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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sparring John (ranked 375 p4p, 347 weight class) and Kaarlo Susi (ranked 53 p4p, 48 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John with the inside leg kick.
Susi circles away from the clinch attempt
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Susi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
John throws a leg kick
and Susi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Susi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John looks to land a left hand but Susi moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Susi throws a body shot but no joy.
Susi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Susi gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Susi.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Susi pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John misses with the head strike.
Susi prevents a body shot from John.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Susi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Susi working aggressively here.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John working aggressively here.
Susi blocks an uppercut.
John misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Susi on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
John digs a right hand underneath Susi's ribcage. Susi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
Susi lands a shoulder strike.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Susi works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Susi.
Susi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Susi can turn it around.
Susi lands a nice uppercut.
Susi gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi cracks John with a nice body shot.
Susi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Susi.
John is breathing heavily.
Susi scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
John blocking some punches.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
John blocks a body shot from Susi.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John blocks a body shot from Susi.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John misses with some punches.
Susi lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi is looking to control John's arms but John gets an underhook and turns him. Now Susi has his back to the cage.
Susi tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from John.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Susi - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Susi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Susi tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Susi.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Susi controls the action.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Susi throws a head punch that misses.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Susi blocks a body shot from John.
Susi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Susi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Susi.
John slips a jab from Susi.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John moves away from the strike by Susi.
John has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Susi prevents a body shot from John.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Susi.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
Susi misses with the head strike.
John digs a right hand into Susi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Susi's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Susi.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John presses Susi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John misses with the head strike.
John misses with the head strike.
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
A short right from Susi on the inside.
Susi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from John.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Susi struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Susi controls the action.
John misses with some punches.
Susi lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Susi.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Susi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susi misses with a body punch.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Susi misses with a punch to the body.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi blocks an uppercut.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Susi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a punch on the inside.
Susi working aggressively here.
Susi lands a body punch in the clinch.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Susi lands an uppercut.
John tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
John prevents a body shot from Susi.
Susi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Susi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Susi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Susi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Susi lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Susi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John blocks an uppercut.
Susi lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Susi.
Susi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John blocks a body shot from Susi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Susi.
Good body shot from Susi.
Susi lands a shot to the body.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Susi works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
Susi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Good body shot from Susi.
Susi lands with a right to the head.
Susi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaarlo Susi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Susi.
Susi scores with a shoulder strike.
Susi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Susi tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Susi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Susi as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Susi scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Susi sends John crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Susi is motioning to the referee to let John up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
John is rocked!
John throws a chopping leg kick but Susi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Susi takes one on the button.
Susi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John tries to clinch but Susi moves out of range.
Susi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Susi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Susi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Susi counters with a straight that turns John's legs to rubber! Susi pushes forward with more strikes and John goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaarlo Susi!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaarlo Susi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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