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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koa Bouddi (ranked 539 p4p, 1027 weight class) and Ilari Rahamies (ranked 35 p4p, 92 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koa Bouddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahamies's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bouddi under the eye.
Rahamies stuns Bouddi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bouddi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rahamies throws a right hand that misses
and Bouddi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rahamies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahamies looks to land a right hand but Bouddi moved out of range.
Rahamies connects with a crisp jab.
Bouddi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rahamies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bouddi has time to react.
Rahamies misses with a body kick.
Bouddi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bouddi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bouddi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rahamies can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahamies misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Bouddi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rahamies just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bouddi throws a body shot but no joy.
Bouddi drops his hands momentarily and Rahamies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rahamies feints and then cracks Bouddi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bouddi down.
Bouddi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rahamies wants to land a leg kick but Bouddi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies lands a jab to the head.
Bouddi slips a straight right by Rahamies.
Rahamies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bouddi. Bouddi obviously looking to wear him down.
Bouddi walks into a straight right hand from Rahamies.
A head kick misses from Rahamies.
Bouddi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rahamies takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Rahamies.
Rahamies swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bouddi counters with a nice leg kick.
Rahamies avoids a kick to the body.
Bouddi drops his hands momentarily and Rahamies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bouddi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rahamies is looking to slow Bouddi down with leg kicks.
Rahamies misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouddi throws a front kick aimed at Rahamies's knee but Rahamies avoids it well.
Rahamies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick from Rahamies lands but Bouddi takes it in his stride.
Bouddi looks to land a left hand but Rahamies moved out of range nicely.
Rahamies scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rahamies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rahamies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Rahamies.
Bouddi lands a leg kick that knocks Rahamies off balance momentarily.
Rahamies misses with a hook. Bouddi ducked under it nicely.
Bouddi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rahamies just manages to avoid it.
Rahamies cracks Bouddi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rahamies is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bouddi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rahamies takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rahamies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rahamies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bouddi.
Bouddi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rahamies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bouddi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahamies takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Bouddi - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Bouddi.
Rahamies scores with a jab.
Rahamies jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bouddi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rahamies. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Bouddi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rahamies thuds a left hand into Bouddi's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rahamies!
Bouddi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rahamies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Rahamies misses
and Bouddi counters with a left and a right that stings Rahamies.
Bouddi blocks a jab.
Rahamies throws a jab when Bouddi was well out of range.
Bouddi throws a shot from downtown. Rahamies moves away and avoids it.
Rahamies swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouddi wants to clinch up but Rahamies keeps it at a distance.
Rahamies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rahamies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Bouddi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bouddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahamies throws out the jab.
Rahamies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bouddi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bouddi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies takes a swing at Bouddi's ribcage but misses.
Bouddi misses with a straight left.
Rahamies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahamies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bouddi walks into a left hand.
Bouddi tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Rahamies releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rahamies misses with a hook
and Bouddi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rahamies tries to work over Bouddi's front leg with a kick but Bouddi checks it.
Bouddi lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick from Rahamies, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rahamies misses with a leg kick.
Bouddi closes the distance and clinches.
Bouddi lands with a short shot to the head.
Bouddi lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rahamies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rahamies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Bouddi moves out of range.
A low kick from Rahamies is predictable there
and Bouddi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rahamies sizes up Bouddi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilari Rahamies dominated that round.
That's time! Bouddi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bouddi lands a head kick!
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahamies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahamies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bouddi is out of range and Rahamies settles back down.
Bouddi connects with a right hand. Rahamies shakes it off.
Bouddi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bouddi checks a leg kick.
Bouddi walks into a stiff left hand from Rahamies.
Good shot there by Rahamies.
Rahamies throws a big shot that misses.
Bouddi is looking to counter the offense by Rahamies and move into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rahamies.
Rahamies looks to land a left hand but Bouddi moved out of range nicely.
Bouddi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bouddi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rahamies connects with a solid leg kick.
Bouddi with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bouddi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rahamies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bouddi counters with a nice body shot.
Bouddi tries to clinch up but Rahamies circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahamies connects with a crisp jab.
Bouddi misses with a hook.
Rahamies tries to keep at a distance but Bouddi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouddi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rahamies is trying to force a seperation but Bouddi has the dominant position.
Rahamies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bouddi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bouddi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rahamies pushes Bouddi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouddi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahamies backwards.
Bouddi lands a nice shot to the body.
Bouddi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahamies.
Rahamies tries a body shot but Bouddi blocks it.
Rahamies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rahamies misses with an uppercut. Bouddi saw that one coming.
Bouddi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rahamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahamies moves forwards but Bouddi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rahamies lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouddi throws out a leg kick but Rahamies moves out of range and Bouddi only half commits.
Rahamies tried to score with a low kick but Bouddi checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bouddi.
Bouddi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rahamies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bouddi defending well as Rahamies loads up on a big left hand.
