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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Linkke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linkke comes to the cage accompanied by Anamanaguchi - Helix Nebula. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. 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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215 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Horst Linkke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Johnsson finds it's way through Linkke's defenses.
Johnsson looks gassed!
Johnsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linkke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Linkke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
An inside leg kick from Johnsson misses.
Linkke throws a shot to the body.
Linkke closes the distance and pushes Johnsson back into the cage.
Johnsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Linkke lands a right hand.
Linkke digs a right hand underneath Johnsson's ribcage. Johnsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Linkke scores with a shoulder strike.
Linkke lands a right hand.
Linkke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Linkke.
Linkke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnsson up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Linkke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
Linkke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnsson is defending well for now.
Linkke breaks the clinch.
Linkke lands a two punch combo.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linkke digs a good hook to Johnsson's body.
Linkke lands with a hook. Johnsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Linkke.
Johnsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkke manages to avoid it.
Linkke avoids a kick to the body.
Linkke doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
Linkke lands a head shot.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linkke.
Joni Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson connects with a right hand. Linkke shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linkke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linkke scores with a decent looking hook.
Linkke moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linkke.
Linkke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Linkke throws a shot to the body.
Johnsson digs a good hook to Linkke's body.
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linkke manages to avoid it.
Johnsson misses with a head kick.
Johnsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linkke slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Linkke tries to clinch but Johnsson is having none of it.
Good exchange - Linkke coming out on top.
Linkke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Linkke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Johnsson misses
and Linkke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnsson digs a good body shot into Linkke's ribs.
Linkke throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Linkke digs a good body shot into Johnsson's ribs.
Johnsson throws a lazy right hand but Linkke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Linkke.
Linkke misses with a body shot.
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Linkke thuds his right hand into Johnsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnsson misses with a body shot.
Johnsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Linkke rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnsson throws a good cross that connects.
Linkke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnsson works Linkke's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Linkke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke jabs at Johnsson's body.
Linkke clinches up with Johnsson and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Johnsson.
Johnsson has a couple of punches blocked by Linkke.
Linkke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnsson.
Linkke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linkke.
Linkke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnsson or not.
Linkke lands with a left to the head.
Johnsson blocks a body shot from Linkke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linkke stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Linkke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linkke. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson misses with a hook to the body
and Linkke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linkke scores with a nice head shot.
Linkke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnsson lands a nice shot that snaps Linkke's head back.
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Linkke.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linkke was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Johnsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linkke to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linkke cracks Johnsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnsson connects with the punch.
Johnsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnsson misses with a jab to the body
and Linkke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horst Linkke is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a hook but Linkke blocks it.
Johnsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linkke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnsson swings for the body but Linkke moves out of range.
Johnsson lands with a good body shot.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Linkke's shoulder, as Linkke tries to avoid the shot.
Linkke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnsson connects with a body shot that sends Linkke's belly button to the back.
Linkke has managed to clinch.
Johnsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson trying to control the position but instead, Linkke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnsson into the cage.
A short uppercut from Linkke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkke lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linkke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linkke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Johnsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linkke manages to break the clinch.
Johnsson throws a leg kick
and Linkke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linkke scores with a jab. Johnsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnsson throws a body punch but Linkke moves out of range.
Johnsson tries to land a front kick but Linkke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Linkke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnsson lands a right hook to the body.
Linkke looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnsson is just out of range.
Johnsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Linkke avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Linkke lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Johnsson lands a slapping body shot.
Linkke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linkke throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Linkke rushes Johnsson and presses him up against the cage.
Linkke lands with a right to the head.
Linkke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Linkke controls his hands.
Johnsson trying to control the position but instead, Linkke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johnsson into the cage.
Linkke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joni Johnsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linkke cracks Johnsson with a nice body shot.
Linkke lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Linkke.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Linkke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Linkke blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Linkke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson working aggressively here.
Johnsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Linkke uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linkke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Linkke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson swings for the body but Linkke moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Linkke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linkke 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horst Linkke!
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energy
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hype
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