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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Urho Kukkamaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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169 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kukkamaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Salvatore Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkamaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kukkamaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kukkamaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kukkamaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Gattuso.
Kukkamaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gattuso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kukkamaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kukkamaa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gattuso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kukkamaa scrambles back to his feet.
Gattuso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kukkamaa throws a lazy right hand but Gattuso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kukkamaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Gattuso closes the distance and pushes Kukkamaa back into the cage.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kukkamaa.
Gattuso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kukkamaa.
Nice elbow from Kukkamaa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kukkamaa.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Kukkamaa.
Kukkamaa blocks an elbow strike from Gattuso.
Kukkamaa misses with an elbow strike.
Gattuso throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kukkamaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gattuso avoids the elbow strike from Kukkamaa, against the cage.
Kukkamaa blocks an elbow strike from Gattuso.
Gattuso misses with the head strike.
Gattuso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Kukkamaa on the inside.
Gattuso avoids a wild elbow strike from Kukkamaa.
Gattuso lands with a short shot to the head.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Kukkamaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kukkamaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Gattuso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kukkamaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gattuso tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gattuso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kukkamaa's face.
Kukkamaa lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Gattuso.
It looks like Urho Kukkamaa has been cut.
Gattuso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gattuso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow that stopped Gattuso in his tracks for a moment.
Kukkamaa lands a damaging elbow.
Gattuso with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kukkamaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kukkamaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kukkamaa lands a nice elbow.
Gattuso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kukkamaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike.
Gattuso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kukkamaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gattusos head.
Still in the clinch, Kukkamaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gattuso lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Kukkamaa.
Kukkamaa lands a hook that snaps the head of Gattuso backwards.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Kukkamaa.
Gattuso is rocked!
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gattuso is still on wobbly legs! Can Kukkamaa finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso blocks an elbow strike from Kukkamaa.
Kukkamaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Gattuso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kukkamaa lands an uppercut.
Kukkamaa has Gattuso pressed against the cage. He pushes Gattuso back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Kukkamaa throws a beautiful elbow that sends Gattuso crashing to the floor! Kukkamaa piles on the pressure with more strikes! Gattuso is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urho Kukkamaa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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