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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paula Abdul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mag Ne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blå and Black - Nephew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
14 - 11 - 1 |
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180 cm
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182 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paula Abdul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mag Ne!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdul manages to avoid it.
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but Ne is just out of range.
Ne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdul swings for the body but Ne moves out of range.
Abdul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ne.
A big right from Ne misses.
Ne tests Abdul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdul looks to land a left hand but Ne moved out of range nicely.
Abdul misses the shot to the body.
Abdul clobbers Ne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abdul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ne was well out of range. Poor timing from Abdul.
Ne takes a swing at Abdul's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ne throws out a loose jab but Abdul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abdul missing with a left hand there. Ne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdul throws a shot from downtown. Ne moves away and avoids it.
Ne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdul throws out the jab.
Ne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abdul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ne.
Ne misses with a combination
and Abdul counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ne cracks Abdul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Abdul. Those never looked like landing.
Abdul throws a lazy uppercut
and Ne counters with a right hand to the body.
Ne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdul.
Ne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abdul, pushing him back against the cage.
Ne throws a head punch that misses.
Abdul looking to slow down the pace here.
Ne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdul stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Abdul misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne scores with a hook to the body.
Ne tries to work over Abdul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abdul slowing the pace effectively.
Ne misses with the head strike.
Abdul looking to stall.
Ne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdul's elbow.
Abdul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abdul avoids it.
Abdul blocking some punches.
Abdul looking to slow down the pace here.
Ne misses with a body punch.
Abdul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ne's elbow.
Abdul tries to circle away but Ne has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ne misses with a body shot.
Ne doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdul circles away.
Abdul punishes Ne's body with a nice straight punch.
Ne throws a hook but Abdul blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ne. Abdul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ne misses with a few strikes there.
Abdul with a hook.
Ne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ne lands with an overhand left.
Ne cracks Abdul with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mag Ne dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ne swings widly with a right hand
letting Abdul counter with a right hand.
Abdul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ne just misses with a punch to the body.
Paula Abdul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdul scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ne misses with an uppercut. Abdul saw that one coming.
Ne misses the shot to the body.
Abdul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdul backs up against the cage.
Ne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ne moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul takes a swing at Ne's ribcage but misses.
Ne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdul throws an overhand right that lands on Ne's shoulder, as Ne tries to avoid the shot.
Ne misses with a body shot
and Abdul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdul misses with a wild body shot.
Ne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mag Ne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abdul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Abdul throws a body punch but Ne moves out of range.
Ne connects with a body shot.
Ne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ne lands with an uppercut that bounces Abdul off the cage and back into range.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ne manages to avoid it.
Ne misses with a body shot.
Abdul fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Abdul misses.
Ne misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ne manages to avoid it.
Abdul looks to score with a jab to the body but Ne is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abdul scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ne misses the target.
Abdul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul clobbers Ne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abdul rather than just go for the knockout.
Abdul misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdul. Ne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ne with a jab.
Abdul misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ne misses the jab.
Ne misses the body punch
and Abdul counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul misses with a series of wild punches.
Ne misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mag Ne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abdul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Abdul scores with a four punch combination!
Abdul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abdul throws a body punch but Ne moves out of range.
Abdul takes a swing at Ne's ribcage but misses.
Ne scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdul should have avoided that one.
Ne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdul.
Ne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdul displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ne up against the cage.
Ne misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Abdul to work.
Ne lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdul blocks a body shot from Ne.
Abdul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Abdul.
Abdul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdul trying to control the position but instead, Ne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abdul into the cage.
Ne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdul is trying to push Ne away but Ne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Abdul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ne moves away.
Ne works Abdul's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ne lands with a nice combination. Abdul backs away looking to recover.
Ne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdul throws a body punch but Ne moves out of range.
Abdul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paula Abdul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ne swinging wildly here.
Abdul fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ne manages to avoid it.
Abdul blocks a jab.
Ne throws a big shot that misses.
Abdul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdul.
Mag Ne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ne throws a body punch but Abdul moves out of range.
Ne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abdul manages to avoid it.
Ne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdul was well out of range. Poor timing from Ne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ne feints a jab promting Abdul to slip. Ne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abdul slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abdul keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Abdul.
Abdul misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul missing with a left hand there. Ne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdul. Ne does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mag Ne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ne 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mag Ne!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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