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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Kangas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uno comes to the cage accompanied by L.L Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Kangas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kangas lands in his opponent's guard.
Uno wants to get back to his feet but Kangas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kangas thows a big elbow that misses.
Kangas trying to control but Uno is working from the bottom.
Uno trying to control the position.
Uno wants to stand up but Kangas is controlling him.
Uno keeping moving, preventing Kangas from controlling successfully.
Kangas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kangas trying to control the position from guard on top but Uno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kangas instigates a clinch.
Kangas is looking to break free of the clinch but Uno has double underhooks.
Kangas manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kangas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kangas is looking to clinch.
Uno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Uno landing knees to the head.
Uno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kangas has hold of one of Uno's legs. Uno is fighting the takedown attempt but Kangas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kangas won't allow Uno to get back to his feet.
Kangas trying to control but Uno is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uno wants to stand up but Kangas is controlling him.
Kangas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kangas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kangas looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno wants to sweep here but Kangas controlling him for the moment.
Kangas trying to control but Uno is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Uno moves into range and clinches up with Kangas.
Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uno closes the distance and clinches.
Uno landing knees to the head.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Uno manages to break the clinch.
Uno rushes Kangas and presses him up against the cage.
Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uno moves into the clinch successfully.
Uno manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno clinches but Kangas breaks the clinch
and Kangas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uno wants to get back to his feet.
Kangas prevents Uno from improving his position.
Kangas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kangas in particular looking to stall.
Uno is staying active underneath Kangas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kangas stalling away here and it's allowed Uno to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kangas won't allow Uno to sweep him here.
Uno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Uno feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kangas wants to hit a switch here but Uno passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kangas there!
Uno trying to control but Kangas is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangas wants to control but Uno is having none of it.
Kangas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Uno can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kangas is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kangas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uno wants to control the pace but Kangas is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fredrik Kangas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Uno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kangas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uno gets a clinch.
Kangas is trying to maintain a safe position but Uno gets an underhook and turns Kangas into the cage.
Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kangas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kangas swats away the attempt to clinch by Uno.
Uno wants to clinch up but Kangas keeps it at a distance.
Uno closes the distance and clinches.
Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kangas gets a clinch.
Kangas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Uno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chris Uno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Kangas.
Kangas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Uno gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Uno with a knee to the head.
Uno breaks the clinch.
Kangas tries to clinch up but Uno circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kangas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kangas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uno is looking to clinch but Kangas is avoiding it.
Uno throws a right and a left that Kangas avoids nicely.
Uno clinches up against the cage.
Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chris Uno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kangas throws a sloppy head kick and Uno moves out of range easily.
Uno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uno breaks from the clinch.
Chris Uno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uno rushes Kangas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uno breaks from the clinch.
Uno darts in and clinches Kangas up against the cage.
Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uno rushes Kangas and presses him up against the cage.
Uno breaks from the clinch.
Uno looks to clinch
and Kangas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uno closes the distance and clinches.
Kangas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Uno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kangas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Uno wants to control but Kangas is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas throwing shots but Uno is blocking nicely.
Uno is trying to stand up here but Kangas is controlling him well.
Kangas wants to control but Uno is keeping him busy.
Uno kicks Kangas off and gets back to his feet.
Kangas shoots in for a takedown but Uno shows good takedown defense.
Uno doesn't manage to clinch there - Kangas circles away.
Uno moves in looking to clinch but Kangas pushes him off.
Uno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kangas's hands.
Kangas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uno scores with the left hand. Kangas knows he should have avoided that one.
Uno has Kangas up against the cage in a clinch.
Uno breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno clinches up with Kangas and pushes him back against the cage.
Uno manages to break the clinch.
Uno looks to land a right hand but Kangas moved out of range.
Uno instigates a clinch.
Kangas wants a takedown but no success here.
Uno breaks the clinch.
Kangas shoots and misses
and Uno moves into the clinch.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kangas gets a takedown into half guard.
Kangas prevents Uno from standing back up.
Kangas trying to control from Uno's half guard. Uno has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kangas postures up in Uno's guard and throws a big left but Uno blocks it.
Kangas prevents Uno from getting back to his feet.
Kangas passes Uno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kangas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangas wants to control but Uno is keeping him busy.
Kangas blocks the strikes from Uno.
Uno tries to kick Kangas off but Kangas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kangas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Uno is refusing to be controlled, as Kangas sits in half guard.
Kangas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kangas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kangas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kangas prevents Uno from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uno is trying to stand up here but Kangas is controlling him well.
Kangas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Uno dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Uno takes the fight into the clinch.
Uno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kangas's face.
Uno blocking some punches.
Kangas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Uno prevents it.
Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kangas has had enough of the clinch but Uno keeps him there for the moment.
Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uno lands a jab-cross combination.
Uno is looking to clinch but Kangas is avoiding it.
Kangas tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Uno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kangas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kangas tries to clinch but Uno moves away
and Uno counters by moving into the clinch.
Uno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kangas wants to clinch.
Uno wants to clinch.
Kangas tries for a takedown but Uno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kangas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uno throws a poor cross that misses
and Kangas counters by moving into the clinch.
Kangas drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno stands up from Kangas's guard - Uno perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kangas fails with the takedown.
Chris Uno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredrik Kangas.
Uno lands a head shot.
Uno wants to clinch.
Kangas shoots in looking for a takedown. Uno tries to sprawl out of it but Kangas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kangas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kangas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kangas lands a heavy elbow.
Uno prevents Kangas from taking his back.
Kangas prevents Uno from getting the reversal.
Kangas wants to control the pace but Uno is squirming around nicely.
Uno can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uno tries to lock up and control but Kangas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kangas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Uno really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Uno regains half guard.
Uno wants to control but Kangas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Uno is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Uno is trying to stand up here but Kangas is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangas is keen to just control but Uno is a slippery customer.
Uno is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kangas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kangas's back!
Kangas is covering up but some of the strikes from Uno are getting through and doing damage.
Kangas trying to control the hands but Uno breaks the grip.
Uno keeps control of the position as Kangas tries to break free.
Kangas trying to control the hands but Uno won't let him.
Kangas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kangas tries to lock up and control but Uno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kangas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kangas is looking to control Uno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kangas avoid being mounted?
Kangas tries to roll over but Uno keeps him under control.
Uno wants to free his trapped foot but Kangas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fredrik Kangas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kangas trying to hold on to Uno's head to control him but Uno postures up.
Uno is trying to control the action in half guard but Kangas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uno trying to mount his opponent but Kangas defends it.
Kangas wants to control but Uno is keeping busy.
Kangas taking some punishment here, with Uno in his half guard.
Uno seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Uno. No joy for Kangas on that attempt.
Uno drives through and clinches with Kangas against the cage.
Uno is pressed up against the cage. Kangas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Uno down to the mat. Uno avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Uno tries to clinch up
and Kangas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fredrik Kangas.
I think Kangas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Kangas!
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energy
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hype
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