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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kareem al Rashid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Rashid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Highlight Reel. Kerjalainen has chosen krolithika as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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167 lbs
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179 cm
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168 lbs
27 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem al Rashid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kerjalainen looks to land a right hand but al Rashid moved out of range.
We've been hearing reports that al Rashid has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
al Rashid cracks Kerjalainen with a good jab.
al Rashid lands with a nice body punch.
al Rashid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerjalainen's calf.
Kerjalainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Rashid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kerjalainen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kerjalainen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
al Rashid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerjalainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Rashid. al Rashid obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Rashid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kerjalainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Rashid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Rashid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Rashid misses with a wild body shot.
al Rashid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerjalainen's calf.
Kerjalainen blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to land a leg kick but Kerjalainen saw it coming and moves away.
al Rashid is looking to slow Kerjalainen down with leg kicks.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook. al Rashid ducked under it nicely.
al Rashid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
al Rashid forces Kerjalainen back against the cage and clinches.
al Rashid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid misses with the head strike.
al Rashid blocks a body shot from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
al Rashid pushes Kerjalainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerjalainen controls his hands.
Kerjalainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen lands a hook that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
al Rashid takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses with a body punch.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
al Rashid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, al Rashid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerjalainen controls his hands.
Kerjalainen lands with a light punch inside.
Kerjalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Kerjalainen's coach down at Muayfit MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kerjalainen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
al Rashid struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerjalainen controls his hands.
al Rashid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerjalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Kerjalainen controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Kerjalainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen lands with a short shot to the head.
al Rashid is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Oh al Rashid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
al Rashid swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid tries to throw a body punch but Kerjalainen avoids it by throwing al Rashid back against the cage.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from al Rashid fails to land.
A shot in the inside from al Rashid.
al Rashid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen looks winded!
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen tries to work over al Rashid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from al Rashid as the two fighters clinch.
al Rashid is leaning against Kerjalainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 Kareem al Rashid will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice body punch from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kerjalainen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and al Rashid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen misses with a looping right.
al Rashid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kerjalainen - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by al Rashid.
al Rashid connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Kerjalainen to the floor! al Rashid dives in looking for the finish!
Kerjalainen is rocked!
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
al Rashid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kerjalainen is still in real trouble! Can al Rashid finish him?
al Rashid is working for a submission of some sort.
al Rashid is looking for a kimura but Kerjalainen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for al Rashid to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid is looking for a kimura but Kerjalainen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for al Rashid to get the leverage.
Kerjalainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerjalainen is defending against the submission attempts here by al Rashid.
al Rashid is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kerjalainen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kerjalainen is concentrating on defense, preventing al Rashid from advancing position.
al Rashid seems to be looking for submissions.
Kerjalainen is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is defending against the submission attempts here by al Rashid.
al Rashid is trying to work for a kimura but Kerjalainen is defending well.
Kerjalainen trying to control but al Rashid postures up.
Kerjalainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. al Rashid manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Rashid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
al Rashid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kerjalainen content to stall in guard here.
al Rashid throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kerjalainen uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid tries to buck Kerjalainen off but Kerjalainen is having none of it.
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.
Kareem al Rashid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
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.
al Rashid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerjalainen circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid slips under a jab from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid misses with a low kick.
Kareem al Rashid is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerjalainen misses with a right hand
and al Rashid counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by al Rashid.
al Rashid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid tries to clinch up but Kerjalainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kerjalainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
al Rashid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kerjalainen's sensitive parts.
Kerjalainen moves out of range of the body kick from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and al Rashid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Rashid lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Rashid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid wants a takedown but no success here.
al Rashid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
al Rashid lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Kerjalainen.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Rashid tries to throw a body punch but Kerjalainen avoids it by throwing al Rashid back against the cage.
Keijo Kerjalainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen stops a takedown attempt from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
al Rashid presses Kerjalainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kerjalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Rashid can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kareem al Rashid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
al Rashid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kerjalainen's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerjalainen.
al Rashid lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen gets through al Rashid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid has a couple of punches blocked by Kerjalainen.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen lands a hook that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
al Rashid lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Rashid lands with a left to the head.
Kerjalainen blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerjalainen tries to work over al Rashid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid blocking some punches.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid can't find room to land a body shot as Kerjalainen controls the action.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid works on Kerjalainen's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Rashid.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
al Rashid misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for al Rashid.
al Rashid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from al Rashid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
al Rashid lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Rashid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Rashid lands a hook to the side of the head.
al Rashid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerjalainen working aggressively here.
al Rashid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerjalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but al Rashid uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
al Rashid misses with a body punch.
Kerjalainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Rashid lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kerjalainen on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kareem al Rashid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kerjalainen takes a swing at al Rashid's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from al Rashid misses the target.
Kerjalainen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kareem al Rashid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Rashid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerjalainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerjalainen throws the kick towards the body but al Rashid avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from al Rashid.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kerjalainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
al Rashid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Rashid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kerjalainen fails to land.
al Rashid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
al Rashid presses Kerjalainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Rashid lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Rashid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Kerjalainen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Rashid scores with a shoulder strike.
al Rashid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerjalainen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen gets through al Rashid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
al Rashid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerjalainens head.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen lands with a right to the head.
al Rashid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by al Rashid.
Nice body punch from al Rashid.
A nice left hand lands by al Rashid.
Kerjalainen prevents the takedown attempt.
Kerjalainen throws a punch but it's blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid tries to work over Kerjalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Rashid is trying to drag Kerjalainen to the mat but Kerjalainen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Rashid lands a body shot.
Kerjalainen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
A short right from al Rashid on the inside.
al Rashid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
al Rashid lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kerjalainen takes a shot to the head.
al Rashid blocks an uppercut.
al Rashid throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerjalainen prevents a body shot from al Rashid.
Kerjalainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of al Rashid backwards.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Rashid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerjalainen has a couple of punches blocked by al Rashid.
al Rashid lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen dips a shoulder and cracks al Rashid with a mighty uppercut! al Rashid falls back against the cage and Kerjalainen unloads with a barrage of strikes! al Rashid is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kerjalainen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen is the new lightweight champion!
After the fight, Keijo Kerjalainen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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