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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 784 p4p, 99 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 915 p4p, 116 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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158 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ahma is out of range.
Urani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urani, right into the meat.
Urani closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urani in his tracks.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahma.
Urani fakes the leg kick and cracks Ahma in the body.
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
Urani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ahma is out of range and Urani settles back down.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urani! But no joy.
We've been told by Ahma's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Urani misses with a head kick.
Ahma throws a shot to the body.
Ahma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma jabs at Urani's body.
Good leg kick by Urani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ahma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Urani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ahma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urani at a distance.
Urani has closed the distance and engaged Ahma in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma has a couple of punches blocked by Urani.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Urani.
Good body shot from Ahma.
Urani scores with a shot to the side of Ahma's head.
Urani has a couple of punches blocked by Ahma.
Ahma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Urani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Urani tries a body shot but Ahma blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahma.
Urani lands a left hand.
Ahma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uranis head.
A short right from Ahma on the inside.
Ahma lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahma lands a left hand.
Ahma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani blocks an uppercut.
Urani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urani blocks a body shot from Ahma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma lands a shot to the body.
Urani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahma has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Urani regains guard immediately.
Urani is trying to control the position but Ahma postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Urani is on top in guard.
Ahma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ahma looking to hit a scissor sweep but Urani is one step ahead there.
Ahma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Urani gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ahma working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Urani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Urani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani looking to pass the guard.
Urani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Urani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahma is looking for a triangle but Urani pushes his legs off easily.
Ahma keeping moving, preventing Urani from controlling successfully.
Urani passes Ahma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Urani is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ahma sees it coming and defends easily.
Ahma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Urani pulls his head out easily.
Ahma wants to get back to full guard.
Ahma gets back to full guard.
Urani wants to pass the guard but Ahma is keeping the position.
Urani trying to move into half guard but instead Ahma has managed to sweep!
Ahma postures up and lands a big shot to Urani's brow.
Ahma distracts Urani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ahma tries a head kick but it misses.
Urani lands with a good body shot.
Ephram Urani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Urani looks to land a right hand but Ahma moved out of range.
Ahma misses with a wild body shot.
Urani now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Urani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ahma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urani blocks a leg kick.
Urani throws out a leg kick but Ahma moves out of range and Urani only half commits.
Urani throws a push kick but Ahma slaps the foot to one side.
Ahma misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
A punch lands to the side of Urani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urani throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahma counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urani can do to turn this around?
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!
Urani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahma.
A clash of legs there as Urani blocks the low kick.
Urani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahma is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Urani catches Ahma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body punch from Ahma.
Ahma swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Ahma is looking to chop away at Urani's legs.
Ahma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Urani moves out of range of the strikes.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Urani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ahma can pounce on him.
Ahma defending well as Urani loads up on a big left hand.
Ahma misses with an uppercut. Urani saw that one coming.
Urani avoids a kick to the body.
Urani let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ahma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ahma misses with a hook.
Ahma takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Urani feints a counter leg kick.
Urani misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urani throws a solid leg kick but Ahma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Urani.
Urani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahma misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Urani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ahma lands a jab to the head.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma is looking to slow Urani down with leg kicks.
Urani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahma's head.
Urani checks a low kick from Ahma.
Urani thows a leg kick but Ahma checks it
and Ahma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urani throws a head kick that misses.
Urani throws a lazy right hand but Ahma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Ahma tries to work over Urani's front leg with a kick but Urani checks it.
Ahma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
Urani blocks a head kick by Ahma.
Jab from Ahma.
Ahma throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani misses with a looping left.
Urani misses with a body kick.
Ahma lands with an uppercut that bounces Urani off the cage and back into range.
Ahma throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ephram Urani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahma jabs Urani right on the nose. Urani blinks but takes it well.
Ahma scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urani, as that shot connected.
Ahma is looking to score with low kicks.
Urani digs a good hook to Ahma's body.
Urani scores with a nice right hand.
Ahma loads up on a big right hand but Urani slips the punch.
Ahma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Urani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahma misses with a looping left.
Ahma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Urani gets full guard.
Ahma wants to pass the guard but Urani is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Urani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ahma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ahma pushing down on Urani's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ahma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Urani defending well though.
Urani has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahma drops an elbow to the side of Urani's head.
Urani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ahma moves into full mount! Urani won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ahma scores with a hook to the body. Urani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahma throws a right hand that misses
and Ahma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urani.
Urani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ahma can pounce on him.
Ahma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urani. Urani obviously looking to wear him down.
Ahma defending well as Urani loads up on a big left hand.
Urani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urani cracks Ahma with an open hand slap.
A low kick from Ahma misses
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
Ahma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urani at a distance.
Urani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
An inside leg kick from Ahma misses.
Urani is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ahma with a body shot.
Ahma on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Urani takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Urani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Ahma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahma.
Urani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urani throws a leg kick which misses Ahma's front leg but catches the back leg as Ahma tries to avoid it.
Ahma blocks the body kick.
Ahma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ahma misses with a looping right.
Urani appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Urani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Urani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahma moves away.
Ahma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Urani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
Ahma blocks a leg kick.
Ahma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urani.
Urani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahma.
Urani loads up on a big right hand but Ahma slips the punch.
Ahma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urani, as that shot connected.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Urani.
The fighters circling - Ahma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ahma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Urani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Urani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Ahma.
The fighters circling - Urani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urani lands a nice shot that snaps Ahma's head back.
Ahma swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Urani to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahma is rocked!
Ahma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Ahma is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urani takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ahma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ahma misses with a body shot.
Ahma lands a leg kick that knocks Urani off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma ducks right into an uppercut from Urani.
Urani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahma moves out of range as Urani strikes.
Ahma looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Urani throws a sloppy body shot
and Ahma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
Urani throws a hook to the side of Ahma's head but Ahma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urani lands with a right hand.
Verneri Ahma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ahma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urani tries to avoid it but Ahma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urani to the ground. Urani escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Urani lands with a good body shot.
Urani throws a hook but Ahma blocks it.
The fighters circling - Urani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ahma dodges the punch combination from Urani.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahma.
Ahma seems to have got his legs back now.
Urani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Urani.
Ahma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urani's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahma.
Ahma misses the shot to the body.
Urani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urani connects with a solid leg kick.
Urani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ahma feints and then cracks Urani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urani down.
Urani's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Urani steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ahma. That one must have hurt.
Urani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Urani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Urani scores with a hook.
Ahma lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urani misses with a low kick.
Ahma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ahma lands a leg kick that knocks Urani off balance momentarily.
Urani circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ahma to the canvas! Ahma doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Urani keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ephram Urani!
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