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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Profit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gholamreza Afkhami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Profit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gholamreza Afkhami!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Profit throws out a powerful jab.
Afkhami misses with a body punch
and Profit counters with a stiff right hand.
Afkhami needs to keep his hands up - Profit had a free shot at his head there.
Profit lands a nice looking body shot.
Afkhami walks into a stiff left hand from Profit.
Profit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Afkhami circles away quickly and effectively.
Afkhami should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Afkhami shoots in but Profit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Afkhami misses with a body kick.
Afkhami misses with an uppercut
and Profit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Profit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Profit works over Afkhami's head and body with a nice combination.
Afkhami rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Profit counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Afkhami misses.
Profit lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Afkhami misses with an uppercut
and Profit counters with a crisp one two that drops Afkhami! Profit thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Afkhami to his feet! Afkhami is in big trouble!
Afkhami is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Profit punishes Afkhami's body with a nice straight punch.
Profit moves out of range of the leg kick from Afkhami.
Profit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Profit scores with a jab to the head.
Afkhami goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afkhami misses with a body punch
and Profit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Profit sends Afkhami crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Profit is motioning to the referee to let Afkhami up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Afkhami is still on wobbly legs! Can Profit finish him?
Profit defending well as Afkhami loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Profit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Afkhami seems to have recovered his senses.
Afkhami misses with a left hand
and Profit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Afkhami misses with a low kick.
Profit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Profit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Afkhami momentarily.
A low kick from Afkhami is predictable there
and Profit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afkhami takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Profit works over Afkhami's head and body with a nice combination.
Afkhami with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Profit to score with a decent uppercut.
Profit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Afkhami at a distance.
Afkhami throws a head kick that misses
and Profit counters with a straight right hand.
Profit blocks a jab.
Gholamreza Afkhami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Afkhami misses with a right hand
and Profit counters with a left to the body.
Profit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Afkhami looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Profit checks a leg kick.
Profit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Afkhami on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Profit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Profit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jim Profit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Afkhami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Profit.
Afkhami takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Profit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Profit misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Profit dominated that round.
That's time! Profit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab from Profit.
Afkhami scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Profit's face as Afkhami controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Profit is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Profit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Afkhami asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Afkhami takes a little break here. Profit wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Profit is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Afkhami asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Afkhami controls the position from side control.
Profit tries to buck Afkhami off but Afkhami is having none of it.
Afkhami content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Profit sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Profit is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Profit looks to score with a jab to the body but Afkhami is just out of range.
Profit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Afkhami on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good work by Profit as he checks the leg kick.
Profit seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Afkhami tries to move into range but Profit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Profit defending well as Afkhami loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Profit slips under a jab from Afkhami.
Afkhami's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Profit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Afkhami scrambles back to his feet.
Afkhami takes a swing at Profit's ribcage but misses.
Afkhami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Profit scores with the left hand. Afkhami knows he should have avoided that one.
Profit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Afkhami has eaten all the pies!
Nice straight punches there by Profit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Profit.
Afkhami has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Afkhami on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Profit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Afkhami fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Profit checks it well.
It looked like Profit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Afkhami tries to land a body kick
and Profit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Profit misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Afkhami is predictable there
and Profit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Profit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Profit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Profit defending well as Afkhami loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Profit dominated that second round.
That's time! Profit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Profit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Afkhami throws the kick towards the body but Profit avoids it.
Nice cross by Profit.
Afkhami misses with a jab to the body
and Profit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Profit lands a head shot.
Afkhami swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Afkhami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Profit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Afkhami shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Profit's guard.
Profit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afkhami slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Afkhami stops Profit from standing up.
Afkhami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gholamreza Afkhami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Afkhami's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Profit wants to stand up but Afkhami is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Profit lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Profit lands a jab to the head.
Profit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Afkhami can do to turn this around?
Afkhami misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Profit blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Profit misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afkhami throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Profit's waist but Profit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Afkhami off to one side.
Profit went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Afkhami throws a right hand that Profit ducks under and follows up with a left that Profit also avoids with ease.
Afkhami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Afkhami takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Afkhami on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Afkhami takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Profit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Profit thuds his right hand into Afkhami's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Afkhami takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Profit lands.
Jim Profit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Profit scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Profit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Profit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Afkhami momentarily.
A left lands for Profit.
Afkhami tries for a takedown but Profit circles away easily
and Profit counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Profit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Profit, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jim Profit!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jim Profit!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Jim Profit!
Jim Profit wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Jim Profit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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