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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes to the cage accompanied by The Marines' Hymn. Mauri Alavaara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25 - 17 - 1 |
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185 lbs
35 - 24 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pyle is out of range and Alavaara settles back down.
Pyle misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Pyle misses its intended target.
Alavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pyle swings for the body but Alavaara moves out of range.
Pyle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alavaara to the mat! Alavaara manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alavaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pyle is one step ahead there.
Alavaara trying to control the position.
Alavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alavaara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pyle.
Pyle throwing strikes from guard but Alavaara blocks nicely.
Pyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pyle lands a couple of elbows.
Alavaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pyle distracts Alavaara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alavaara's head.
Alavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pyle stands up over Alavaara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pyle 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.
Pyle controlling from the top position.
Alavaara wants to sweep but no luck.
Pyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pyle landing some decent shots from 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!
Pyle stands up over Alavaara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Pyle postures up and lands a big shot to Alavaara's brow.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alavaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Alavaara, not yet.
Pyle prevents Alavaara from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pyle pushing down on Alavaara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pyle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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. Pyle connects with a nice short shot to Alavaara's temple.
Alavaara tries to roll over but Pyle keeps him under control.
Alavaara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pyle.
Pyle lands with a punch from half guard.
Alavaara preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pyle prevents Alavaara from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pyle is working away from the top position though.
Pyle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alavaara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alavaara is pulling down on Pyle's head to control his posture.
Pyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Alavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alavaara controls Pyle momentarily but Pyle frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyle scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle postures up.
Pyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Alavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pyle distracts Alavaara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Pyle postures up and lands a big shot to Alavaara's brow.
Pyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Alavaara has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pyle being controlled here momentarily.
Pyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gomer Pyle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alavaara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pyle jabs Alavaara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pyle moves away.
Pyle lands a nice hook to Alavaara's body. Alavaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Pyle blocks the low kick.
Alavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Pyle looks for a takedown but Alavaara sprawls well.
Pyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Alavaara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Pyle.
Pyle fails with the takedown
and Alavaara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alavaara. Alavaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Pyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Pyle cracks Alavaara with an open hand slap.
A shot to the body from Pyle misses
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Alavaara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Alavaara.
Pyle is looking to wear down Alavaara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pyle looks to land a left hand but Alavaara moved out of range nicely.
Pyle misses the shot to the body.
Pyle throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Pyle looks to land a combination but Alavaara avoids it well.
Pyle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pyle lands a slapping body shot.
Alavaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Pyle is looking to clinch.
Pyle misses with a few strikes there.
Alavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyle throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
Pyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alavaara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alavaara connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomer Pyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Alavaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alavaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alavaara cracks Pyle with an open hand slap.
Pyle misses with a looping right.
Pyle misses with a right hand
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pyle misses with a wild body shot.
Alavaara lunges at Pyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pyle's hand.
Pyle is rocked!
Pyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oh Pyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alavaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pyle.
Pyle seems to have got his legs back now.
Pyle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alavaara, right into the meat.
Alavaara lands a jab to the head.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Pyle.
Alavaara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alavaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pyle.
That kick from Alavaara tenderised Pyle's leg. Pyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pyle misses with a body shot
and Alavaara counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Pyle.
Alavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alavaara - that will leave a mark!
Pyle tries to clinch there but Alavaara circles away.
Pyle throws a series of punches but Alavaara moves out of range.
Alavaara dips to his left and cracks Pyle with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Pyle.
Pyle misses with a wild combination.
Nice jab there from Alavaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Alavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Alavaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alavaara enables Pyle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alavaara manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Alavaara trying to keep a closed guard but Pyle is proving a slippery customer.
Alavaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alavaara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pyle manages to get himself to full guard.
Pyle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alavaara content to stall in guard here.
Pyle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alavaara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara gets to his feet. Pyle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pyle looks to land a right hand but Alavaara moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alavaara.
Alavaara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pyle lands with a nice body punch.
Pyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Pyle wants to clinch up but Alavaara keeps it at a distance.
Pyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Pyle.
Pyle lands a body shot.
Alavaara throws a good cross that connects.
Alavaara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyle throws a jab when Alavaara was well out of range.
Alavaara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pyle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pyle misses with a wild body shot.
Pyle throws a series of punches but Alavaara moves out of range.
Alavaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alavaara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alavaara. Alavaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Pyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alavaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alavaara throws a nice looking combination but Pyle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alavaara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara connects with an inside leg kick.
Alavaara lands a big head kick that sends Pyle tumbling to the mat! Alavaara takes a step backwards and waves Pyle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alavaara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alavaara.
Pyle fails to land the takedown.
Alavaara connects with an inside leg kick.
Alavaara connects with a leg kick. Pyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alavaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alavaara as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Pyle misses its intended target.
Pyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a head kick but Pyle moves out of range.
Pyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alavaara defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gomer Pyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alavaara lands a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown but Alavaara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Alavaara sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alavaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Alavaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alavaara 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Alavaara!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mauri Alavaara made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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