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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 110 p4p, 281 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 7 p4p, 21 weight class). Haa has chosen Her kommer Heismann Hå as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26 - 15 - 2 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haa counters with a nice leg kick.
Haa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haa moves away from the strike by Kutvonen.
Jab, jab by Haa - just one landing.
Lusmu Kutvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutvonen misses with a wild combination.
Kutvonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haa.
Kutvonen lands with a cross.
Kutvonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Haa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kutvonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Haa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kutvonen.
Haa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kutvonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kutvonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kutvonen throws an elbow that misses. Haa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kutvonen's guard. Nice move by Haa!
Kutvonen pulls Haa in close to prevent any damage.
Haa won't allow Kutvonen to sweep him here.
Kutvonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kutvonen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kutvonen being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen managing to control the position.
Kutvonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haa is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Haa misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haa. Kutvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kutvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutvonen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Haa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haa won't allow Kutvonen to pass to mount.
Kutvonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haa's head.
Kutvonen with the ground and pound but Haa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen throws an elbow that misses. Haa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kutvonen's guard. Nice move by Haa!
Kutvonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Kutvonen trying to control the position.
Kutvonen is controlling Haa's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kutvonen is on top in guard.
Kutvonen chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lusmu Kutvonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kutvonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kutvonen throws a good cross that connects.
Kutvonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haa's waist but Haa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kutvonen off to one side.
Haa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kutvonen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kutvonen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kutvonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Haa, which made it look bad.
Kutvonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kutvonen lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kutvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa wants to sweep but no luck.
Haa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Kutvonen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lusmu Kutvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kutvonen postures up in Haa's guard and throws a big left but Haa blocks it.
Kutvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kutvonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kutvonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haa managing to control the position.
Kutvonen looking to sit in guard and control but Haa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Haa is fighting to break Kutvonen's control of his arms but Kutvonen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kutvonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is keen to just control but Haa is a slippery customer.
Haa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen looks to land a strike but Haa avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Haa is looking to sweep but instead, Kutvonen has passed into half guard.
Kutvonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haa can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Haa to regain full guard.
Kutvonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kutvonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haa has momentary wrist control but Kutvonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Haa wants to sweep but no luck.
Kutvonen throws an elbow that misses. Haa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kutvonen's guard. Nice move by Haa!
Kutvonen is adopting a defensive guard.
Haa preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lusmu Kutvonen 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Haa throws a front kick that sends Kutvonen stumbling back into the cage.
Kutvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Haa's shoulder, as Haa tries to avoid the shot.
Haa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kutvonen throws out the jab.
Haa wants to counter with a clinch but Kutvonen pushes him away.
Kutvonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kutvonen throws a series of punches but Haa avoids them all with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Haa enables Kutvonen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Haa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Haa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kutvonen's guard.
Kutvonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kutvonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kutvonen throws a strike but Haa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kutvonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Haa won't allow Kutvonen to sweep him here.
Haa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Heismann Haa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kutvonen is trying to hold Haa in close to prevent damage but Haa has managed to pass into half guard.
Kutvonen keeping hold of Haa's head, controlling as best he can.
Kutvonen trying to control but Haa postures up.
Kutvonen keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haa's back!
Kutvonen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Haa doesn't escape.
Haa wants to control his opponent's hands but Kutvonen gets his hands free.
Lusmu Kutvonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haa is keeping busy.
I would not like to be Haa right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haa for as long as he can get away with.
Kutvonen avoiding Haa 's attempts to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kutvonen keeps control of the position as Haa tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lusmu Kutvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kutvonen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lusmu Kutvonen!
An out of breath Lusmu Kutvonen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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