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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mma Champion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Kurkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mma Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alpo Kurkinen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Champion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurkinen works over Champion's head and body with a nice combination.
Kurkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Champion.
Kurkinen misses the jab.
Kurkinen 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.
Some wild striking there from Kurkinen.
Kurkinen looks to land a left hand but Champion moved out of range nicely.
Champion tries to clinch but Kurkinen is having none of it.
Champion moves in looking to clinch but Kurkinen pushes him off.
Kurkinen dips to his left and cracks Champion with an uppercut!
A jab from Kurkinen misses.
Champion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurkinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurkinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kurkinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Champion checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Champion tries to clinch up but Kurkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Champion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurkinen throws a right hand that Champion ducks under and follows up with a left that Champion also avoids with ease.
Champion on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Champion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurkinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kurkinen finds it's way through Champion's defenses.
Champion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurkinen stops a takedown attempt from Champion.
Kurkinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Champion has Kurkinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kurkinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mma Champion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Kurkinen fails to land.
Champion wants to take the fight to the mat but Kurkinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kurkinen gets underhooks to prevent Champion's takedown attempt.
Champion is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kurkinen is defending well.
Kurkinen misses with some punches.
Kurkinen working hard to break the clinch.
Champion blocking some punches.
Kurkinen tries to break the clinch but Champion is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurkinen.
Kurkinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Champion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kurkinen's efforts to push away.
Kurkinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
Champion is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Champion wants to take the fight to the mat but Kurkinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Champion is breathing heavily.
Champion blocks the elbow strike.
Kurkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Champions head.
Kurkinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kurkinen lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Kurkinen.
Kurkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurkinen stops a takedown attempt from Champion.
A short uppercut from Kurkinen.
Kurkinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Champion goes for a takedown attempt but Kurkinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kurkinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alpo Kurkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurkinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Champion walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Decent striking displayed by Kurkinen there.
Champion shoots in for a takedown but Kurkinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurkinen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kurkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Kurkinen misses.
Champion drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Kurkinen misses its intended target.
Kurkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Champion on the side of the head.
Kurkinen lands a jab.
Champion slips under a jab.
Kurkinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kurkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Champion.
Kurkinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Champion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Champion staying out of range there.
Kurkinen leaves Champion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurkinen tries a low kick but Champion avoids it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Champion. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurkinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Champion tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Champion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kurkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Champion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Champion walks into a left hand.
Champion gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kurkinen leaves Champion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kurkinen scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Champion moves away from the strike by Kurkinen.
Kurkinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Kurkinen.
Champion ducks under a wild hook from Kurkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Kurkinen 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.
Kurkinen thuds a left hand into Champion's body.
Kurkinen misses with a looping right.
Champion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurkinen lands a nice shot that snaps Champion's head back.
Champion tries to clinch but Kurkinen moves out of range.
Kurkinen looks to throw the jab but Champion is out of range.
A punch combination from Champion misses.
Kurkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kurkinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Champion. Champion gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurkinen scores with a nice right hand.
Champion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurkinen.
Kurkinen throws a hook but Champion avoids it easily.
Kurkinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Champion.
Champion looks for a takedown but Kurkinen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mma Champion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Champion throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kurkinen's waist but Kurkinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Champion off to one side.
Kurkinen throws a jab when Champion was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurkinen.
Champion avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurkinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Champion.
Kurkinen lands an overhand right.
Champion tries to clinch but Kurkinen moves out of range.
Champion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kurkinen sprawls well. Kurkinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Champion gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurkinen connects with a single shot there.
Champion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurkinen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurkinen.
Kurkinen misses with a hook. Champion ducked under it nicely.
Champion dives in and grabs Kurkinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kurkinen pushes down on Champion's head and hops out.
Champion takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kurkinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Champion under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Kurkinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mma Champion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champion darts in trying to clinch
and Kurkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Champion shoots in but Kurkinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kurkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Champion's head backwards.
Champion slips under a jab.
Champion tries to clinch up but Kurkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurkinen thuds a left hand into Champion's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurkinen.
Champion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Champion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurkinen scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Kurkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Kurkinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kurkinen leaves Champion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kurkinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Kurkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Champion doesn't seem phased though.
Kurkinen connects with a jab.
Champion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kurkinen is fending him off so far but Champion persists. Nope, Kurkinen circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab lands there for Kurkinen.
Kurkinen lands an overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Champion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurkinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Kurkinen as he connects with a hook.
Champion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kurkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Champion scrambles back to his feet.
Kurkinen misses the jab.
Kurkinen connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurkinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Champion.
Champion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurkinen throws out the jab.
Kurkinen throws a hook but Champion blocks it.
Champion tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Champion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Champion defending well as Kurkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Mma Champion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champion fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurkinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Champion walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurkinen misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Champion tries to move into range but Kurkinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Champion tries to clinch up.
Kurkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Champion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kurkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Champion moves away from the strike by Kurkinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Kurkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Champion wants to clinch but Kurkinen slips to the side
and Champion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurkinen throws a shot from downtown. Champion moves away and avoids it.
Champion tries to clinch up but Kurkinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurkinen misses with an uppercut.
Kurkinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Champion darts in trying to clinch
and Kurkinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Champion.
Kurkinen looks to land a right hand but Champion moved out of range.
Champion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurkinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Champion throws a head kick but Kurkinen moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kurkinen throws the left hand but Champion avoids the punch easily.
Champion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alpo Kurkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurkinen misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Champion takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurkinen throws the left hand but Champion avoids the punch easily.
Kurkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Champion shoots for a takedown but Kurkinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mma Champion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champion shoots for a double leg takedown but Kurkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Champion's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kurkinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kurkinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kurkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Champions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Champion.
Kurkinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Champion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Champion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurkinen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kurkinen lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurkinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Champion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kurkinen sizes up Champion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurkinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kurkinen.
Jab by Kurkinen.
Champion tries to clinch there but Kurkinen circles away.
Kurkinen wants to slow Champion down by chopping away at his legs.
Kurkinen lunges at Champion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Champion's hand.
Kurkinen lands a jab to the head.
Kurkinen misses with a looping right.
Champion blocks a jab.
Champion is looking to clinch.
Kurkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Champion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Kurkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kurkinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Champion takes a shot to the head.
Kurkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurkinen throws an elbow that misses.
Champion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kurkinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kurkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Champion backwards.
A short uppercut from Kurkinen.
Kurkinen lands a right hand.
A short left from Kurkinen.
Champion looking for a takedown.
Kurkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Champion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kurkinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kurkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kurkinen is stalling here.
Champion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion is trying to drag Kurkinen to the mat but Kurkinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Champion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kurkinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kurkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Mma Champion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Champion is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kurkinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Champion takes a shot to the head.
Kurkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kurkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Champion backwards.
Kurkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Champion backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Kurkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kurkinen lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurkinen blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kurkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Champion.
Champion tries to work over Kurkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpo Kurkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kurkinen 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpo Kurkinen!
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RATING
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