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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maurice McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Paakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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184 lbs
10 - 10 - 1 |
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180 cm
24
176 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurice McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Paakku!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paakku tries to clinch but McDonald moves away
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paakku moves to clinch but McDonald breaks away
and McDonald counters with a solid body kick.
Paakku wants to clinch
and McDonald counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Paakku is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Paakku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paakku closes the distance but McDonald moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paakku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armas Paakku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paakku looks gassed!
Paakku tries to clinch but McDonald moves away
and McDonald counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - McDonald finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Paakku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paakku chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
McDonald connects with a solid leg kick.
McDonald clinches up with Paakku and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakku.
McDonald cracks Paakku with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakku takes a shot to the head.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDonald and Paakku are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. McDonald throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Paakku into next week! Ooooh that was huge! McDonald knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maurice McDonald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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