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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 204 p4p, 604 weight class) and KT Panda (ranked 12 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KT Panda!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuomanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuomanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Panda.
Panda stuffs the takedown.
Panda misses the jab.
KT Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuomanen throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Panda thuds his right hand into Kuomanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Panda throws a leg kick
and Kuomanen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A left hand lands to the body for Panda.
Panda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panda tries to throw a body punch but Kuomanen avoids it by throwing Panda back against the cage.
Kuomanen throws a head punch that misses.
Kuomanen pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Panda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kuomanen is keeping the position for now.
Panda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda won't allow Kuomanen to sweep him here.
Panda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kuomanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Panda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuomanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Panda controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Panda has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Panda trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuomanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuomanen looking for a guillotine here but Panda defends easily.
Panda stands up from Kuomanen's guard - Panda perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kuomanen swings widly with a right hand
and Panda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Panda is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuomanen checks the leg kick.
Kuomanen throws a lazy right hand but Panda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuomanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Panda counters with a body kick.
Panda tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuomanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panda.
The fighters circle momentarily. Panda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Panda wants to clinch up but Kuomanen keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda wants to clinch.
Kuomanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuomanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Panda.
Panda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuomanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panda counters with a straight right hand.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuomanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panda moves away from the strike by Kuomanen.
Panda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Panda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuomanen wants to take the fight to the mat but Panda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kuomanen blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is trying to maintain a safe position but Panda gets an underhook and turns Kuomanen into the cage.
Kuomanen tries a body shot but Panda blocks it.
Kuomanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuomanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Panda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panda lands a left hand.
Panda lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuomanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Panda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuomanen prevents a body shot from Panda.
Kuomanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuomanen working aggressively here.
Panda misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KT Panda dominated that 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.
Nice shot lands for Panda.
Panda lands a high kick!
Panda throws a head kick but Kuomanen moves out of range.
Panda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kuomanen's head.
A lazy left from Kuomanen finds it's target.
Kuomanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Panda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panda missing with a left hand there. Kuomanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Kuomanen finds it's way through Panda's defenses.
Panda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuomanen slips a straight right by Panda.
Kuomanen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuomanen throws a lazy right hand but Panda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuomanen avoids the head kick by Panda.
Panda throws a right and a left that Kuomanen avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen swinging wildly here.
Panda clinches with his opponent.
Kuomanen misses with a body punch.
Kuomanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pandas head.
Panda misses with some punches.
Kuomanen working aggressively here.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuomanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Panda.
Panda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen blocking some punches.
Kuomanen lands a shoulder strike.
KT Panda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Panda blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen tries a body shot but Panda blocks it.
Panda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuomanen controls his hands.
Panda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuomanen blocks an uppercut.
Panda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuomanen can't find room to land a body shot as Panda controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda has a couple of punches blocked by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Panda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Panda misses with a low kick.
Panda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Panda avoids the body shot from Kuomanen.
No joy there for Panda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Kuomanen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
KT Panda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Panda lands a head shot.
Panda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panda circles away.
Kuomanen throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Panda avoids the body shot from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahjo Kuomanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Panda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuomanen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Panda momentarily.
Panda defending well as Kuomanen loads up on a big left hand.
Panda tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Panda.
That kick from Panda tenderised Kuomanen's leg. Kuomanen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Panda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuomanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Panda.
Kuomanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuomanen throws a jab when Panda was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Panda drops his hands momentarily and Kuomanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuomanen lands with a straight right. Panda didn't see that one coming.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Panda throws a combination that misses
and Kuomanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Panda scores with a hook to the body. Kuomanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuomanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panda.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuomanen misses its target.
Panda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuomanen. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KT Panda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuomanen throws a shot from downtown. Panda moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuomanen.
It looks like KT Panda has been cut.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuomanen is just out of range.
Panda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuomanen in his tracks.
Kuomanen misses with a left hand
and Panda counters with a nice body shot.
Kuomanen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuomanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuomanen.
Panda lands a lovely overhand right.
Panda avoids the body shot from Kuomanen.
Panda throws a leg kick but Kuomanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Panda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuomanen connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Panda should have avoided that one.
KT Panda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Kuomanen.
Panda looks to land a right hand but Kuomanen moved out of range.
Kuomanen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Panda scores with a hook to the body. Kuomanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuomanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
Panda forces Kuomanen back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuomanen.
Kuomanen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuomanen's elbow.
Kuomanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kuomanen blocks an uppercut.
Panda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuomanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuomanen lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Panda blocks a body shot from Kuomanen.
Panda tries to work over Kuomanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Kuomanen as the two fighters clinch.
Panda is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahjo Kuomanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Panda fails to land.
Kuomanen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Panda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Panda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuomanen backwards.
Panda tries a body shot but Kuomanen blocks it.
Kuomanen has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
Panda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuomanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuomanen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Panda fails to land.
Panda gets underhooks to prevent Kuomanen's takedown attempt.
Panda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuomanen's elbow.
Kuomanen stalling in the clinch but Panda improves position.
Panda throws a head punch that misses.
Panda lands a shoulder strike.
Panda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuomanen is trying to drag Panda to the mat but Panda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Panda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panda can't find room to land a body shot as Kuomanen controls the action.
Kuomanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panda.
Panda scores with a shot to the side of Kuomanen's head.
Panda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuomanen backwards.
Panda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuomanen tries to pull guard but Panda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kuomanen.
KT Panda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuomanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Panda's elbow.
Kuomanen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ahjo Kuomanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuomanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuomanen working aggressively here.
Kuomanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Panda.
Kuomanen working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
KT Panda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Panda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KT Panda!
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energy
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hype
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