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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero has chosen Hate Me Now - Nas as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi connects with a single shot there.
Cero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cero throws a jab when Hirvi was well out of range.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirvi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cero throws out the jab.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Hirvi lands with a slapping head kick.
Cero misses with an uppercut.
Hirvi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cero. Cero obviously looking to wear him down.
Good exchange - Cero coming out on top.
Hirvi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hirvi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cero lands a jab to the head.
Hirvi wants to clinch.
Hirvi closes the distance and clinches up with Cero, looking for a takedown. Hirvi pushes Cero against the cage but Cero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero throws a leg kick which misses Hirvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hirvi tries to avoid it.
Cero lands a really nice looking cross but Hirvi seems unphased.
Cero scores with a hook to the body. Hirvi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cero misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cero.
Hirvi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hirvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cero.
Hirvi throws a low kick but Cero avoids it.
Cero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cero wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Hirvi.
Hirvi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cero. That's going to slow Hirvi down.
Cero doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvi circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hirvi looks for the body kick but Cero saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirvi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hirvi connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hirvi checks a leg kick.
Cero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cero jabs Hirvi right on the nose. Hirvi blinks but takes it well.
Cero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirvi looks to land a body kick but Cero moved away.
Hirvi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cero stuns Hirvi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Cero throws a hook but Hirvi blocks it.
Hirvi avoids the body shot from Cero.
Hirvi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi throws a sloppy head kick and Cero moves out of range easily.
Cero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hirvi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cero lands with a good body shot.
Hirvi misses with a low kick as Cero jumps back.
Cero throws out a loose jab but Hirvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hirvi.
Hirvi scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cero. That's going to slow Hirvi down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hirvi is defended easily by Cero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Hirvi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hirvi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cero looks to land a combination. Hirvi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hirvi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvi throws a front kick aimed at Cero's knee but Cero avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cero.
Hirvi moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cero checks a low kick from Hirvi.
Hirvi throws a leg kick
and Cero counters with an inside leg kick.
Cero stuns Hirvi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hirvi is breathing heavily.
Hirvi thows a leg kick but Cero checks it
and Cero counters with an outside leg kick.
Cero lands a nice hook to Hirvi's body. Hirvi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cero jabs at Hirvi's body.
Cero throws a chopping leg kick but Hirvi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvi throws a series of punches but Cero moves out of range.
Cero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hirvi.
Cero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hirvi is out of range.
Hirvi throws a head kick but Cero moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Hirvi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hirvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cero moves away.
Hirvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hirvi. That did some damage!
Hirvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cero throws a push kick but Hirvi slaps the foot to one side.
Cero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hirvi rather than just go for the knockout.
Hirvi throws a sloppy head kick and Cero moves out of range easily.
Hirvi walks into a jab.
Hirvi checks a leg kick nicely.
A punch combination from Cero misses.
Numero Cero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cero misses with a body shot.
Cero cracks Hirvi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hirvi is looking to land body kicks.
Hirvi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero avoids the head kick by Hirvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Hirvi misses with a low kick as Cero jumps back.
Hirvi throws a body kick that misses.
Cero with a jab.
Cero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hirvi lands with a hook. Cero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hirvi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hirvi connects with an inside leg kick.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Hirvi throws a low kick, looking for Cero's leg but Cero calmly moves out of range.
Cero misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hirvi looks to land a body kick but Cero moved away.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cero misses with a wild body shot.
Hirvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hirvi misses with a left hand
and Cero counters with a stiff right hand.
Hirvi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hirvi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hirvi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cero but Cero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hirvi.
Cero scores with a nice strike.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Hirvi is just out of range.
Cero stalks Hirvi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hirvi's face. Hirvi staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi takes one to the side of the head.
Cero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cero checks a leg kick.
Cero motions for Hirvi to come forward. Cero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hirvi misses with a looping right.
Cero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cero cracks the inside of Hirvi's front leg.
Hirvi walks into a left hand.
Hirvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Hirvi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hirvi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cero throws an overhand right that lands on Hirvi's shoulder, as Hirvi tries to avoid the shot.
Cero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero scores with a jab.
Cero looks to throw the jab but Hirvi is out of range.
Hirvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cero motions for Hirvi to come forward. Cero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hirvi ducks under a wild hook from Cero.
An inside leg kick from Cero misses.
Hirvi fails with a takedown attempt.
Hirvi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cero tries to sprawl but Hirvi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cero is trying to stand up here but Hirvi is controlling him well.
Cero kicks Hirvi off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
Hirvi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hirvi somewhat.
Cero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hirvi clinches.
Hirvi misses with an elbow strike.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirvi controls his hands.
Hirvi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cero leaning against his opponent.
Hirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cero's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hirvi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cero's brow.
Hirvi lands a nice knee to the body.
Cero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cero lands a jab to the head.
Hirvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Hirvi.
Hirvi moves out of range of the body kick.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hirvi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero tries to clinch there but Hirvi circles away.
Cero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cero throws a sloppy body shot
and Hirvi counters with an inside leg kick.
Hirvi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Cero misses.
Cero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hirvi 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 Cero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hirvi. That's going to slow Cero down.
Antti Hirvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hirvi is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Cero.
A slow jab from Cero misses its intended target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hirvi - the referee stops the clock and Cero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hirvi. Cero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cero misses with a double jab.
Hirvi slips a jab from Cero.
Some bone on bone action there as Cero checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cero takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hirvi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hirvi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cero.
Cero avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cero. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cero thows a body kick. Hirvi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cero misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hirvi misses with a low kick.
Cero lands a slapping body shot.
Hirvi is looking to chop away at Cero's legs.
Cero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cero wants it to stay on the feet.
Cero lands a slapping body shot.
Cero cracks a nice hook into Hirvi's ribs.
Cero lands with a nice body punch.
Cero digs a good hook to Hirvi's body.
Cero throws a good cross that connects.
Cero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Hirvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hirvi is looking to clinch but Cero is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Cero tenderised Hirvi's leg. Hirvi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cero lands a jab to Hirvi's midsection.
Cero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Numero Cero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hirvi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hirvi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hirvi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Cero coming out on top.
Hirvi misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cero looks to land a body kick but Hirvi moved away.
Hirvi feints and then cracks Cero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cero down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Cero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cero winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
After the big win, Numero Cero made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [GTI] Divine Clothing [8.95$ MORALE BOOSTERS] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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