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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei comes into the arena with Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy blaring out of the sound system. 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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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keijo Kerjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei tries to land a leg kick but Kerjalainen saw it coming and moves away.
Kerjalainen misses with a low kick.
Kerjalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerjalainen defending well as Sensei loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from Kerjalainen tenderised Sensei's leg. Sensei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sensei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick
enabling Sensei to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerjalainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sensei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Sensei lands.
Kerjalainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sensei, pushing him back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Sensei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen breaks from the clinch.
Kerjalainen pushes Sensei up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sensei takes an elbow to the temple.
Sensei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kerjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Sensei avoids it by throwing Kerjalainen back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerjalainen's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sensei obliges.
Sensei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sensei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sensei tries to work over Kerjalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerjalainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Sensei has double underhooks.
Kerjalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerjalainen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kerjalainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sensei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Sensei.
Sensei feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerjalainen's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sensei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerjalainen.
A jab from Sensei finds it's way through Kerjalainen's defenses.
Kerjalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick but Sensei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook. Sensei ducked under it nicely.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and pushes Sensei back into the ropes.
Sensei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sensei avoids a wild elbow strike from Kerjalainen.
Sensei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerjalainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sensei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Sensei is looking to clinch but Kerjalainen is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei throws a head punch that misses.
Kerjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sensei.
Kerjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sensei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerjalainen stalling in the clinch but Sensei improves position.
Sensei scores with a hook to the body.
Kerjalainen avoids the elbow strike from Sensei, against the ropes.
Kerjalainen is trying to break free.
Sensei misses with some punches.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand underneath Sensei's ribcage. Sensei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerjalainen can't break the clinch.
Kerjalainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sensei tries to stall but Kerjalainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen manages to break the clinch.
Sensei throws a head kick that misses.
Kerjalainen lands with a kick to the temple. Sensei shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Sativa Sensei has been cut.
That's four 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!
Kerjalainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerjalainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sensei.
Kerjalainen misses with a body kick.
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Sensei moves out of range easily.
Kerjalainen throws a solid leg kick but Sensei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kerjalainen.
Sensei scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick by Kerjalainen misses
and Sensei counters with a right hand to the body.
Sensei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerjalainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Kerjalainen misses.
A good leg kick by Sensei.
Sensei moves in looking to clinch but Kerjalainen pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keijo Kerjalainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sativa Sensei's cut.
That's time! Sensei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab lands there for Sensei.
Sensei throws a leg kick which misses Kerjalainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kerjalainen tries to avoid it.
Kerjalainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kerjalainen lands with a slapping head kick.
Sensei lands a nice looking body shot.
Kerjalainen lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen avoids the body shot from Sensei.
Sensei misses with a looping right.
Sensei takes the fight into the clinch.
Kerjalainen breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sensei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerjalainen tries to score with a low kick but Sensei moves his leg out of the way.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick which misses Sensei's front leg but catches the back leg as Sensei tries to avoid it.
Sensei misses with a head kick.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sensei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sensei ducks under a wild hook from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a leg kick
and Sensei counters with a good, hard body kick but Kerjalainen shrugs it off.
Kerjalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerjalainen checks a leg kick.
Kerjalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sensei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kerjalainen - that will leave a mark!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerjalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kerjalainen lands a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sensei prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sensei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sensei being controlled against the ropes.
Kerjalainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sensei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kerjalainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerjalainen tries to break free but Sensei pushes him back against the ropes.
Kerjalainen lands an elbow just above Sensei 's eye.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Sensei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen clinches up against the ropes.
Kerjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sensei controls his hands.
Sensei has Kerjalainen pressed against the ropes, preventing Kerjalainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sensei crunches a lovely knee into Kerjalainen's ribcage.
Sensei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sensei misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sensei.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kerjalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kerjalainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kerjalainen blocking some punches.
Sensei misses with a punch on the inside.
Sensei misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Kerjalainen is predictable there
and Sensei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Sensei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sensei wants to clinch up but Kerjalainen keeps it at a distance.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Sensei thuds a left hand into Kerjalainen's body.
Good leg kick by Kerjalainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sensei lands with a hook. Kerjalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Sensei misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kerjalainen lands a nice hook to Sensei's body. Sensei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kerjalainen throws a shot from downtown. Sensei moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sensei. Kerjalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sativa Sensei's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kerjalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kerjalainen looks for the body kick but Sensei saw that one coming.
Sensei lands a head kick. Kerjalainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Kerjalainen tries a low kick but Sensei avoids it.
Kerjalainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Sensei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kerjalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensei misses with a shot to the body
and Kerjalainen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kerjalainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sensei.
Kerjalainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kerjalainen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kerjalainen!
Sensei throws a leg kick
and Kerjalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kerjalainen gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sensei.
Kerjalainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Sensei won't allow it.
Sensei misses with some punches.
Kerjalainen tries to break the clinch but Sensei is controlling the position.
Sensei blocks the elbow strike.
Sensei breaks the clinch.
Sensei connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the liver by Kerjalainen. Beautiful body shot.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Sensei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick but Sensei moves out of range.
Sensei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sensei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sensei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Sensei.
Sensei avoids the body shot from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with a body kick.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that Sensei semi-blocks.
Kerjalainen with a hook.
A head kick by Kerjalainen misses
and Sensei counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sensei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerjalainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sensei, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Sensei.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sensei tries to throw a body punch but Kerjalainen avoids it by throwing Sensei back against the ropes.
Kerjalainen wants to stall.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from Sensei.
Sensei digs a right hand underneath Kerjalainen's ribcage. Kerjalainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerjalainen misses with some punches.
Sensei scores with a shot to the side of Kerjalainen's head.
Kerjalainen lands an elbow inside.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei pushes Kerjalainen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sensei has Kerjalainen pressed against the ropes.
Sensei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sensei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from Sensei.
A frustrated look appears on Kerjalainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerjalainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kerjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sensei.
Kerjalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sensei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kerjalainen fakes the leg kick and cracks Sensei in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sensei moves in looking to clinch but Kerjalainen pushes him off.
Sensei looks to throw the jab but Kerjalainen is out of range.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kerjalainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kerjalainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Keijo Kerjalainen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors M/S Paint Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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