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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kk Ww (ranked 1901 p4p, 5296 weight class) and Kalle Kuula (ranked 282 p4p, 608 weight class). Kalle Kuula will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kk Ww!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kuula!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuula tries to clinch there but Ww circles away.
Ww looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuula looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuula blocks a head kick by Ww.
Ww moves into the clinch.
Kuula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ww pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ww has managed to clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kuula has eaten all the pies!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ww - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ww controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Ww.
Ww definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ww scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuula is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ww is defending well.
Kuula is looking for a takedown.
Kk Ww has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kuula.
Ww is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Ww on the inside.
Kuula fails to pull guard.
Ww lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuula is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ww lands a nice shot to the body.
Ww has Kuula pushed against the cage.
Ww gets through Kuula's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ww.
Kuula looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuula is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ww to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Ww.
Ww lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuula backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ww presses Kuula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ww is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Ww on the inside.
Ww lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuula backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ww.
Ww throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuulas head.
A short body shot lands from Ww as the two fighters clinch.
Ww slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Ww.
A short left from Ww.
Ww scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ww lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuula fails to pull guard.
Ww slows down the pace here.
A short left from Ww.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ww stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kk Ww dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuula tries to clinch there but Ww circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuula.
Kk Ww seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuula moves in looking to clinch but Ww pushes him off.
Ww closes the distance and pushes Kuula back into the cage.
Ww scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ww lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuula backwards.
Ww pushes Kuula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ww throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuulas head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ww has Kuula pushed against the cage.
Kuula letting Ww take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ww for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ww stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ww lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuula drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ww gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kuula is looking for a takedown.
Kk Ww has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kuula.
Ww makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ww presses Kuula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ww lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuula backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ww will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuula up against the cage.
Ww throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ww is leaning against Kuula and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ww lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ww lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ww lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ww lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuula or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ww lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Ww.
Ww lands with a light punch inside.
Kuula is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ww is defending well.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ww.
Ww lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ww is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuula can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Ww.
Kuula is trying to pull guard but Ww has him pressed against the cage.
Ww presses Kuula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ww lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ww gets underhooks to prevent Kuula's takedown attempt.
A short left from Ww.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ww takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kk Ww has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ww pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ww will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kuula up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ww.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kk Ww dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kuula misses the shot to the body.
Ww tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kuula changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ww has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ww scores with a shot to the side of Kuula's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ww.
Ww manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ww lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ww lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ww pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ww has Kuula up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ww lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ww lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ww pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ww scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ww moves away.
Ww throws a series of strikes that have Kuula backpedaling.
A combination from Kuula does no damage.
Kuula tries to clinch up but Ww circles away and keeps his distance.
Ww rushes Kuula and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ww cracks Kuula with a nice body shot.
Kuula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ww misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuula goes for a takedown attempt but Ww pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kk Ww has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Kuula.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuula looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ww drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kuula sprawls and moves away.
Kk Ww is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ww misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ww looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kuula looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuula looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuula, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuula looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ww passes into half guard.
Kuula wants to get back to full guard.
Ww tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kuula controls his leg.
Kuula gets full guard.
Ww wants to stand but Kuula has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ww content to stall in guard here.
Ww trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuula throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ww looking to pass the guard.
Kuula is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ww here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ww passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kuula is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ww working away.
Kalle Kuula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ww is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kk Ww showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ww 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 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kk Ww!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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