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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zygfryd Piskor (ranked 933 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Kossu Kutvonen (ranked 86 p4p, 92 weight class). Piskor comes to the cage accompanied by Klatka. Kossu Kutvonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zygfryd Piskor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kossu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutvonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piskor shoots in but no luck this time.
Kutvonen swings for the body but Piskor moves out of range.
Kutvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Piskor is just out of range.
Kutvonen thuds a left hand into Piskor's body.
Piskor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piskor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kutvonen.
Kutvonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Kutvonen does it's job there.
Kutvonen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kutvonen duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutvonen leaves Piskor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zygfryd Piskor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kutvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piskor was well out of range. Poor timing from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen works Piskor's body with a nice hook.
Kutvonen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kutvonen looks to throw the jab but Piskor is out of range.
Kutvonen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piskor looking for submissions off his back.
Kutvonen is controlling the pace.
Kutvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Piskor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kutvonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Piskor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Kutvonen.
Kutvonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piskor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Piskor actively working from the bottom here.
Kutvonen is controlling the pace.
Piskor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Kutvonen there.
Piskor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kutvonen slows the pace down in half guard.
Piskor actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kutvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Piskor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Piskor trying to control but Kutvonen postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Piskor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kutvonen pulls his head out easily.
Kutvonen trying to mount his opponent but Piskor defends it.
Kutvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Piskor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kutvonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piskor's head.
Piskor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Piskor.
Kutvonen struggling a bit here.
Piskor is looking to take a break and control but Kutvonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Piskor working away.
Piskor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kutvonen has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kossu Kutvonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kutvonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Piskor swivels and escapes.
Piskor fails with the takedown.
Kutvonen leaves Piskor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kutvonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Piskor but Piskor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piskor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kutvonen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zygfryd Piskor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutvonen misses with a wild body shot.
Kossu Kutvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kutvonen. Piskor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piskor dives in for a single leg takedown but Kutvonen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Piskor blocking some punches.
Piskor is working for takedown but Kutvonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kutvonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piskor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kutvonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Piskor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kutvonen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Piskor after a bit of a struggle.
Kutvonen manages to break the clinch.
Piskor drops his hands momentarily and Kutvonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kossu Kutvonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kutvonen stuffs the takedown.
A shot to the liver by Kutvonen. Beautiful body shot.
Kutvonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Piskor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kutvonen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piskor being controlled here momentarily.
Piskor trying to control but Kutvonen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piskor has gone for a leg lock! Kutvonen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Piskor's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kutvonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Piskor has an active guard here but Kutvonen has managed to pass into half guard.
Piskor is refusing to be controlled, as Kutvonen sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piskor looking for submissions off his back.
Piskor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kutvonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kutvonen trying to mount his opponent but Piskor defends it.
Kutvonen is just content to waste time from the top position. Piskor takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kutvonen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kutvonen is in close to Piskor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kutvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Piskor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piskor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kutvonen scoring with some ground and pound.
Piskor keeping moving, preventing Kutvonen from controlling successfully.
Kutvonen stands up over Piskor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kutvonen trying to control but Piskor is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen distracts Piskor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kossu Kutvonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Piskor darts in looking for a takedown but Kutvonen gets double underhooks and turns Piskor into the cage.
Kutvonen manages to break the clinch.
Piskor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kutvonen's half guard.
Piskor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kutvonen wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piskor is thwarting Kutvonen's attempts to control the position.
Piskor is trying to work for a kimura but Kutvonen is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen trying to control here.
Kutvonen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kutvonen has hold of Piskor's hands but Piskor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kutvonen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Piskor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kutvonen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Piskor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kutvonen's head.
Piskor is working for a kimura but Kutvonen is defending it quite comfortably.
Piskor is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kossu Kutvonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kutvonen is staying active underneath Piskor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kutvonen is holding on to half guard well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piskor fails to land the takedown.
Piskor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kutvonen as he jumps to the side.
Kutvonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zygfryd Piskor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kutvonen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Piskor.
Kutvonen throws out a counter right but Piskor avoids it with no problem.
Piskor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kutvonen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kutvonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piskor is one step ahead there.
Piskor is looking to work some ground and pound but Kutvonen has wrist control.
Piskor wants to control from the top but Kutvonen keeps moving.
Kutvonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Piskor's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Piskor wants to sweep but no luck.
Kutvonen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Kutvonen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zygfryd Piskor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kutvonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kossu Kutvonen!
A relieved looking Kossu Kutvonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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