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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Kaukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaukalo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anna rakas raju hetki kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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236 lbs
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279 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Kaukalo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selmy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaukalo's calf.
Kaukalo looks to land a combination but Selmy avoids it well.
Kaukalo thows a body shot but no joy.
Selmy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Selmy moves into the clinch.
A short right from Selmy on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Selmy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Selmy manages to break the clinch.
Selmy lands a body shot.
Selmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaukalo.
Selmy closes the distance and clinches.
Selmy looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaukalo being controlled against the cage.
Selmy keeps control of Kaukalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaukalo has had enough of the clinch but Selmy keeps him there for the moment.
Selmy is pushing Kaukalo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaukalo is trying to maintain a safe position but Selmy gets an underhook and turns Kaukalo into the cage.
Selmy keeps control of Kaukalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Selmy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaukalo's efforts to push away.
Kaukalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy has Kaukalo pressed against the cage, preventing Kaukalo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaukalo is trying to break free.
Selmy is pushing Kaukalo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kaukalo is trying to break the clinch but Selmy is controlling him.
Kaukalo is trying to break the clinch but Selmy has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kaukalo.
Kaukalo has had enough of the clinch but Selmy keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Selmy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Selmy throws a head punch that misses.
Kaukalo tries to break free but Selmy pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaukalo wants to break free but Selmy has control.
Kaukalo working hard to break the clinch.
Kaukalo working hard to break the clinch.
Kaukalo can't break the clinch.
Kaukalo tries to circle away but Selmy has him pinned against the cage.
Kaukalo can't break the clinch.
Kaukalo is trying to force a seperation but Selmy has the dominant position.
Selmy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kaukalo is trying to break the clinch but Selmy is controlling him.
Kaukalo is trying to break free.
Selmy manages to break the clinch.
Selmy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaukalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo works over Selmy's head and body with a nice combination.
Kaukalo walks into a stiff left hand from Selmy.
Pekka Kaukalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Selmy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaukalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Selmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaukalo throws a series of punches but Selmy avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Selmy.
Selmy throws a series of punches but Kaukalo moves out of range.
Selmy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kaukalo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Selmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaukalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Selmy.
Arstan Selmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selmy lands a nice hook to Kaukalo's body. Kaukalo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Selmy moves away from the strike by Kaukalo.
Kaukalo swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arstan Selmy will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaukalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selmy rushes Kaukalo and presses him up against the cage.
Kaukalo is trying to force a seperation but Selmy has the dominant position.
Kaukalo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kaukalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Selmy has him pressed against the cage.
Selmy is stalling here.
Kaukalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Selmy controls his hands.
Kaukalo can't break the clinch.
Kaukalo tries to circle away but Selmy has him pinned against the cage.
Kaukalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Selmy has him pressed against the cage.
Kaukalo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaukalo is trying to break the clinch but Selmy has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaukalo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaukalo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Selmy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Selmy connects with a leg kick. Kaukalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Selmy tries to clinch up but Kaukalo circles away and keeps his distance.
Selmy looks to throw the jab but Kaukalo is out of range.
Selmy slips a straight right by Kaukalo.
Selmy cracks Kaukalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Selmy closes the distance and clinches.
Selmy breaks the clinch.
Selmy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaukalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body kick from Selmy.
Selmy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaukalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Selmy. Beautiful body shot.
Selmy moves out of range as Kaukalo strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Selmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Selmy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
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!
Kaukalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kaukalo throws a big shot that misses.
Kaukalo throws a series of punches but Selmy moves out of range.
Selmy lands a head kick!
Selmy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaukalo moves away.
Selmy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Kaukalo. Those never looked like landing.
Kaukalo scores with a jab to the body.
Kaukalo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Selmy in his tracks.
Selmy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaukalo has time to react.
Kaukalo throws a combination. Selmy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Selmy misses with a body shot.
Selmy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selmy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaukalo is trying to break free.
Selmy tries to throw a body punch but Kaukalo avoids it by throwing Selmy back against the cage.
Kaukalo tries to break free but Selmy pushes him back against the cage.
Kaukalo working hard to break the clinch.
Kaukalo working hard to break the clinch.
Kaukalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Selmy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Selmy throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Selmy.
Selmy shoots in but Kaukalo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Selmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaukalo.
Kaukalo avoids the body shot from Selmy.
Kaukalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Selmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo misses with a right hand
and Selmy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've been hearing that Selmy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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!
Selmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaukalo keeping moving, preventing Selmy from controlling successfully.
Kaukalo is trying to keep Selmy in close.
Selmy 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.
Selmy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaukalo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selmy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arstan Selmy.
Kaukalo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arstan Selmy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Selmy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Selmy trying to control but Kaukalo is working from the bottom.
Selmy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kaukalo is trying to stand back up but Selmy is controlling him
Kaukalo is looking to control Selmy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaukalo avoid being mounted?
Kaukalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaukalo is trying to stand back up but Selmy is controlling him
Selmy is thwarting Kaukalo's attempts to control the position.
Kaukalo is looking to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Selmy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaukalo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kaukalo is working to get back to half guard.
Selmy trying to control but Kaukalo is having none of it.
Kaukalo can't escape the position.
Selmy controlling his opponent.
Selmy wants to control the pace but Kaukalo is squirming around nicely.
Selmy content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Selmy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Selmy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kaukalo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaukalo is working to get back to half guard.
Selmy unloads with some shots from mount but Kaukalo bucks and avoids them well.
Selmy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Selmy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaukalo is in a horrible position here. Selmy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaukalo wants to get back to his feet.
Selmy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Selmy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kaukalo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaukalo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Selmy.
Selmy lands a couple of good shots and Kaukalo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selmy working for a choke but Kaukalo is defending well.
Kaukalo looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy is working the ground and pound. Can Kaukalo escape?
A lull in the action here.
Kaukalo is in bad spot here.
Selmy cracks Kaukalo with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kaukalo from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Kaukalo trying to control but not successfully.
Selmy misses with an elbow to the head.
Selmy tries to get the hooks in deep but Kaukalo pushed the leg off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaukalo fending off the submission attempt from Selmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arstan Selmy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Selmy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arstan Selmy!
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