Bouddi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but Bouddi checks it.
Bouddi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ilari Rahamies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahamies with a nice cross.
Bouddi is looking to clinch but Rahamies is avoiding it.
Bouddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bouddi. Rahamies shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for Bouddi. That snapped Rahamies's head back.
Bouddi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rahamies to score with a decent uppercut.
Bouddi is looking to clinch.
Bouddi thumps Rahamies with a low kick.
Bouddi needs to keep his hands up - Rahamies had a free shot at his head there.
Rahamies throws a front kick aimed at Bouddi's knee but Bouddi avoids it well.
Bouddi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rahamies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bouddi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi lands a really nice looking cross but Rahamies seems unphased.
Bouddi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rahamies.
Rahamies moves out of range of the body kick from Bouddi.
Rahamies misses with a body shot
and Bouddi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouddi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahamies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bouddi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rahamies swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bouddi cracks Rahamies with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bouddi tries to clinch there but Rahamies circles away.
Rahamies bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bouddi's head.
Rahamies lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Rahamies.
Bouddi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bouddi connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Bouddi moves out of range.
A big left from Bouddi misses.
Rahamies throws a lazy right hand but Bouddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Rahamies does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bouddi tries to clinch but Rahamies is having none of it.
Rahamies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bouddi.
Bouddi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Rahamies.
Rahamies moves out of range of the leg kick from Bouddi.
Bouddi pushes Rahamies up against the cage in a clinch.
Rahamies digs a right hand underneath Bouddi's ribcage. Bouddi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Bouddi - that landed with a thud.
Bouddi lands a left hand.
Rahamies is breathing heavily.
Rahamies manages to break the clinch.
Rahamies needs to keep his hands up - Bouddi had a free shot at his head there.
Bouddi jabs at Rahamies's body.
Rahamies takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rahamies jabs Bouddi right on the nose. Bouddi blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahamies looks to throw the jab but Bouddi is out of range.
Bouddi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rahamies throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bouddi pushes Rahamies up against the cage in a clinch.
Bouddi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahamies's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Koa Bouddi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.
Bouddi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahamies.
Rahamies lands a leg kick that knocks Bouddi off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bouddi.
Bouddi misses with a hook. Rahamies ducked under it nicely.
Rahamies scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick lands for Bouddi.
Rahamies lands with a straight right. Bouddi didn't see that one coming.
Bouddi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bouddi ducks under a wild hook from Rahamies.
Bouddi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bouddi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bouddi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahamies swats away the attempt to clinch by Bouddi.
Rahamies misses with a right hand
and Bouddi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rahamies keeps the fight on the outside.
Rahamies looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rahamies with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bouddi to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahamies misses with a double jab.
Bouddi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rahamies under the eye.
Rahamies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bouddi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bouddi.
Rahamies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bouddi.
Rahamies connects with a jab.
Rahamies with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bouddi to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bouddi. Rahamies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahamies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rahamies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouddi moves away from the strike by Rahamies.
Rahamies on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bouddi throws a head kick that misses.
Rahamies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bouddi blocks the leg kick.
Bouddi with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahamies scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bouddi misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rahamies scores with the left hand. Bouddi knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rahamies lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bouddi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bouddi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bouddi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rahamies misses with a kick to the body.
Bouddi clinches with his opponent.
Bouddi can't find room to land a body shot as Rahamies controls the action.
Bouddi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rahamies - that landed with a thud.
Rahamies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rahamies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bouddi.
Bouddi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bouddi tries to clinch there but Rahamies circles away.
Bouddi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rahamies throws a solid leg kick but Bouddi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rahamies.
Bouddi is looking for a counter combo.
Bouddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahamies is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rahamies connects with a leg kick.
Rahamies throws a series of punches but Bouddi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahamies misses with a lunging right hand
and Bouddi counters with a nice uppercut.
Rahamies lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rahamies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bouddi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahamies. Bouddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bouddi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rahamies 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.
Bouddi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahamies throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Rahamies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahamies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bouddi.
It looked like Bouddi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rahamies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouddi moves away.
Bouddi throwing a counter right hand but Rahamies manages to avoid it.
Rahamies throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rahamies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bouddi connects with the punch.
Bouddi tries to clinch but Rahamies is having none of it.
Rahamies slips under a jab from Bouddi.
A nice leg kick from Bouddi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bouddi takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bouddi!
Rahamies looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouddi is just out of range.
Bouddi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahamies.
Bouddi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bouddi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rahamies doesn't seem bothered though.
Bouddi lands with a straight right. Rahamies didn't see that one coming.
Rahamies misses with a head kick.
Rahamies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice defenses there by Rahamies.
Bouddi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rahamies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bouddi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rahamies throws a body punch but Bouddi moves out of range.
Rahamies moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bouddi just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bouddi wants to clinch up but Rahamies keeps it at a distance.
Bouddi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Koa Bouddi.
I think Bouddi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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