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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zophiel Furfur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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169 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furfur looks to land a body kick but Taalasmaa moved away.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Furfur keeping hold of Taalasmaa's head, controlling as best he can.
Taalasmaa working the head and body with strikes.
Furfur is looking for a sweep. Taalasmaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taalasmaa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taalasmaa wants to free his trapped foot but Furfur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Taalasmaa trying to control the action but Furfur is working from the bottom.
Furfur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taalasmaa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taalasmaa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Furfur with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taalasmaa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taalasmaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur pushes Taalasmaa off looking to stand but Taalasmaa dives back in and keeps control.
Taalasmaa working Furfur over with strikes.
Furfur is pressing down on Taalasmaa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Furfur keeping full guard, as Taalasmaa tries to pass.
Taalasmaa landing with the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa wants to pass the guard but Furfur is keeping the position.
Taalasmaa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taalasmaa is standing up over Furfur. Furfur looks to escape but Taalasmaa dives into side control.
Furfur dodges the ground and pound from Taalasmaa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Furfur is avoiding damage well.
Furfur defending against the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa is working Furfur over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taalasmaa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Furfur gets back to half guard.
Taalasmaa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taalasmaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taalasmaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taalasmaa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Furfur defending well though.
Furfur pushes Taalasmaa off and gets back to his feet.
Furfur throws the left hand but Taalasmaa avoids the punch easily.
Taalasmaa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Furfur!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound from mount.
Taalasmaa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Furfur looks a forlorn figure.
Taalasmaa with shots to the head and body - Furfur looks very uncomfortable down there.
Furfur takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taalasmaa prevents Furfur from getting the reversal.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Furfur manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Furfur, under a barage of strikes from Taalasmaa.
Still in half guard, Taalasmaa seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taalasmaa trying to control the action but Furfur is working from the bottom.
Furfur is looking for a sweep. Taalasmaa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taalasmaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Furfur trying to control from the bottom.
Taalasmaa is pressing down on Furfur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Furfur is holding on for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa wants to control but Furfur is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that round.
That's time! Taalasmaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Furfur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Furfur blocks it.
Furfur tries to land a leg kick but Taalasmaa saw it coming and moves away.
Furfur throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
Furfur wants to slow Taalasmaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Furfur checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Taalasmaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Furfur doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furfur sizes up Taalasmaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taalasmaa cracks the inside of Furfur's front leg.
Furfur throws a leg kick
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furfur thinking.
Taalasmaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furfur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Taalasmaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Furfur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taalasmaa can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa feints and then cracks Furfur's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furfur down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taalasmaa.
Furfur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taalasmaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Furfur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Furfur is predictable there
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taalasmaa lands a couple of digs.
Taalasmaa throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur is looking to stand back up but Taalasmaa counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Furfur.
Taalasmaa stalling away here and it's allowed Furfur to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Taalasmaa stands up over Furfur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to work some ground and pound but Furfur has wrist control.
Furfur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taalasmaa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Seppo Taalasmaa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taalasmaa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taalasmaa is trying to get an arm triangle but Furfur is defending well.
Taalasmaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furfur can do to turn this around?
Furfur can't do much from the bottom here.
Taalasmaa cracks Furfur with a big elbow.
Furfur is trying to improve his position.
Taalasmaa working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looks up at the clock and then as Furfur takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taalasmaa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Taalasmaa in side control, throwing shots but Furfur defends.
Taalasmaa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Taalasmaa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Furfur is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Furfur takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taalasmaa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Taalasmaa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Furfur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Furfur takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa blocks the strikes from Furfur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is working Furfur over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taalasmaa misses with the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Furfur works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taalasmaa connects with a nice short shot to Furfur's temple.
Furfur wants to get back to full guard.
Furfur wants to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taalasmaa working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa jabs Furfur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Furfur takes one on the button.
Taalasmaa misses with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa fails to land the takedown.
Taalasmaa scores with a leg kick.
Furfur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur thows a leg kick but Taalasmaa checks it
and Taalasmaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A punch combination from Taalasmaa misses.
Taalasmaa motions for Furfur to come forward. Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taalasmaa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Furfur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Furfur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Furfur misses with a body kick.
Furfur lunges at Taalasmaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taalasmaa's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Taalasmaa misses.
Furfur throws a low kick but Taalasmaa avoids it.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
Furfur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taalasmaa is looking to slow Furfur down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Taalasmaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furfur.
