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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cubbedge (ranked 3216 p4p, 362 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 1075 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Cubbedge !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cubbedge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Serronen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cubbedge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Serronen.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot
and Cubbedge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serronen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cubbedge is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Serronen throws a leg kick which misses Cubbedge 's front leg but catches the back leg as Cubbedge tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cubbedge . Serronen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serronen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Serronen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cubbedge manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Serronen.
Cubbedge steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Serronen. That one must have hurt.
Cubbedge staying out of range there.
Serronen misses with a hook. Cubbedge ducked under it nicely.
Cubbedge tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Cubbedge moves out of range easily.
Cubbedge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Serronen circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Serronen misses.
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!
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Cubbedge throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Serronen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cubbedge lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen lands with a straight right. Cubbedge didn't see that one coming.
Cubbedge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serronen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cubbedge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cubbedge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cubbedge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Serronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cubbedge .
Serronen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cubbedge 's head backwards.
Serronen connects with an inside leg kick.
Cubbedge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.
Cubbedge misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serronen. Cubbedge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serronen tries to work over Cubbedge 's front leg with a kick but Cubbedge checks it.
Cubbedge lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cubbedge was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Cubbedge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cubbedge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Serronen.
Cubbedge tries a low kick but Serronen avoids it.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Serronen misses with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Cubbedge .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Serronen.
Serronen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cubbedge .
Serronen scores with a shot to the body.
Cubbedge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cubbedge throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cubbedge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Serronen misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Serronen.
Cubbedge throws a nice looking combination but Serronen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cubbedge looks to throw the jab but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen digs a good body shot into Cubbedge 's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Serronen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen misses with a hook
and Cubbedge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cubbedge misses with a lunging right hand
and Serronen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cubbedge takes one to the chin there.
Serronen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cubbedge .
Serronen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cubbedge had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cubbedge throws a push kick but Serronen slaps the foot to one side.
Cubbedge misses with a straight right.
Cubbedge throws a series of punches but Serronen avoids them all with ease.
Cubbedge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Serronen.
Cubbedge throws a big counter combination but Serronen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A big right from Cubbedge misses.
Cubbedge moves away from the strike by Serronen.
Cubbedge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cubbedge missing with a left hand there. Serronen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Serronen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Cubbedge moved out of range.
Cubbedge lands a nice hook to Serronen's body. Serronen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cubbedge scores with a body shot.
Cubbedge shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cubbedge misses the shot to the body.
Serronen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Serronen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Cubbedge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Serronen throws a leg kick which misses Cubbedge 's front leg but catches the back leg as Cubbedge tries to avoid it.
Cubbedge moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Serronen takes a swing at Cubbedge 's ribcage but misses.
Serronen connects with a solid leg kick.
Serronen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cubbedge throws a body shot but no joy.
Cubbedge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Serronen counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serronen.
Serronen feints and then cracks Cubbedge 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cubbedge down.
Cubbedge blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Cubbedge misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Serronen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Serronen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cubbedge if he has to take too many more of those.
Cubbedge misses the body punch
and Serronen counters with a left to the body.
Serronen lands a jab to Cubbedge 's midsection.
Cubbedge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Serronen scores with a nice right hand.
Cubbedge misses with a straight right.
Cubbedge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Serronen.
Serronen feints and then cracks Cubbedge 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cubbedge down.
Serronen thuds his right hand into Cubbedge 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Serronen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cubbedge 's head.
Cubbedge is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cubbedge defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Cubbedge went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big left from Serronen misses.
Cubbedge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Cubbedge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cubbedge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cubbedge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Serronen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cubbedge thinking.
Serronen seems to be stalking Cubbedge here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Cubbedge drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aku Serronen!
After winning the bout, Aku Serronen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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