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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juunas Sikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whisper Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juunas Sikio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Whisper Welker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikio clinches.
Welker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Welker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Welker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sikio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Welker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Welker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Welker on the inside.
Welker pulls Sikio into guard.
Sikio being controlled here momentarily.
Sikio controlling from the top position.
Sikio trying to control but Welker is working from the bottom.
Sikio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Juunas Sikio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sikio tries to close the distance and clinch but Welker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Welker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sikio under the eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Welker.
Welker throws the kick towards the body but Sikio avoids it.
Sikio throws out a loose jab but Welker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Welker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sikio's sensitive parts.
Sikio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welker.
Welker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sikio's sensitive parts.
Welker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sikio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Welker fails with the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikio lands a glancing blow to the side of Welker's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikio takes one to the side of the head.
Sikio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Welker.
Sikio tries to close the distance and clinch but Welker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sikio throws a lazy right hand but Welker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sikio tries to clinch but Welker moves out of range.
Welker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sikio.
Nice defenses there by Welker.
Welker closes the distance and clinches.
Welker misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sikio.
Sikio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sikio lands a nice shot to the body.
Sikio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Sikio.
Sikio digs a right hand underneath Welker's ribcage. Welker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sikio stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welker.
Sikio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Welker backwards.
Welker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sikio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Welker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Welker lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Welker.
Sikio struggles to land a body shot inside as Welker controls his hands.
Welker struggles to land a body shot inside as Sikio controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Sikio.
Welker prevents a body shot from Sikio.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sikio lands with a left to the head.
Sikio blocks a body shot from Welker.
Welker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sikio's elbow.
Welker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Welker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sikio pushes Welker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Welker misses with a body punch.
Sikio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Welker backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Welker fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikio scores with a shot to the side of Welker's head.
Welker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sikio tries to throw a body punch but Welker avoids it by throwing Sikio back against the cage.
Welker misses with a body punch.
Welker working aggressively here.
Sikio working aggressively here.
Sikio misses with a body punch.
Sikio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sikio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Welker backwards.
Welker misses with a punch to the body.
Welker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sikio lands a body shot.
Sikio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sikio misses with the head strike.
Sikio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welker.
Welker misses with a punch on the inside.
Welker jumps guard but Sikio stands there with Welker around his waist. Welker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Welker tries a body shot but Sikio blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juunas Sikio 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.
Welker takes one on the button.
Welker misses with an uppercut
and Sikio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sikio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Welker has time to react.
Sikio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Welker misses with a body shot.
Welker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sikio sprawls well. Sikio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Welker gets slowly back to his feet.
Welker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Welker is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Welker.
Welker misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sikio.
Welker is still on wobbly legs! Can Sikio finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Welker seems to have recovered his senses.
Welker lands a really nice looking cross but Sikio seems unphased.
Welker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sikio.
Sikio clinches up against the cage.
Sikio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sikio has Welker pressed against the cage, preventing Welker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sikio.
Sikio lands with a left to the head.
Sikio misses with some punches.
Welker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sikio stops a takedown attempt from Welker.
Sikio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sikio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Sikio - that landed with a thud.
Welker tries to throw a body punch but Sikio avoids it by throwing Welker back against the cage.
Welker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Welker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sikio's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sikio.
Welker misses with a punch to the body.
Sikio scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sikio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sikio blocks an uppercut.
Welker blocking some punches.
Sikio slows down the pace here.
Welker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikio just leaning against Welker, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welker.
Sikio lands with a light punch inside.
Welker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sikio walks away with a smile on his face. Welker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Juunas Sikio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whisper Welker.
Welker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sikio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Welker can pounce on him.
Sikio lands a nice looking body shot.
Sikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sikio.
Welker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sikio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Welker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sikio was well out of range. Poor timing from Welker.
Sikio looks to land a combination but Welker avoids it well.
Sikio takes a swing at Welker's ribcage but misses.
Sikio swings for the body but Welker moves out of range.
Sikio thows a body shot but no joy.
Welker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sikio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Welker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sikio misses with an uppercut. Welker saw that one coming.
Juunas Sikio is winning the standup battle so far.
Welker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sikio.
Sikio misses with a body punch
and Welker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sikio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Welker.
Welker is fighting to break Sikio's control of his arms but Sikio is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Welker is in close to Sikio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sikio looking to control.
Sikio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sikio tries to get out of the position.
Welker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sikio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sikio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sikio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Juunas Sikio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sikio moves out of range of the body kick from Welker.
Sikio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Welker's head backwards.
Welker misses with a head kick.
Sikio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Welker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sikio but Sikio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sikio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Welker manages to avoid it.
Sikio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sikio swings for the body but Welker moves out of range.
Welker moves out of range as Sikio strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Welker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sikio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Welker doesn't seem bothered though.
Sikio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Sikio. That snapped Welker's head back.
Welker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juunas Sikio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A leg kick checked by Sikio.
Sikio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Welker moves away.
Sikio lands a really nice looking cross but Welker seems unphased.
Welker misses with a left hand
and Sikio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Welker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sikio's calf.
Sikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sikio.
Sikio tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sikio.
A big left from Sikio misses.
Sikio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sikio blocks the body kick.
Sikio throws a jab when Welker was well out of range.
Sikio misses with a looping right.
Sikio clobbers Welker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Welker thows a leg kick but Sikio checks it
and Sikio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Welker thinking.
Sikio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Welker throws a shot to the body.
Sikio sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Welker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sikio slips under a jab from Welker.
Welker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sikio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Welker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sikio won't be happy with that.
Welker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sikio has one of Welker's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sikio regains half guard.
Welker prevents Sikio from improving his position.
Whisper Welker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker wants to control but Sikio is keeping him busy.
Sikio trying to control here.
Welker is trying to work for a kimura but Sikio is defending well.
Welker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sikio is looking for a sweep. Welker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Welker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sikio is looking to control Welker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sikio avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whisper Welker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sikio gets full guard.
Sikio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Welker is in close to Sikio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sikio wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Welker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sikio is pulling down on Welker's head. It's preventing any offense from Welker, at least for the moment.
Sikio looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Juunas Sikio wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sikio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sikio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Welker.
Welker walks into a stiff left hand from Sikio.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sikio checks a leg kick.
Sikio throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sikio misses the jab.
Welker slips a straight right by Sikio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sikio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sikios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Welker throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juunas Sikio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sikio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juunas Sikio!
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