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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 38 p4p, 307 weight class) and Robby Cloud (ranked 4 p4p, 41 weight class). Kuomanen comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey - One Shot. Robby Cloud is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Kuomanen catches Cloud right on the button with a cross.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuomanen feinted with a counter takedown.
Cloud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cloud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuomanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Kuomanen moved out of range.
Kuomanen feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuomanen lands a jab to the nose.
Cloud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuomanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kuomanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cloud doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuomanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud throws a lazy right hand but Kuomanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuomanen feinted with a counter takedown.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuomanen manages to avoid it.
Kuomanen lands a lovely overhand right.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cloud tries to move into range but Kuomanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuomanen tests Cloud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuomanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kuomanen showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud pushes Kuomanen off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Cloud misses.
Kuomanen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cloud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuomanen throws out the jab.
Cloud throws a lazy right hand but Kuomanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuomanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cloud has time to react.
Cloud misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a looping overhand right but Kuomanen ducks down to avoid it.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the side of Cloud's head but Cloud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cloud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cloud tries to move into range but Kuomanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cloud ducks under a wild hook from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robby Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuomanen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Cloud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuomanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cloud sprawls and moves away.
Kuomanen misses with a straight right.
Cloud defending well as Kuomanen loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Cloud's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud takes a swing at Kuomanen's ribcage but misses.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuomanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuomanen with a nice cross.
Kuomanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Cloud defending well as Kuomanen loads up on a big left hand.
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuomanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
Kuomanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuomanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Cloud.
Kuomanen looks to throw the jab but Cloud is out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud swinging wildly here.
Kuomanen lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Kuomanen.
Cloud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuomanen manages to avoid it.
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuomanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cloud's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud pulls Kuomanen in close to prevent any damage.
Kuomanen trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Cloud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuomanen is one step ahead there.
Kuomanen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuomanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cloud wants to sweep but no luck.
Cloud can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuomanen controls the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen pushes down on Cloud's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cloud is holding on to half guard well.
Cloud wants to control but Kuomanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cloud is not content to let Kuomanen control the position.
Cloud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuomanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuomanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cloud wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is looking for a sweep. Kuomanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuomanen thows a huge punch but Cloud dodges it nicely.
Kuomanen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kuomanen wants to control but Cloud is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kuomanen takes a swing at Cloud's ribcage but misses.
Cloud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuomanen avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Kuomanen attempts a counter takedown but Cloud avoids it well and moves away.
Kuomanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cloud.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cloud! But no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud cracks a nice hook into Kuomanen's ribs.
Kuomanen cracks Cloud with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cloud throws a sloppy body shot
so Kuomanen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kuomanen works over Cloud with some ground and pound from guard.
Cloud looking to control.
Kuomanen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cloud wants to stand and escape but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Cloud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cloud has Kuomanen pulled in close to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuomanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clouds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cloud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuomanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cloud tries to clinch but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Kuomanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice defenses there by Kuomanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud walks into a jab.
Kuomanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuomanen scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud cracks Kuomanen with an open hand slap.
Cloud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cloud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuomanen moves forwards but Cloud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cloud slips under a jab.
Cloud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cloud throws an overhand right that lands on Kuomanen's shoulder, as Kuomanen tries to avoid the shot.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuomanen feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuomanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuomanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud slips a jab from Kuomanen.
Cloud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cloud loads up on a big right hand but Kuomanen slips the punch.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Cloud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the side of Cloud's head but Cloud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cloud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuomanen.
Cloud loads up on a big right hand but Kuomanen slips the punch.
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 tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cloud defends well and Kuomanen ends up having to push Cloud into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kuomanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kuomanen on the inside.
Cloud blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Cloud.
Kuomanen wants a takedown.
Kuomanen effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloud.
Kuomanen tries to pull guard but Cloud holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuomanen drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahjo Kuomanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloud has a couple of punches blocked by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen leaning against his opponent.
Cloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuomanen controls his hands.
Kuomanen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cloud gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cloud gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cloud lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloud.
Kuomanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuomanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cloud wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cloud swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuomanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuomanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuomanen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cloud after a bit of a struggle.
Kuomanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cloud can do to turn this around?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud has a couple of punches blocked by Kuomanen.
Come on Cloud - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Kuomanen.
Cloud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuomanen working aggressively here.
Cloud swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuomanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuomanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuomanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Kuomanen as the two fighters clinch.
Kuomanen is trying to pull guard but Cloud turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cloud smiles and moves away.
Kuomanen misses with an uppercut.
Kuomanen misses with a hook
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Kuomanen. Beautiful body shot.
Cloud tries to clinch but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Kuomanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cloud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cloud wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuomanen gets the takedown into side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen throws an elbow but Cloud slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kuomanen working away.
Kuomanen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuomanen trying to control the position but Cloud is working away.
Cloud prevents Kuomanen from moving into mount.
Kuomanen working away.
Cloud tries to buck Kuomanen off but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Kuomanen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cloud's legs.
Cloud defending against the ground and pound.
Kuomanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cloud is trying to buck Kuomanen off.
Kuomanen tries for a kimura but Cloud is defending well.
Kuomanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Cloud is defending well.
Kuomanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Cloud wants to get back to his feet.
Kuomanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cloud has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kuomanen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cloud is not content to let Kuomanen control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuomanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that second round.
That's time! Kuomanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kuomanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Cloud counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuomanen is just out of range.
Kuomanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cloud.
Cloud takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cloud blocks a jab.
Kuomanen connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Kuomanen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kuomanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a body shot.
Kuomanen tries to counter with a takedown but Cloud is quick to defend against it.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuomanen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kuomanen.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Cloud.
Cloud walks into a jab.
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuomanen counters with a takedown into side control.
Kuomanen trying to control the position but Cloud is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen tries for a kimura but Cloud is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Cloud's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ahjo Kuomanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cloud tries to buck Kuomanen off but Kuomanen is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Cloud's face as Kuomanen controls the position.
Kuomanen in the domination position with Cloud hanging on.
Cloud is trying to buck Kuomanen off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen wants to control but Cloud is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuomanen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cloud tries to bench press Kuomanen off him but Kuomanen keeps the position.
Kuomanen working the ground and pound from side control.
Cloud tries to improve position but can't.
Cloud stops Kuomanen from passing to mount.
Kuomanen advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud working to try and regain half guard.
Cloud trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cloud is desperately trying to improve his position but Kuomanen has a good base and remains in mount.
Kuomanen avoids the attempt from Cloud to control.
Kuomanen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cloud tries to hold on but Kuomanen pushes him away.
Kuomanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cloud has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cloud is trying to escape the mount.
Cloud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen lands a heavy elbow.
Cloud defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen throwing strikes here but Cloud is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuomanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cloud can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kuomanen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Kuomanen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kuomanen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cloud looks a forlorn figure.
Cloud wants to control but Kuomanen is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cloud is surviving well by controlling Kuomanen's body position as best he can.
Kuomanen thowing shots but they're missing.
Cloud wants to control but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Kuomanen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cloud is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuomanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cloud is trying to reverse the position but instead Kuomanen has taken his back - oops!
Kuomanen controlling from the back.
Cloud rolls, trying to escape but Kuomanen keeps control of the position.
Kuomanen struggling to land strikes to the head as Cloud covers up.
Cloud is trying to stand back up.
Cloud rolls, trying to escape but Kuomanen keeps control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen gets his hands free as Cloud looks to control.
Kuomanen scores with punches and elbows.
Kuomanen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kuomanen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kuomanen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kuomanen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kuomanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cloud let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuomanen.
Kuomanen throws a lazy right hand but Cloud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Robby Cloud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloud slips under a jab from Kuomanen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahjo Kuomanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuomanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ahjo Kuomanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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