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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Mercury (ranked 4233 p4p, 508 weight class) and Ismo Kauha (ranked 3730 p4p, 471 weight class). Ismo Kauha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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209 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dolph Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ismo Kauha!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kauha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Kauha does no damage.
Mercury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kauha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Mercury misses.
Kauha unleashes a big counter combination but Mercury bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kauha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercury counters by moving into the clinch.
Mercury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kauha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kauha pushes Mercury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kauha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mercury has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kauha breaks from the clinch.
Kauha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kauha with a nice cross.
Kauha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mercury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kauha loads up on a big right hand but Mercury slips the punch.
Mercury was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kauha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A left and a right from Kauha both land. Nice combination.
Mercury looks to land a left hand but Kauha moved out of range nicely.
Kauha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Mercury misses.
Kauha unleashes a big counter combination but Mercury bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Kauha does no damage.
As Kauha tries to get set, Mercury tries to push him back and clinch up but Kauha manages to avoid the attempt.
Kauha tries to clinch there but Mercury circles away.
Mercury tries to counter by clinching up but Kauha breaks away and moves out of range.
Kauha throws a series of punches but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mercury moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercury.
Mercury throws a poor cross that misses
and Kauha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kauha misses with a wild combination.
Mercury wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kauha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kauha scores with a jab. Mercury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kauha misses with the combination.
Kauha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mercury throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kauha to counter with a crisp jab.
Kauha swings widly with a right hand
and Mercury counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mercury.
Mercury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kauha.
Kauha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Kauha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mercury lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mercury lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kauha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kauha tries a body shot but Mercury blocks it.
Kauha swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kauha blocks an elbow strike from Mercury.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kauha.
Kauha lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercury misses with an elbow strike.
Mercury content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kauha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercury slowing the pace effectively.
Kauha throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kauha fails to land.
Kauha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kauha.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mercury.
Kauha misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Mercury.
Mercury avoiding damage.
Kauha lands an uppercut.
Kauha misses with the head strike.
Kauha can't find room to land a body shot as Mercury controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ismo Kauha dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mercury misses with a lunging right hand
and Kauha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Kauha.
Kauha moves out of range as Mercury strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Kauha misses.
Kauha might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mercury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kauha lands a body shot.
Kauha clobbers Mercury with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kauha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mercury, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kauha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Mercury - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mercury throws an elbow but it misses.
Kauha throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercury.
Kauha misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauha misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury blocking some punches.
Kauha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mercury'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.
Mercury controlling the action here for a moment.
Kauha misses with the head strike.
Kauha is trying to push Mercury away but Mercury has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kauha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kauha throws a hook but Mercury blocks it.
Mercury swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kauha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercury doesn't seem bothered though.
Kauha throws the left hand but Mercury avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kauha clinches up against the cage.
Mercury controlling the action here for a moment.
Kauha is trying to push Mercury away but Mercury has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mercury stalling.
Mercury prevents Kauha from breaking the clinch.
Mercury gets through Kauha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ismo Kauha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kauha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kauha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kauha swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kauha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mercury content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mercury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kauha pushes Mercury back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kauha swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury misses with an elbow over the top.
Kauha tries to break free but Mercury pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kauha breaks from the clinch.
Ismo Kauha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kauha tries to clinch up.
Mercury on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauha throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Kauha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Mercury tries to counter by clinching up but Kauha breaks away and moves out of range.
Kauha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Dolph Mercury has been cut.
Kauha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercury throws out the jab.
Ismo Kauha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kauha slips under a jab from Mercury.
Kauha is looking to clinch.
Kauha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercury misses the target.
Kauha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kauha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kauha misses with a hook
and Kauha takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ismo Kauha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dolph Mercury's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kauha throws an overhand right that lands on Mercury's shoulder, as Mercury tries to avoid the shot.
Mercury slips under a jab.
Mercury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kauha connects with a body shot.
Mercury displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kauha throws out the jab.
Mercury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercury takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercury misses with an uppercut. Kauha saw that one coming.
Kauha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercury holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mercury'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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauha wants to get back to striking at distance but Mercury won't allow it.
Kauha misses with a body punch.
Mercury prevents a body shot from Kauha.
Mercury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kauha misses with the head strike.
Kauha trying to control the position but instead, Mercury has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kauha into the cage.
Kauha avoids the elbow strike from Mercury, against the cage.
Kauha is trying to break free.
Kauha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercury's elbow.
Mercury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kauha swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kauha tries a body shot but Mercury blocks it.
Kauha is trying to break the clinch but Mercury has him pressed against the cage.
Kauha tries a body shot but Mercury blocks it.
Kauha blocks an elbow strike from Mercury.
Kauha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kauha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kauha throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercury.
Kauha breaks the clinch.
Kauha tries to clinch up.
Kauha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kauha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kauha catches Mercury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kauha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kauha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mercury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kauha misses with an uppercut.
Mercury is looking to counter the offense by Kauha and move into the clinch.
Mercury misses with a looping right.
Kauha throws a hook but Mercury blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Mercury tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kauha just misses with a punch to the body.
Kauha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kauha throws a lazy right hand but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kauha tries to bum rush Mercury with a series of wild strikes but Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauha misses with an uppercut
and Mercury moves into the clinch.
Ismo Kauha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mercury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kauha is trying to break the clinch but Mercury has him pressed against the cage.
Mercury throws a punch but it's blocked by Kauha.
Mercury stalling in the clinch.
Kauha throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercury.
Mercury leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mercury pushes off an throws an elbow but Kauha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kauha throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercury.
Dolph Mercury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kauha misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ismo Kauha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kauha has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ismo Kauha!
A relieved looking Ismo Kauha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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