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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Okko Ukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Spatz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Okko Ukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukkonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Okko Ukkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spatz takes one to the chin there.
Ukkonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spatz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ukkonen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spatz!
Spatz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Spatz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ukkonen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Spatz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Spatz is trying to control Ukkonen's posture but Ukkonen avoids it.
Ukkonen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spatz is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz regains half guard.
Ukkonen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ukkonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Spatz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ukkonen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ukkonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Ukkonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two 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.
Spatz wants to improve his position but Ukkonen is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spatz kicks off Ukkonen and gets to his feet.
Ukkonen throws out a loose jab but Spatz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ukkonen slips under a jab from Spatz.
Ukkonen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spatz scoring well with a low kick there.
Spatz moves away from the strike by Ukkonen.
Spatz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spatz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ukkonen.
Ukkonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ukkonen throws a shot from downtown. Spatz moves away and avoids it.
Ukkonen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spatz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ukkonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ukkonen advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Ukkonen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Spatz can't do much from the bottom here.
Ukkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spatz keeps working.
Ukkonen lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spatz is not content to let Ukkonen control the position.
Ukkonen has hold of Spatz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Spatz seems comfortable defending it but Ukkonen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Spatz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Spatz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ukkonen couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Okko Ukkonen!
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energy
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hype
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