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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Ford (ranked 1557 p4p, 4811 weight class) and Kiki Kolehmainen (ranked 239 p4p, 582 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kiki Kolehmainen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford blocks a jab.
Kolehmainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ford.
Kolehmainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've been hearing reports that Ford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kolehmainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiki Kolehmainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kolehmainen.
Ford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kolehmainen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kolehmainen throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolehmainen looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely.
Ford thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kolehmainen takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Kolehmainen misses with a straight left.
Kolehmainen jabs Ford right on the nose. Ford blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolehmainen connects with a body shot that sends Ford's belly button to the back.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford misses with a takedown attempt
and Kolehmainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolehmainen throws a right hand that misses
and Ford counters with a nice uppercut.
Ford misses with a straight right.
Ford cracks Kolehmainen with a good jab.
Kolehmainen misses with a straight right.
Ford half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kolehmainen dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Ford missing with a left hand there. Kolehmainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kolehmainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ford fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Ford 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.
Kolehmainen scores with a nice strike.
Ford slips under a jab.
Ford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kolehmainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Ford's head.
Kolehmainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kolehmainen looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kolehmainen can pounce on him.
Kolehmainen jabs Ford right on the nose. Ford blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and Kolehmainen counters with a body kick that stops Ford in his tracks momentarily.
Ford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ford staying out of range there.
Kolehmainen loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Kolehmainen misses with a right hand
and Ford counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford moves out of range as Kolehmainen strikes.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kolehmainen throws out the jab.
Ford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ford throws a combination that misses
and Kolehmainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kolehmainen connects with a right hand. Ford shakes it off.
Kolehmainen throws the left hand but Ford avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ford misses the target.
A big right from Kolehmainen misses.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolehmainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford wants to clinch but Kolehmainen slips to the side
and Kolehmainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Kolehmainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford throws a big counter combination but Kolehmainen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kolehmainen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ford had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ford slips a jab from Kolehmainen.
Ford walks into a straight right hand from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen connects with a body shot.
Kolehmainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ford tries to clinch
and Kolehmainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kolehmainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ford.
Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kolehmainen. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Ford misses its target.
Ford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kolehmainen as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiki Kolehmainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ford throws a right and a left that Kolehmainen avoids nicely.
Kolehmainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ford blocks a head kick by Kolehmainen.
Ford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiki Kolehmainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kolehmainen scores with a jab. Ford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ford slips under a jab from Kolehmainen.
Ford misses with a takedown attempt
and Kolehmainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ford shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kolehmainen defends it nicely.
Kolehmainen flicks out a counter leg kick but Ford steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford misses with a wild combination.
Kolehmainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Kolehmainen coming out on top.
Ford throws an off balance right hand
and Kolehmainen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kolehmainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kolehmainen lands with a straight right. Ford didn't see that one coming.
Ford misses with a double jab
and Kolehmainen counters with a straight right hand.
Kolehmainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford moves away from the strike by Kolehmainen.
Ford throws a quick counter head kick but Kolehmainen was just out of range.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford.
Ford drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kolehmainen sprawls and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ford.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kolehmainen throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ford might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Kolehmainen.
Ford walks into a jab.
Ford has his takedown stuffed
and Kolehmainen counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Kolehmainen pushes him off.
Nice uppercut there from Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ford.
Ford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kolehmainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kolehmainen lands with a nice body punch.
Henry Ford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolehmainen with the inside leg kick.
Kolehmainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ford is rocked!
Kolehmainen misses with a straight right.
Kolehmainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kolehmainen connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kolehmainen misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen misses with a wild body shot.
Ford seems to have got his legs back now.
Ford drives through and clinches with Kolehmainen against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ford has had enough of the clinch but Kolehmainen keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kolehmainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kolehmainen misses with a straight left.
Ford throws a right hand that Kolehmainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolehmainen also avoids with ease.
Kolehmainen throws a jab when Ford was well out of range.
Ford darts in trying to clinch
and Kolehmainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kiki Kolehmainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Kolehmainen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ford. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kolehmainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolehmainen.
Nice cross by Ford.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Kolehmainen is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ford.
Ford is looking to take a break and control but Kolehmainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolehmainen is pushing Ford's head away, looking to escape. Ford manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolehmainen can't do much from the bottom here.
Kolehmainen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ford haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kolehmainen keeps Ford under control for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kolehmainen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kolehmainen lands with a good body shot.
Ford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kolehmainen swings widly with a right hand
and Ford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kolehmainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kolehmainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Kolehmainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ford doesn't seem phased though.
Ford misses with a left hand
letting Kolehmainen counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tries to move into range but Kolehmainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kolehmainen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ford darts in looking for a takedown but Kolehmainen gets double underhooks and turns Ford into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kolehmainen.
Ford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kolehmainen walks away with a smile on his face. Ford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kolehmainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kolehmainen lands a big right hand that sends Ford crashing to the mat! Kolehmainen stays standing though and waves Ford back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolehmainen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ford right on the button. Ford goes down! Kolehmainen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kolehmainen gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiki Kolehmainen!
Kiki Kolehmainen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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