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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armand Agasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armand Agasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Veli Pirinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pirinen.
Agasi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pirinen's head backwards.
Agasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agasi misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Pirinen misses the target.
Agasi throws a looping overhand right but Pirinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pirinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Agasi off the cage and back into range.
Pirinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veli Pirinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pirinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agasi.
Agasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pirinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pirinen throws a hook but Agasi avoids it easily.
Pirinen misses with a looping left.
Agasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pirinen swings widly with a right hand
and Agasi counters with a left and a right that stings Pirinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agasi moves out of range as Pirinen throws a body kick.
Pirinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Agasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pirinen lands a head shot.
Agasi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pirinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Agasi moves away.
Pirinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agasi manages to avoid it.
Agasi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pirinen counter with a right hand.
Veli Pirinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Agasi slips a jab from Pirinen.
Agasi walks into a left hand.
Agasi throws a shot from downtown. Pirinen moves away and avoids it.
Agasi shoots in for a double leg but Pirinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pirinen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Agasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirinen is just out of range.
Agasi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Agasi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Agasi avoids the body shot from Pirinen.
Agasi tests Pirinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pirinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pirinen.
Pirinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Agasi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Agasi scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pirinen.
Agasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Pirinen throws a big shot that misses.
Pirinen misses with a looping right.
Pirinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Agasi.
Agasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirinen is just out of range.
Pirinen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pirinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Agasi!
Pirinen tries to control but Agasi wriggling away.
Pirinen unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi can't escape the position.
Pirinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pirinen landing shots from mount.
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!
Agasi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Agasi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pirinen.
Pirinen with a couple of short strikes.
Pirinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Agasi is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agasi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Pirinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pirinen thuds a left hand into Agasi's body.
Pirinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Agasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pirinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Agasi misses with an uppercut.
Agasi connects with a single shot there.
Pirinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Agasi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pirinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pirinen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pirinen wants to sweep here but Agasi controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen keeping moving, preventing Agasi from controlling successfully.
Pirinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pirinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agasi's guard.
Pirinen works over Agasi with some ground and pound from guard.
Agasi wants to sweep but no luck.
Agasi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pirinen advances to half guard.
Pirinen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Agasi wants to control but Pirinen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agasi tries to reverse the position but Pirinen maintains control.
Pirinen throwing strikes here but Agasi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Agasi regains half guard.
Pirinen tries to pass to full mount but Agasi defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pirinen is stalling here. Agasi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pirinen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Agasi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Veli Pirinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Agasi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pirinen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Agasi connects with a decent elbow.
Pirinen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pirinen works his way into full mount!
Pirinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agasi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Agasi regains half guard.
Pirinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Agasi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pirinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Agasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirinen wants to pass the guard but Agasi is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Pirinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Agasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Pirinen misses with a straight right.
Pirinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agasi.
Pirinen misses with a body kick.
Pirinen throws a right and a left that Agasi avoids nicely.
Agasi moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Agasi as he checks the leg kick.
Agasi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pirinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Agasi is just out of range.
Pirinen lands a high kick!
It looks like Armand Agasi has been cut.
Pirinen misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Agasi misses the target.
Agasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Agasi.
Pirinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pirinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Agasi counters with a nice uppercut.
Pirinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pirinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Agasi blocks a head kick by Pirinen.
Agasi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veli Pirinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Agasi misses its intended target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Agasi.
Pirinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pirinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen missing with a left hand there. Agasi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pirinen slips under a jab from Agasi.
Pirinen gets caught flat footed, as Agasi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pirinen is controlling Agasi's posture.
Agasi won't allow Pirinen to sweep him here.
Pirinen trying to keep a closed guard but Agasi is proving a slippery customer.
Agasi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirinen is trying to control the position but Agasi postures up.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Agasi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pirinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Agasi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pirinen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pirinen keeping full guard, as Agasi tries to pass.
Pirinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pirinen, not yet.
Pirinen trying to keep a closed guard but Agasi is proving a slippery customer.
Pirinen working a defensive guard but Agasi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pirinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Agasi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pirinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Agasi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pirinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pirinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agasi takes a little break here. Pirinen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Armand Agasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agasi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Pirinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pirinen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Pirinen!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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