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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kossu Kutvonen (ranked 1745 p4p, 1132 weight class) and Wawrzyniec Sidor (ranked 128 p4p, 94 weight class). Sidor has chosen I Got 5 On It as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kossu Kutvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wawrzyniec Sidor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen ducks under a wild hook from Sidor.
Sidor swinging wildly here.
Kutvonen lands a nice hook to Sidor's body. Sidor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kutvonen dodges the punch combination from Sidor.
Sidor misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kutvonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kutvonen prevents Sidor from escaping the position.
Kutvonen taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kutvonen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kutvonen is looking to take a break and control but Sidor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sidor is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kutvonen is staying tight to Sidor's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kutvonen cracks Sidor with a big right hand but Sidor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sidor is trying to buck Kutvonen off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutvonen working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen looks up at the clock and then as Sidor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kutvonen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kutvonen moves into full mount!
Kutvonen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kutvonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sidor hang on?
Kutvonen lands with some strikes.
Sidor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kutvonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kutvonen lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidor taking shots to the head.
Kutvonen unloading with bombs!
Kutvonen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kutvonen wants to control the pace but Sidor is squirming around nicely.
Kutvonen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sidor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kutvonen tries to control but Sidor wriggling away.
Sidor wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen unloading with bombs!
Sidor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Kutvonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sidor.
Wawrzyniec Sidor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kutvonen slips under a jab from Sidor.
Kutvonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sidor.
Kutvonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sidor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sidor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kutvonen.
Sidor throws a big shot that misses.
Kutvonen connects with a right hand. Sidor shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sidor scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kossu Kutvonen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kutvonen goes for a double leg but Sidor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sidor continues to drive forward.
Kutvonen is trying to break the clinch but Sidor has him pressed against the cage.
Kutvonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch.
Kutvonen misses with a wild body shot.
Sidor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kutvonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sidor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kutvonen attempts a counter takedown but Sidor avoids it well and moves away.
Kutvonen takes a swing at Sidor's ribcage but misses.
Sidor scores with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kutvonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen misses with a hook. Sidor ducked under it nicely.
Sidor misses with the combination.
Kutvonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sidor finds it's way round the side to connect with Kutvonen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kutvonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kutvonen misses with a straight left.
Kutvonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sidor throws an overhand right that lands on Kutvonen's shoulder, as Kutvonen tries to avoid the shot.
Sidor misses with an uppercut.
Sidor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sidor misses with a looping right.
Sidor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kutvonen slips a jab and a cross from Sidor.
Nice defenses there by Sidor.
Some bone on bone action there as Kutvonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kutvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidor connects with the punch.
Kutvonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidor.
Sidor throws a looping overhand right but Kutvonen ducks down to avoid it.
Kutvonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kutvonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kutvonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sidor can do to turn this around?
Sidor throws a nice looking combination but Kutvonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kutvonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kutvonen avoids the body shot from Sidor.
Kutvonen attempts a counter takedown but Sidor avoids it well and moves away.
Sidor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Sidor moves into the clinch.
Kutvonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kutvonen jumps guard but Sidor stands there with Kutvonen around his waist. Kutvonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kossu Kutvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kutvonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Sidor gets an underhook and turns Kutvonen into the cage.
Kutvonen trying to stall but Sidor improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kutvonen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kutvonen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sidor wants to get back to his feet but Kutvonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kutvonen connects with a couple of short punches.
Kutvonen prevents Sidor from getting back to his feet.
Kutvonen trying to control but Sidor is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen won't allow Sidor to get back to his feet.
Kutvonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kossu Kutvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kutvonen landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kutvonen is controlling him.
Kutvonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sidor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kutvonen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sidor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sidor wants to get back to his feet but Kutvonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wawrzyniec Sidor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kutvonen blocks a head kick by Sidor.
Sidor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sidor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sidor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sidor throws out a counter right but Kutvonen avoids it with no problem.
Kutvonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sidor but Sidor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sidor tries to clinch but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Sidor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kutvonen takes a swing at Sidor's ribcage but misses.
Sidor thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidor misses with an uppercut. Kutvonen saw that one coming.
Sidor moves in looking to clinch but Kutvonen pushes him off.
Sidor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kutvonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sidor throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kutvonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kutvonen lands in his opponent's guard.
Sidor keeping full guard, as Kutvonen tries to pass.
Kutvonen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kutvonen prevents Sidor from getting back to his feet.
Sidor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kutvonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Sidor keeps moving.
Kutvonen won't allow Sidor to get back to his feet.
Kutvonen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kutvonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kutvonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sidor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kutvonen is controlling him.
Kutvonen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sidor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kutvonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sidor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen pushing down on Sidor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kutvonen trying to mount his opponent but Sidor defends it.
Kutvonen is nestled in close to Sidor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sidor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kutvonen lands strikes from half guard.
Kutvonen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kutvonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kutvonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kutvonen raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen unloading with bombs!
Sidor is squirming around, avoiding Kutvonen's attempts to control the action.
Kutvonen looking to finish Sidor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sidor!
Kutvonen raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Kutvonen.
Sidor really wants to buck Kutvonen off and get back to his feet.
Kutvonen landing strikes from the mount.
Sidor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kutvonen 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.
Kutvonen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sidor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kutvonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kossu Kutvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kutvonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kossu Kutvonen!
A very excited looking Kossu Kutvonen 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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energy
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hype
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