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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dennis Alexio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexio comes to the ring accompanied by Real Warrior. Kunnas has chosen Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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295 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Alexio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas throws a lazy right hand but Alexio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kunnas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kunnas misses with an uppercut
and Alexio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alexio lands with a kick to the temple. Kunnas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alexio tries to clinch up.
Kunnas tries to keep at a distance but Alexio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexio lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dennis Alexio has been cut.
Kunnas looking to stall.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kunnas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexio is looking to clinch.
Alexio lands a glancing blow to the side of Kunnas's head.
Kunnas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kunnas, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexio blocks it with crossed arms.
Kunnas dodges an elbow strike from Alexio.
Kunnas misses with a body punch.
Kunnas takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kunnas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kunnas wants to stall.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
Kunnas is trying to push Alexio away but Alexio has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Alexio is blocking nicely.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexio lands a body shot.
Alexio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kunnas backwards.
Alexio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kunnas's efforts to push away.
Kunnas lands a shoulder strike.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but Alexio blocks it.
Alexio tries to stall but Kunnas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Alexio would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kunnas has a couple of punches blocked by Alexio.
Kunnas takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexio with a knee to the head.
Alexio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexio throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunnas.
Alexio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alexio lands a body shot.
Alexio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexio lands a right hand.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Alexio is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunnas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kunnas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexio looking to slow down the pace here.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexio blocks it with crossed arms.
Alexio working aggressively here.
Kunnas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Alexio is blocking nicely.
Alexio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kunnas up against the ropes.
Alexio dodges an elbow strike from Kunnas.
Alexio pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Alexio misses with a knee to the head.
Kunnas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexio is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexio.
Kunnas landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kunnas obliges.
Alexio is breathing heavily.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but Alexio blocks it.
Alexio throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Kunnas.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexio blocks it with crossed arms.
Kunnas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dennis Alexio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dennis Alexio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alexio misses with a few strikes there.
Kunnas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alexio's calf.
Kunnas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kunnas lands a leg kick that knocks Alexio off balance momentarily.
Alexio throws a head kick but Kunnas moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kunnas.
Alexio tries to clinch up.
Kunnas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexio connects with a crisp jab.
Kunnas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kunnas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kunnas.
Alexio checks a low kick from Kunnas.
Kunnas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexio wants to clinch
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexio ducks under a wild hook from Kunnas.
Alexio pushes Kunnas up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kunnas is keeping busy.
Alexio misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kunnas.
A frustrated look appears on Kunnas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alexio looking to stall.
Alexio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas tries a knee to the head but Alexio blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio pushes Kunnas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Alexio.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Alexio fails to land.
Alexio leaning his opponent against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alexio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kunnas's brow.
Alexio leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Alexio stalling in the clinch but Kunnas improves position.
Kunnas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kunnas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexio.
Dennis Alexio is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kunnas wants to slow Alexio down by chopping away at his legs.
Alexio tries to clinch up but Kunnas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kunnas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kunnas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kunnas misses with a low kick as Alexio jumps back.
Alexio blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexio darts in trying to clinch
and Kunnas counters with a low kick, right behind Alexio 's knee.
Alexio throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Alexio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kunnas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Alexio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alexio closes the distance but Kunnas moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kunnas is looking to slow Alexio down with leg kicks.
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!
Alexio tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunnas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kunnas lunges at Alexio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alexio's hand.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and Alexio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kunnas throws a hook but Alexio avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexio is looking to clinch.
Kunnas throws a shot from downtown. Alexio moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alexio tries to clinch there but Kunnas circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Kunnas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Alexio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alexio wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Alexio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kunnas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alexio is looking to clinch but Kunnas is avoiding it.
Kunnas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Kunnas. That snapped Alexio's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexio tries to clinch but Kunnas is having none of it.
Alexio tries to clinch but Kunnas is having none of it.
Dennis Alexio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Alexio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kunnas delivers a nice body kick.
Kunnas throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas connects with an inside leg kick.
Alexio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kunnas misses with a leg kick.
Kunnas misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kunnas. That's going to slow Alexio down.
Kunnas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexio walks into a left hand.
Kunnas sizes up Alexio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Kunnas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexio walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Alexio is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mauri Kunnas!
Mauri Kunnas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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