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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roope Kainulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Make (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Make has chosen Vexi oli velkaa as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roope Kainulainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Make!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Make closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Make breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Make scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Make throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kainulainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Make is fending him off so far but Kainulainen persists. Nope, Make circles away and we're back to standing.
Kainulainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Make closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Make breaks the clinch.
Make moves out of range of the leg kick from Kainulainen.
Make instigates a clinch.
Kainulainen avoiding damage as Make throws knees to the body.
Kainulainen has Make pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Make manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kainulainen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Make pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roope Kainulainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kainulainen scores with a takedown into Make's guard.
Kainulainen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kainulainen stopping the sweep attempt from Make.
Kainulainen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kainulainen connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kainulainen stops Make from standing up.
Kainulainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Make wants to stand up but Kainulainen is controlling him.
Kainulainen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kainulainen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kainulainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Make avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kainulainen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Make works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Make trying to keep a closed guard but Kainulainen is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Make tries to clinch but Kainulainen moves out of range.
Make tests Kainulainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Make tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kainulainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kainulainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kainulainen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Make is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Kainulainen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kainulainen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kainulainen thowing shots but they're missing.
Kainulainen dominating with strikes here.
Kainulainen wants to control the pace but Make is squirming around nicely.
Kainulainen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Make really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Make tries to hold on but Kainulainen pushes him away.
Kainulainen raining down shots from the mount!
Make wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kainulainen.
Kainulainen with a couple of short strikes.
Kainulainen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Make is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Make and Kainulainen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Make is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roope Kainulainen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Make tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kainulainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kainulainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nyrkki Make is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Make tries to clinch but Kainulainen moves out of range.
Make tries to clinch but Kainulainen moves out of range.
Kainulainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Make tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Make, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Make throws a nice looking combination but Kainulainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Make getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Make swinging wilding here.
No luck for Kainulainen with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roope Kainulainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Make throws a right and a left that both miss.
Make stuffs the takedown.
Kainulainen misses with a takedown attempt - Make sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Make tries to clinch but Kainulainen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Make throws a right hand that Kainulainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kainulainen also avoids with ease.
Kainulainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kainulainen shoots in and bounces Make off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Make bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kainulainen's guard.
Make really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kainulainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Make trying to control the position from guard on top but Kainulainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Make is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Make gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Make fails in his attempt to clinch.
Make buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kainulainen misses with a takedown attempt - Make sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Kainulainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Make which made him look bad.
Kainulainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Make fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kainulainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kainulainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Make tries to sprawl out of it but Kainulainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Make manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Make.
Kainulainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kainulainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Make looks to land a combination but Kainulainen avoids it well.
Make will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Make doesn't manage to clinch there - Kainulainen circles away.
Make tries to clinch but Kainulainen is having none of it.
Make wants to clinch.
Kainulainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Make pinned against the cage. Make gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Make darts in and clinches Kainulainen up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Make scores with a nice short uppercut.
Make working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Make breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kainulainen.
Make lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kainulainen is rocked!
It looks like Roope Kainulainen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kainulainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Make circles away.
Make misses with a jab, cross combination.
Make throws a left that rocks Kainulainen and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Make dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kainulainen regain composure!
Oh Kainulainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kainulainen is trying to get back to half guard.
Make tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kainulainen looks to move to half guard but instead Make has passed into mount! Damn!
Kainulainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Kainulainen wants to control but Make is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Make is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Make showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roope Kainulainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Make tries to clinch up but Kainulainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kainulainen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Make wants to improve his position but Kainulainen is controlling well.
Make blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kainulainen.
Make tries to roll over but Kainulainen keeps him under control.
Kainulainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Make's head.
Kainulainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Make keeps working.
Roope Kainulainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Make is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kainulainen wants to control but Make is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Make fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kainulainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Make misses.
Kainulainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Make wants to clinch up but Kainulainen keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Make lands a shot to the body.
Make lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kainulainen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Make breaks from the clinch.
Kainulainen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roope Kainulainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Make looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Make clinches up with Kainulainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Make breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kainulainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Make circles away.
Make tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kainulainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Make scores with the left hand. Kainulainen knows he should have avoided that one.
Make lands with a right that hurts Kainulainen. Kainulainen looks to clinch but Make throws a short knee that drops Kainulainen. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Nyrkki Make!
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