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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli comes to the cage accompanied by De la Souls, by POS. Makaaja has chosen BassLovers United - I Can't Dance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
28 - 20 - 0 |
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180 cm
29
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent 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
28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alli has Makaaja up against the cage in a clinch.
Alli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alli wants to break free but Makaaja has control.
Makaaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alli smiles and moves away.
Makaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alli scores with a shot to the body.
Alli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Makaaja eats them both and turns towards Alli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Mica Makaaja has been cut.
Alli jabs at Makaaja's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makaaja, pushing him back against the cage.
Makaaja prevents a body shot from Alli.
Alli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alli lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli pushes off an throws an elbow but Makaaja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makaaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alli smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Alli misses.
Alli thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Alli.
Alli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makaaja checks it well.
Alli throws a body punch but Makaaja moves out of range.
Makaaja takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makaaja.
Alli misses with an uppercut. Makaaja saw that one coming.
Alli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alli throws a hook to the side of Makaaja's head but Makaaja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alli throws a nice looking combination but Makaaja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makaaja avoids a kick to the body.
Makaaja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alli has Makaaja up against the cage in a clinch.
Alli manages to break the clinch.
Alli misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Makaaja blocks the low kick.
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!
Alli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Alli.
Alli throws a right hand that Makaaja ducks under and follows up with a left that Makaaja also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muhamad Alli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Muhamad Alli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Makaaja.
Makaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alli.
Makaaja is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makaaja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makaaja closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alli throws a head kick that misses.
Alli is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alli tries to clinch but Makaaja moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alli enables Makaaja to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alli manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Makaaja trying to control but Alli is working from the bottom.
Makaaja drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Makaaja jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Alli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alli keeping full guard, as Makaaja tries to pass.
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!
Makaaja wants to control from the top but Alli keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Alli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mica Makaaja's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Alli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makaaja checks a leg kick.
Alli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Alli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alli misses with a few strikes there.
Muhamad Alli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makaaja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makaaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Alli.
Alli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alli throws a nice looking combination but Makaaja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alli misses with a two punch combination.
Alli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makaaja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alli.
Makaaja moves out of range as Alli throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaaja closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Alli's guard.
Makaaja wants to pass the guard but Alli is keeping the position.
Alli seems keen to control Makaaja's posture.
Makaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Alli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makaaja works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Makaaja is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alli defends it well.
Makaaja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alli is just riding it out for now. Makaaja eventually gives up the hold.
Makaaja is trying to work for a kimura but Alli is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alli has managed to free his arm - good work.
Makaaja is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alli has managed to free his arm - good work.
Makaaja seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Makaaja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Makaaja.
Makaaja trying to control from half guard but Alli is working away.
Makaaja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mica Makaaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mica Makaaja's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Makaaja moves out of range of the strikes.
Alli jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Alli. No joy for Makaaja on that attempt.
Makaaja looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alli is controlling Makaaja's posture.
Makaaja drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alli manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Makaaja has Alli in his guard.
Makaaja looking for a guillotine here but Alli defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaaja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alli is aware though and is defending well.
Alli wants to get up but he can't break Makaaja's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Makaaja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alli is aware though and is defending well.
Makaaja is trying to keep Alli in close.
Makaaja throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alli wants to stand but Makaaja is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alli has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Makaaja is looking for a triangle but Alli pushes his legs off easily.
Makaaja working for a triangle but Alli defends it easily.
Makaaja is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alli defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja is looking for a triangle here but Alli uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Makaaja is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makaaja regains half guard.
Makaaja tries to roll over but Alli keeps him under control.
Alli seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Makaaja is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alli pulls his head out easily.
Makaaja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Makaaja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mica Makaaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makaaja has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mica Makaaja!
An out of breath Mica Makaaja thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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