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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Hernandez (ranked 3381 p4p, 4114 weight class) and Raimo Kivi (ranked 454 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raimo Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Hernandez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kivi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Kivi was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big right from Kivi misses.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kivi.
Kivi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Kivi misses with a looping left.
Hernandez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kivi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kivi misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kivi throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Hernandez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kivi.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Kivi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kivi misses with a low kick.
Kivi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHernandez.
Kivi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hernandez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kivi digs a good body shot into Hernandez's ribs.
Kivi throws a shot to the body.
Kivi clobbers Hernandez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hernandez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kivi finds it's way round the side to connect with Hernandez's head.
Kivi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hernandez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Kivi.
Hernandez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kivi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivi throws out the jab.
Kivi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hernandez at a distance.
Kivi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kivi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hernandez's sensitive parts.
Kivi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands a leg kick that knocks Hernandez off balance momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kivi. Hernandez shrugs it off though.
Kivi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kivi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHernandez.
A solid body kick from Kivi.
Kivi misses with a few strikes there.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Kivi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kivi scores with a jab to the head.
Kivi stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kivi throws a sloppy head kick and Hernandez moves out of range easily.
Hernandez staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Kivi.
A telegraphed right hand from Kivi misses the target.
Hernandez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kivi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kivi works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kivi.
Kivi scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kivi.
Kivi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hernandez at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Kivi dominated that round.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kivi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kivi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Hernandez.
Kivi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHernandez.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Hernandez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice leg kick from Kivi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kivi throws a leg kick which misses Hernandez's front leg but catches the back leg as Hernandez tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi with a nice cross.
A big left from Kivi misses.
Kivi misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kivi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raimo Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by Kivi.
Kivi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kivi.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Kivi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kivi missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kivi.
Nice uppercut lands for Kivi. That snapped Hernandez's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez checks a low kick from Kivi.
Hernandez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hernandez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kivi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hernandez. That did some damage!
Kivi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hernandez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Kivi.
Kivi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez staying out of range there.
Hernandez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kivi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hernandez. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernandez.
Kivi swings widly with a right hand
and Hernandez counters with a big head kick but Kivi shrugs it off.
Raimo Kivi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Kivi misses the target.
Hernandez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hernandez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kivi. Kivi obviously looking to wear him down.
Hernandez moves out of range as Kivi throws a body kick.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Kivi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kivi lands a really nice looking cross but Hernandez seems unphased.
Hernandez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kivi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernandez in his tracks.
Kivi looks to land a right hand but Hernandez moved out of range.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Kivi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kivi fakes the leg kick and cracks Hernandez in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
Hernandez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kivi misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kivi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hernandez throws a quick counter head kick but Kivi was just out of range.
Kivi lands with a hook. Hernandez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though.
Kivi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kivi misses with a body kick.
Kivi misses with a looping right.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Kivi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kivi misses with a left hand
and Hernandez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Kivi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hernandez moves out of range as Kivi throws a body kick.
Kivi thuds a left hand into Hernandez's body.
Kivi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hernandez checks it well.
Kivi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hernandez's hands.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernandez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Kivi.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Kivi.
Hernandez throws a counter high kick but Kivi was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Kivi.
The fighters circling - Kivi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kivi misses with a hook. Hernandez ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kivi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.
Kivi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernandez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kivi.
Hernandez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivi throws out the jab.
Hernandez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kivi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kivi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kivi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kivi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diego Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kivi misses with a looping right.
Hernandez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kivi throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Kivi scores with a nice head shot.
Hernandez 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kivi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kivi swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kivi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kivi - that will leave a mark!
Kivi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kivi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hernandez's sensitive parts.
A jab from Kivi misses.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kivi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hernandez if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi tries to score with a low kick but Hernandez moves his leg out of the way.
Kivi looks to land a body kick but Hernandez moved away.
Hernandez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kivi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hernandez scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Kivi.
Kivi misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Kivi misses
and Hernandez counters with a head kick.
Kivi catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kivi thumps Hernandez with a low kick.
Kivi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Kivi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kivi 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Kivi!
A relieved looking Raimo Kivi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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RATING
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