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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Viikinki (ranked 821 p4p, 632 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 95 p4p, 74 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bassically by Tei Shi. Noah Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 cm 30 277 23 - 17 - 0 |
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220 cm 36 273 35 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Viikinki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson scores with a spinning back kick! Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Viikinki on the side of the head. Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Viikinki is breathing heavily. A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson. Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Viikinki moves out of range easily. Anderson closes the distance and clinches. Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Viikinki controls the action.
Viikinki blocking some punches.
Viikinki blocks an uppercut.
Viikinki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside. Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson. Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viikinki backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Viikinki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Viikinki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it. Viikinki tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Viikinki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage. Anderson gets through Viikinki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Viikinki misses with a body punch.
Viikinki throws a head punch that misses. We've been informed that Anderson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Viikinki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viikinki throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson. A head punch blocked on the inside by Viikinki. Anderson lands with a light punch inside. Viikinki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Viikinki. Viikinki can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson. Viikinki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut. Viikinki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Anderson works the jab nicely. Anderson cracks Viikinki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Viikinki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. An inside leg kick lands from Anderson. Anderson cracks a nice hook into Viikinki's ribs. Anderson rushes Viikinki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viikinki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Viikinki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Viikinki avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Viikinki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Anderson sends Viikinki crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Anderson is motioning to the referee to let Viikinki up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Viikinki is rocked! Viikinki is holding his hands too far apart here. Anderson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Viikinki is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Anderson! Noah Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
72% |
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