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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Sepi (ranked 4000 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Westbrook (ranked 2518 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seppo Sepi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Russell Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepi misses with a straight left.
Sepi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sepi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Westbrook.
We've been told by Sepi's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sepi keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Sepi misses.
Seppo Sepi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepi missing with a left hand there. Westbrook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sepi looks to land a right hand but Westbrook moved out of range.
Westbrook slips a jab from Sepi.
Westbrook takes a jab right on the kisser.
Westbrook has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fighters circling - Sepi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Westbrook walks into a left hand.
Westbrook takes the fight into the clinch.
Sepi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westbrook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westbrook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sepi throws a head punch that misses.
Sepi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepi.
Westbrook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sepi.
Westbrook throws an elbow that misses.
Sepi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepi avoids the elbow strike from Westbrook, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepi.
A short left from Sepi.
A head punch on the inside from Sepi fails to land.
Westbrook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westbrook misses with a punch to the body.
Sepi working aggressively here.
Sepi working aggressively here.
Westbrook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Westbrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sepi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westbrook lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Sepi fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sepi has a couple of punches blocked by Westbrook.
Sepi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
Sepi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sepi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sepi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sepi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sepi has a couple of punches blocked by Westbrook.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sepi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sepi swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepi misses with the head strike.
Westbrook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
Sepi working aggressively here.
Westbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westbrook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Westbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
Sepi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westbrook.
Westbrook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Sepi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sepi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westbrook.
Westbrook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Seppo Sepi has been cut.
Sepi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sepi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sepi's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sepi fails to land.
Sepi throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook blocking some punches.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook working aggressively here.
Sepi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
Westbrook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sepi backwards.
Westbrook lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sepi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook lands an uppercut.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sepi.
Westbrook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Westbrook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sepi's brow.
Westbrook misses with a body punch.
Westbrook blocking some punches.
Sepi scores with a shoulder strike.
Sepi lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Sepi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Sepi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Westbrook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sepi.
Westbrook moves into the clinch successfully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Westbrook in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sepi working aggressively here.
Sepi lands with a left to the head.
Sepi blocks the elbow strike.
Westbrook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sepi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Westbrook can do to turn this around?
A short right from Sepi.
Westbrook tries a body shot but Sepi blocks it.
Sepi avoids a wild elbow strike from Westbrook.
Westbrook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Westbrook can't find room to land a body shot as Sepi controls the action.
Sepi lands with a right to the head.
Sepi blocks the elbow strike.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sepi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Westbrook.
Sepi takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepi lands a shoulder strike.
Sepi has a couple of punches blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westbrook scores with a shot to the side of Sepi's head.
Westbrook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sepi.
Westbrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Westbrook makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sepi blocks an elbow strike.
Westbrook tries to work over Sepi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Westbrook.
Westbrook misses with an elbow over the top.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
Westbrook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seppo Sepi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Westbrook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sepi throws a head punch that misses.
Sepi misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sepi fails to land.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepi working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Westbrook misses with an elbow over the top.
Sepi lands a shoulder strike.
Sepi working aggressively here.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sepi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Westbrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sepi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sepi working aggressively here.
Sepi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Westbrook lands a right hand.
Sepi misses with the head strike.
Sepi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sepi misses with some punches.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook lands an elbow just above Sepi 's eye.
Sepi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sepi blocking some punches.
Westbrook throws an elbow but it misses.
Westbrook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sepi blocks the elbow strike.
Westbrook misses with a punch to the body.
Westbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Sepi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepi blocks an elbow strike.
Sepi has a couple of punches blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sepi blocks the elbow strike.
Westbrook pushes off an throws an elbow but Sepi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sepi fails to land.
Westbrook struggles to land a body shot inside as Sepi controls his hands.
Westbrook lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepi has a couple of punches blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
Sepi swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westbrook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepi misses with the head strike.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sepi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
A short right from Westbrook.
A head punch on the inside from Sepi fails to land.
Sepi misses with some punches.
Sepi lands a nice uppercut.
Westbrook throws an elbow but it misses.
Westbrook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Westbrook throws an elbow but misses.
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Seppo Sepi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seppo Sepi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Westbrook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sepi.
Westbrook doesn't manage to clinch there - Sepi circles away.
Westbrook is looking to clinch but Sepi is avoiding it.
Sepi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sepi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sepi connects with a jab.
Sepi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sepi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Sepi misses.
Westbrook moves into the clinch successfully.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Sepi.
Westbrook throws a punch but it's blocked by Sepi.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sepi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sepi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepi swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepi swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sepi fails to land.
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
Sepi swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Westbrook.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sepi.
Westbrook lands a nice shot to the body.
Westbrook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seppo Sepi's cut is getting worse.
Westbrook tries a body shot but Sepi blocks it.
Sepi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Westbrook misses with an elbow strike.
Sepi misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westbrook.
Sepi swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepi misses with some punches.
Westbrook misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook pushes off an throws an elbow but Sepi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sepi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepi throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Sepi swings wildly with an uppercut but Westbrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Westbrook looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sepi has a couple of punches blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook lands an elbow inside.
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
Westbrook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Westbrook on the inside.
Sepi throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Sepi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sepi misses with a punch on the inside.
Westbrook scores with a shot to the side of Sepi's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Westbrook.
Sepi throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Sepi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sepi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Westbrook blocks an uppercut.
Sepi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sepi blocks an uppercut.
Westbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sepi.
Westbrook blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Westbrook fails to land.
Sepi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sepi working aggressively here.
Westbrook tries to work over Sepi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sepi.
Westbrook scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Westbrook throws an elbow that misses.
Westbrook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepi misses with some punches.
Sepi lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepi misses with some punches.
Sepi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sepi.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Westbrook misses with an elbow over the top.
Westbrook tries to throw a body punch but Sepi avoids it by throwing Westbrook back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Westbrook as the two fighters clinch.
Westbrook lands with a left to the head.
Sepi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Westbrook backwards.
A short uppercut from Sepi.
Westbrook comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seppo Sepi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Westbrook throws a head punch that misses.
Sepi gets through Westbrook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russell Westbrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sepi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Sepi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sepi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Sepi!
During a confident post fight interview, Seppo Sepi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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