Taalasmaa wants to land a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight left.
Taalasmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furfur manages to avoid it.
Taalasmaa throws a low kick but Furfur moves out of range easily.
Furfur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Furfur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a leg kick that knocks Furfur off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furfur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taalasmaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Furfur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taalasmaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa thumps Furfur with a low kick.
Taalasmaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Taalasmaa tried to score with a low kick but Furfur checks it.
Furfur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Furfur is predictable there
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Furfur's guard now.
Taalasmaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Furfur is trying to control the position but Taalasmaa postures up.
Taalasmaa throws a strike but Furfur rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Taalasmaa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Furfur wants to hold on but Taalasmaa pushes him away.
Taalasmaa landing punches.
Taalasmaa avoids the attempt from Furfur to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Taalasmaa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Furfur can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taalasmaa landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taalasmaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Furfur is looking to escape.
Furfur is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taalasmaa dominating with strikes here.
Taalasmaa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Furfur looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taalasmaa stuns Furfur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Furfur checks a leg kick.
Furfur throws a front kick aimed at Taalasmaa's knee but Taalasmaa avoids it well.
Taalasmaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seppo Taalasmaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Furfur walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Taalasmaa. Beautiful body shot.
Furfur tries a low kick but Taalasmaa avoids it.
Furfur throws a leg kick
and Taalasmaa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taalasmaa dives in and grabs Furfur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Furfur pushes down on Taalasmaa's head and hops out.
Good leg kick by Taalasmaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taalasmaa thows a leg kick but Furfur checks it
and Furfur counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Taalasmaa.
Furfur checks a low kick from Taalasmaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur tries to land a front kick but Taalasmaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Furfur throws a jab but it's blocked by Taalasmaa.
Furfur with a hook.
Furfur throws the kick towards the body but Taalasmaa avoids it.
Taalasmaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taalasmaa tried to score with a low kick but Furfur checks it.
Furfur throws out a loose jab but Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taalasmaa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taalasmaa advances position into side control!
Furfur wants to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa is looking to take a break and control but Furfur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Furfur down.
Taalasmaa throws a strike aimed at the side of Furfur's head but Furfur avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furfur tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taalasmaa working the head and body with strikes.
Taalasmaa lands an elbow.
Taalasmaa lands an elbow.
Taalasmaa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but Furfur manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Taalasmaa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions off his back.
Furfur thows a huge punch but Taalasmaa dodges it nicely.
Taalasmaa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Furfur trying to control but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Taalasmaa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taalasmaa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Furfur tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa looking to control but Furfur is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taalasmaa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taalasmaa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taalasmaa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa had his way with Zophiel Furfur in that round.
That's time! Taalasmaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furfur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taalasmaa shoots in and gets a takedown into Furfur's guard.
Taalasmaa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taalasmaa trying to control the position from guard on top but Furfur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taalasmaa advances to half guard.
Furfur has hold of Taalasmaa's hands but Taalasmaa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taalasmaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taalasmaa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taalasmaa's back!
Taalasmaa trying to control but not successfully.
Furfur doesn't have the hooks in and Taalasmaa manages to turn into his guard.
Furfur has momentary wrist control but Taalasmaa slips an elbow through the middle.
Taalasmaa connects with a couple of short punches.
Taalasmaa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furfur keeping moving, preventing Taalasmaa from controlling successfully.
Furfur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taalasmaa misses with the ground and pound.
Furfur on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taalasmaa tries to score with some ground and pound. Furfur controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Taalasmaa lands a nice forearm strike.
Taalasmaa landing a few strikes.
Furfur parries the strikes from Taalasmaa easily there. Taalasmaa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Furfur to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws an elbow but Furfur slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taalasmaa moves into full mount!
Taalasmaa throwing strikes here but Furfur is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Furfur tries to lock up and control but Taalasmaa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taalasmaa has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Furfur's face.
The referee warns Furfur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Furfur is looking to get to half guard.
Furfur is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Furfur wants to hold on but Taalasmaa pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Furfur that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taalasmaa landing shots from mount.
Taalasmaa landing strikes from the mount and Furfur is in trouble!
Furfur is rocked!
Taalasmaa lands a big shot to the head and Furfur winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Seppo Taalasmaa!
Seppo Taalasmaa retains his lightweight title!
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