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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Knudsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammakko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saku Sammakko. Knudsen has chosen Gorgoroth - Destroyer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Saku Sammakko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Knudsen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammakko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knudsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Sammakko darts in and clinches Knudsen up against the cage.
Sammakko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sammakko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knudsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sammakko tries to stall but Knudsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knudsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knudsen lands an elbow inside that Sammakko shrugs off.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Sammakko, against the cage.
Knudsen looking to stall.
Sammakko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sammakko tries to score a body lock takedown but Knudsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sammakko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knudsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sammakko blocks it with crossed arms.
Knudsen looking to throw knees to the head but Sammakko is blocking nicely.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Sammakko, against the cage.
Knudsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knudsen lands a knee to the body.
Knudsen misses with a knee strike.
Knudsen gets underhooks to prevent Sammakko's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Sammakko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knudsen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sammakko throws an elbow but it misses.
Sammakko stalling.
Knudsen working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammakko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knudsen gets underhooks to prevent Sammakko's takedown attempt.
Sammakko is trying to drag Knudsen to the mat but Knudsen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knudsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knudsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knudsen scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Knudsen to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Knudsen.
Knudsen missing with knees to the body.
Knudsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sammakko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sammakko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knudsen misses with a low kick as Sammakko jumps back.
Konrad Knudsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knudsen.
Knudsen clinches up with Sammakko and pushes him back against the cage.
Knudsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sammakko avoids the damage to the body.
Knudsen working hard to break the clinch.
Sammakko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sammakko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sammakko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knudsen's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Knudsen.
Knudsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sammakko avoids the damage to the body.
Knudsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sammakko avoiding damage as Knudsen throws knees to the body.
Sammakko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the head but Sammakko blocks with his arms.
Knudsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knudsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sammakko.
Sammakko is breathing heavily.
Knudsen has a takedown stuffed.
Sammakko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knudsen tries to clinch up
and Sammakko counters by clinching up.
Knudsen wants to break free but Sammakko has control.
Sammakko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knudsen is keeping busy.
Knudsen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sammakko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Knudsen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knudsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sammakko is keeping busy.
Sammakko has Knudsen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knudsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knudsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sammakko blocks it with crossed arms.
Sammakko tries a body shot but Knudsen blocks it.
Sammakko tries to work over Knudsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knudsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knudsen closes the distance and pushes Sammakko back into the cage.
Sammakko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sammakko tries to score a body lock takedown but Knudsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knudsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sammakko or not.
Sammakko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knudsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knudsen trying to land knees to the body.
Sammakko is trying to drag Knudsen to the mat but Knudsen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knudsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sammakko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sammakko avoids it.
Knudsen scores with a knee to the head.
Knudsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen lands an elbow inside that Sammakko shrugs off.
Knudsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sammakko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knudsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sammakko wants a takedown but no success here.
Knudsen tries a knee to the head but Sammakko blocks it.
Sammakko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knudsen is keeping busy.
Knudsen effectively controlling the action here.
Knudsen blocking some punches.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the head but Sammakko blocks with his arms.
Knudsen scores with a knee to the head.
Sammakko blocks the elbow strike.
Knudsen breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knudsen.
Sammakko tries to clinch up but Knudsen circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knudsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knudsen wants to clinch up but Sammakko keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Knudsen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knudsen tries to bum rush Sammakko with a series of wild strikes but Sammakko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knudsen rushes Sammakko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sammakko throws an elbow that misses.
Sammakko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Knudsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knudsen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knudsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Sammakko gets an underhook and turns Knudsen into the cage.
Knudsen landing knees to the body.
Sammakko scores with a shoulder strike.
Knudsen landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knudsen.
Sammakko tries to throw a body punch but Knudsen avoids it by throwing Sammakko back against the cage.
Knudsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sammakko avoids the damage to the body.
Knudsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sammakko misses with a knee to the head.
Knudsen breaks the clinch.
Knudsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sammakko's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sammakko throws a head kick that misses.
Knudsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knudsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knudsen moves into range and clinches up with Sammakko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the head but Sammakko blocks with his arms.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knudsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Knudsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knudsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knudsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knudsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sammakko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knudsen.
Knudsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knudsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sammakko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knudsen throws a right and a left that Sammakko avoids nicely.
Sammakko throws the left hand but Knudsen avoids the punch easily.
