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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murikka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock'n'Rolla. Kiefa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sequoia Throne. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Murikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Murikka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Kiefa does no damage.
Kiefa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murikka can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiefa.
Murikka throws a front kick that sends Kiefa stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Murikka as he checks the leg kick.
Murikka jabs at Kiefa's body.
Murikka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiefa is out of range.
Murikka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murikka moves into the clinch.
Murikka avoids the elbow strike from Kiefa, against the cage.
Murikka lands a damaging elbow.
Kiefa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murikka is defending well for now.
Murikka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiefa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiefa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murikka.
Kiefa landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiefa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kiefa avoiding damage as Murikka throws knees to the body.
Kiefa is trying to push Murikka away but Murikka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murikka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiefa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiefa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiefa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murikka stalling.
Kiefa takes an elbow to the temple.
Murikka avoiding damage as Kiefa throws knees to the body.
Murikka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiefa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kiefa trying to land knees to the body.
Murikka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiefa breaks the clinch.
It Kiefa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiefa 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.
Murikka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murikka.
Some bone on bone action there as Murikka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murikka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murikka throws a head kick that misses.
Kiefa throws a head kick that misses
and Murikka moves into the clinch.
Kiefa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murikka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiefa looks gassed!
Murikka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murikka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiefa's efforts to push away.
Kiefa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murikka.
Murikka gets through Kiefa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murikka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kiefa being controlled against the cage.
Murikka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiefas head.
Murikka lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka lands a nice uppercut.
Murikka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murikka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kiefa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kiefa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murikka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Murikka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiefa lands an elbow that stopped Murikka in his tracks for a moment.
Murikka missing with knees to the body.
Murikka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murikka throws an elbow that misses.
Murikka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murikka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Murikka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa manages to break the clinch.
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch but Murikka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiefa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murikka moves away.
Murikka is looking to slow Kiefa down with leg kicks.
Kiefa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiefa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murikka scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Murikka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murikka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kiefa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murikka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kiefa is trying to stand back up but Murikka is controlling him
Well, if Murikka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murikka lands with a nice body kick.
It Kiefa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiefa throws a wild body kick that Murikka sees coming a mile off.
Kiefa blocks a low kick nicely.
Murikka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murikka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kiefa is refusing to be controlled, as Murikka sits in half guard.
Murikka is thwarting Kiefa's attempts to control the position.
Kiefa is not content to let Murikka control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Murikka lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murikka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murikka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kiefa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kiefa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Murikka trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiefa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murikka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murikka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murikka trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiefa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiefa is keeping the position for now.
Kiefa seems keen to control Murikka's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jussi Murikka.
Murikka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murikka swinging wildly here.
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!
Murikka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Murikka as he checks the leg kick.
Kiefa looks to land a body kick but Murikka moved away.
A low kick from Kiefa misses
and Murikka counters with a straight right hand.
Murikka throws a low kick but Kiefa avoids it.
Murikka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kiefa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa is looking to clinch.
Murikka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Kiefa.
Murikka throws a leg kick but Kiefa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kiefa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Kiefa tenderised Murikka's leg. Murikka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiefa just misses with a punch to the body.
Jussi Murikka is winning the standup battle so far.
Murikka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Kiefa blocks the leg kick.
Kiefa wants to clinch.
Murikka throws a low kick, looking for Kiefa's leg but Kiefa calmly moves out of range.
Kiefa misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murikka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiefa wants to clinch.
Murikka wants to clinch up but Kiefa keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Kiefa.
Murikka gets a clinch.
Murikka prevents Kiefa from breaking the clinch.
Murikka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Murikka - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murikka managing to block the knees to the body from Kiefa.
Murikka avoids the elbow strike from Kiefa, against the cage.
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!
Murikka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murikka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiefa's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kiefa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Murikka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiefa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murikka feints and then cracks Kiefa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiefa down.
Murikka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murikka tries to clinch but Kiefa is having none of it.
Murikka misses with a head kick.
Kiefa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murikka checks a leg kick.
Kiefa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiefa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murikka. Murikka obviously looking to wear him down.
Kiefa tries to bum rush Murikka with a series of wild strikes but Murikka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick lands from Murikka.
Kiefa tries to clinch up but Murikka circles away and keeps his distance.
Murikka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kiefa on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka scores with a jab to the body.
Kiefa is looking to land body kicks.
Kiefa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murikka lands with a cross.
Kiefa throws a body punch but Murikka moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Murikka.
Kiefa misses with a kick to the body
and Murikka counters with a straight right hand.
Kiefa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiefa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murikka's hands.
Murikka clinches with his opponent.
Kiefa landing knees to the body.
Murikka lands a nice uppercut.
Murikka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kiefa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kiefa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murikka avoids it.
It Kiefa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Murikka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murikka lands an uppercut.
Murikka lands with a short shot to the head.
Murikka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiefa prevents it.
Kiefa misses with a knee to the head.
Kiefa has a couple of punches blocked by Murikka.
Kiefa missing with knees to the body.
Murikka lands a good knee to the midsection. Kiefa won't want to take too many of those.
Jussi Murikka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murikka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murikka digs a right hand into Kiefa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiefa's gas tank.
Murikka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murikka.
Murikka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiefa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murikka managing to block the knees to the body from Kiefa.
Kiefa tries to land knees in the clinch but Murikka avoids the damage to the body.
Murikka tries for a takedown but Kiefa manages to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Murikka.
A right handed body shot lands from Murikka.
Murikka lands an elbow inside.
Murikka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murikka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiefas head.
Kiefa tries to throw a body punch but Murikka avoids it by throwing Kiefa back against the cage.
Kiefa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kiefa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiefa tries to land knees in the clinch but Murikka avoids the damage to the body.
Murikka manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Murikka as he connects with a hook.
Murikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiefa.
Murikka dives in and scores a takedown into Kiefa's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murikka wants to pass the guard but Kiefa is keeping the position.
Murikka is pushing down on Kiefa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kiefa is fighting to maintain full guard but Murikka has managed to sneak the leg through.
Murikka trying to pass the guard but Kiefa defending well.
Murikka is looking to take a break and control but Kiefa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murikka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Murikka in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Murikka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murikka 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Murikka!
Our winner, Jussi Murikka, 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.
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energy
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