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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sauna Kinkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Furcal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sauna Kinkku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Furcal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Furcal misses the target.
Kinkku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furcal.
Kinkku closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Furcal to the mat! Furcal manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kinkku looking to pass the guard.
Kinkku prevents Furcal from getting back to his feet.
Kinkku throwing strikes from guard but Furcal blocks nicely.
Furcal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Furcal.
Furcal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinkku manages to avoid it.
Kinkku misses with an uppercut. Furcal saw that one coming.
Kinkku slips under a jab.
Kinkku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furcal throws an overhand right that lands on Kinkku's shoulder, as Kinkku tries to avoid the shot.
Furcal throws a body punch but Kinkku moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furcal scores with a punch to the head.
Kinkku is trying hard to land a takedown here. Furcal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kinkku tries to clinch but Furcal is having none of it.
Furcal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Furcal throws a jab when Kinkku was well out of range.
Furcal misses with a looping left.
Kinkku shoots for a double leg takedown but Furcal sprawls well. He's pushed Kinkku's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jab, jab by Kinkku - just one landing.
Furcal throws a hook but Kinkku avoids it easily.
Kinkku cracks Furcal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kinkku looks to throw the jab but Furcal is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Furcal misses its intended target.
Furcal lands with an overhand left.
Kinkku misses with a body shot
and Furcal counters with a right hand to the body.
Furcal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kinkku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furcal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furcal throws a lazy right hand but Kinkku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Furcal looks to score with a jab to the body but Kinkku is just out of range.
Kinkku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furcal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furcal throws a lazy right hand but Kinkku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kinkku blocks a jab.
Furcal cracks Kinkku with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kinkku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Furcal throws a hook but Kinkku blocks it.
Kinkku jabs at Furcal's body.
Kinkku takes a swing at Furcal's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Furcal coming out on top.
Furcal throws a shot to the body.
Kinkku slips under a jab.
Furcal misses with a straight right.
A combination from Kinkku does no damage.
Furcal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furcal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauna Kinkku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furcal thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinkku throws out a loose jab but Furcal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furcal misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furcal. Kinkku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinkku throws a big shot that misses.
Furcal moves out of range as Kinkku strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furcal. Kinkku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furcal slips under a jab from Kinkku.
Furcal looks to land a left hand but Kinkku moved out of range nicely.
Kinkku fails with a takedown attempt.
Kinkku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Furcal circles away quickly and effectively.
Furcal throws a jab when Kinkku was well out of range.
Kinkku staying out of range there.
Furcal lands a nice looking body shot.
Kinkku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furcal.
Furcal lands a nice hook to Kinkku's body. Kinkku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice cross by Furcal.
Furcal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kinkku at a distance.
Kinkku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Furcal has had enough of the clinch but Kinkku keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kinkku has him pressed against the cage.
Kinkku lands with a right to the head.
Furcal wants to break free but Kinkku has control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furcal is trying to force a seperation but Kinkku has the dominant position.
Furcal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kinkku has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Furcal clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinkku lands a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furcal is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kinkku is looking for a rear naked choke here but Furcal reverses the position brilliantly into Kinkku's guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Furcal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kinkku lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kinkku thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinkku fails to land the takedown.
Kinkku ducks under a wild hook from Furcal.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kinkku.
Kinkku thows a body shot but no joy.
Furcal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinkku manages to avoid it.
Furcal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kinkku under the eye.
Kinkku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Furcal.
Kinkku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kinkku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furcal.
Decent striking displayed by Kinkku there.
Furcal misses with a straight left.
Kinkku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furcal.
Kinkku just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinkku takes a swing at Furcal's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kinkku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Furcal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kinkku moves out of range as Furcal strikes.
Kinkku doesn't manage to clinch there - Furcal circles away.
Furcal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinkku.
Kinkku works Furcal's body with a nice hook.
Kinkku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Furcal misses.
A big right from Furcal misses.
Furcal connects with a single shot there.
Kinkku throws a hook but Furcal blocks it.
