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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuoppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Kuoppala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Kuoppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Stirling!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuoppala pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stirling back to the cage. Kuoppala follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kuoppala misses with a straight left.
Kuoppala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stirling.
A jab lands there for Stirling.
Stirling ducks under a wild hook from Kuoppala.
A little jabbing left from Stirling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stirling closes the distance and pushes Kuoppala back into the cage.
Stirling blocks the elbow strike.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuoppala throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuoppala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuoppala misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Stirling's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuoppala throws an elbow that misses.
Stirling avoids the elbow strike from Kuoppala, against the cage.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike.
Kuoppala looking to throw knees to the head but Stirling is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kuoppala misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuoppala takes a shot to the head.
Stirling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuoppala looking to throw knees to the head but Stirling is blocking nicely.
Stirling tries for a takedown but Kuoppala manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stirling just leaning against Kuoppala, taking a breather.
Stirling is struggling to control the position.
Stirling continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kuoppala misses with a body punch.
Kuoppala blocks a body shot from Stirling.
Kuoppala throws an elbow that misses.
Kuoppala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuoppala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Stirling dodges an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuoppala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuoppala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuoppala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuoppala tries to land a knee to the head but Stirling blocks with his arms.
Stirling has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kuoppala seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stirling can turn it around.
Kuoppala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuoppala misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuoppala blocks an uppercut.
Kuoppala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kuoppala fails to land.
Stirling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stirling lands a jab to the nose.
Kuoppala misses with a leg kick
and Stirling holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuoppala lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala lands an elbow inside that Stirling shrugs off.
Kuoppala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stirling.
Stirling avoids the elbow strike from Kuoppala, against the cage.
Kuoppala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuoppala lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuoppala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stirling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuoppala tries to land knees in the clinch but Stirling avoids the damage to the body.
Kuoppala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stirling's defenses.
Stirling dodges an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Stirling breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuoppala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuoppala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuoppala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stirling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuoppala scrambles back to his feet.
Stirling lands with an overhand left.
Stirling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stirling fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuoppala.
Stirling lands a high kick!
Kuoppala chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stirling can pounce on him.
Stirling throws a hook to the side of Kuoppala's head but Kuoppala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stirling lands a body shot.
Kuoppala blocks a jab.
Kuoppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Stirling wants to counter with a clinch but Kuoppala pushes him away.
Kuoppala loads up on a big right hand but Stirling slips the punch.
It seemed like Stirling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stirling lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kuoppala takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuoppala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stirling scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuoppala should have avoided that one.
Stirling scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuoppala as he jumps to the side.
Stirling drops his hands momentarily and Kuoppala takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stirling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuoppala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuoppala is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kuoppala misses with a looping right.
Stirling staying out of range there.
Stirling swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuoppala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stirling shoots in but no luck this time.
Stirling feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuoppalas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stirling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuoppala but Kuoppala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexander Kuoppala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stirling.
Kuoppala loads up on a big right hand but Stirling slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Stirling.
Kuoppala tries to keep at a distance but Stirling has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling dodges an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala throws an elbow that misses.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuoppala misses with some punches.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuoppala leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stirling managing to block the knees to the body from Kuoppala.
Stirling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stirling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuoppala misses with the body kick
letting Stirling counter with a right hand.
Stirling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stirling throws a front kick aimed at Kuoppala's knee but Kuoppala avoids it well.
Kuoppala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stirling is out of range.
Kuoppala cracks Stirling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kuoppala misses with a straight right.
Kuoppala missing with a left hand there. Stirling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stirling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stirling goes for a double leg but Kuoppala avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuoppala continues to drive forward.
Kuoppala is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuoppala misses the target.
Jack Stirling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuoppala instigates a clinch.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
A body shot lands from Kuoppala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala tries to land knees in the clinch but Stirling avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stirling.
Stirling manages to break the clinch.
Kuoppala throws an overhand right that lands on Stirling's shoulder, as Stirling tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuoppala throws a looping overhand right but Stirling ducks down to avoid it.
Stirling scores with a jab to the head.
Stirling moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuoppala.
A countering left hand to the body from Stirling misses.
Stirling throws a low kick, looking for Kuoppala's leg but Kuoppala calmly moves out of range.
Stirling misses the shot to the body.
Kuoppala misses with an uppercut.
Kuoppala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stirling has closed the distance and engaged Kuoppala in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Stirling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kuoppala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stirling misses with a kick to the body.
Stirling forces Kuoppala back against the cage and clinches.
Stirling being controlled against the cage.
Kuoppala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuoppala avoiding damage as Stirling throws knees to the body.
Kuoppala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuoppala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stirling manages to break the clinch.
Stirling lands a nice hook to Kuoppala's body. Kuoppala takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stirling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuoppala throws a low kick, looking for Stirling's leg but Stirling calmly moves out of range.
Kuoppala lands with an overhand left.
Alexander Kuoppala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuoppala misses with a wild body shot.
Stirling lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuoppala backs up against the cage.
Kuoppala throws out a loose jab but Stirling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuoppala wants to land a leg kick but Stirling is out of range.
Kuoppala fails to land with a series of punches.
Stirling ducks under a wild hook from Kuoppala.
Stirling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stirling lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stirling scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stirling.
Stirling bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuoppala's head.
Stirling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuoppala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stirling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stirling. Kuoppala does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Stirling misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuoppala misses with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Stirling. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stirling.
Stirling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kuoppala sprawls well. Kuoppala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stirling gets slowly back to his feet.
Stirling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stirling closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stirling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stirling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stirling feints and then cracks Kuoppala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuoppala down.
Kuoppala throws a leg kick
letting Stirling counter with a right hand.
Stirling tries to clinch there but Kuoppala circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuoppala misses its target.
Stirling lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stirling moves into range and clinches up with Kuoppala.
Kuoppala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuoppala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stirling blocks an elbow strike from Kuoppala.
Kuoppala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuoppala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuoppala wants to stall.
Stirling is pushing Kuoppala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stirling wants to break free but Kuoppala has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stirling tries to work over Kuoppala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander Kuoppala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuoppala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stirling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stirling has closed the distance and engaged Kuoppala in a clinch.
Kuoppala misses with a body punch.
Kuoppala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stirling blocks the elbow strike.
Stirling avoids the elbow strike from Kuoppala, against the cage.
Stirling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Stirling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stirling 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Stirling!
Jack Stirling seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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