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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenard Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lenard Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kastinen takes a swing at Ellis's ribcage but misses.
Kastinen throws a hook to the side of Ellis's head but Ellis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kastinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
Ellis flicks out a counter leg kick but Kastinen steps away.
Kastinen connects with a right hand. Ellis shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Kastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kastinen lands a nice shot that snaps Ellis's head back.
Jab by Kastinen.
Ellis misses with a right hand
and Kastinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kastinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kastinen lands with a right hand.
A jab from Kastinen misses.
Ellis misses with a wild body shot.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis misses with a body shot
and Kastinen counters with a straight right hand.
Kastinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ellis at a distance.
Ellis lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kastinen, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.
Kastinen connects with a crisp jab.
Ellis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kastinen.
Kastinen ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Ellis connects with a body shot.
Kastinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ellis counters with a body kick that stops Kastinen in his tracks momentarily.
Kastinen throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Ellis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ellis tries to work over Kastinen's front leg with a kick but Kastinen checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Kastinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kastinen misses with a double jab.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kastinen.
Kastinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
Ellis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Ellis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kastinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kastinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ellis.
Ellis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kastinen jabs Ellis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kastinen throws a hook but Ellis blocks it.
Kastinen throws a hook to the side of Ellis's head but Ellis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellis misses with a right hand
and Kastinen counters with a left and a right that stings Ellis.
Kastinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Kastinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kastinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Kastinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kastinen slips under a jab from Ellis.
Ellis throws an overhand right that lands on Kastinen's shoulder, as Kastinen tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Kastinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ellis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kastinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kastinen dips to his left and cracks Ellis with an uppercut!
Kastinen scores with the left hand. Ellis knows he should have avoided that one.
Kastinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kastinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ellis misses with a right hand
and Kastinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kastinen.
Kastinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ellis manages to circle out of the way.
Kastinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellis.
Ellis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kastinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellis can do to turn this around?
Kastinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
Ellis throws the kick towards the body but Kastinen avoids it.
Kastinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellis's head.
Seppo Kastinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kastinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kastinen throws a series of strikes that have Ellis backpedaling.
Kastinen misses with a few strikes there.
Kastinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis misses the body punch
letting Kastinen counter with a right hand.
Kastinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellis is just out of range.
Ellis misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kastinen. Ellis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Kastinen.
Kastinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a leg kick
letting Kastinen counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Kastinen.
Seppo Kastinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Kastinen.
Ellis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kastinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ellis digs a good hook to Kastinen's body.
Kastinen avoids the body shot from Ellis.
Kastinen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kastinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellis throws a big shot that misses.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
Ellis misses with a straight left.
Ellis misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lenard Ellis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kastinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ellis.
Kastinen misses with a two punch combination.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kastinen moves away.
Kastinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kastinen looks to land a combination but Ellis avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Ellis misses.
Kastinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lenard Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kastinen lands a slapping body shot.
Kastinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kastinen.
Ellis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big left from Ellis misses.
Kastinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ellis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kastinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kastinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ellis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lenard Ellis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kastinen throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kastinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kastinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ellis's head backwards.
Ellis misses the shot to the body.
Kastinen misses with a wild body shot.
Kastinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ellis moves away.
Ellis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ellis tries to bum rush Kastinen with a series of wild strikes but Kastinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kastinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Kastinen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kastinen!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kastinen connects with a single shot there.
Ellis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kastinen digs a good body shot into Ellis's ribs.
Ellis slips a jab from Kastinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen misses with a straight left.
Ellis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kastinen with a body shot.
Ellis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kastinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kastinen dodges the punch combination from Ellis.
Kastinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ellis dodges the punch combination from Kastinen.
Kastinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellis.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
Kastinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ellis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kastinen throws an overhand right that lands on Ellis's shoulder, as Ellis tries to avoid the shot.
Kastinen lands with a nice body punch.
Ellis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ellis throws a leg kick
and Kastinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kastinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kastinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen misses with a straight right.
Kastinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kastinen cracks Ellis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kastinen misses the shot to the body.
Kastinen looks to throw the jab but Ellis is out of range.
Seppo Kastinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ellis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kastinen.
Kastinen tests Ellis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellis throws a body punch but Kastinen moves out of range.
Kastinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ellis throws a chopping leg kick but Kastinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kastinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ellis.
Kastinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ellis.
Ellis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis takes a swing at Kastinen's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Kastinen misses.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Kastinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kastinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Kastinen!
A very excited looking Seppo Kastinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Lenard Ellis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes you lose and sometimes you win but I will be back stronger and better then ever! Im coming back to collect heads!'.
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energy
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