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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lonnie G - Ledge. Veli Pirinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boby Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Pirinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pirinen misses the shot to the body.
Pirinen ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Pirinen 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.
Pirinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Pirinen misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Pirinen misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pirinen throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee lands a jab to Pirinen's midsection.
Pirinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee looks to land a combination but Pirinen avoids it well.
Pirinen misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pirinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Pirinen throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Pirinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee jabs Pirinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pirinen, right into the meat.
Pirinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pirinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Pirinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lee prevents Pirinen from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pirinen tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Well, if Lee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lee works his way into side control.
Pirinen tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the action but Pirinen is working from the bottom.
Pirinen is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee trying to control the action but Pirinen is working from the bottom.
Lee happy to just control the position for now.
Lee trying to control the action but Pirinen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Boby Lee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee catches Pirinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pirinen slips under a jab.
Pirinen throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
Pirinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Pirinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Pirinen takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Lee dominated that round.
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.
Lee cracks Pirinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Pirinen walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Pirinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pirinen throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pirinen throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Pirinen misses with a low kick.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pirinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boby Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Pirinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pirinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pirinen lands a high kick!
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee blocks a head kick by Pirinen.
Pirinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pirinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Pirinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Pirinen ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Pirinen is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Pirinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pirinen delivers a nice body kick.
Veli Pirinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pirinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pirinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lee will feel that in the morning.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pirinen eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee preventing the sweep.
Pirinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee won't allow Pirinen to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee wants to control from the top but Pirinen keeps moving.
Pirinen working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Pirinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lee wants to control from the top but Pirinen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Lee trying to control but Pirinen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Boby Lee.
Pirinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pirinen scrambles back to his feet.
Pirinen walks into a jab.
Pirinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pirinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pirinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pirinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pirinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pirinen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control here but Pirinen has managed to regain half guard.
Pirinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirinen is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pirinen wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Lee dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Pirinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a series of punches but Pirinen avoids them all with ease.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pirinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Pirinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pirinen is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Pirinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Pirinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pirinen. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pirinen lands with a nice body kick.
Lee blocks a head kick by Pirinen.
Pirinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Pirinen with an uppercut!
Pirinen wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs.
Pirinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Pirinen slips a straight right by Lee.
Pirinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pirinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pirinen lands a head kick!
Pirinen slips under a jab.
Pirinen has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Pirinen lands an elbow inside.
Pirinen blocks a body shot from Lee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pirinen.
Pirinen tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Pirinen back against the cage.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pirinen has him pressed against the cage.
Veli Pirinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pirinen backwards.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pirinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boby Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pirinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pirinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Pirinen into the cage.
Pirinen has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Pirinen gets control of Lee's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pirinen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lee won't allow Pirinen to sweep him here.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leeis looking to pass into half guard but Pirinen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pirinen is in guard.
Pirinen wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pirinen throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pirinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee is pushing down on Pirinen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pirinen is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boby Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee stalling.
Pirinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pirinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee controlling from the top position.
Lee trying to control but Pirinen is working from the bottom.
Pirinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pirinen, not yet.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Pirinen.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Boby Lee just wasn't active enough.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Pirinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boby Lee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boby Lee!
Boby Lee was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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