rocha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nurminen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rocha circles away quickly and effectively.
Rocha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rocha throws a head kick but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rocha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nurminen lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nurminen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rocha at a distance.
Rocha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Nurminen moves out of range easily.
Rocha throws a push kick but Nurminen slaps the foot to one side.
Rocha checks a leg kick.
Nurminen clobbers Rocha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurminen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rocha has time to react.
Rocha scores with a head kick.
Rocha throws a right and a left that Nurminen avoids nicely.
Nurminen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Nurminen coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurminen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rocha misses with a wild body shot.
Nurminen lands a jab-cross combination.
Rocha takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Rocha tries to land a front kick but Nurminen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nurminen swings for the body but Rocha moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Nurminen.
Rocha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nurminen scores with a jab.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Rocha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurminen manages to avoid it.
Rocha ducks under a wild hook from Nurminen.
Nurminen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nurminen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rocha under the eye.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Nurminen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rocha.
Nurminen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nurminen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha with a nice cross.
Rocha takes a swing at Nurminen's ribcage but misses.
Nurminen avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Nurminen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rocha.
Rocha thuds his shin into the meat of Nurminen's side.
Nurminen is breathing heavily.
Rocha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nurminen.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurminen throws a nice looking combination but Rocha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nurminen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nurminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurminen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rocha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nurminen rather than just go for the knockout.
Nurminen blocks a head kick by Rocha.
Rocha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nurminen scores with a jab. Rocha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rocha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocha.
Rocha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurminen misses with the combination.
Rocha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nurminen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nurminen misses with a straight right.
Rocha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Nurminen coming out on top.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Rocha.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the body.
Nurminen throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rocha scoring well with a low kick there.
Rocha throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nurminen thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rocha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aldo Rocha will probably get the nod.
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.
Rocha digs a good body shot into Nurminen's ribs.
Rocha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nurminen.
Rocha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nurminen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses.
Nurminen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Rocha.
Nurminen blocks a head kick by Rocha.
Rocha looks for the body kick but Nurminen saw that one coming.
Nurminen moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurminen.
Rocha throws a head kick but Nurminen moves out of range.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocha is just out of range.
Rocha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nurminen lands with a good body shot.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurminen clobbers Rocha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Nurminen finds it's way through Rocha's defenses.
Nurminen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nurminen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocha.
Rocha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurminen finds it's way round the side to connect with Rocha's head.
Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a shot to the body.
Rocha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo Rocha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nurminen.
Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Nurminen moves out of range easily.
Nurminen tests Rocha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurminen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left and a right from Nurminen both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Nurminen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nurminen lands a jab to the head.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocha.
Rocha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pasi Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurminen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nurminen duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurminen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nurminen avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Rocha throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rocha misses with a body kick.
Nurminen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nurminen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pasi Nurminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rocha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurminen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nurminen. Rocha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurminen throws a right and a left that Rocha avoids nicely.
Nurminen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nurminen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rocha.
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
Nurminen scores with a jab to the head.
Rocha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nurminen lands an overhand right.
Rocha walks into a left hand.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nurminen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurminen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nurminen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nurminen takes a step back to recover.
Nurminen blocks a head kick by Rocha.
Nurminen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha counters with a big head kick but Nurminen shrugs it off.
Nurminen is rocked!
A solid body kick from Rocha.
Oh Nurminen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Rocha and Nurminen are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Rocha throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Nurminen into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Rocha knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aldo Rocha!
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energy
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hype
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