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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grips Palltrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakuka Kunaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grips Palltrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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190 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grips Palltrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nakuka Kunaka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palltrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakuka Kunaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palltrow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kunaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kunaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Palltrow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kunaka has closed the distance and engaged Palltrow in a clinch.
Kunaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Palltrow.
It looks like Nakuka Kunaka has been cut.
Palltrow blocks an elbow strike.
Palltrow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palltrow tries to clinch up but Kunaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Palltrow moves in looking to clinch but Kunaka pushes him off.
Kunaka closes the distance and clinches.
Palltrow missing with knees to the body.
Kunaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palltrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palltrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palltrow manages to break the clinch.
Palltrow moves in looking to clinch but Kunaka pushes him off.
Palltrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Kunaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Kunaka misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Kunaka. No joy for Palltrow on that attempt.
Palltrow defending well as Kunaka loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palltrow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kunaka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palltrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palltrow darts in trying to clinch
and Kunaka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palltrow breaks the clinch.
Palltrow tries to clinch but Kunaka moves away
and Kunaka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palltrow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kunaka moves into range and clinches up with Palltrow.
Palltrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Kunaka avoids the damage to the body.
Kunaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kunaka looks gassed!
Palltrow missing with knees to the body.
Palltrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palltrow lands a nice knee to the body.
Palltrow is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kunaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palltrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palltrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kunaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palltrow lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palltrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palltrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kunaka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palltrow lands a nice knee to the body.
Palltrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palltrow tries to clinch
and Kunaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Palltrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Kunaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palltrow tries to clinch up.
Kunaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Palltrow manages to break the clinch.
Kunaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Palltrow.
Palltrow tries to clinch up
and Kunaka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Palltrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palltrow obliges.
Palltrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kunaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palltrow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Palltrow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kunaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kunaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Palltrow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kunaka on the ground.
Palltrow wanted to stand there but Kunaka had control of the position.
Kunaka looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Palltrow is defending well. Kunaka quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Palltrow has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kunaka celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nakuka Kunaka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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