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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Azumah (ranked 273 p4p, 159 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 32 p4p, 17 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerry Azumah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il needs to keep his hands up - Azumah had a free shot at his head there.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il flicks out a counter leg kick but Azumah steps away.
Azumah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azumah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Experiment Il throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Azumah.
It looks like Jerry Azumah has been cut.
Jerry Azumah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azumah clobbers Experiment Il with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azumah lands with a right hand.
Experiment Il takes one on the button.
Azumah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range.
Experiment Il lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azumah looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Azumah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment Il stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azumah.
Experiment Il's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azumah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Experiment Il scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il misses with a hook
and Azumah counters with a nice uppercut.
Azumah lands a really nice looking cross but Experiment Il seems unphased.
Azumah misses with a leg kick
and Experiment Il counters with a good, hard body kick but Azumah shrugs it off.
Azumah throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Azumah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Experiment Il looks to score with a jab to the body but Azumah is just out of range.
It looks like Azumah has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Azumah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Azumah avoids the head kick by Experiment Il.
Azumah swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azumah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Experiment Il's sensitive parts.
Azumah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azumah throws a body kick that misses
and Experiment Il connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Experiment Il.
Azumah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Azumah swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azumah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Azumah lands with a slapping head kick.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Azumah is out of range.
Azumah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azumah misses with a looping right.
Experiment Il swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Azumah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Azumah.
A punch lands to the side of Experiment Il 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il slips a jab from Azumah.
Experiment Il wants to clinch.
Azumah lands a nice hook to Experiment Il's body. Experiment Il takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azumah throws a right hand that Experiment Il ducks under and follows up with a left that Experiment Il also avoids with ease.
Experiment Il is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azumah.
Azumah lands with an overhand left.
Nice body kick there by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azumah throws a push kick but Experiment Il slaps the foot to one side.
Experiment Il swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azumah.
Azumah with a jab.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Azumah blocks it.
Azumah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azumah.
Azumah throws a leg kick which misses Experiment Il's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment Il tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azumah misses with a hook
and Experiment Il counters with an inside leg kick.
Experiment Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azumah.
Azumah throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.
Experiment Il looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Azumah tries a head kick but it misses.
Experiment Il throws out a leg kick but Azumah moves out of range and Experiment Il only half commits.
Azumah misses with a wild body shot.
Azumah backing away here, and Experiment Il unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Azumah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Azumah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Azumah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Azumah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Azumah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Experiment Il can do to turn this around?
Azumah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment Il manages to avoid it.
Experiment Il misses with a hook.
Experiment Il ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azumah, as that shot connected.
Good exchange - Azumah coming out on top.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Experiment Il might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Azumah has got the better of the exchanges.
Experiment Il throws a low kick but Azumah moves out of range easily.
Experiment Il tried to score with a low kick but Azumah checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azumah lands a body shot.
Azumah dips to his left and cracks Experiment Il with an uppercut!
Experiment Il goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Azumah moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Azumah strikes.
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azumah lands an overhand right.
Azumah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment Il.
Azumah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Experiment Il tries to work over Azumah's front leg with a kick but Azumah checks it.
A jab lands there for Azumah.
Azumah misses with a body punch
and Experiment Il counters with a low kick, right behind Azumah 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azumah.
Azumah misses with a hook to the body
and Experiment Il counters with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Experiment Il.
Azumah looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azumah cracks Experiment Il with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment Il. That's going to slow Azumah down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment Il 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.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up.
A big right from Azumah misses.
Azumah throws a leg kick which misses Experiment Il's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment Il tries to avoid it.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Jerry Azumah is winning the standup battle so far.
Azumah scores with a sloppy right hand. Experiment Il should have avoided that one.
Azumah scores with a jab to the body.
Azumah swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Experiment Il tries to clinch up.
Azumah is looking to counter punch.
Azumah connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azumah lands a body shot.
Azumah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Experiment Il's hands.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azumah.
Azumah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azumah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Experiment Il misses with an attempted mid kick.
Experiment Il throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Experiment Il misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azumah.
Experiment Il connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azumah.
Azumah lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azumah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment Il sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Azumah blocks it.
Experiment Il throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azumah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azumah throws a hook but Experiment Il avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Experiment Il looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Experiment Il throws a looping overhand right but Azumah ducks down to avoid it.
Experiment Il has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Experiment Il listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Azumah looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Azumah cracks Experiment Il with a good jab.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Both fighters circling a little - Azumah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Azumah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Azumah's cut.
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!
Azumah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azumah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azumah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azumah connects with a crisp jab.
Azumah thows a leg kick but Experiment Il checks it
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Azumah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azumah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azumah cracks Experiment Il with an open hand slap.
Azumah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Experiment Il throws a sloppy head kick and Azumah moves out of range easily.
Azumah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azumah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Experiment Il throws a lazy uppercut
and Azumah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Experiment Il's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azumah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment Il throws out the jab.
Azumah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Experiment Il looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azumah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Experiment Il with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azumah to score with a decent uppercut.
Azumah throws a body shot but no joy.
Azumah connects with an inside leg kick.
Azumah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Experiment Il throws a nice head kick!
Azumah lands a jab to Experiment Il's midsection.
Azumah delivers a nice body kick.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azumah throws a leg kick
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
Azumah with a hook.
Azumah lands with a straight right. Experiment Il didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the body from Azumah misses
and Experiment Il counters with a nice uppercut.
Azumah is rocked!
Azumah misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oh Azumah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Experiment Il.
Azumah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Azumah thows a body kick. Experiment Il tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Azumah seems to have got his legs back now.
Azumah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Experiment Il under the eye.
A low kick lands for Azumah.
Azumah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azumah throws a big shot that misses.
Experiment Il is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Azumah with a body shot.
Azumah moves away from the strike by Experiment Il.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il lands a big right hand that sends Azumah crashing to the mat! Experiment Il stays standing though and waves Azumah back to his feet!
Experiment Il scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azumah glances at the clock... BAM! Experiment Il nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Azumah crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Azumah is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Finnish Experiment Il!
Finnish Experiment Il 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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