Furcal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kinkku.
Kinkku looks to score with a jab to the body but Furcal is just out of range.
Kinkku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Furcal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kinkku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mike Furcal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kinkku scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furcal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kinkku asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kinkku will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kinkku is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Furcal has escaped the position, nice work there.
Furcal is pushing Kinkku's head away, looking to escape. Kinkku manages to hold on to the position though.
Kinkku working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkku sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Furcal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kinkku trying to control the position but Furcal is working away.
Kinkku has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Furcal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sloppy strikes there by Kinkku.
Kinkku working the strikes but Furcal uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kinkku thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Furcal pushes Kinkku off and gets back to his feet.
Kinkku misses with a looping right.
Kinkku throws a jab when Furcal was well out of range.
Mike Furcal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Furcal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinkku.
Furcal misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkku throws a right and a left that Furcal avoids nicely.
Kinkku misses with the combination.
A jab from Furcal misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kinkku. Those never looked like landing.
Furcal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kinkku.
Furcal scores with a jab to the head.
Furcal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinkku manages to avoid it.
Kinkku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinkku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kinkku darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kinkku drives through and clinches with Furcal against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furcal blocks a body shot from Kinkku.
Furcal blocks an uppercut.
Kinkku lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sauna Kinkku dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Furcal just misses with a punch to the body.
Kinkku looks to land a right hand but Furcal moved out of range.
Kinkku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Kinkku as he connects with a hook.
Furcal throws a series of punches but Kinkku avoids them all with ease.
Furcal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furcal misses the jab.
Furcal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kinkku misses the jab.
Furcal scores with a nice strike.
Kinkku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Furcal tries to avoid it but Kinkku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Furcal to the ground. Furcal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kinkku misses with a body shot.
Kinkku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Furcal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kinkku thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinkku moves out of range as Furcal strikes.
Kinkku shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Furcal as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkku fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauna Kinkku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furcal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Furcal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kinkku was well out of range. Poor timing from Furcal.
Kinkku lands with a shot to the body.
Furcal throws a shot to the body.
Furcal moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinkku loads up on a big right hand but Furcal slips the punch.
Kinkku tries to clinch but Furcal is having none of it.
Kinkku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furcal was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinkku.
Furcal scores with a jab to the body.
Kinkku slips under a jab.
Furcal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinkku.
Furcal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinkku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Furcal.
Furcal scores with a shot to the body.
Furcal misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furcal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinkku.
Furcal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furcal throws out a loose jab but Kinkku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furcal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Kinkku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kinkku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Furcal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kinkku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kinkku.
Kinkku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Furcal.
A shot to the liver by Furcal. Beautiful body shot.
Kinkku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Furcal.
Kinkku wants to clinch.
Furcal loads up on a big right hand but Kinkku slips the punch.
Kinkku thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furcal loads up on a big right hand but Kinkku slips the punch.
Kinkku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kinkku throws a jab when Furcal was well out of range.
Kinkku throws a hook but Furcal blocks it.
A jab from Furcal misses.
Furcal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kinkku.
Furcal throws out a loose jab but Kinkku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furcal misses with a straight left.
Kinkku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Furcal circles away quickly and effectively.
Kinkku misses with an uppercut.
Kinkku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furcal.
Kinkku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furcal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kinkku slips under a jab.
Furcal staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Kinkku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furcal misses the shot to the body.
Furcal misses the shot to the body.
Furcal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Furcal throws a series of punches but Kinkku avoids them all with ease.
Kinkku slips under a jab from Furcal.
Kinkku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kinkku misses the shot to the body.
Furcal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furcal throws a body punch but Kinkku moves out of range.
Kinkku slips a straight right by Furcal.
Furcal ducks under a wild hook from Kinkku.
Furcal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kinkku.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furcal loads up on a big right hand but Kinkku slips the punch.
Furcal misses with an uppercut. Kinkku saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinkku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furcal was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinkku.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Furcal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furcal 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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