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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Kauri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdi Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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217 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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200 cm
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215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kauri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdi Muhammed!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Muhammed misses.
No joy there for Kauri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kauri feints and as Muhammed raises his hands in defense, Kauri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kauri throws an elbow that misses. Muhammed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kauri's guard. Nice move by Muhammed!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kauri has Muhammed pulled in close to control his posture.
Kauri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kauri thows a huge punch but Muhammed dodges it nicely.
Kauri wants to take a breather but Muhammed is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kauri prevents Muhammed from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauri works his way into side control.
Muhammed is pushing Kauri's head away, looking to escape. Kauri manages to hold on to the position though.
The ground and pound from Kauri seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kauri creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Muhammed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Muhammed is trying to buck Kauri off.
Kauri misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kauri throws a strike aimed at the side of Muhammed's head but Muhammed avoids it well.
Kauri scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kauri working the ground and pound but Muhammed is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Kauri seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Muhammed wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kauri trying to control the position but Muhammed is working away.
Kauri tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kauri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muhammed keeps working.
Muhammed is pushing Kauri's head away, looking to escape. Kauri manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauri postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kauri fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kauri working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kauri content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kauri tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kauri looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Muhammed is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauri throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Muhammed takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Muhammed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kauri throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Muhammed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kauri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kauri trying to control the action but Muhammed is working from the bottom.
Kauri in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kauri throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Kauri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muhammed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kauri throws a jab but it's blocked by Muhammed.
Kauri closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kauri throwing shots but Muhammed is blocking nicely.
Kauri thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kauri not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kauri is pressing down on Muhammed's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muhammed is holding on for now.
Muhammed is trying to stand back up but Kauri is controlling him
Kauri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tommi Kauri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kauri is nestled in close to Muhammed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kauri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kauri drops an elbow to the side of Muhammed's head.
Kauri thows a huge punch but Muhammed dodges it nicely.
Kauri looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kauri passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Muhammed!
Kauri working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kauri looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kauri wants to control the pace but Muhammed is squirming around nicely.
Kauri in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kauri trying to control but Muhammed is having none of it.
Kauri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauri lands a big elbow.
Kauri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muhammed can do to turn this around?
Kauri is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kauri throws some wild stikes that Muhammed manages to avoid easily.
Kauri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muhammed is looking to escape.
Muhammed is trying to stand.
Kauri raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kauri throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kauri is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Muhammed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kauri misses with a head shot.
Kauri unloads with some shots from mount but Muhammed bucks and avoids them well.
Kauri wants to control the pace but Muhammed is squirming around nicely.
Muhammed trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kauri thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kauri misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommi Kauri dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Muhammed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kauri.
Kauri lands a body shot.
Abdi Muhammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammed takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muhammed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kauri.
Muhammed misses with a hook
so Kauri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kauri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Muhammed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kauri controlling from the top position.
Kauri stops Muhammed from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kauri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kauri trying to control the position from guard on top but Muhammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kauri with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muhammed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kauri throws a strike but Muhammed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kauri has his hands on Muhammed's head, controlling the position.
Kauri wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammed gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kauri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muhammed sprawls well initially but Kauri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kauri is looking to take a break and control but Muhammed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kauri lands strikes from half guard.
Kauri moves nicely into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kauri in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauri trying to control the position but Muhammed is working away.
Abdi Muhammed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kauri creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Muhammed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kauri with the ground and pound but Muhammed regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kauri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tommi Kauri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauri is nestled in close to Muhammed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muhammed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kauri with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kauri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kauri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Muhammed defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Kauri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kauri 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Kauri!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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