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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Epo Kuusinen (ranked 3770 p4p, 4761 weight class) and Adam Pad Thai Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 438 weight class). Pad Thai Kai has chosen Throw it up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Epo Kuusinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Pad Thai Kai!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Kuusinen. That snapped Pad Thai Kai's head back.
Pad Thai Kai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuusinen lands a right hook to the body.
Pad Thai Kai takes the fight into the clinch.
Pad Thai Kai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kuusinen misses with some punches.
Kuusinen dodges an elbow strike from Pad Thai Kai.
Kuusinen working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuusinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pad Thai Kai fails to pull guard.
Kuusinen tries to break the clinch but Pad Thai Kai is controlling the position.
Pad Thai Kai breaks the clinch.
Kuusinen lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuusinen. Pad Thai Kai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pad Thai Kai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuusinen defends it nicely.
Epo Kuusinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Pad Thai Kai.
Good work by Kuusinen as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusinen looks to throw the jab but Pad Thai Kai is out of range.
Kuusinen lands an overhand right.
Pad Thai Kai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuusinen misses the target.
Kuusinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Pad Thai Kai counters with a nice body kick.
Pad Thai Kai fails to land the takedown.
Pad Thai Kai fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuusinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pad Thai Kai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuusinen is trying to break the clinch but Pad Thai Kai is controlling him.
Pad Thai Kai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuusinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuusinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kuusinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pad Thai Kai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuusinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pad Thai Kai at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pad Thai Kai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuusinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Pad Thai Kai needs to keep his hands up - Kuusinen had a free shot at his head there.
Kuusinen cracks Pad Thai Kai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pad Thai Kai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pad Thai Kai wants to clinch
and Kuusinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pad Thai Kai thinking.
Kuusinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuusinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuusinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Pad Thai Kai's head.
A shot to the liver by Kuusinen. Beautiful body shot.
Kuusinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuusinen with a hook.
Kuusinen scores with a jab. Pad Thai Kai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Epo Kuusinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pad Thai Kai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuusinen.
Kuusinen throws a lazy right hand but Pad Thai Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuusinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pad Thai Kai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuusinen missing with a left hand there. Pad Thai Kai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pad Thai Kai clinches up with Kuusinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuusinen can't break the clinch.
Pad Thai Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuusinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pad Thai Kai has him pressed against the cage.
Pad Thai Kai successfully pulls guard.
Pad Thai Kai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kuusinen wants to stand but Pad Thai Kai has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kuusinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pad Thai Kai has his feet on Kuusinen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kuusinen lands a body shot.
Kuusinen misses with a wild body shot.
Pad Thai Kai gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pad Thai Kai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pad Thai Kai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pad Thai Kai escapes and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuusinen misses the target.
Pad Thai Kai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Epo Kuusinen 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.
Pad Thai Kai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuusinen.
Pad Thai Kai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pad Thai Kai.
Pad Thai Kai slips under a jab.
Pad Thai Kai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pad Thai Kai closes the distance and clinches.
Kuusinen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pad Thai Kai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuusinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuusinen blocks a body shot from Pad Thai Kai.
Kuusinen wants to break free but Pad Thai Kai has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuusinen working hard to break the clinch.
Pad Thai Kai prevents Kuusinen from breaking the clinch.
Kuusinen tries to circle away but Pad Thai Kai has him pinned against the cage.
Pad Thai Kai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pad Thai Kai shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuusinen tries to sprawl out of it but Pad Thai Kai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuusinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Pad Thai Kai with that takedown attempt.
Kuusinen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Epo Kuusinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Pad Thai Kai.
Kuusinen misses with a combination
and Pad Thai Kai counters with a nice body kick.
Kuusinen throws a hook but Pad Thai Kai avoids it easily.
Pad Thai Kai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kuusinen loads up on a big right hand but Pad Thai Kai slips the punch.
Kuusinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pad Thai Kai staying out of range there.
Pad Thai Kai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuusinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuusinen tries to land a front kick but Pad Thai Kai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pad Thai Kai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuusinen throws a jab when Pad Thai Kai was well out of range.
Kuusinen tries to bum rush Pad Thai Kai with a series of wild strikes but Pad Thai Kai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Pad Thai Kai.
A lazy left from Kuusinen finds it's target.
Pad Thai Kai dives in for a single leg takedown but Kuusinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pad Thai Kai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuusinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuusinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuusinen as he connects with a hook.
Kuusinen lands with a nice body punch.
Adam Pad Thai Kai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuusinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kuusinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuusinen scores with a one two! Pad Thai Kai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pad Thai Kai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pad Thai Kai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pad Thai Kai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuusinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pad Thai Kai shoots in for a takedown but Kuusinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pad Thai Kai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuusinen tries to bum rush Pad Thai Kai with a series of wild strikes but Pad Thai Kai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pad Thai Kai changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kuusinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pad Thai Kai under the eye.
Pad Thai Kai with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kuusinen counters with a straight right hand.
Pad Thai Kai is rocked!
Kuusinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pad Thai Kai can do to turn this around?
Pad Thai Kai is breathing heavily.
A big left from Kuusinen misses.
Pad Thai Kai ducks right into an uppercut from Kuusinen.
Pad Thai Kai is still on wobbly legs! Can Kuusinen finish him?
Nice cross by Kuusinen.
Pad Thai Kai drops his hands momentarily and Kuusinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pad Thai Kai fails to land the takedown.
Pad Thai Kai seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuusinen lands the left hand.
Pad Thai Kai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusinen drops Pad Thai Kai with a beautiful combination! Pad Thai Kai stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kuusinen is looking for the KO!
Pad Thai Kai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuusinen counters with a huge left! Pad Thai Kai is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kuusinen isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pad Thai Kai from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kuusinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Epo Kuusinen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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