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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ara Virta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pamela Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ara Virta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pamela Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Virtas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Virta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a push kick but Virta slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Virta throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Virta throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Virta looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Virta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Virta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Virta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Virta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Virta clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virta is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Virta has his back to the cage.
Anderson gets through Virta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Virta misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Virta has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Virta. Beautiful body shot.
Virta tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Virta throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Virta moves out of range of the body kick.
Virta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Virta does it's job there.
Virta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ara Virta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Virta darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Virta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Virta or not.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Virta's ribcage. Virta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Virta lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virta stalling against the cage.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pamela Anderson has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Virta misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Virta blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Virta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Virta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta misses with the head strike.
Virta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Virta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Virta looking to stall.
Virta lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virta.
Virta tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Anderson avoiding damage as Virta throws knees to the body.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Virta fails to land.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Virta has double underhooks.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Virta blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Virta tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Virta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Virta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Virta trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Virta into the cage.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson pushes Virta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Virta lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Virta breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ara Virta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pamela Anderson's cut.
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.
A punch lands to the side of Virta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Virta.
Virta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Virta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Virta.
Anderson tries to work over Virta's front leg with a kick but Virta checks it.
Virta misses with a body shot.
Virta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Virta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ara Virta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
No joy there for Virta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Virta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Virta.
Virta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson tries to work over Virta's front leg with a kick but Virta checks it.
Virta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Virta throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Virta to the mat! Virta manages to get full guard.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Virta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Virta controlling from mount.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Virta controlling his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Virta is having none of it.
Virta trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Virta looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to hold on but Virta postures up.
Virta controlling from the full mount.
Virta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Virta controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson tries to hold on but Virta pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ara Virta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pamela Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson wants to slow Virta down by chopping away at his legs.
Virta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Virta misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Virta slips a straight right by Anderson.
No joy there for Virta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Virta throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a solid body kick.
Virta keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Ara Virta is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Virta.
An inside leg kick from Virta misses.
Virta thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Virta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Virta misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virta is looking to clinch.
Virta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Virta misses with a looping left.
Virta doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anderson is looking to slow Virta down with leg kicks.
Virta tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Virta will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Virta is out of range.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Virta.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Virta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virta throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Virta swinging wildly here.
Virta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Pamela Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virta loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Virta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Virta misses with a combination
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Ara Virta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Virta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Virta throws a shot to the body.
Virta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Virta.
Anderson slips under a jab from Virta.
Virta dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson wants to slow Virta down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Virta.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Virta.
Anderson throws a head kick but Virta moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Virta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Virta.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Virta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Virta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Virta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Virta is looking to chop away at Anderson's legs.
Anderson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Virta throws out a leg kick but Anderson moves out of range and Virta only half commits.
Virta tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virta is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ara Virta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Virta is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Virta avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virta is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pamela Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Virta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pamela Anderson!
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