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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Liston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viher Peukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Liston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viher Peukku!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peukku is looking to clinch.
Liston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liston cracks Peukku with a good jab.
It looks like Viher Peukku has been cut.
Liston misses with a few strikes there.
Liston scores with a body shot.
Liston throws a jab when Peukku was well out of range.
Liston swings for the body but Peukku moves out of range.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liston lands a right hook to the body.
Liston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peukku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liston missing with a left hand there. Peukku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peukku doesn't manage to clinch there - Liston circles away.
Liston misses with the combination.
Liston looks to land a right hand but Peukku moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Liston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Liston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liston looks to land a combination but Peukku avoids it well.
Liston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peukku was well out of range. Poor timing from Liston.
Liston misses the shot to the body.
Liston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peukku manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Liston keeps the fight on the outside.
Liston lands a jab to the head.
Liston looks to land a right hand but Peukku moved out of range.
Liston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peukku manages to avoid it.
Liston fails to land with a series of punches.
Peukku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liston misses with an uppercut. Peukku saw that one coming.
Liston misses with a few strikes there.
Peukku fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peukku looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peukku with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liston to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peukku. Peukku circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liston misses with a straight right.
Liston throws a big shot that misses.
Peukku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liston throws a series of punches but Peukku avoids them all with ease.
Liston swinging wildly here.
Peukku is looking to clinch but Liston is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peukku fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Liston misses.
Peukku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peukku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peukku wants to clinch up but Liston keeps it at a distance.
Peukku has Liston up against the cage in a clinch.
Peukku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liston is defending well for now.
Liston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peukku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liston is trying to break free.
Liston wants to break free but Peukku has control.
Liston wants to get back to striking at distance but Peukku won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viher Peukku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liston throws a series of punches but Peukku moves out of range.
Liston misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Peukku.
Liston drops Peukku with a beautiful combination! Peukku stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Liston is looking for the KO!
Liston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liston keeps the fight on the outside.
Peukku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Liston.
Sonny Liston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peukku circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonny Liston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peukku.
Liston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peukku was well out of range. Poor timing from Liston.
Peukku tries to close the distance and clinch but Liston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liston misses with a double jab.
Peukku slips under a jab.
Peukku darts in and clinches Liston up against the cage.
Peukku misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peukku.
Peukku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Liston tries to circle away but Peukku has him pinned against the cage.
Peukku landing knees to the head.
Peukku tries to land a knee to the head but Liston blocks with his arms.
Liston tries to break the clinch but Peukku is controlling the position.
Peukku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peukku scores with a knee to the head.
Liston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peukku has him pressed against the cage.
Peukku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liston.
Peukku misses with a knee strike.
Peukku is breathing heavily.
Peukku with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liston looks to land a combination but Peukku avoids it well.
Peukku slips under a jab.
Liston misses with the combination.
Liston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peukku tries to clinch up.
Liston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Liston.
Peukku rushes Liston and presses him up against the cage.
Peukku lands an elbow that stopped Liston in his tracks for a moment.
Peukku keeps control of Liston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peukku pushes off an throws an elbow but Liston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Peukku misses with a knee to the head.
Liston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Liston is trying to break free.
Peukku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liston's efforts to push away.
Peukku working Liston over with knees to the body.
Peukku looking to throw knees to the head but Liston is blocking nicely.
Peukku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peukku.
Liston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peukku tries a knee to the head but Liston blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Liston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peukku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liston's brow.
Peukku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liston is trying to break the clinch but Peukku is controlling him.
Peukku has Liston pressed against the cage, preventing Liston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peukku misses with an elbow strike.
Liston managing to block the knees to the body from Peukku.
Liston tries to circle away but Peukku has him pinned against the cage.
Peukku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Liston is trying to break the clinch but Peukku has him pressed against the cage.
Peukku has Liston pressed against the cage, preventing Liston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peukku with a knee to the head.
Peukku has Liston pressed against the cage, preventing Liston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Liston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liston throws a right hand that Peukku ducks under and follows up with a left that Peukku also avoids with ease.
Liston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liston misses with a double jab.
Liston throws a series of punches but Peukku moves out of range.
Liston drops Peukku with a beautiful combination! Peukku stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Liston is looking for the KO!
Peukku is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liston lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Viher Peukku's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Peukku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peukku tries to clinch up.
Liston lands a big uppercut and Peukku crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Peukku looks OK. Liston waves Peukku back to his feet!
Peukku is still on wobbly legs! Can Liston finish him?
Liston keeps the fight on the outside.
Liston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peukku seems to have recovered his senses.
Peukku slips a jab and a cross from Liston.
Peukku walks into a straight right hand from Liston.
Liston throws an overhand right that has Peukku reeling! Liston follows up with more punches and Peukku is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sonny Liston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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