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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin's entrance music is The time has come.... A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perälä just misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin moves into range and clinches up with Perälä.
Perälä misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Perälä swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luzhin obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perälä.
Perälä avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peräläs head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Perälä pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin misses with a hook.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but Perälä sees it coming and moves out of range.
Perälä has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Luzhin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Luzhin tries to land a leg kick but Perälä saw it coming and moves away.
Luzhin throws an overhand right that lands on Perälä's shoulder, as Perälä tries to avoid the shot.
Perälä throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin throwing a counter right hand but Perälä manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä tries to land a leg kick but Luzhin saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy left from Luzhin finds it's target.
Luzhin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perälä misses with a body shot.
Luzhin tried to counter with a leg kick but Perälä avoided it.
Luzhin is looking to slow Perälä down with leg kicks.
Perälä steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luzhin. That one must have hurt.
Perälä lands with a kick to the ribs.
Luzhin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luzhin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Perälä throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perälä misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perälä. That's going to slow Luzhin down.
Luzhin is looking to score with low kicks.
Luzhin moves into the clinch.
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!
Good body shot from Perälä.
A bit of stalling here from Perälä.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perälä in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Perälä lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perälä blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Perälä lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luzhin scores with a shoulder strike.
Perälä lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Perälä doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perälä stalling in the clinch.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Perälä misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perälä.
Perälä lands a right hand.
Perälä blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perälä backwards.
Luzhin working aggressively here.
Perälä doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Perälä has Luzhin pushed against the cage.
Come on Perälä - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perälä swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Perälä.
Perälä blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luzhin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luzhin lands a left hand.
Luzhin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perälä misses with a punch on the inside.
Luzhin lands a left hand.
Perälä on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luzhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Perälä.
Perälä lands a left hand.
Perälä on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Perälä lands a nice uppercut.
Perälä has Luzhin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Luzhin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Perälä.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä working aggressively here.
Perälä works on Luzhin's body with a couple of short punches.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Perälä.
Perälä breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Perälä finds it's way through Luzhin's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perälä will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perälä misses with a straight right.
Perälä has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Luzhin.
Luzhin thuds his shin into the meat of Perälä's side.
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 Nikolai Luzhin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Perälä lands.
Perälä scores with a shot to the body.
Perälä is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luzhin rather than just go for the knockout.
Luzhin throws a head kick that misses
and Perälä counters with a nice uppercut.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luzhin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perälä throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a head kick that misses.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Perälä.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but Perälä sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
Luzhin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luzhin tries to land a front kick but Perälä steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Perälä appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luzhin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perälä momentarily.
Perälä just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perälä does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a chopping leg kick but Perälä manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luzhin slips under a jab from Perälä.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perälä blocks a leg kick.
Luzhin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luzhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
Luzhin scoring well with a low kick there.
Perälä is looking to score with low kicks.
Luzhin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perälä shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luzhin throws a leg kick
and Perälä counters with a body kick that stops Luzhin in his tracks momentarily.
Luzhin throws a leg kick which misses Perälä's front leg but catches the back leg as Perälä tries to avoid it.
Taisto Perälä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luzhin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Luzhin throws a leg kick that misses.
Luzhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perälä. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perälä.
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!
Luzhin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Luzhin throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Luzhin misses
and Perälä counters with a good low kick that Luzhin was not able to check.
Luzhin checks a low kick from Perälä.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luzhin connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perälä. That's going to slow Luzhin down.
Perälä finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luzhin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Perälä cracks Luzhin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perälä.
Luzhin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä has a takedown stuffed.
Perälä fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luzhin tries a low kick but Perälä avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Perälä on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perälä moves out of range as Luzhin throws a body kick.
Perälä works Luzhin's body with a nice hook.
Perälä throws a lazy right hand but Luzhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luzhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perälä walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luzhin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Perälä misses with a looping left.
Luzhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perälä only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nikolai Luzhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perälä shoots in but Luzhin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nikolai Luzhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Perälä.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin clinches.
Perälä manages to pull guard.
Perälä keeping full guard, as Luzhin tries to pass.
Perälä working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luzhin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luzhin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perälä keeping full guard, as Luzhin tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taisto Perälä will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Luzhin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luzhin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luzhin connects with an inside leg kick.
Luzhin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Perälä lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luzhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perälä takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Perälä.
Perälä connects with a solid leg kick.
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perälä.
Luzhin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perälä misses the jab.
Perälä throws a leg kick but Luzhin moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Perälä blocks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luzhin.
Perälä throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin moves out of range of the body kick from Perälä.
Perälä wants to land a leg kick but Luzhin is out of range.
Perälä lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luzhin circles away quickly and effectively.
Luzhin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perälä moves away from the strike by Luzhin.
Perälä bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luzhin's head.
Luzhin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Perälä.
Perälä takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luzhin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Luzhin.
Luzhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luzhin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perälä slips a straight right by Luzhin.
Luzhin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Luzhin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Luzhin blocks the leg kick.
Luzhin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luzhin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perälä.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Luzhin tries to clinch up but Perälä circles away and keeps his distance.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
Luzhin throws a jab but it's blocked by Perälä.
Perälä has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luzhin.
