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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Woerner (ranked 148 p4p, 55 weight class) and Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 20 p4p, 7 weight class). Kuomanen has chosen HonestKey - One Shot as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuomanen slips under a jab.
Woerner throws a leg kick
and Kuomanen counters with a shoot takedown. Woerner fights it but they end up in guard.
Woerner keeping full guard, as Kuomanen tries to pass.
Woerner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuomanen is pushing down on Woerner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woerner is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuomanen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kuomanen is looking for a kimura but Woerner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuomanen to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuomanen passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner is trying to stand up.
Kuomanen controlling from the full mount.
Kuomanen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kuomanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Woerner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kuomanen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Woerner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Woerner and Kuomanen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen laying and praying for a moment but Woerner takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kuomanen throwing shots but Woerner is blocking nicely.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woerner keeps working.
Woerner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woerner pushes Kuomanen off looking to stand but Kuomanen dives back in and keeps control.
Woerner taking some punishment here, with Kuomanen in his half guard.
Kuomanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuomanen is looking for a kimura here.
Kuomanen misses with a head shot. Woerner uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Woerner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Woerner wants to stand up but Kuomanen is controlling him.
Woerner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuomanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Woerner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuomanen controls the pace.
Kuomanen slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kuomanen in particular looking to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuomanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Woerner defends it well.
Kuomanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kuomanen trying to control the action but Woerner is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuomanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kuomanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woerner is trying to stand up here but Kuomanen is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen jabs at Woerner's body.
Woerner misses with a straight right.
Kuomanen gets a takedown into half guard.
Kuomanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuomanen is trying to control. Woerner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kuomanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kuomanen is nestled in close to Woerner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Woerner is trying to stand back up but Kuomanen is controlling him
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuomanen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Woerner reverses the position - he's now on top in Kuomanen's guard.
Kuomanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woerner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woerner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Woerner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kuomanen is proving hard to escape from.
Kuomanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woerner is aware though and is defending well.
Kuomanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Woerner wants to get up but he can't break Kuomanen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kuomanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woerner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuomanen fails with the takedown.
Woerner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Woerner does no damage.
And Kuomanen tries to counter it with a takedown but Woerner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Woerner tries to score with a low kick but Kuomanen moves his leg out of the way.
Kuomanen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gigi Woerner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woerner looks to throw a body kick
and Kuomanen counters with a single leg into guard. Woerner didn't expect that.
Kuomanen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Woerner manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Woerner throws a looping overhand right but Kuomanen ducks down to avoid it.
Woerner looks to land a left hand but Kuomanen moved out of range nicely.
Woerner throws an overhand right that lands on Kuomanen's shoulder, as Kuomanen tries to avoid the shot.
Kuomanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Woerner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuomanen throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner lands a nice shot that snaps Kuomanen's head back.
Kuomanen avoids the head kick by Woerner.
Kuomanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Woerner misses with a wild combination.
Gigi Woerner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woerner avoids the body shot from Kuomanen.
Woerner throws a body shot but no joy.
Woerner is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuomanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuomanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Woerner misses.
A jab from Woerner does it's job there.
Kuomanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Woerner misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a leg kick
and Kuomanen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Woerner!
Ahjo Kuomanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Kuomanen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Woerner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kuomanen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Woerner sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kuomanen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Woerner is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kuomanen yanks on the arm and Woerner is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kuomanen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen is the new heavyweight champion!
Ahjo Kuomanen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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