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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Martial Art Drum Beat. 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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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasi Nurminen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi throws a hook but Nurminen avoids it easily.
Nurminen misses with a wild body shot.
Funakoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nurminen.
Nurminen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Funakoshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurminen throws a body kick that misses.
Funakoshi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Funakoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Nurminen wants to clinch.
Funakoshi lands with a nice combination. Nurminen backs away looking to recover.
Nurminen misses with an uppercut.
Nurminen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Funakoshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nurminen throws a combination that misses
and Funakoshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funakoshi misses the shot to the body.
Nurminen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nurminen loads up on a big right hand but Funakoshi slips the punch.
Nurminen jabs at Funakoshi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen throws a hook but Funakoshi avoids it easily.
Nurminen misses the shot to the body.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Funakoshi is just out of range.
Funakoshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurminen misses with a series of wild punches.
Nurminen throws a body punch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Nurminen.
Nurminen tries to clinch there but Funakoshi circles away.
Nurminen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funakoshi.
Nurminen tries to close the distance and clinch but Funakoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Nurminen misses.
Nurminen throws a body punch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Funakoshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nurminen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurminen moves in looking to clinch but Funakoshi pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a wild combination.
Nurminen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Funakoshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nurminen feints and as Funakoshi raises his hands in defense, Nurminen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nurminen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nurminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Funakoshi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funakoshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funakoshi keeping moving, preventing Nurminen from controlling successfully.
Funakoshi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nurminen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Funakoshi is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pasi Nurminen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Funakoshi takes one to the side of the head.
A combination from Funakoshi does no damage.
Nurminen scores with a body shot.
Nurminen looks to score with a jab to the body but Funakoshi is just out of range.
Pasi Nurminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurminen throws an off balance right hand
and Funakoshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurminen throws a poor cross that misses
and Funakoshi counters by moving into the clinch.
Funakoshi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Nurminen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Funakoshi looking to stall.
Nurminen misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Funakoshi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurminen swings wildly with an uppercut but Funakoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurminen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurminen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nurminen misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurminen gets through Funakoshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Funakoshi breaks the clinch.
Nurminen throws a big shot that misses.
Funakoshi has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Nurminen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nurminen blocks a jab.
Nurminen tests Funakoshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Funakoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurminen is just out of range.
Funakoshi looks to land a right hand but Nurminen moved out of range.
Funakoshi misses with a low kick.
Funakoshi is looking to wear down Nurminen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Funakoshi slips a jab and a cross from Nurminen.
Funakoshi ducks under a wild hook from Nurminen.
Nurminen is looking to land body kicks.
Funakoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Nurminen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nurminen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funakoshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nurminen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funakoshi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nurminen doesn't manage to clinch there - Funakoshi circles away.
Funakoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nurminen is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurminen misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Nurminen - just one landing.
Nurminen lands with a hook. Funakoshi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nurminen is looking to clinch.
Funakoshi connects with a looping right hand.
Funakoshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurminen throws a series of punches but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Funakoshi jabs Nurminen right on the nose. Nurminen blinks but takes it well.
Funakoshi misses with a straight left.
Nurminen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nurminen takes a swing at Funakoshi's ribcage but misses.
Nurminen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nurminen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nurminen misses with a body shot.
Nurminen moves in looking to clinch but Funakoshi pushes him off.
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!
Nurminen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funakoshi throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi swings for the body but Nurminen moves out of range.
Funakoshi looks to land a left hand but Nurminen moved out of range nicely.
Nurminen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nurminen throws a body kick that misses.
Nurminen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Funakoshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nurminen is rocked!
Funakoshi slips a jab from Nurminen.
Nurminen is still on wobbly legs! Can Funakoshi finish him?
Nurminen throws a right and a left that Funakoshi avoids nicely.
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with a looping right.
Funakoshi throws the left hand but Nurminen avoids the punch easily.
Nurminen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funakoshi.
Nurminen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Funakoshi counters with an outside leg kick.
Nurminen wants to clinch but Funakoshi slips to the side
and Funakoshi counters with a huge left! Nurminen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Funakoshi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nurminen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Funakoshi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gichin Funakoshi!
A relieved looking Gichin Funakoshi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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