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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Lewson (ranked 2507 p4p, 4288 weight class) and Epo Kuusinen (ranked 285 p4p, 465 weight class). 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 Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Lewson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Epo Kuusinen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lewson misses the target.
Lewis Lewson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewson moves away.
Lewson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kuusinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lewson misses with a wild body shot.
Kuusinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lewson misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kuusinen connects with a single shot there.
Lewson moves out of range as Kuusinen throws a body kick.
Lewson misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Lewson misses.
Lewson takes a swing at Kuusinen's ribcage but misses.
Kuusinen jabs at Lewson's body.
Lewson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lewson throws a hook but Kuusinen avoids it easily.
Kuusinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Kuusinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lewson's shoulder, as Lewson tries to avoid the shot.
Kuusinen lands with a shot to the body.
Kuusinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lewson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuusinen is just out of range.
Kuusinen connects with a jab.
Kuusinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Lewis Lewson has been cut.
Kuusinen misses with a looping left.
Kuusinen lands with a cross.
Lewson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuusinen.
Kuusinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Kuusinen does no damage.
Lewson misses with a looping left.
Lewson throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Lewson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuusinen doesn't seem phased though.
Kuusinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewson eats them both and turns towards Kuusinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewson misses with a wild body shot.
Kuusinen throws a series of punches but Lewson moves out of range.
Kuusinen misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Lewson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lewson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusinen scores with a jab to the head.
Lewson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuusinen.
Kuusinen cracks Lewson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lewson misses with an uppercut.
Kuusinen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Kuusinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuusinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewson takes a swing at Kuusinen's ribcage but misses.
Kuusinen moves away from the strike by Lewson.
Kuusinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Kuusinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuusinen.
Kuusinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuusinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lewson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lewson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuusinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lewson scrambles back to his feet.
Lewson misses the shot to the body.
Kuusinen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lewson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lewson misses with a body shot.
Kuusinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kuusinen blocks a jab.
Kuusinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Lewson should have avoided that one.
Kuusinen stuns Lewson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lewson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuusinen moves away.
Lewson cracks Kuusinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuusinen connects with a single shot there.
Jab by Lewson.
Kuusinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lewis Lewson's cut is getting worse.
Lewson needs to keep his hands up - Kuusinen had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Lewson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lewson throws a hook to the side of Kuusinen's head but Kuusinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewson misses the target.
Lewson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuusinen lands a head shot.
Lewson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lewson is looking to wear down Kuusinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kuusinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuusinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kuusinen stuns Lewson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuusinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewson throws out the jab.
Kuusinen scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Kuusinen.
Lewis Lewson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kuusinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuusinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuusinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Lewson misses
letting Kuusinen counter with a right hand.
Kuusinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewson.
Kuusinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuusinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lewson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lewson with a jab.
Lewson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewson cracks a nice hook into Kuusinen's ribs.
Lewson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewson.
Lewson scores with a shot to the body.
Lewson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuusinen manages to avoid it.
Lewson throws a hook to the side of Kuusinen's head but Kuusinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuusinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lewson's hands.
Jab from Kuusinen.
Jeez, Lewis Lewson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewson misses the target.
Lewson misses with a right hand
and Kuusinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuusinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lewson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuusinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewson avoids the body shot from Kuusinen.
Kuusinen blocks a jab.
Lewson throws the left hand but Kuusinen avoids the punch easily.
Kuusinen lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Epo Kuusinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Lewson's cut.
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.
Lewson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuusinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuusinen thuds his right hand into Lewson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lewson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lewson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kuusinen works over Lewson's head and body with a nice combination.
Lewson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lewson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kuusinen avoids the body shot from Lewson.
Lewson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lewson throws a hook but Kuusinen avoids it easily.
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!
Kuusinen misses with a few strikes there.
Lewson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuusinen moves away.
Kuusinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewson. Kuusinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lewson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuusinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuusinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewson darts in trying to clinch
and Kuusinen counters with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lewis Lewson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). 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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