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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sayonara Koivupuunoksa (ranked 1831 p4p, 2003 weight class) and Left Path (ranked 228 p4p, 254 weight class). Sayonara Koivupuunoksa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Left Path's 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sayonara Koivupuunoksa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Left Path!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivupuunoksa moves into the clinch successfully.
Koivupuunoksa slows down the pace here.
Koivupuunoksa has Path pressed against the cage.
Koivupuunoksa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Koivupuunoksa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Path keeps the fight on the outside.
Path looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Path uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koivupuunoksa.
Path uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koivupuunoksa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivupuunoksa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koivupuunoksa scores with a shot to the body.
Koivupuunoksa throws a body shot but no joy.
Path throws a right and a left that Koivupuunoksa avoids nicely.
A jab from Path does it's job there.
Path keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koivupuunoksa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Path!
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.
Koivupuunoksa is putting a hurting on Path here, landing some big shots from side control.
Path tries to bench press Koivupuunoksa off him but Koivupuunoksa keeps the position.
Koivupuunoksa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Koivupuunoksa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Path is trying to improve his position.
Koivupuunoksa cracks Path with a big right hand but Path just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Koivupuunoksa.
Koivupuunoksa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Path tries to bench press Koivupuunoksa off him but Koivupuunoksa keeps the position.
Koivupuunoksa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Path, who protects the arm well.
Koivupuunoksa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Path's face as Koivupuunoksa controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koivupuunoksa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Path is not content to let Koivupuunoksa control the position.
Koivupuunoksa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Path is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Koivupuunoksa trying to control the action but Path is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa lands a nice forearm strike.
The strikes coming from Koivupuunoksa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Path on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Path defending against the ground and pound.
Path is pushing Koivupuunoksa's head away, looking to escape. Koivupuunoksa manages to hold on to the position though.
Koivupuunoksa misses with the ground and pound.
Path taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koivupuunoksa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Path is pushing Koivupuunoksa's head away, looking to escape. Koivupuunoksa manages to hold on to the position though.
Path struggling a bit here.
Path manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Path is looking to improve his position.
Path gets back to full guard.
Koivupuunoksa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koivupuunoksa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Path seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Path looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koivupuunoksa throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sayonara Koivupuunoksa 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.
Path lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left lands for Path.
Path looks to land a right hand but Koivupuunoksa moved out of range.
Koivupuunoksa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Path manages to avoid it.
Koivupuunoksa has his takedown stuffed
and Path counters with a straight right hand.
Koivupuunoksa clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koivupuunoksa tries to work over Path's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koivupuunoksa is leaning against Path and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koivupuunoksa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa has Path pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koivupuunoksa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Path breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koivupuunoksa misses with an uppercut. Path saw that one coming.
Path avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koivupuunoksa throws a series of punches but Path avoids them all with ease.
Path throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Path. Koivupuunoksa does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Koivupuunoksa. That snapped Path's head back.
Koivupuunoksa rushes Path and presses him up against the cage.
Koivupuunoksa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koivupuunoksa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a body punch.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koivupuunoksa.
Koivupuunoksa throws a punch but it's blocked by Path.
Koivupuunoksa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Path escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A shot to the body from Koivupuunoksa misses
and Koivupuunoksa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Koivupuunoksa.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Path.
Koivupuunoksa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a takedown
and Path connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sayonara Koivupuunoksa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koivupuunoksa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Path.
Koivupuunoksa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koivupuunoksa swings wildly with an uppercut but Path uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koivupuunoksa breaks the clinch.
Koivupuunoksa misses with an uppercut
and Path counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Path.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa takes a swing at Path's ribcage but misses.
Left Path seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koivupuunoksa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Path.
Koivupuunoksa throws a jab but it's blocked by Path.
Koivupuunoksa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Path under the eye.
Path lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Path uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivupuunoksa.
Path connects with the punch.
Koivupuunoksa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Path keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Path misses with a looping left.
Koivupuunoksa swings for the body but Path moves out of range.
Koivupuunoksa moves into the clinch successfully.
Path is trying to break the clinch but Koivupuunoksa is controlling him.
Koivupuunoksa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sayonara Koivupuunoksa will probably get the nod.
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!
Path misses with a wild body shot.
Path misses with an uppercut.
Koivupuunoksa thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Path was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Path connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koivupuunoksa's hands.
Path comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koivupuunoksa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koivupuunoksa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Path can do to turn this around?
Path throws a nice looking combination but Koivupuunoksa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Koivupuunoksa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Path with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Path throws a body punch but Koivupuunoksa moves out of range.
Koivupuunoksa doesn't manage to clinch there - Path circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Path changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koivupuunoksa tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Path on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koivupuunoksa misses with a body punch
and Path counters with a stiff right hand.
Koivupuunoksa tries to clinch but Path moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa tries to clinch up.
Koivupuunoksa misses with an uppercut.
Path misses with an uppercut.
Koivupuunoksa throws a hook to the side of Path's head but Path sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Path throws the left hand but Koivupuunoksa avoids the punch easily.
Koivupuunoksa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koivupuunoksa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koivupuunoksa closes the distance but Path moves to the side
and Path counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koivupuunoksa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Path counters with a straight right hand.
Path swings for the body but Koivupuunoksa moves out of range.
Path cracks Koivupuunoksa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivupuunoksa looks to land a left hand but Path moved out of range nicely.
Path lands with an overhand left.
Koivupuunoksa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koivupuunoksa showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Koivupuunoksa there.
Left Path has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koivupuunoksa with the ground and pound but Path uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Path is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koivupuunoksa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Path is keeping the position for now.
Koivupuunoksa won't allow Path to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Path is looking to stand up but Koivupuunoksa isn't so interested in that idea.
Koivupuunoksa throws an elbow that misses. Path uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koivupuunoksa's guard. Nice move by Path!
Koivupuunoksa controls Path momentarily but Path frees himself.
Path is looking to stand up but Koivupuunoksa won't let him.
Koivupuunoksa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sayonara Koivupuunoksa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koivupuunoksa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Path blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koivupuunoksa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Path looking for submissions off his back.
Koivupuunoksa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Path!
Path tries to hold on but Koivupuunoksa pushes him away.
Koivupuunoksa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Koivupuunoksa dominating with strikes here.
Sayonara Koivupuunoksa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Path is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Left Path comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koivupuunoksa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sayonara Koivupuunoksa!
Our winner, Sayonara Koivupuunoksa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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