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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by Blood on the ground. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Furfur counters with a good low kick that Sullivan was not able to check.
Furfur misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sullivan.
Sullivan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sullivan scores with a decent looking hook.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Furfur lands with a hook. Sullivan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Furfur lands with a shot to the body.
Furfur throws a leg kick that misses.
Furfur avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Sammy Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furfur lands with a good body shot.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Furfur lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furfur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Furfur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furfur.
Furfur lands a head shot.
Sullivan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Furfur. Furfur obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to work over Furfur's front leg with a kick but Furfur checks it.
Sullivan throws a good cross that connects.
Furfur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sullivan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furfur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Furfur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Furfur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furfur.
Sullivan cracks Furfur with an open hand slap.
Sullivan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Furfur.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Furfur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sullivan.
Furfur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Furfur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Furfur.
Sullivan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furfur lands a right hook to the body.
Sullivan moves away from the strike by Furfur.
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furfur was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
Furfur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sullivan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Furfur.
Sullivan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Furfur counters with an inside leg kick.
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furfur.
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Furfur scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur cracks a nice hook into Sullivan's ribs.
Sullivan throws a one two combo.
Furfur scores with a jab. Sullivan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Furfur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Furfur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Sullivan does no damage.
Furfur thuds his right hand into Sullivan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sullivan connects with a body shot that sends Furfur's belly button to the back.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Sullivan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sullivan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Sullivan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Furfur just misses with a punch to the body.
Furfur connects with a leg kick. Sullivan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan thows a body shot but no joy.
Furfur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan throws a hook to the side of Furfur's head but Furfur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Furfur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sullivan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Furfur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Furfur. That's going to slow Sullivan down.
Furfur tests Sullivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Furfur tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan throws a jab when Furfur was well out of range.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Furfur clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Furfur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Furfur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Furfur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Furfur throws a body kick that misses.
Furfur misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furfur.
Furfur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furfur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furfur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Furfur.
Sullivan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furfur.
Furfur's corner calls for a 1-2. Furfur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Furfur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furfur slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Furfur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sullivan misses with a hook
and Furfur counters with a right hand to the body.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Furfur doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
Furfur misses with a body kick.
Furfur connects with a jab.
Donk. Furfur catches Sullivan right on the button with a cross.
Sullivan misses with a jab to the body
and Furfur counters with a body kick that stops Sullivan in his tracks momentarily.
Furfur throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furfur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Furfur struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Furfur has him pressed against the cage.
Furfur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Furfur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furfur.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
Sullivan tries to break free but Furfur pushes him back against the cage.
Furfur gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Furfur misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Furfur to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Furfur misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Furfur.
Furfur throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Furfur leaning his opponent against the cage.
Furfur continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Furfur.
A frustrated look appears on Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Furfur can't find room to land a body shot as Sullivan controls the action.
Furfur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sullivan.
Furfur controlling the action here for a moment.
Sullivan tries to break the clinch but Furfur is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zophiel Furfur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Furfur is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Furfur.
A solid leg kick lands there for Furfur.
Sullivan thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Furfur.
Sullivan misses with a looping right.
Furfur throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan avoids it.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furfur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Furfur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Furfur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Furfur slips a straight right by Sullivan.
Furfur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Sullivan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Furfur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Furfur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sullivan moves out of range of the leg kick from Furfur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Furfur.
Sullivan moves away from the strike by Furfur.
Sullivan throws a jab when Furfur was well out of range.
Furfur avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
A jab from Sullivan misses.
Furfur throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan misses the target.
Sullivan checks a leg kick.
Sullivan throws a nice looking combination but Furfur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan misses with a hook.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sullivan's calf.
Furfur's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sullivan under the eye.
Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Furfur counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sullivan.
Furfur lands with a cross.
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furfur.
Furfur sizes up Sullivan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furfur lands a nice looking body kick.
Furfur lands a jab to the head.
Furfur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Furfur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sullivan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Furfur tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Sullivan throws a lazy uppercut
and Furfur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furfur.
Furfur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan doesn't seem bothered though.
Furfur connects with an inside leg kick.
Furfur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Furfur tenderised Sullivan's leg. Sullivan is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Furfur throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Sullivan finds it's way through Furfur's defenses.
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furfur was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
Sullivan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Furfur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sullivan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Furfur lands but Sullivan takes it in his stride.
Sammy Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Furfur.
Oh Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Furfur throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Furfur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan takes a swing at Furfur's ribcage but misses.
Sullivan seems to have got his legs back now.
Sullivan misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Furfur scores with a spinning back kick!
Furfur scores with a leg kick.
Furfur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sullivan has time to react.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Sullivan.
Furfur moves out of range of the leg kick from Sullivan.
Sullivan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Furfur connects with a right hand. Sullivan shakes it off.
Furfur connects with a solid leg kick.
Furfur throws a nice head kick!
Furfur lands with a kick to the temple. Sullivan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Furfur connects with a looping right hand.
Furfur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zophiel Furfur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Furfur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zophiel Furfur!
Zophiel Furfur decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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