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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrellas Kirkas (ranked 3841 p4p, 4021 weight class) and Samoan Joe Seven (ranked 374 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrellas Kirkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samoan Joe Seven!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven throws a leg kick which misses Kirkas's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirkas tries to avoid it.
Seven scoring well with a low kick there.
Seven misses with a head kick.
Seven tries a head kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Kirkas.
Seven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirkas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seven circles away quickly and effectively.
Seven lands a front kick.
Seven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seven lands a nice looking body kick.
Kirkas looks to score with a jab to the body but Seven is just out of range.
Seven tries to land a front kick but Kirkas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kirkas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirkas blocks a head kick by Seven.
Decent striking displayed by Kirkas there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seven throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirkas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seven thumps Kirkas with a low kick.
Seven defending well as Kirkas loads up on a big left hand.
Seven throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kirkas counters with a nice body shot.
Kirkas throws a leg kick that misses.
Seven scores with a spinning back kick!
Seven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirkas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seven.
Kirkas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick by Seven misses
and Kirkas counters with a left and a right that stings Seven.
Seven is looking to slow Kirkas down with leg kicks.
Seven throws a sloppy head kick and Kirkas moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seven.
Seven throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kirkas throws a shot from downtown. Seven moves away and avoids it.
Kirkas throws the left hand but Seven avoids the punch easily.
Seven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seven lands a head kick!
Seven scoring well with a low kick there.
Kirkas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seven at a distance.
Seven scores with a spinning back kick!
Seven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven slips a straight right by Kirkas.
Kirkas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seven sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kirkas somewhat.
A head kick by Seven misses
and Kirkas counters with a series of strikes. Seven will be more careful next time no doubt.
Seven scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Seven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kirkas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seven moves away from the strike by Kirkas.
Seven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kirkas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kirkas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seven throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirkas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kirkas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seven throws a head kick that Kirkas semi-blocks.
Kirkas throws a series of punches but Seven avoids them all with ease.
Kirkas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirkas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seven circles away quickly and effectively.
Seven connects with an inside leg kick.
Kirkas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seven moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kirkas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seven. Seven obviously looking to wear him down.
Seven throws a head kick that misses
and Kirkas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samoan Joe Seven will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Seven feints and then cracks Kirkas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirkas down.
Seven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirkas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seven lands a front kick.
Seven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Seven tenderised Kirkas's leg. Kirkas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kirkas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kirkas misses the jab.
Kirkas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seven.
Kirkas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seven. That's going to slow Kirkas down.
Kirkas misses with a low kick.
Kirkas misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven lands a head kick!
A low kick lands for Seven.
Kirkas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Samoan Joe Seven has been cut.
Kirkas misses with a body shot.
Seven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Samoan Joe Seven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirkas misses with a low kick.
Seven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Seven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirkas's sensitive parts.
Seven tries a head kick but it misses.
Seven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Seven.
Samoan Joe Seven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkas thows a left - swing and a miss!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kirkas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seven connects with a high kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Seven. Kirkas shrugs it off though.
Seven with a nice calf kick.
Kirkas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Seven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seven scores with a head kick.
Seven connects with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Seven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seven throws a head kick that half lands.
Seven misses with a kick to the body.
Seven lands with a kick to the temple. Kirkas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Seven throws a sloppy head kick
and Kirkas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Seven throws a head kick but Kirkas moves out of range.
Seven scores with a spinning back kick!
Seven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Seven.
Seven throws a sloppy head kick and Kirkas moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Terrellas Kirkas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seven moves away.
Seven tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirkas is looking to counter punch.
Kirkas misses with a body shot.
Kirkas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kirkas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seven lands a nice looking body kick.
Kirkas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seven circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirkas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seven.
Kirkas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Seven tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirkas tried to counter with a leg kick but Seven avoided it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Seven.
Seven lands with a slapping head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samoan Joe Seven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samoan Joe Seven'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!
Seven with a nice calf kick.
Kirkas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seven. Seven obviously looking to wear him down.
Seven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seven feints and then cracks Kirkas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirkas down.
Seven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirkas. That did some damage!
Seven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirkas.
Seven throws a head kick but Kirkas moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kirkas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Seven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seven.
Seven tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Kirkas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Seven throws a sloppy head kick and Kirkas moves out of range easily.
Kirkas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Seven.
Seven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seven throws a leg kick which misses Kirkas's front leg but catches the back leg as Kirkas tries to avoid it.
Seven misses with a body kick.
Seven throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kirkas checks a leg kick.
Kirkas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Seven misses with a head kick.
Kirkas throwing a counter right hand but Seven manages to avoid it.
Seven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirkas misses with a few strikes there.
Seven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kirkas takes a step back to recover.
Kirkas avoids the head kick by Seven.
Kirkas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Seven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirkas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Seven.
Kirkas blocks a head kick by Seven.
Kirkas throws a big counter combination but Seven scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Seven misses with the body kick
and Kirkas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirkas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirkas swinging wildly here.
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!
Seven throws a head kick that misses.
Seven throws a head kick but Kirkas moves out of range.
Seven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kirkas lands with a nice combination. Seven backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkas throws a hook to the side of Seven's head but Seven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seven throws a sloppy head kick and Kirkas moves out of range easily.
Seven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirkas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirkas looks to score with a jab to the body but Seven is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seven.
Seven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kirkas moves out of range of the body kick from Seven.
Seven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seven throws a head kick that half lands.
Crunch! Seven slams his shin into Kirkas's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Seven misses
and Kirkas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kirkas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seven lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkas scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body kick there by Seven.
Seven throws a lazy head kick
and Kirkas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seven thinking.
Kirkas misses with a wild body shot.
Seven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirkas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Seven.
Terrellas Kirkas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samoan Joe Seven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seven 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samoan Joe Seven!
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