Sammakko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knudsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knudsen clinches up against the cage.
Knudsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen clinches up against the cage.
Knudsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammakko is defending well for now.
Knudsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knudsen.
Sammakko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sammakko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knudsen.
Sammakko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knudsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knudsen throws and low kick but Sammakko moves out of range easily.
Sammakko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sammakko jabs Knudsen right on the nose. Knudsen blinks but takes it well.
A solid body kick from Knudsen.
Saku Sammakko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Knudsen throws the left hand but Sammakko avoids the punch easily.
Knudsen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knudsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knudsen moves out of range as Sammakko strikes.
Knudsen tries to clinch there but Sammakko circles away.
Sammakko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Sammakko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Knudsen misses.
Sammakko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knudsen.
Sammakko shoots in but no luck this time.
Sammakko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knudsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sammakko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knudsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knudsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sammakko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knudsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Sammakko circles away.
Knudsen throws a shot to the body.
Knudsen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sammakko's half guard.
Sammakko is defending against the submission attempts here by Knudsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen is working for a kimura but Sammakko is defending it quite comfortably.
Knudsen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sammakko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sammakko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sammakko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knudsen trying to control but Sammakko is working from the bottom.
Sammakko keeping full guard, as Knudsen tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Knudsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knudsen!
Sammakko stuffs the takedown attempt from Knudsen. Knudsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Sammakko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Knudsen throws a leg kick which misses Sammakko's front leg but catches the back leg as Sammakko tries to avoid it.
Sammakko is looking to land body kicks.
Knudsen misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Knudsen.
Sammakko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knudsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knudsen throws a push kick but Sammakko slaps the foot to one side.
Knudsen clinches but Sammakko breaks the clinch
and Sammakko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sammakko.
Knudsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sammakko is trying to maintain a safe position but Knudsen gets an underhook and turns Sammakko into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsen misses with a knee strike.
Sammakko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knudsen backwards.
Sammakko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sammakko is pushing Knudsen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knudsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Konrad Knudsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knudsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sammakko avoids the damage to the body.
Sammakko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sammakko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knudsen is looking to control Sammakko's arms but Sammakko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knudsen has his back to the cage.
Sammakko working aggressively here.
Knudsen tries a knee to the head but Sammakko blocks it.
Knudsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Sammakko avoids the damage to the body.
Knudsen avoids the elbow strike from Sammakko, against the cage.
Knudsen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sammakko avoids it.
Knudsen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knudsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sammakko backwards.
Knudsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sammakko's face.
Knudsen managing to block the knees to the body from Sammakko.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sammakko is working for takedown but Knudsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen breaks the clinch.
Sammakko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knudsen takes a swing at Sammakko's ribcage but misses.
Sammakko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knudsen takes a swing at Sammakko's ribcage but misses.
Knudsen tries to clinch but Sammakko is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Knudsen.
Knudsen throws a shot from downtown. Sammakko moves away and avoids it.
Knudsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Konrad Knudsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knudsen slips under a jab.
Knudsen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knudsen blocks the elbow strike.
Knudsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammakko is defending well for now.
Sammakko looking to stall.
Knudsen looking to throw knees to the head but Sammakko is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sammakko as Knudsen tries to tie him up.
Knudsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sammakko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsen missing with knees to the body.
Sammakko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knudsen missing with knees to the body.
Sammakko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knudsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knudsen blocks the elbow strike.
Sammakko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knudsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knudsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sammakko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knudsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sammakko tries to clinch up.
Knudsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Sammakko off the cage and back into rage.
Knudsen throws a sloppy head kick and Sammakko moves out of range easily.
Sammakko looks for a takedown but Knudsen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saku Sammakko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sammakko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Knudsen lands.
Horrible takedown by Sammakko or perhaps it was just good defense by Knudsen which made him look bad.
That's four 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.
Knudsen scores with a leg kick.
Knudsen darts in and clinches Sammakko up against the cage.
Knudsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knudsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knudsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Saku Sammakko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horrible takedown by Knudsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Sammakko which made him look bad.
Sammakko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Knudsen as he avoids it easily.
Knudsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sammakko's sensitive parts.
Konrad Knudsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knudsen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Knudsen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knudsen controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sammakko tries to hold on but Knudsen postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Knudsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knudsen 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Knudsen!
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