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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Heimolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenji Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Erkki Heimolainen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimolainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kato throws the left hand but Heimolainen avoids the punch easily.
Kato scores with a three punch combo!
Kato misses with an uppercut
and Kato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kato throws a nice head kick!
Heimolainen is rocked!
Heimolainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heimolainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kato finish him?
Heimolainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimolainen misses with a wild combination.
Heimolainen staying out of range there.
Heimolainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heimolainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Heimolainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimolainen throws a right and a left that Kato avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kato throws a nice looking combination but Heimolainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heimolainen.
Kato throws a hook but Heimolainen avoids it easily.
Heimolainen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heimolainen lands with a nice combination. Kato backs away looking to recover.
Heimolainen throws a leg kick but Kato moved away.
Kato lands a jab.
Heimolainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heimolainen.
Heimolainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimolainen tries to bum rush Kato with a series of wild strikes but Kato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kato tests Heimolainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kato slips a jab and a cross from Heimolainen.
Heimolainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kato.
Heimolainen dodges the punch combination from Kato.
Kato lands a big head kick that sends Heimolainen tumbling to the mat! Kato takes a step backwards and waves Heimolainen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kato misses with a looping right.
Heimolainen tries to land a leg kick but Kato saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Heimolainen. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Kato misses.
Kato dodges the punch combination from Heimolainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimolainen moves away from the strike by Kato.
Kato cracks Heimolainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heimolainen defending well as Kato loads up on a big left hand.
Heimolainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kato.
Despite the aggression on Heimolainen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kato tests Heimolainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kato throws a poor cross that misses
and Heimolainen counters with a one-two to the body.
Kato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heimolainen.
Kato is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kato throws a head kick but Heimolainen moves out of range.
It seemed like Heimolainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heimolainen misses with a double jab
and Kato counters with a head kick that drops Heimolainen to the mat! Heimolainen scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kato misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kato.
Kato misses with a few strikes there.
Heimolainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a good cross that connects.
Kato throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Heimolainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kato.
Kato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heimolainen's hands.
Heimolainen moves out of range as Kato strikes.
Kato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Heimolainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kato.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Heimolainen.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimolainen.
Heimolainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heimolainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Heimolainen slips a jab from Kato.
Heimolainen throws a series of strikes that have Kato backpedaling.
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!
Kato lands a head kick!
Kato throws a hook to the side of Heimolainen's head but Heimolainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kato scores with a decent looking hook.
Kato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heimolainen.
Kato misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a right hand that misses
enabling Heimolainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Kato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kato connects with a combination that backs up Heimolainen into the cage. Kato lands a flurry of punches that gets past Heimolainen's guard. Heimolainen is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Kato bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenji Kato!
Our winner, Kenji Kato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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FIGHT
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