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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Arhinmaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Chuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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188 cm
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210 lbs
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185 cm
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208 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pekka Arhinmaki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Riley Chuck! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chuck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Arhinmaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuck.
Chuck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Chuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arhinmaki. Chuck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arhinmaki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chuck lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Chuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Arhinmaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Arhinmaki slips a jab and a cross from Chuck.
Chuck misses with the combination.
Chuck lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arhinmaki slips a jab and a cross from Chuck.
Arhinmaki avoids the body shot from Chuck.
Chuck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arhinmaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Chuck swings for the body but Arhinmaki moves out of range.
Arhinmaki slips a jab and a cross from Chuck.
No joy there for Chuck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chuck looks winded! Chuck lands a jab to the head.
Riley Chuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chuck throws a right and a left that both miss. Chuck looks to land a combination but Arhinmaki avoids it well. Arhinmaki dodges the punch combination from Chuck.
Chuck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chuck throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Chuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Arhinmaki avoids the body shot from Chuck.
Riley Chuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Chuck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arhinmaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Chuck misses with a wild body shot. Chuck throws a series of punches but Arhinmaki moves out of range. Chuck misses with a series of wild punches.
Chuck fails to land with a series of punches.
Arhinmaki defending well as Chuck loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chuck thows a left - swing and a miss! Chuck misses with a wild combination.
Chuck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chuck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arhinmaki. Chuck rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arhinmaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Chuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Chuck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chuck misses with a double jab.
Chuck missing with a left hand there. Arhinmaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sloppy strikes from Chuck. Those never looked like landing. Chuck misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chuck misses with a series of wild punches.
Arhinmaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Chuck misses its intended target. A big left from Chuck misses. Chuck swinging wildly here.
Chuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arhinmaki moves out of range of the strikes. Arhinmaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Chuck throws a nice looking combination but Arhinmaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Chuck dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Chuck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arhinmaki circles away quickly and effectively. Chuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A looping hook to the body misses from Chuck. Arhinmaki does a little dance to reset his feet. Chuck lands a head shot. Arhinmaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Chuck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arhinmaki circles away quickly and effectively. Chuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arhinmaki. Riley Chuck seems to be getting the better of the standup. Chuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chuck throws a series of punches but Arhinmaki moves out of range. Chuck just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuck just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Chuck.
Chuck is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chuck thows a body shot but no joy. Chuck throws a hook but Arhinmaki blocks it. Chuck takes a swing at Arhinmaki's ribcage but misses. Chuck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chuck swinging wildly here.
Chuck throws a series of punches but Arhinmaki moves out of range. Chuck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A swing and a miss from Chuck. Chuck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chuck tries to bum rush Arhinmaki with a series of wild strikes but Arhinmaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Arhinmaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Chuck fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuck pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Chuck throws a right hand that Arhinmaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Arhinmaki also avoids with ease. Chuck misses with a few strikes there.
Chuck misses with a looping left. Chuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arhinmaki moves away. Chuck throws a lazy right hand but Arhinmaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Chuck misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Arhinmaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Chuck misses with a wild body shot. Arhinmaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chuck. Arhinmaki slips under a jab from Chuck. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Arhinmaki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Chuck misses with a two punch combination.
Chuck swings for the body but Arhinmaki moves out of range.
Arhinmaki slips a jab and a cross from Chuck.
Chuck looks to throw the jab but Arhinmaki is out of range. Chuck misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arhinmaki avoids the body shot from Chuck.
Chuck throws the left hand but Arhinmaki avoids the punch easily. Chuck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arhinmaki manages to avoid it. A swing and a miss from Chuck. Chuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chuck jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chuck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arhinmaki manages to avoid it. Chuck misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Chuck misses. Arhinmaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Chuck 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!
Sloppy strikes from Chuck. Those never looked like landing. Chuck throws a lazy right hand but Arhinmaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A combination from Chuck does no damage. Chuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arhinmaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Arhinmaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chuck. Chuck misses the jab. Chuck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arhinmaki. Arhinmaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chuck. Chuck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Chuck throws a nice looking combination but Arhinmaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arhinmaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Chuck has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Chuck fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chuck just misses with a punch to the body.
Chuck misses with a looping right. Chuck takes a swing at Arhinmaki's ribcage but misses. Chuck misses with a few strikes there.
Chuck missing with a left hand there. Arhinmaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Arhinmaki moves out of range as Chuck strikes. Arhinmaki slips under a jab. Chuck misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chuck throws a series of punches but Arhinmaki moves out of range. Chuck misses with an uppercut. Arhinmaki saw that one coming. Chuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chuck throws a series of punches but Arhinmaki avoids them all with ease. Chuck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chuck tries to bum rush Arhinmaki with a series of wild strikes but Arhinmaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Chuck misses the shot to the body. Riley Chuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Arhinmaki slips under a jab. Chuck throws a right and a left that Arhinmaki avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chuck swings for the body but Arhinmaki moves out of range.
Arhinmaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Chuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arhinmaki moves away. Chuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arhinmaki.
Arhinmaki dodges the punch combination from Chuck.
Chuck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arhinmaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck.
Chuck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Chuck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arhinmaki moves away. Chuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arhinmaki moves away. Arhinmaki slips a jab from Chuck. Chuck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A looping hook to the body misses from Chuck. Arhinmaki does a little dance to reset his feet. Some wild striking there from Chuck.
Chuck tries to bum rush Arhinmaki with a series of wild strikes but Arhinmaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Chuck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arhinmaki sees it coming and avoids it easily. Pekka Arhinmaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Riley Chuck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Chuck misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Riley Chuck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Chuck 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Riley Chuck! Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Riley Chuck! Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Riley Chuck!
Riley Chuck wins by unanimous decision!
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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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