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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Routalempi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puh comes into the arena with Nalle Puhin uudet seikkailut blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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197 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nalle Puh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pekka Routalempi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Routalempi throws a leg kick which misses Puh's front leg but catches the back leg as Puh tries to avoid it.
Puh swings for the body but Routalempi moves out of range.
Puh misses with an uppercut. Routalempi saw that one coming.
Puh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Routalempi.
Puh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Routalempi.
Puh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Routalempi was well out of range. Poor timing from Puh.
Routalempi throws a lazy right hand but Puh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Routalempi moves away from the strike by Puh.
Puh misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puh. Routalempi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Routalempi swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Routalempi circles away.
Puh pushes Routalempi away with a front kick.
Puh throws a hook but Routalempi avoids it easily.
Routalempi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Puh misses with a straight left.
Puh looks to land a left hand but Routalempi moved out of range nicely.
Puh slips under a jab.
Routalempi avoids the body shot from Puh.
Puh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh misses the jab.
Puh shoots in looking for a takedown. Routalempi tries to sprawl out of it but Puh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Routalempi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Routalempi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Puh throws a right hand that misses
and Routalempi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puh lands a lovely overhand right.
Puh throws an overhand right that lands on Routalempi's shoulder, as Routalempi tries to avoid the shot.
Puh takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Routalempi is looking to control Puh's arms but Puh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Routalempi has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi avoids a wild elbow strike from Puh.
Puh lands a shot to the body.
Routalempi blocks an elbow strike from Puh.
Puh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Puh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Routalempi as Puh tries to tie him up.
Puh trying to land knees to the body.
Routalempi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puh avoids it.
Routalempi pushes Puh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puh tries to work over Routalempi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Puh on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Puh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Routalempi stalling against the cage.
Puh lands an elbow that stopped Routalempi in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Puh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Puh is trying to maintain a safe position but Routalempi gets an underhook and turns Puh into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Routalempi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puh backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Routalempi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Routalempi.
Routalempi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Routalempi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Puh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Puh misses with a body shot.
Puh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Routalempi.
Routalempi throws a lazy right hand but Puh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Puh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Routalempi under the eye.
Puh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Routalempi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puh.
Puh darts in trying to clinch
and Routalempi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh tries to close the distance and clinch but Routalempi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Routalempi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puh.
Puh swings widly with a right hand
enabling Routalempi to counter with a crisp jab.
Routalempi connects with a looping right hand.
Nalle Puh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Routalempi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Puh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puh throws a front kick aimed at Routalempi's knee but Routalempi avoids it well.
Routalempi throws a hook to the side of Puh's head but Puh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Routalempi drops his hands momentarily and Puh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puh counters with an outside leg kick.
Nalle Puh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Puh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Routalempi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puh works over Routalempi's head and body with a nice combination.
Routalempi slaps away a takedown attempt from Puh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Puh. Those never looked like landing.
Puh throws a right hand that Routalempi ducks under and follows up with a left that Routalempi also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Puh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Routalempi lands with an overhand left.
Routalempi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puh moves away.
Puh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Routalempi lands a jab.
Puh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Routalempi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Routalempi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puh stalls.
Puh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh pushes off an throws an elbow but Routalempi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Routalempi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Routalempi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Routalempi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Routalempi managing to block the knees to the body from Puh.
Nice body punch from Routalempi - that landed with a thud.
Puh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puh misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Puh misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puh prevents Routalempi from breaking the clinch.
Routalempi scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Routalempi digs a right hand underneath Puh's ribcage. Puh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nalle Puh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Routalempi throws a leg kick
and Puh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Puh thows a big elbow that misses.
Puh stopping the sweep attempt from Routalempi.
Routalempi pushes Puh off and gets back to his feet.
Nalle Puh is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Routalempi blocks the body kick.
Routalempi lands a nice hook to Puh's body. Puh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Puh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Routalempi missing with a left hand there. Puh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Puh wants to clinch up but Routalempi keeps it at a distance.
Routalempi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puh misses with a head kick.
Routalempi wants to slow Puh down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Routalempi counter with a right hand.
Routalempi swats away the attempt to clinch by Puh.
Puh keeps Routalempi at a distance using the push kick.
Puh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Puh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puh throws a front kick that sends Routalempi stumbling back into the cage.
Puh throws a front kick aimed at Routalempi's knee but Routalempi avoids it well.
Puh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Routalempi finds it's way through Puh's defenses.
Puh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Routalempi counters with a nice uppercut.
Puh throws a low kick but Routalempi moves out of range easily.
Pekka Routalempi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Routalempi lands a right hook to the body.
Puh wants to clinch.
Puh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Routalempi.
Nalle Puh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Routalempi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Routalempi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Routalempi as he avoids it easily.
Puh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Puh.
Routalempi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Routalempi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puh throws out the jab.
Routalempi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Puh. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Routalempi walks into a left hand.
Routalempi thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Nalle Puh.
Well Puh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Puh!
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energy
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hype
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