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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balig Murska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alucard Darkim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murska comes to the cage accompanied by Perhosveitsi-Heikki & Lika-Aki - Aakkoset. Darkim has chosen I'm new in da city as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Balig Murska had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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206 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Balig Murska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alucard Darkim!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkim darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murska takes the fight into the clinch.
Murska misses with a punch on the inside.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murska misses with a punch to the body.
Murska lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murska trying to land knees to the body.
Murska struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkim controls his hands.
Darkim misses with some punches.
Murska's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murska misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Darkim seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Murska wants to stall.
Murska looking to throw knees to the head but Darkim is blocking nicely.
Darkim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murska up against the cage.
Darkim blocking some punches.
Darkim avoiding damage.
Darkim misses with the head strike.
Darkim managing to block the knees to the body from Murska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim stalls.
Murska is trying to break the clinch but Darkim has him pressed against the cage.
Darkim leaning against his opponent.
Murska tries to work over Darkim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murska lands an uppercut.
Darkim stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alucard Darkim.
Murska tries to bum rush Darkim with a series of wild strikes but Darkim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darkim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darkim blocks the body kick.
Murska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balig Murska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murska misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim scores with a hook.
Murska lands a head kick. Darkim smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid body kick from Murska.
Darkim lands a body shot.
Darkim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darkim scoring well with a low kick there.
Murska darts in trying to clinch
and Darkim counters with a nice body shot.
Murska misses with an uppercut.
Murska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murska lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Darkim loads up on a big right hand but Murska slips the punch.
Murska looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No luck for Darkim with that takedown attempt.
Darkim slips a jab from Murska.
Darkim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murska defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alucard Darkim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darkim lands with an uppercut that bounces Murska off the cage and back into range.
Murska connects with an inside leg kick.
Alucard Darkim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Murska.
Darkim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darkim just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murska, right into the meat.
Darkim lands with an uppercut that bounces Murska off the cage and back into range.
Darkim slips under a jab.
Darkim misses with a double jab.
Murska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darkim looks to throw the jab but Murska is out of range.
Murska looks to land a body kick but Darkim moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murska goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkim moves away from the strike by Murska.
A bone on bone clash there as Darkim blocks the leg kick.
Balig Murska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darkim throws a nice looking combination but Murska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murska throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darkim.
Murska lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murska keeps Darkim at a distance using the push kick.
Murska dodges the punch combination from Darkim.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkim. Murska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darkim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murska connects with a leg kick. Darkim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darkim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Murska tenderised Darkim's leg. Darkim is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Murska.
Darkim throws a nice looking combination but Murska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murska throws a push kick but Darkim slaps the foot to one side.
Murska misses with a body kick.
Darkim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Murska pinned against the cage. Murska gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murska misses with an uppercut.
Darkim throws a hook to the side of Murska's head but Murska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murska misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Murska finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Darkim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Murska.
Balig Murska is winning the standup battle so far.
Murska swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Darkim counter with a right hand.
Murska throws out a loose jab but Darkim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murska misses the shot to the body.
Murska misses with a looping right.
Murska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murska throws a leg kick but Darkim checks it.
Darkim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darkim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murska can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murska lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murska checks a low kick from Darkim.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Darkim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murska - the referee stops the clock and Darkim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murska. Darkim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murska misses with a looping left.
Murska connects with a leg kick. Darkim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Murska.
Darkim has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murska.
Murska feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darkim's calf.
Darkim is breathing heavily.
Murska connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murska misses with a body kick.
Darkim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Murska lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balig Murska dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Darkim misses with a series of wild punches.
Darkim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murska with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Darkim misses its intended target.
A big right from Murska misses.
Darkim's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darkim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Darkim does it's job there.
Darkim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murska.
Murska scores with a nice right hand.
Murska tries to clinch but Darkim is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Darkim misses.
Darkim looks to land a combination but Murska avoids it well.
Murska wants to clinch.
Murska moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murska scoring well with a low kick there.
Darkim avoids a kick to the body.
Murska works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murska scores with a nice right hand.
Jab by Darkim.
Murska throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darkim fails to land with a series of punches.
Murska has managed to clinch.
Murska misses with a knee to the head.
Murska lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murska lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darkim backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Murska.
Darkim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murska missing with knees to the body.
Darkim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murska's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Murska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darkim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkim blocks an uppercut.
Darkim looking to stall.
Darkim blocks an uppercut.
Darkim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murska tries to land a knee to the head but Darkim blocks with his arms.
Murska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darkim has hold of one of Murska's legs. Murska is fighting the takedown attempt but Darkim gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Murska is trying to keep Darkim in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darkim throwing strikes from guard but Murska blocks nicely.
Darkim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darkim trying to control the position from guard on top but Murska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darkim trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murska wants to get back to his feet but Darkim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murska is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darkim is looking for a triangle here but Murska uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balig Murska showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murska 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balig Murska!
Balig Murska took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnSubs for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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