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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ochi Tomouchi (ranked 3674 p4p, 2881 weight class) and Kalle Kaataja (ranked 426 p4p, 366 weight class). Kalle Kaataja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 cm 25 214 1 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm 25 213 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ochi Tomouchi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kaataja! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kaataja lands a really nice looking cross but Tomouchi seems unphased.
Tomouchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mighty MMA in the buildup to the fight. Tomouchi misses the shot to the body. Kaataja blocks a low kick nicely. Kaataja checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Kaataja ducks under a wild hook from Tomouchi. Kaataja has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Kaataja moves in looking to clinch but Tomouchi pushes him off. A jab from Kaataja misses. Kaataja lands a nice shot that snaps Tomouchi's head back.
Tomouchi is rocked! Tomouchi misses with a low kick.
Oh Tomouchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tomouchi throws out a leg kick but Kaataja moves out of range and Tomouchi only half commits. Tomouchi seems to have got his legs back now. Kaataja throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kaataja throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kaataja misses with an uppercut. Tomouchi saw that one coming. A jab from Kaataja misses. Kaataja throws out a loose jab but Tomouchi uses good head movement to avoid it. Tomouchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kalle Kaataja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kaataja blocks a low kick nicely. Kaataja looks like he wants to counter punch here. A big left from Kaataja misses. Tomouchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaataja. Tomouchi misses the shot to the body. Tomouchi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kaataja misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kaataja cracks Tomouchi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kaataja has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tomouchi to stand back up! Kaataja slips a straight right by Tomouchi. Tomouchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kaataja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomouchi throws out the jab. Kaataja throws a series of punches but Tomouchi avoids them all with ease. It looked like Tomouchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kaataja connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Tomouchi covering up! Kaataja comes in with a big uppercut and Tomouchi goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kalle Kaataja!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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