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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murky McTavern (ranked 1311 p4p, 176 weight class) and Eerikki Salmi (ranked 1970 p4p, 249 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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213 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Murky McTavern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Salmi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavern connects with a looping right hand.
Salmi defending well as McTavern loads up on a big left hand.
Salmi moves out of range of the body kick from McTavern.
Salmi cracks McTavern with an open hand slap.
McTavern throws a leg kick that misses.
Salmi defending well as McTavern loads up on a big left hand.
Salmi is looking to chop away at McTavern's legs.
Salmi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salmi tries to clinch but McTavern moves out of range.
Salmi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTavern was well out of range. Poor timing from Salmi.
Salmi moves out of range of the body kick from McTavern.
McTavern takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McTavern tries to move into range but Salmi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McTavern lands with a shot to the body.
Eerikki Salmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salmi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McTavern can pounce on him.
Salmi throws a chopping leg kick but McTavern manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McTavern fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salmi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavern misses with a body kick.
McTavern has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bizihwaeile Academy in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Salmi misses
and McTavern counters with a left and a right that stings Salmi.
McTavern lands a nice hook to Salmi's body. Salmi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salmi 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.
McTavern appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salmi drives through and clinches with McTavern against the cage.
Salmi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McTavern lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McTavern.
Salmi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salmi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salmi lands with a left to the head.
Salmi lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salmi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McTavern missing with knees to the body.
Salmi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salmi swings wildly with an uppercut but McTavern uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTavern trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salmi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salmi throws a punch but it's blocked by McTavern.
McTavern throws an elbow but it misses.
Salmi pushes McTavern back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McTavern tries to land knees in the clinch but Salmi avoids the damage to the body.
McTavern tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salmi avoids it.
Salmi throws a head punch that misses.
McTavern misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salmi.
Salmi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salmi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McTavern lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Salmi fails to land.
McTavern missing with knees to the body.
Salmi managing to block the knees to the body from McTavern.
McTavern throws an elbow but it misses.
Salmi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salmi avoiding damage as McTavern throws knees to the body.
Salmi lands with a short shot to the head.
Salmi misses with a punch on the inside.
Salmi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McTavern tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salmi avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salmi lands a shot to the body.
Salmi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McTavern tries to land knees in the clinch but Salmi avoids the damage to the body.
McTavern tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salmi avoids it.
Salmi lands with a light punch inside.
Salmi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTavern backwards.
McTavern tries to land knees in the clinch but Salmi avoids the damage to the body.
McTavern misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salmi.
Salmi blocks an elbow strike from McTavern.
Salmi gets through McTavern's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salmi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salmi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McTavern throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salmi lands a right hand.
Salmi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McTavern's elbow.
Salmi lands a hook that snaps the head of McTavern backwards.
Salmi avoids a wild elbow strike from McTavern.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salmi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Salmi as the two fighters clinch.
Salmi lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Salmi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavern throws an elbow that misses.
Salmi can't find room to land a body shot as McTavern controls the action.
Salmi misses with some punches.
McTavern tries to land knees in the clinch but Salmi avoids the damage to the body.
Salmi lands with a short shot to the head.
Salmi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McTavern backwards.
Salmi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McTaverns head.
McTavern is rocked!
A short right from Salmi.
Oh McTavern is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McTavern blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salmi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salmi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McTaverns head.
Salmi lands a body shot.
McTavern is breathing heavily.
Salmi digs a right hand into McTavern's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McTavern's gas tank.
Salmi lands a big right hand that drops McTavern! The killer instinct kicks in and Salmi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Salmi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eerikki Salmi!
Our winner, Eerikki Salmi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Murky McTavern was interviewed post fight and said 'Take me back to the sea and throw me to the fishes'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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