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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Sonninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Coming Home. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaarlo Sonninen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuure takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Kuure has been cut.
Kuure stuffs the takedown attempt from Sonninen. Sonninen gets slowly back to his feet.
Sonninen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonninen misses the target.
Kuure wants to slow Sonninen down by chopping away at his legs.
Sonninen swinging wildly here.
Sonninen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuure.
A slow jab from Kuure misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - Sonninen scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonninen misses with the combination.
Sonninen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuure scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuure moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sonninen checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sonninen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kuure as Sonninen shoots in.
Kuure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarlo Sonninen.
Kuure misses with a looping right.
Kuure connects with a solid leg kick.
Sonninen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sonninen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sonninen.
Sonninen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Sonninen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuure tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonninen throws a hook to the side of Kuure's head but Kuure sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuure cracks Sonninen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sonninen blocks a head kick by Kuure.
Kuure misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuure scores with a nice head shot.
Kuure works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuure stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sonninen looks to land a left hand but Kuure moved out of range nicely.
Sonninen lands a body shot.
Kuure wants to slow Sonninen down by chopping away at his legs.
Sonninen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuure won't allow Sonninen to pass to mount.
Sonninen wants to control but Kuure is keeping him busy.
Sonninen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sonninen is looking to take a break and control but Kuure is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuure blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonninen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen wants to control but Kuure is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuure makes his way to full guard, as Sonninen worked for a kimura.
Sonninen wants to pass the guard but Kuure is keeping the position.
Sonninen throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuure looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kuure working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sonninen has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure moves into full guard.
Sonninen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuure keeping moving, preventing Sonninen from controlling successfully.
Sonninen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuure swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuure is trying to keep Sonninen in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Sonninen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sonninen dives in and grabs Kuure's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuure pushes down on Sonninen's head and hops out.
Kuure looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sonninen ducks right into an uppercut from Kuure.
Sonninen looks for a takedown but Kuure sprawls well.
Sonninen throws a series of strikes that have Kuure backpedaling.
Sonninen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaarlo Sonninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuure with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuure throws a low kick but Sonninen avoids it.
Sonninen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuure circles away.
Kuure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarlo Sonninen.
Horrible takedown by Sonninen or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuure which made him look bad.
Kuure stuffs the takedown.
Kuure misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonninen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure stuffs the takedown attempt from Sonninen. Sonninen gets slowly back to his feet.
Sonninen is breathing heavily.
Kuure throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuure feints and then cracks Sonninen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sonninen down.
Kuure connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuure throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonninen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuure connects with a leg kick. Sonninen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Sonninen coming out on top.
Kuure misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonninen.
Sonninen fails to land with a series of punches.
Sonninen checks a low kick from Kuure.
Sonninen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sonninen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuure is fending him off so far but Sonninen persists. Nope, Kuure circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuure thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuure wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Kuure as Sonninen shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuure.
Kuure throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuure thuds his right hand into Sonninen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sonninen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sonninen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuure.
Sonninen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuure circles away.
Kuure sizes up Sonninen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sonninen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kuure manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kuure moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kuure looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonninen is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kuure is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sonninen is looking to advance position but Kuure has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kuure sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sonninen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kuure wants to control the pace but Sonninen is squirming around nicely.
Sonninen is trying to escape the mount.
Kuure trying to control but Sonninen is having none of it.
Kuure looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kaarlo Sonninen has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuure dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kuure's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Sonninen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuure circles away.
Kuure looks to score with a jab to the body but Sonninen is just out of range.
A left lands for Sonninen.
Sonninen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kuure looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kuure parries the strikes from Sonninen easily there. Sonninen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kuure to escape.
Kuure is not content to let Sonninen control the position.
You can see the frustration on Kuure's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure is looking for a sweep.
Sonninen trying to control the position but Kuure is working away.
Sonninen throwing strikes but Kuure manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sonninen struggling a bit here.
Sonninen is looking to reverse the position.
Kuure controlling from side mount.
Kuure working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure is looking to take a break and control but Sonninen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sonninen is looking to reverse the position.
Kuure trying to control the position but Sonninen is working away.
Sonninen tries to buck Kuure off but Kuure is having none of it.
Sonninen manages to get back to half guard.
Sonninen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kuure is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuure connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonninen. Sonninen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonninen has a takedown stuffed.
Kuure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sonninen swinging wildly here.
Sonninen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonninen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuure tries to sprawl out of it but Sonninen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuure manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarlo Sonninen.
Sonninen blocks a head kick by Kuure.
Kaarlo Sonninen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Kuure coming out on top.
Kuure scores with a one two! Sonninen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kuure needs to keep his hands up - Sonninen had a free shot at his head there.
Kuure misses with a head kick.
Kuure digs a good body shot into Sonninen's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sonninen shoots in for a takedown but Kuure shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonninen swings for the body but Kuure moves out of range.
Sonninen has a takedown stuffed.
Sonninen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuure connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sonninen scrambles back to his feet.
Kuure throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuure stuffs the takedown.
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!
Kuure scores with a body shot.
Sonninen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kuure is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonninen.
Kuure holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaarlo Sonninen.
I think Sonninen 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Sonninen!
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