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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Makinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lecouc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecouc has chosen Danzig - Twist Of Cain as his entrance music. Makinen is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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200 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Makinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Lecouc!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makinen is breathing heavily.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecouc shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lecouc showed some decent athleticism there.
Lecouc winds up and cracks Makinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Lecouc.
Ground and pound from Lecouc.
Lecouc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Makinen tries to get to full guard but Lecouc has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Lecouc.
Lecouc is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lecouc is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinen is trying to control but can't.
Lecouc drops an elbow to the side of Makinen's head.
Lecouc takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lecouc is looking for a kimura but Makinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lecouc to get the leverage.
Lecouc winds up and cracks Makinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Lecouc there.
Lecouc is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lecouc is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lecouc drops an elbow to the side of Makinen's head.
Nice strikes from Lecouc there.
Lecouc prevents Makinen from improving his position.
Makinen has hold of Lecouc's hands but Lecouc slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc drops an elbow to the side of Makinen's head.
Lecouc looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Makinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lecouc drops an elbow to the side of Makinen's head.
Lecouc is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lecouc 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.
Makinen wants to control but Lecouc is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lecouc working Makinen over with strikes.
Lecouc is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lecouc lands a nice short elbow.
Lecouc is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lecouc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makinen wants to improve his position but Lecouc is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lecouc moves in looking to clinch but Makinen pushes him off.
Lecouc bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Makinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lecouc looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Makinen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lecouc lands a nice forearm strike.
Makinen is trying to control Lecouc's posture but Lecouc avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makinen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Makinen tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc tries for a kimura but Makinen is defending well.
Makinen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lecouc is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makinen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makinen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lecouc lands strikes from half guard.
Lecouc is nestled in close to Makinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Makinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Lecouc.
Makinen trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lecouc dominated that round.
That's time! Makinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makinen misses with a two punch combination.
Lecouc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lecouc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Makinen moves out of range.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
Lecouc moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecouc scores with a shot to the side of Makinen's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for Lecouc to work.
A right hand to the body from Lecouc.
Lecouc is working Makinen over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makinen backwards.
Lecouc digs a right hand into Makinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makinen's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Lecouc - that landed with a thud.
Lecouc lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lecouc leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lecouc.
The referee calls for Lecouc to work.
Lecouc is working Makinen over against the cage.
Lecouc unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lecouc has Makinen pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Lecouc.
Lecouc scores a nice knee to the body.
Lecouc presses Makinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lecouc landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Lecouc - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lecouc working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lecouc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makinen backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lecouc.
Lecouc lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Lecouc controlling the action here for a moment.
Lecouc lands a hook that snaps the head of Makinen backwards.
Lecouc unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Lecouc.
Lecouc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lecouc unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right handed body shot lands from Lecouc.
Lecouc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lecouc putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lecouc slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Lecouc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makinen backwards.
Lecouc working Makinen over with knees to the body.
Lecouc presses Makinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Lecouc as the two fighters clinch.
Lecouc'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.
Lecouc lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lecouc.
Good body shot from Lecouc.
Lecouc stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lecouc scores with a shot to the side of Makinen's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lecouc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lecouc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lecouc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Makinen moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lecouc!
Lecouc shoots in for a double leg but Makinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lecouc shoots in for a takedown but Makinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lecouc moves in looking to clinch but Makinen pushes him off.
Alex Lecouc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecouc fails with a takedown attempt.
Kalevi Makinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Lecouc.
Lecouc gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Lecouc.
Lecouc stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc works on Makinen's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Lecouc.
Knees to the body from Lecouc.
A body shot lands from Lecouc.
A right hook to the body lands for Lecouc.
Lecouc scores with a shot to the side of Makinen's head.
Lecouc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Lecouc.
A hook to the body from Lecouc.
Good body shot from Lecouc.
Lecouc has Makinen pressed against the cage.
Lecouc works on Makinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecouc lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lecouc scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lecouc works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lecouc.
Lecouc pushes Makinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lecouc lands an elbow inside.
Lecouc lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lecouc.
Knees to the body from Lecouc.
Lecouc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alex Lecouc seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lecouc landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lecouc lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lecouc avoiding damage.
Lecouc works on Makinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecouc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makinen backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makinen or not.
Lecouc cracks Makinen with a nice body shot.
Lecouc works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lecouc cracks Makinen with a nice body shot.
Lecouc stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lecouc lands a body shot.
Lecouc slowing the pace effectively.
Lecouc digs a right hand into Makinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makinen's gas tank.
Lecouc with a knee to the head.
Lecouc lands with a right to the head.
Makinen being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lecouc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Lecouc - that landed with a thud.
Lecouc lands a body punch.
Lecouc lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Makinen.
Lecouc content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lecouc digs a right hand underneath Makinen's ribcage. Makinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lecouc content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alex Lecouc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Lecouc.
Lecouc controlling the action here for a moment.
Lecouc throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lecouc cracks Makinen with a nice body shot.
Kalevi Makinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lecouc is working Makinen over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Lecouc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lecouc has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Lecouc!
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hype
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pop
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