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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Handfast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handfast comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps from Hell - Heaven and Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Handfast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak connects with a solid leg kick.
Pak throws a right and a left that Handfast avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pak.
Handfast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pak!
Handfast misses with a few strikes there.
Handfast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handfast throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handfast fails to land with a series of punches.
Pak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Handfast eats them both and turns towards Pak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Lucas Handfast has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pak scores with a kick to the body.
Handfast is breathing heavily.
Handfast just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Handfast does no damage.
Pak tries a head kick but it misses.
Pak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handfast takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak just misses with a punch to the body.
Handfast slips a jab and a cross from Pak.
Sloppy strikes from Handfast. Those never looked like landing.
Handfast throws a jab but it's blocked by Pak.
Pak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pak throws a right hand that Handfast ducks under and follows up with a left that Handfast also avoids with ease.
Handfast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pak throws a series of punches but Handfast avoids them all with ease.
Handfast misses with a series of wild punches.
Pak lands a lovely overhand right.
Pak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Handfast avoids the head kick by Pak.
Pak cracks the inside of Handfast's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pak.
Handfast has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pak finds it's way round the side to connect with Handfast's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handfast fails to land with a series of punches.
Handfast throws a nice looking combination but Pak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Handfast fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Handfast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Pak catches Handfast right on the button with a cross.
Handfast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handfast throws a series of punches but Pak moves out of range.
Handfast lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pak circles away quickly and effectively.
Handfast misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Pak.
Pak changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Handfast doesn't seem bothered though.
Handfast throws a nice looking combination but Pak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Pak.
Some wild striking there from Pak.
A combination from Pak does no damage.
Pak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Handfast rather than just go for the knockout.
Pak works over Handfast's head and body with a nice combination.
Handfast looks to land a combination but Pak avoids it well.
Pak lands a nice looking body kick.
Handfast slips a jab and a cross from Pak.
Pak lands with a kick to the temple. Handfast shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Handfast misses with a combination
and Pak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Handfast moves out of range of the strikes.
Pak tests Handfast's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pak throws a series of punches but Handfast avoids them all with ease.
Pak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pak takes one to the side of the head.
Pak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Handfast throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Pak to counter with a crisp jab.
Pak walks into a jab.
Handfast lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Handfast connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Handfast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Handfast is out of range and Pak settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dae Jung Pak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Handfast's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pak lands with a slapping head kick.
Lucas Handfast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pak lands with a good body shot.
Handfast fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handfast throws a series of punches but Pak avoids them all with ease.
Pak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Handfast stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Handfast to score with a decent uppercut.
Handfast shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pak eats them both and turns towards Handfast to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Handfast tries to bum rush Pak with a series of wild strikes but Pak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pak in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Handfast under the eye.
Sloppy strikes from Handfast. Those never looked like landing.
Handfast misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Pak misses.
Pak lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Pak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handfast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Handfast on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Handfast will feel that in the morning.
Handfast takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pak moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Pak misses its intended target.
Pak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pak.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Handfast takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pak takes a swing at Handfast's ribcage but misses.
Pak lands a head kick. Handfast smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pak throws a jab but it's blocked by Handfast.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Handfast might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Handfast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pak.
Handfast misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Handfast.
Pak throws a head kick that half lands.
Handfast throws a series of punches but Pak avoids them all with ease.
Pak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Handfast misses the shot to the body.
Pak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Handfast misses with a double jab.
Handfast steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pak.
Pak lets loose with a powerful body kick. Handfast will feel that in the morning.
Handfast will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Handfast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pak.
Pak throws a sloppy head kick and Handfast moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pak.
Pak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handfast was well out of range. Poor timing from Pak.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pak misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Handfast checks the leg kick.
Handfast fails to land with a series of punches.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Handfast takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Handfast misses.
Dae Jung Pak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Handfast lands with an uppercut that bounces Pak off the cage and back into range.
Pak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
Handfast throws a right and a left that Pak avoids nicely.
Handfast lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pak circles away quickly and effectively.
Pak scores with a body shot.
Handfast is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Handfast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handfast throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak scores with a punch to the head.
A combination from Handfast does no damage.
Pak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Handfast's head backwards.
Handfast on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pak lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Pak.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pak.
Pak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pak takes a swing at Handfast's ribcage but misses.
Handfast fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Pak lands but Handfast takes it in his stride.
Handfast looks to land a combination but Pak avoids it well.
Handfast pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dae Jung Pak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucas Handfast'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. This is the final round!
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Pak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pak connects with a leg kick. Handfast looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pak throws a looping overhand right but Handfast ducks down to avoid it.
Handfast throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handfast lands a jab to the nose.
Handfast misses with a few strikes there.
Handfast connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Handfast.
Pak misses with a two punch combination.
Handfast misses with a wild combination.
Pak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Handfast counters with a one-two to the body.
Handfast looks to land a combination but Pak avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pak!
Pak misses with a hook
and Handfast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Handfast if he has to take too many more of those.
Pak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Handfast backs up against the cage.
Handfast lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Handfast. Those never looked like landing.
Pak connects with a high kick.
Pak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Handfast throws a series of punches but Pak moves out of range.
Handfast on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Handfast misses with a wild combination.
Handfast blocks a head kick by Pak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak throws an overhand right that lands on Handfast's shoulder, as Handfast tries to avoid the shot.
Handfast looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Handfast dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Handfast throws a right hand that Pak ducks under and follows up with a left that Pak also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Pak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Handfast throws a right and a left that Pak avoids nicely.
Handfast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Handfast to counter with a crisp jab.
Handfast thows a body shot but no joy.
Handfast misses with a few strikes there.
Pak lands a nice shot to the body.
Pak cracks the inside of Handfast's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Pak. Those never looked like landing.
Handfast lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pak backs up against the cage.
Handfast throws a nice looking combination but Pak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Handfast throws a series of punches but Pak avoids them all with ease.
Pak misses with a body shot.
Handfast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Handfast looks to land a combination but Pak avoids it well.
Handfast throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Handfast tries to bum rush Pak with a series of wild strikes but Pak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pak lands a two punch combo.
Pak swings for the body but Handfast moves out of range.
Handfast looks to land a combination but Pak avoids it well.
Pak connects with a looping right hand.
Handfast misses with a few strikes there.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handfast digs a good hook to Pak's body.
Pak throws a right and a left that Handfast avoids nicely.
Handfast fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dae Jung Pak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handfast misses with the combination.
Pak lands a high kick!
Pak throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Handfast.
Handfast misses with a combination
and Pak counters with a head kick. That will keep Handfast thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handfast misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Handfast misses.
Lucas Handfast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handfast misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dae Jung Pak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pak 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dae Jung Pak!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dae Jung Pak made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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