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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Metbal Skabetti (ranked 1289 p4p, 1049 weight class) and Jimmie Vinge (ranked 213 p4p, 171 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Metbal Skabetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmie Vinge!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skabetti looks to throw the jab but Vinge is out of range.
Vinge connects with a nice looking jab.
That kick from Vinge tenderised Skabetti's leg. Skabetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skabetti cracks Vinge with a good jab.
Vinge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skabetti. Skabetti obviously looking to wear him down.
Vinge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skabetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skabetti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vinge just misses with a punch to the body.
Skabetti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skabetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vinge throws a looping overhand right but Skabetti ducks down to avoid it.
Skabetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti misses with a wild body shot.
Skabetti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinge takes a swing at Skabetti's ribcage but misses.
Vinge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skabetti.
Skabetti slips a jab from Vinge.
Skabetti lands a front kick.
Skabetti ducks under a wild hook from Vinge.
Vinge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Skabetti counter with a right hand.
Vinge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vinge avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Vinge does it's job there.
Vinge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Skabetti misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinge moves out of range of the strikes.
Skabetti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinge's sensitive parts.
Vinge throws a shot from downtown. Skabetti moves away and avoids it.
Vinge jabs at Skabetti's body.
A big left from Vinge misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vinge. Skabetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skabetti throwing a counter right hand but Vinge manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinge is looking to slow Skabetti down with leg kicks.
Vinge throws a solid leg kick but Skabetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vinge.
Vinge misses with a right hand
and Skabetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Skabetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinge throws out the jab.
Vinge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skabetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Vinge.
Skabetti misses with a left hand
and Vinge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skabetti misses with a hook. Vinge ducked under it nicely.
Vinge throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Vinge.
Skabetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheers as Vinge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skabetti doesn't seem phased though.
Skabetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vinge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skabetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Skabetti.
Both fighters circling a little - Skabetti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab from Vinge.
Skabetti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vinge lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmie Vinge will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vinge connects with a body shot.
Vinge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vinge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Vinge.
Vinge tries to score with a low kick but Skabetti moves his leg out of the way.
Skabetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A head kick by Vinge misses
and Skabetti counters with a head kick that drops Vinge to the mat! Vinge scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Vinge misses with a left hand
and Skabetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skabetti throws a jab when Vinge was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skabetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skabetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Vinge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skabetti tries to land a front kick but Vinge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vinge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinge looks to land a left hand but Skabetti moved out of range nicely.
Vinge misses with a lunging right hand
and Skabetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vinge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vinge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skabetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vinge moves out of range of the body kick from Skabetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinge misses with a wild body shot.
Skabetti lands a really nice looking cross but Vinge seems unphased.
Vinge throws an overhand right that lands on Skabetti's shoulder, as Skabetti tries to avoid the shot.
Vinge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vinge in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vinge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinge misses with a straight left.
Skabetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vinge looks to score with a jab to the body but Skabetti is just out of range.
Vinge lands a head shot.
Vinge throws a low kick but Skabetti moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinge avoids the head kick by Skabetti.
A lazy left from Skabetti finds it's target.
Vinge lands a lovely overhand right.
Skabetti connects with a right hand. Vinge shakes it off.
Skabetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Vinge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinge.
Skabetti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vinge throws a hook but Skabetti avoids it easily.
A jab from Skabetti misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skabetti throws out the jab.
Vinge throws out a counter right but Skabetti avoids it with no problem.
Skabetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vinge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skabetti lands a really nice looking cross but Vinge seems unphased.
Vinge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skabetti at a distance.
Vinge throws out a loose jab but Skabetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skabetti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Vinge.
A telegraphed right hand from Skabetti misses the target.
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 Metbal Skabetti 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. This is the final round!
Vinge slips a straight right by Skabetti.
Skabetti fakes the leg kick and cracks Vinge in the body.
Skabetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Skabetti misses.
Skabetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skabetti slips under a jab from Vinge.
Skabetti needs to keep his hands up - Vinge had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skabetti clobbers Vinge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skabetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinge throws a hook but Skabetti blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinge moves out of range as Skabetti throws a body kick.
Vinge throws out a counter right but Skabetti avoids it with no problem.
Vinge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinge looks to throw the jab but Skabetti is out of range.
Skabetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinge misses with a looping right.
Vinge looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skabetti lands a really nice looking cross but Vinge seems unphased.
Vinge throws a lazy uppercut
and Skabetti counters with a low kick, right behind Vinge 's knee.
Vinge misses with a jab to the body
and Skabetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skabetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skabetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinge counters with a leg kick.
Vinge lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Vinge misses.
Skabetti jabs Vinge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Vinge.
Skabetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skabetti throwing a counter right hand but Vinge manages to avoid it.
Vinge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skabetti misses with a right hand
and Vinge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Skabetti misses.
Vinge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vinge throws a shot to the body.
Vinge throws a jab but it's blocked by Skabetti.
Vinge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skabetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vinge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vinge throws a shot from downtown. Skabetti moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinge ducks under a wild hook from Skabetti.
Skabetti misses with a shot to the body
and Vinge counters with a leg kick.
Vinge misses with a looping right.
Vinge misses with a hook to the body
and Skabetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Vinge misses.
Skabetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Vinge off the cage and back into range.
Skabetti thows a leg kick but Vinge checks it
and Vinge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skabetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmie Vinge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vinge has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmie Vinge!
Jimmie Vinge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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