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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kennu Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jussi Silakka is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kennu Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekkonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silakka clinches with his opponent.
Kekkonen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silakka prevents it.
Silakka scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kennu Kekkonen has been cut.
Silakka tries to break the clinch but Kekkonen is controlling the position.
Silakka tries to break the clinch but Kekkonen is controlling the position.
Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kekkonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silakka tries to avoid it but Kekkonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silakka to the ground. Silakka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kennu Kekkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kekkonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silakka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kekkonen shoots for a takedown but Silakka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekkonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kekkonen tries to clinch but Silakka moves out of range.
Kekkonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silakka but Silakka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kekkonen has managed to clinch.
Silakka tries to land knees in the clinch but Kekkonen avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka gets underhooks to prevent Kekkonen's takedown attempt.
Silakka misses with a knee to the head.
Kekkonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silakka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kekkonen is breathing heavily.
Silakka breaks the clinch.
Silakka wants to clinch up but Kekkonen keeps it at a distance.
Jussi Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silakka has closed the distance and engaged Kekkonen in a clinch.
Silakka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silakka misses with a knee to the head.
Silakka is pressed up against the cage. Kekkonen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silakka down to the mat. Silakka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silakka moves into the clinch successfully.
Silakka tries to break free but Kekkonen pushes him back against the cage.
Silakka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kekkonen has Silakka pressed against the cage, preventing Silakka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silakka prevents the takedown attempt.
Silakka breaks the clinch.
Kekkonen tries to keep at a distance but Silakka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kekkonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a knee to the head.
Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silakka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silakka has Kekkonen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kekkonen can't get the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silakka misses with a knee strike.
Kekkonen avoiding damage as Silakka throws knees to the body.
Silakka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kekkonen.
Silakka breaks the clinch.
Silakka gets a clinch.
Kekkonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silakka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kekkonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silakka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kekkonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Silakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kekkonen.
Silakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Silakka as Kekkonen shoots in.
Silakka tries to bum rush Kekkonen with a series of wild strikes but Kekkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silakka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kekkonen wants to stall.
Kekkonen fails to pull guard.
Silakka tries to circle away but Kekkonen has him pinned against the cage.
Kekkonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silakka throws a series of punches but Kekkonen avoids them all with ease.
Silakka has managed to clinch.
Kekkonen goes for a takedown attempt but Silakka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen wants to clinch.
Silakka throws a leg kick which misses Kekkonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kekkonen tries to avoid it.
Kekkonen closes the distance and clinches up with Silakka, looking for a takedown. Kekkonen pushes Silakka against the cage but Silakka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silakka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kekkonen circles away.
Kekkonen looks for a takedown but Silakka sprawls well.
Silakka moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kekkonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Silakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kennu Kekkonen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silakka closes the distance and pushes Kekkonen back into the cage.
Silakka breaks from the clinch.
Silakka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kekkonen.
Silakka wants to clinch.
Kekkonen shoots in for a takedown but Silakka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kekkonen darts in trying to clinch
and Silakka counters by moving into the clinch.
Silakka scores with a knee to the head.
Silakka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kekkonen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kekkonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Silakka has double underhooks.
Silakka breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen throws a leg kick
and Silakka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silakka.
Silakka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kekkonen's face.
Silakka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silakka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kekkonen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kekkonen wants to control from the top but Silakka keeps moving.
Silakka trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silakka throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silakka throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silakka doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silakka tries to strike from the bottom.
Kekkonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silakka doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silakka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kekkonen counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silakka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kekkonen wants to control but Silakka is keeping busy.
Kekkonen pushes Silakka off looking to stand but Silakka dives back in and keeps control.
Kekkonen trying to control but Silakka postures up.
Silakka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kekkonen wants to control but Silakka is keeping busy.
Kekkonen wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silakka misses with a combination
and Kekkonen counters with a single leg into guard. Silakka didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kekkonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silakka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kekkonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kekkonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silakka is keeping the position for now.
Silakka striking off his back but it's not causing Kekkonen any problems.
Silakka tries to strike from the bottom.
Kekkonen drops back looking for a leg! Silakka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silakka manages to kick Kekkonen off! Kekkonen jumps back into Silakka's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silakka connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silakka tries to clinch there but Kekkonen circles away.
Kekkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silakka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kennu Kekkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silakka prevents the takedown attempt.
Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kekkonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Silakka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kekkonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Silakka gets underhooks to prevent Kekkonen's takedown attempt.
Kekkonen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jussi Silakka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silakka breaks the clinch.
Silakka is looking to clinch.
Silakka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kekkonen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kennu Kekkonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kennu Kekkonen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silakka wants to clinch up but Kekkonen keeps it at a distance.
Silakka is looking to clinch.
Kekkonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kekkonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kekkonen trying to control but Silakka is having none of it.
Silakka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silakka swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silakka throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silakka is looking to get to half guard.
Kekkonen blocks Silakka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kekkonen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kekkonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kekkonen blocks Silakka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka is looking to improve his position but Kekkonen isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kekkonen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silakka throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kekkonen. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Kekkonen.
Silakka working to try and regain half guard.
Kekkonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silakka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kekkonen controlling from mount.
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.
Kekkonen trying to control but Silakka is having none of it.
Silakka throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kekkonen. What's that going to do exactly?
Silakka is trying desperately to improve position.
Kekkonen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silakka defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kekkonen.
Kekkonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silakka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silakka flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silakka flails away from the bottom, looking to strike but he's give an arm to his opponent... uh oh. Kekkonen wraps up the arm in an instant and pivots for an armbar! Tap or snap time - Silakka decides to tap! Lovely submission by Kekkonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kennu Kekkonen!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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