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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Somrak Khamsing (ranked 2145 p4p, 2706 weight class) and Onni Mountainjoki (ranked 262 p4p, 316 weight class). Khamsing comes to the cage accompanied by Wai khru ram muay. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 cm 21 170 4 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm 20 180 3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Lethal high kicks Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Somrak Khamsing! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Mountainjoki! The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mountainjoki misses with an uppercut. Mountainjoki throws a jab when Khamsing was well out of range. Khamsing looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Khamsing's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mountainjoki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khamsing scrambles back to his feet. Khamsing throws a head kick but Mountainjoki moves out of range.
Khamsing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mountainjoki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Mountainjoki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A nice leg kick lands there from Mountainjoki. Mountainjoki blocks a head kick by Khamsing.
Khamsing throws a head kick that misses and Mountainjoki counters with a straight punch to the midsection. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A lazy left from Mountainjoki finds it's target. Some wild striking there from Mountainjoki.
Mountainjoki moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khamsing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mountainjoki wants to slow Khamsing down by chopping away at his legs. A head kick misses from Khamsing. Mountainjoki avoids the head kick by Khamsing.
Mountainjoki tries a quick counter leg kick but Khamsing is wise to it. Mountainjoki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khamsing. Khamsing walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mountainjoki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Mountainjoki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Some wild striking there from Mountainjoki.
Khamsing throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Khamsing throws a head kick that misses. Khamsing scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khamsing throws a sloppy head kick and Mountainjoki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Khamsing will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khamsing slips under a jab from Mountainjoki. Mountainjoki misses with a hook. Khamsing ducked under it nicely. A good leg kick by Mountainjoki. Mountainjoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Khamsing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A clash of legs there as Khamsing blocks the low kick. Mountainjoki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mountainjoki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Mountainjoki misses with a hook to the body
and Khamsing counters with a body kick that stops Mountainjoki in his tracks momentarily. Khamsing throws a lazy head kick letting Mountainjoki counter with a right hand. Khamsing checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khamsing throws a push kick but Mountainjoki slaps the foot to one side. Mountainjoki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Nice body kick from Khamsing. Khamsing blocks a leg kick. A leg kick checked by Khamsing. Khamsing is looking to counter with a body kick. No joy there for Mountainjoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It appears Khamsing was looking to counter with a kick there. Khamsing throws a nice inside leg kick. Khamsing pushes Mountainjoki away with a front kick. Khamsing misses with a body kick. Mountainjoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Khamsing throws a head kick that misses. Khamsing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Khamsing misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khamsing goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A head kick from Khamsing lands but Mountainjoki takes it in his stride. Mountainjoki moves out of range as Khamsing throws a body kick.
Mountainjoki throws a head kick but Khamsing moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Khamsing moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. A head kick by Khamsing misses and Mountainjoki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Khamsing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mountainjoki. Mountainjoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khamsing moves away. Onni Mountainjoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mountainjoki scores with a leg kick.
Mountainjoki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. A lazy body kick from Khamsing and Mountainjoki counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Khamsing walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Mountainjoki dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Mountainjoki scores with a nice right hand.
Khamsing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Mountainjoki misses the shot to the body. Mountainjoki checks the leg kick. Mountainjoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Khamsing throws a quick counter head kick but Mountainjoki was just out of range. Khamsing moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Khamsing misses with a body kick. Mountainjoki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khamsing counters with a low kick, right behind Mountainjoki 's knee. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Khamsing on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Khamsing connects with an inside leg kick. Mountainjoki misses with a leg kick and Khamsing counters with a slapping leg kick. Khamsing connects with a high kick.
It looks like Onni Mountainjoki has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Khamsing throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khamsing. A nice side step and Mountainjoki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Mountainjoki blocks a head kick by Khamsing.
Mountainjoki throws a right hand that misses
and Khamsing counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mountainjoki's knee momentarily. Mountainjoki checks the leg kick. Khamsing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mountainjoki blocks a head kick by Khamsing.
Mountainjoki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Mountainjoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A shot to the body from Mountainjoki misses and Khamsing makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mountainjoki really felt that one! Mountainjoki avoids the head kick by Khamsing.
Onni Mountainjoki seems to be getting the better of the standup. Mountainjoki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khamsing. Khamsing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountainjoki. It appears Khamsing was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Khamsing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mountainjoki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Khamsing fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mountainjoki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Mountainjoki throws a right hand that misses
and Khamsing counters with a nice leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Khamsing misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Khamsing. Good work by Mountainjoki as he checks the leg kick. Khamsing blocks a leg kick. Mountainjoki misses with a leg kick. Khamsing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountainjoki. Khamsing throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Khamsing on the wrong end of a nice jab. Khamsing with the inside leg kick. Mountainjoki looks to land a right hand but Khamsing moved out of range. Mountainjoki just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKhamsing. Khamsing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khamsing throws a nice head kick!
Mountainjoki lands an overhand right. Khamsing misses with a low kick as Mountainjoki jumps back. Mountainjoki looks to throw the jab but Khamsing is out of range. A low kick lands for Khamsing.
Mountainjoki just misses with a punch to the body.
Khamsing avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mountainjoki misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Khamsing scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountainjoki. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mountainjoki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khamsing. Khamsing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mountainjoki scores with a hook. Khamsing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mountainjoki's head. Khamsing throws a front kick aimed at Mountainjoki's knee but Mountainjoki avoids it well. Mountainjoki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khamsing momentarily.
Mountainjoki throws a nice inside leg kick. Khamsing throws a head kick that misses. Khamsing closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Somrak Khamsing dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Onni Mountainjoki's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round! Good work by Khamsing as he checks the leg kick. Khamsing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Khamsing takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mountainjoki tries to work over Khamsing's front leg with a kick but Khamsing checks it. Mountainjoki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Khamsing is rocked! Mountainjoki lands a leg kick that knocks Khamsing off balance momentarily. Oh Khamsing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Khamsing walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Khamsing limp body while Mountainjoki jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Onni Mountainjoki! Onni Mountainjoki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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63% |
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