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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 15 p4p, 204 weight class) and Abelardo De Leon (ranked 4 p4p, 28 weight class). Kuomanen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HonestKey - One Shot. De Leon has chosen Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 32 - 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 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuomanen scores with a hook to the body. De Leon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ahjo Kuomanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leon throws a shot from downtown. Kuomanen moves away and avoids it.
De Leon throws a hook but Kuomanen blocks it.
Kuomanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Leon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuomanen.
De Leon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Leon defending well as Kuomanen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen scores with a sloppy right hand. De Leon should have avoided that one.
De Leon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Leon's guard.
Kuomanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuomanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuomanen looking to pass the guard.
De Leon working a defensive guard here.
Kuomanen looking to pass the guard.
De Leon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuomanen is one step ahead there.
Kuomanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
De Leon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Leon defending well as Kuomanen loads up on a big left hand.
De Leon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuomanen with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Leon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuomanen digs a good hook to De Leon's body.
De Leon looks to land a body kick but Kuomanen moved away.
Kuomanen moves out of range as De Leon strikes.
Kuomanen attempts a counter takedown but De Leon avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Leon tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kuomanen is in De Leon's guard.
De Leon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kuomanen dives into side control.
De Leon parries the strikes from Kuomanen easily there. Kuomanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable De Leon to escape.
De Leon is looking to reverse the position.
De Leon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Leon dodges the ground and pound from Kuomanen.
De Leon controls the position for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon struggling a bit here.
Kuomanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
De Leon is looking to regain half guard here but Kuomanen keeps moving and retains side control.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Leon keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Leon dodges the ground and pound from Kuomanen.
De Leon prevents Kuomanen from moving into mount.
De Leon struggling a bit here.
De Leon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kuomanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kuomanen is looking to take a break and control but De Leon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuomanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Leon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kuomanen advances to full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kuomanen lands a nice shot to the head.
De Leon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Leon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuomanen lands a big shot there that rocks De Leon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut.
Kuomanen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kuomanen thowing shots but they're missing.
Kuomanen working De Leon over with strikes here.
De Leon is rocked!
Kuomanen looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Kuomanen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kuomanen thowing shots but they're missing.
De Leon is desperately trying to improve his position but Kuomanen has a good base and remains in mount.
De Leon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
De Leon can't escape the position.
De Leon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
De Leon trying to control but Kuomanen postures up.
Ground and pound from Kuomanen.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is looking to control Kuomanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Leon avoid being mounted?
De Leon tries to roll over but Kuomanen keeps him under control.
Kuomanen tries to pass to full mount but De Leon defends it.
De Leon trying to control here.
Kuomanen is controlling the pace.
De Leon won't allow Kuomanen to pass to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuomanen is looking to take a break and control but De Leon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuomanen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Leon keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by De Leon.
De Leon throws out a counter right but Kuomanen avoids it with no problem.
Kuomanen has a takedown stuffed.
A countering left hand to the body from De Leon misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Leon throws a hook but Kuomanen avoids it easily.
Kuomanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Leon sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abelardo De Leon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuomanen throws a big shot that misses.
Kuomanen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe Leon.
De Leon moves forwards but Kuomanen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuomanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kuomanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Kuomanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuomanen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen wants to control from the top but De Leon keeps moving.
Kuomanen preventing the sweep.
Kuomanen works over De Leon with some ground and pound from guard.
That has opened up Abelardo De Leon's cut even more.
De Leon trying to control the position.
Kuomanen forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. De Leon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kuomanen trying to control but De Leon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kuomanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Leon is keeping the position for now.
De Leon has Kuomanen pulled in close to control his posture.
Kuomanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Leon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kuomanen throwing strikes from guard but De Leon blocks nicely.
Kuomanen postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from De Leon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuomanen lands with a right hand.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like De Leon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuomanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Leon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen misses with a body shot
and De Leon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuomanen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Kuomanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuomanen.
De Leon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abelardo De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuomanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Leon swivels and escapes.
De Leon unleashes a big counter combination but Kuomanen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kuomanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Leon moves away.
A nice side step and De Leon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leon scores with a hook to the body. Kuomanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuomanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuomanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Leon blocks a jab.
De Leon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Leon misses with an uppercut. Kuomanen saw that one coming.
De Leon lands a slapping body shot.
Kuomanen tries for a takedown but De Leon circles away easily
and De Leon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuomanen looks to land a right hand but De Leon moved out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big right from De Leon misses.
A jab from Kuomanen misses.
De Leon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuomanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Leon avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahjo Kuomanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by De Leon.
A little jabbing left from De Leon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kuomanen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon looks to throw the jab but Kuomanen is out of range.
Kuomanen lands with an uppercut that bounces De Leon off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Leon misses the target.
Kuomanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ahjo Kuomanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuomanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Leon.
De Leon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Leon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuomanen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Leon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen trying to control but De Leon is working from the bottom.
Kuomanen is really struggling to control De Leon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
De Leon controlling the position.
Kuomanen tries to free his leg and advance position but De Leon is retaining full guard.
Kuomanen advances to half guard.
Kuomanen prevents De Leon from improving his position.
Kuomanen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Leon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kuomanen.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Leon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Leon has his hands on Kuomanen's head, controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuomanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abelardo De Leon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Leon scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Kuomanen misses.
Kuomanen swings widly with a right hand
and De Leon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuomanen swings widly with a right hand
and Kuomanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuomanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Leon counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for De Leon.
Kuomanen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kuomanen throws a body punch but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Leon misses with a straight left.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Kuomanen.
De Leon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kuomanen shoots in and gets a takedown into De Leon's guard.
De Leon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kuomanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuomanen landing with the ground and pound.
De Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Leon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuomanen controls the pace.
De Leon wants to stand and escape but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Kuomanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Leon is keeping the position for now.
De Leon is pulling down on Kuomanen's head. It's preventing any offense from Kuomanen, at least for the moment.
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.
Kuomanen tries for a takedown but De Leon circles away easily
and De Leon counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuomanen dips to his left and cracks De Leon with an uppercut!
Kuomanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuomanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Leon counters with a straight right hand.
Kuomanen swings widly with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by De Leon - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuomanen misses the target.
Kuomanen throws a looping overhand right but De Leon ducks down to avoid it.
Kuomanen fails with a takedown attempt.
De Leon looks to land a right hand but Kuomanen moved out of range.
Abelardo De Leon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Leon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuomanen throws an off balance right hand
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuomanen avoids the head kick by De Leon.
Kuomanen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kuomanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuomanen.
De Leon throws the left hand but Kuomanen avoids the punch easily.
Kuomanen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kuomanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kuomanen lands in his opponent's guard.
De Leon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Leon pulls Kuomanen in close to prevent any damage.
Kuomanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Leon trying to strike off his back.
De Leon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is stalling in the full guard.
Kuomanen wants to control from the top but De Leon keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De Leon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from De Leon as Kuomanen shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahjo Kuomanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Leon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuomanen throws a right hand that misses
and De Leon counters with a nice uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
De Leon thows a leg kick but Kuomanen checks it
and Kuomanen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Leon!
Kuomanen wants to control but De Leon is keeping him busy.
De Leon is trying to work for a sweep but Kuomanen has mounted him!
Kuomanen dominating with strikes here.
Ahjo Kuomanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuomanen looking to control but De Leon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Leon blocking the ground and pound.
Kuomanen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� De Leon is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by De Leon and Kuomanen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuomanen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Leon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kuomanen but great work by De Leon.
Kuomanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Leon can do to turn this around?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuomanen is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abelardo De Leon.
I think Kuomanen 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ahjo Kuomanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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