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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terry Aunor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anucha Poopha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Aunor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anucha Poopha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aunor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aunor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poopha counters with a leg kick.
Poopha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poopha is looking to land body kicks.
Aunor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poopha to the mat! Poopha manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aunor controlling from the top position.
Poopha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aunor tries to free his leg and advance position but Poopha is retaining full guard.
Aunor content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aunor blocks a head kick by Poopha.
Aunor tries to land a leg kick but Poopha saw it coming and moves away.
Poopha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aunor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poopha misses with a head kick.
Aunor blocks a head kick by Poopha.
Aunor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poopha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anucha Poopha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aunor blocks a head kick by Poopha.
Anucha Poopha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poopha misses with a lunging right hand
and Aunor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Poopha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aunor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Poopha wants to improve his position but Aunor is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopha is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aunor trying to pass the guard but Poopha defending well.
Poopha looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aunor in particular looking to stall.
Aunor trying to control the action but Poopha is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Terry Aunor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Poopha, right into the meat.
Poopha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aunor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aunor moves out of range as Poopha strikes.
Poopha digs a good hook to Aunor's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aunor duly obliges.
Aunor just misses with a punch to the body.
Aunor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poopha tries to avoid it but Aunor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poopha to the ground. Poopha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Poopha is looking to slow Aunor down with leg kicks.
Poopha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aunor's head.
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!
Poopha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aunor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Aunor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aunor.
Poopha misses with the combination.
Poopha throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poopha scores with a jab to the head.
Aunor avoids the head kick by Poopha.
Poopha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aunor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poopha was well out of range. Poor timing from Aunor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anucha Poopha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poopha.
Aunor is looking to clinch but Poopha is avoiding it.
Poopha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aunor.
Aunor throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poopha.
Poopha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poopha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aunor at a distance.
Poopha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses
and Aunor counters with a stiff right hand.
Aunor tries to clinch but Poopha moves out of range.
Aunor lands a slapping body shot.
Poopha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poopha lands with a kick to the temple. Aunor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aunor misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aunor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aunor blocks a head kick by Poopha.
Aunor tries to clinch there but Poopha circles away.
Poopha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aunor rather than just go for the knockout.
Aunor shoots in looking for a takedown but Poopha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aunor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Terry Aunor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aunor shoots in for a double leg but Poopha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aunor lands with a right hand.
Poopha connects with a leg kick. Aunor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Poopha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aunor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poopha misses with a head kick.
Aunor keeps the fight on the outside.
Poopha connects with a body shot.
Aunor tries to clinch but Poopha moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aunor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poopha. Poopha obviously looking to wear him down.
Aunor staying out of range there.
Poopha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aunor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aunor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poopha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aunor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Aunor.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses
and Aunor counters by moving into the clinch.
Aunor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poopha.
Aunor closes the distance and pushes Poopha back into the cage.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aunor avoids it.
Poopha misses with a body punch.
Aunor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopha throws an elbow but it misses.
Poopha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aunor is defending well for now.
Aunor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aunor is working Poopha over against the cage.
Aunor lands a shoulder strike.
Poopha missing with knees to the body.
Poopha misses with the head strike.
Poopha throws a head punch that misses.
Aunor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poopha.
Poopha working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Poopha.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aunor.
A short uppercut from Aunor.
Poopha trying to land knees to the body.
Aunor digs a right hand into Poopha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poopha's gas tank.
Poopha tries to work over Aunor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor lands a hook that snaps the head of Poopha backwards.
Poopha tries to land knees in the clinch but Aunor avoids the damage to the body.
Aunor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poopha.
Poopha motions for Aunor to come forward. Poopha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poopha lands a head kick!
Aunor clinches up with Poopha and pushes him back against the cage.
Aunor is trying to force a seperation but Poopha has the dominant position.
Aunor blocks an elbow strike.
Poopha manages to break the clinch.
Aunor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poopha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Aunor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poopha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anucha Poopha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Aunor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aunor is defended easily by Poopha.
Aunor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Aunor.
Poopha tests Aunor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poopha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aunor.
Poopha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aunor shoots for a double leg takedown but Poopha sprawls well. He's pushed Aunor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Poopha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poopha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poopha moves out of range of the body kick from Aunor.
Poopha tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopha lands a high kick!
Poopha misses with a straight left.
Poopha misses with a body shot
and Aunor counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Poopha.
Aunor looks to clinch
and Poopha counters with a stiff right hand.
Aunor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Poopha misses the target.
Aunor moves away from the strike by Poopha.
Aunor moves out of range as Poopha strikes.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aunor throws a series of punches but Poopha avoids them all with ease.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses.
Poopha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aunor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poopha lands a leg kick that knocks Aunor off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Poopha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poopha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poopha throws out a leg kick but Aunor moves out of range and Poopha only half commits.
Anucha Poopha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poopha scores with a jab to the body.
Aunor blocks a head kick by Poopha.
