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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 29 p4p, 127 weight class) and Gigi Woerner (ranked 5 p4p, 18 weight class). Kuomanen's entrance music is HonestKey - One Shot. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 28 - 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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner throws a lazy right hand but Kuomanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuomanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woerner at a distance.
Woerner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Woerner throws a chopping leg kick but Kuomanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kuomanen throws a good cross that connects.
Woerner misses with a straight right.
Kuomanen cracks a nice hook into Woerner's ribs.
Woerner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woerner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuomanen defending well as Woerner loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Kuomanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Woerner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuomanen doesn't seem phased though.
Woerner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuomanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuomanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kuomanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuomanen ducks under a wild hook from Woerner.
Kuomanen throws a good cross that connects.
Woerner misses with a straight left.
Woerner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woerner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woerner misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuomanen counters with a single leg into guard. Woerner didn't expect that.
Kuomanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuomanen prevents Woerner from getting back to his feet.
Kuomanen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuomanen looking to pass the guard.
Kuomanen controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Woerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuomanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Woerner keeping full guard, as Kuomanen tries to pass.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Woerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Woerner.
Woerner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuomanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuomanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuomanen wants to pass the guard but Woerner is keeping the position.
Woerner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Woerner wants to get back to his feet but Kuomanen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuomanen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuomanen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuomanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Woerner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuomanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuomanen controlling the action here.
Kuomanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Woerner has hold of Kuomanen's hands but Kuomanen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuomanen wants to control but Woerner is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuomanen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuomanen wants to control but Woerner is keeping him busy.
Kuomanen thows a huge punch but Woerner dodges it nicely.
Kuomanen is trying to work for a kimura but Woerner is defending well.
Kuomanen works his way into side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuomanen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kuomanen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kuomanen prevents Woerner from escaping the position.
Kuomanen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Woerner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kuomanen but great work by Woerner.
Kuomanen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woerner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kuomanen is trying to control Woerner's posture but Woerner avoids it.
Kuomanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Woerner decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gigi Woerner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woerner ducks under a wild hook from Kuomanen.
A swing and a miss from Woerner.
Kuomanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Woerner sprawls and moves away.
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.
A big left from Woerner misses.
Kuomanen slips under a jab.
Kuomanen looks to land a left hand but Woerner moved out of range nicely.
As Kuomanen backs off Woerner throws a huge counter combo but Kuomanen manages to avoid it all.
Woerner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuomanen.
A nice leg kick from Woerner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woerner misses with a right hand
and Kuomanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Woerner's guard.
Kuomanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuomanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woerner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woerner keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Woerner wants to get back to his feet.
Kuomanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kuomanen in particular looking to stall.
Kuomanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Woerner is not content to let Kuomanen control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuomanen throws a strike but Woerner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that round.
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.
Kuomanen lands a really nice looking cross but Woerner seems unphased.
Woerner lands a jab.
Kuomanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woerner throws out the jab.
Kuomanen lands a nice shot that snaps Woerner's head back.
A jab from Woerner does it's job there.
Kuomanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woerner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woerner cracks a nice hook into Kuomanen's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner misses with a double jab
and Kuomanen counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kuomanen is controlling him well.
Woerner taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Woerner is defending well.
The ground and pound from Kuomanen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woerner keeps working.
Kuomanen swings around for an armbar but Woerner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kuomanen's guard.
Kuomanen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Woerner doesn't defend quickly enough and Kuomanen has managed to lock this one up! Can Woerner escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kuomanen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Ahjo Kuomanen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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