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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Guinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Kanerva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guinness comes to the cage accompanied by Ev Christr` Ta, Laou! . Kanerva has chosen Sultans of Swing as his entrance music. Ilkka Kanerva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arthur Guinness's chin.
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251 lbs
12 - 8 - 2 |
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180 cm
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280 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Arthur Guinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilkka Kanerva!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanerva misses with an uppercut. Guinness saw that one coming.
Guinness lands a nice shot that snaps Kanerva's head back.
It looks like Ilkka Kanerva has been cut.
Ilkka Kanerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Guinness 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guinness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kanerva lands with a cross.
Kanerva misses with a hook. Guinness ducked under it nicely.
Kanerva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanerva.
Kanerva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Guinness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanerva.
Guinness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanerva.
Kanerva throws a looping overhand right but Guinness ducks down to avoid it.
Kanerva is looking to land body kicks.
Guinness misses with a wild body shot.
Kanerva misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kanerva.
Guinness loads up on a big right hand but Kanerva slips the punch.
Guinness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kanerva on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guinness misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guinness.
Guinness takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanerva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guinness moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guinness drives through with a takedown into Kanerva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Guinness gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Guinness is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kanerva is looking to slow Guinness down with leg kicks.
Kanerva is looking to score with low kicks.
Guinness clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Guinness.
Guinness blocking some punches.
Kanerva throws a head punch that misses.
Guinness avoiding damage as Kanerva throws knees to the body.
Kanerva tries a body shot but Guinness blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanerva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guinness lands a shoulder strike.
Kanerva tries to land a knee to the head but Guinness blocks with his arms.
Kanerva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanerva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanerva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guinness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guinness is trying to maintain a safe position but Kanerva gets an underhook and turns Guinness into the cage.
Guinness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanerva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanerva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanerva missing with a left hand there. Guinness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guinness swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kanerva connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanerva misses with a body shot.
Kanerva slips a jab from Guinness.
Guinness is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guinness misses with a hook.
Kanerva thumps Guinness with a low kick.
Guinness moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanerva.
Kanerva is stalling here.
Kanerva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kanerva is pressed up against the cage. Guinness has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kanerva down to the mat. Kanerva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kanerva clinches up against the cage.
Guinness looking to stall.
Kanerva gets through Guinness's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guinness is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanerva throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guinness is looking for a takedown.
Guinness's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kanerva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guinness dodges an elbow strike from Kanerva.
Kanerva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kanerva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanerva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guinness or not.
Kanerva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanerva lands a left hand.
Kanerva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kanerva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kanerva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guinness has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guinness blocks an uppercut.
Guinness breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilkka Kanerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilkka Kanerva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kanerva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kanerva slips under a jab.
Guinness moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kanerva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guinness moves into the clinch.
Kanerva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kanerva.
Kanerva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Guinness.
Kanerva lands a right hand.
Kanerva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kanerva as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kanerva as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanerva.
Nice body punch from Kanerva.
Kanerva lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kanerva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kanerva misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanerva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanerva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guinness is rocked!
Kanerva pushes Guinness against the cage. Kanerva is working some dirty boxing. Kanerva pushes off with a quick right hook! Guinness goes down! Guinness tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kanerva moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilkka Kanerva!
Ilkka Kanerva made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 in his post fight interview.
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