Poopha takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poopha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aunor moves away.
Aunor checks the leg kick.
Poopha lands a head kick!
No joy there for Aunor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor blocks a head kick by Poopha.
Nice jab there from Poopha.
Poopha moves into the clinch successfully.
Poopha misses with an elbow strike.
Poopha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poopha throws a head punch that misses.
Aunor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the head but Aunor blocks with his arms.
Poopha scores with a knee to the head.
Poopha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poopha lands an elbow inside that Aunor shrugs off.
Poopha swings wildly with an uppercut but Aunor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aunor avoids it.
Aunor managing to block the knees to the body from Poopha.
Poopha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poopha throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor managing to block the knees to the body from Poopha.
Still in the clinch, Aunor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poopha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aunor tries to break free but Poopha pushes him back against the cage.
Aunor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aunor dodges an elbow strike from Poopha.
Poopha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poopha throws an elbow that misses.
Aunor lands a right hand.
Aunor breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aunor forces Poopha back against the cage and clinches.
Poopha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poopha throws a head kick but Aunor moves out of range.
Aunor pushes Poopha up against the cage in a clinch.
Aunor is trying to force a seperation but Poopha has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anucha Poopha really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poopha throws out a loose jab but Aunor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poopha throws the left hand but Aunor avoids the punch easily.
Poopha misses the jab.
Poopha throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Aunor blocks the leg kick.
Poopha tries to work over Aunor's front leg with a kick but Aunor checks it.
Poopha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poopha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aunor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poopha tries to clinch up but Aunor circles away and keeps his distance.
Poopha thows a body shot but no joy.
Poopha throws a head kick but Aunor moves out of range.
Aunor throws a sloppy head kick and Poopha moves out of range easily.
Jab by Aunor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Poopha.
Aunor throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Aunor. That snapped Poopha's head back.
Poopha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aunor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Poopha's head.
Aunor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aunor fails to land with a series of punches.
Poopha thows a body shot but no joy.
Aunor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poopha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aunor is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Poopha.
Aunor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poopha swivels and escapes.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses.
Poopha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aunor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poopha leaves Aunor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poopha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Aunor connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aunor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aunor throws a sloppy head kick and Poopha moves out of range easily.
Poopha tries a low kick but Aunor avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Poopha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor checks a low kick from Poopha.
Aunor tries to close the distance and clinch but Poopha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aunor throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick from Poopha lands but Aunor takes it in his stride.
Aunor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poopha avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Aunor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poopha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poopha throws a front kick aimed at Aunor's knee but Aunor avoids it well.
Poopha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aunor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poopha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Poopha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poopha throws a jab but it's blocked by Aunor.
Sloppy strikes from Aunor. Those never looked like landing.
Aunor misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Poopha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poopha connects with a high kick.
Poopha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aunor's sensitive parts.
Poopha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aunor swinging wildly here.
Poopha circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor missing with a left hand there. Poopha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aunor throws a leg kick but Poopha checks it.
Aunor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poopha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anucha Poopha dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aunor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aunor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aunor.
Aunor tries to clinch but Poopha is having none of it.
Poopha feints and then cracks Aunor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aunor down.
Aunor cracks Poopha with a good jab.
Poopha misses with a body shot.
Aunor goes for a double leg but Poopha avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Poopha continues to drive forward.
Poopha misses with a knee strike.
Poopha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poopha misses with a head kick.
Poopha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aunor tries to clinch there but Poopha circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aunor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Poopha manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poopha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poopha is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Poopha being controlled here, momentarily.
Aunor stopping the sweep attempt from Poopha.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Aunor trying to control but Poopha is working from the bottom.
Terry Aunor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Aunor wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Poopha tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poopha.
Poopha keeps the fight on the outside.
Crunch! Poopha slams his shin into Aunor's torso.
Aunor throws a solid leg kick but Poopha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aunor.
Aunor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aunor tries to clinch up but Poopha circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Poopha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poopha scoring well with a low kick there.
Poopha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aunor closes the distance and clinches.
Poopha trying to land knees to the body.
Aunor lands a left hand.
Anucha Poopha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poopha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poopha lands a nice elbow.
Aunor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aunor avoids it.
A short uppercut from Aunor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poopha lands an elbow that stopped Aunor in his tracks for a moment.
Aunor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poopha pushes off an throws an elbow but Aunor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poopha tries to land a knee to the head but Aunor blocks with his arms.
Aunor struggles to land a body shot inside as Poopha controls his hands.
Aunor pushes Poopha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poopha looking to throw knees to the head but Aunor is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aunor avoiding damage as Poopha throws knees to the body.
Aunor struggles to land a body shot inside as Poopha controls his hands.
Aunor takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Aunor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poopha has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anucha Poopha!
Anucha Poopha is the new featherweight champion!
Terry Aunor spoke after the fight, saying 'I want a rubber match'.
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