A lazy left from Perälä finds it's target.
Perälä misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luzhin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Perälä misses its intended target.
Perälä swats away the attempt to clinch by Luzhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin checks a low kick from Perälä.
Luzhin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot lands for Luzhin.
Luzhin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luzhin scores with a spinning back kick!
Luzhin needs to keep his hands up - Perälä had a free shot at his head there.
Luzhin wants to slow Perälä down by chopping away at his legs.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perälä appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Perälä takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luzhin throws a leg kick that misses.
Perälä looks to land a right hand but Luzhin moved out of range.
Luzhin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Perälä throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luzhin throws a low kick, looking for Perälä's leg but Perälä calmly moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Perälä.
Perälä moves away from the strike by Luzhin.
Perälä's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perälä tries to land a leg kick but Luzhin saw it coming and moves away.
Perälä has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luzhin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perälä just misses with a punch to the body.
Perälä moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Luzhin loads up on a big right hand but Perälä slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Luzhin.
Luzhin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luzhin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab from Perälä.
Luzhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perälä ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luzhin moves away.
Perälä takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Perälä lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Taisto Perälä just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Luzhin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perälä. That did some damage!
Luzhin checks a leg kick.
Perälä fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luzhin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luzhin checks a low kick from Perälä.
Perälä connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perälä looks to throw the jab but Luzhin is out of range.
Luzhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perälä.
Perälä avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perälä takes a swing at Luzhin's ribcage but misses.
Perälä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luzhin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perälä wants to slow Luzhin down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a straight right.
Perälä tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luzhin is able to avoid easily.
Luzhin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luzhin tries to score with a low kick but Perälä moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Perälä misses the target.
Perälä looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch lands to the side of Perälä 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perälä ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luzhin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Luzhin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perälä throws out a counter right but Luzhin avoids it with no problem.
Luzhin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Luzhin.
Luzhin tries a low kick but Perälä avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perälä getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A good leg kick by Luzhin.
Luzhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luzhin.
Both fighters circling a little - Perälä finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Luzhin scores with a sloppy right hand. Perälä should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Luzhin.
Perälä swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perälä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luzhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Perälä.
Perälä does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Perälä lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perälä throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perälä fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Perälä fails to land.
The referee calls for Perälä to work.
Perälä lands with a light punch inside.
Perälä tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perälä is defending well for now.
Perälä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nikolai Luzhin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luzhin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perälä stalling.
Perälä tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Luzhin misses with some punches.
Luzhin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perälä's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perälä avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin lands a left hand.
Luzhin crunches a lovely knee into Perälä's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perälä.
Perälä tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Perälä back against the cage.
Perälä is trying to stall.
Perälä takes a shot to the head.
Perälä tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luzhin smiles and moves away.
Nikolai Luzhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Perälä.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perälä.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perälä blocks a leg kick.
Perälä dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Taisto Perälä will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Luzhin is looking to slow Perälä down with leg kicks.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Perälä moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luzhin tries a low kick but Perälä avoids it.
Luzhin lands with a slapping head kick.
Luzhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Perälä 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perälä lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luzhin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Perälä cracks the inside of Luzhin's front leg.
Perälä fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Luzhin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Perälä is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luzhin.
Luzhin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perälä.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perälä avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luzhin throws a leg kick
and Perälä counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perälä swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perälä throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luzhin.
Luzhin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luzhin. That's going to slow Perälä down.
Perälä throws a body shot but no joy.
Perälä lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luzhin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luzhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Luzhin throws a sloppy head kick and Perälä moves out of range easily.
Perälä misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perälä checks a leg kick.
Perälä moves away from the strike by Luzhin.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perälä listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a leg kick but Perälä moved away.
Perälä on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perälä moves out of range of the leg kick from Luzhin.
Perälä was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin with a nice cross.
Perälä feints and then cracks Luzhin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luzhin down.
Nikolai Luzhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perälä ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perälä throws a low kick but Luzhin avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perälä.
Luzhin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perälä connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Luzhin momentarily.
Good exchange - Perälä coming out on top.
Luzhin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perälä is out of range.
Luzhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a jab to Perälä's midsection.
Perälä finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luzhin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Perälä manages to circle out of the way.
Perälä throws a jab when Luzhin was well out of range.
Luzhin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Perälä scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin throws a hook to the side of Perälä's head but Perälä sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perälä counters with a body kick.
Luzhin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perälä.
Luzhin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perälä moves out of range of the strikes.
Perälä throws a shot to the body.
Luzhin blocks a leg kick.
Luzhin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luzhin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perälä lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Perälä fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luzhin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luzhin takes a swing at Perälä's ribcage but misses.
Luzhin works Perälä's body with a nice hook.
Perälä misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luzhin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perälä misses with a low kick.
Perälä throws a push kick but Luzhin slaps the foot to one side.
Perälä throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luzhin.
Luzhin loads up on a big right hand but Perälä slips the punch.
Perälä connects with a solid leg kick.
Perälä keeps Luzhin at a distance using the push kick.
A lazy left from Luzhin finds it's target.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perälä scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Perälä comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perälä 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Perälä!
Taisto Perälä is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Taisto Perälä made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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