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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kivipaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivipaa comes to the cage accompanied by Kivipää. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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162 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Kivipaa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Shadie!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivipaa walks into a straight right hand from Shadie.
Shadie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shadie blocks a jab.
Shadie jabs Kivipaa right on the nose. Kivipaa blinks but takes it well.
Shadie scores with the left hand. Kivipaa knows he should have avoided that one.
Shadie has a takedown stuffed.
Shadie misses with a two punch combination.
Kivipaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Shadie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shadie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kimmo Kivipaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Shadie.
Kivipaa rushes Shadie and presses him up against the cage.
Kivipaa keeps control of Shadie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kivipaa throws a head punch that misses.
Kivipaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shadie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kivipaa misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kivipaa.
Kivipaa wants to clinch up but Shadie keeps it at a distance.
Shadie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Kivipaa misses.
Kivipaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shadie momentarily.
Shadie throws a hook but Kivipaa blocks it.
Shadie thows a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Shadie there.
Kivipaa throws a big shot that misses.
Shadie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kivipaa has time to react.
Kivipaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Kimmo Kivipaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shadie misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadie connects with a looping right hand.
Shadie tests Kivipaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kivipaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shadie.
Shadie lands with a straight right. Kivipaa didn't see that one coming.
Shadie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kivipaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shadie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kivipaa did well to prevent Shadie getting side control.
Shadie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shadie with the ground and pound but Kivipaa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kivipaa keeping moving, preventing Shadie from controlling successfully.
Shadie advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadie is trying to control the action in half guard but Kivipaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shadie with the ground and pound but Kivipaa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shadie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shadie connects with a couple of short punches.
Kivipaa keeping full guard, as Shadie tries to pass.
Shadie wants to control from the top but Kivipaa keeps moving.
Shadie stops Kivipaa from standing up.
Shadie trying to control but Kivipaa is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Kivipaa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shadie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shadie lands a jab to Kivipaa's midsection.
Shadie jabs at Kivipaa's body.
Kivipaa lands a head shot.
Kivipaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shadie misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kivipaa tries to clinch there but Shadie circles away.
Shadie scores with a takedown into Kivipaa's guard.
Shadie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Slim Shadie will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kivipaa stuffs the takedown.
Shadie lands with a cross.
Shadie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kivipaa swivels and escapes.
Shadie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kivipaa as he avoids it easily.
Kimmo Kivipaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Shadie.
Kivipaa with a hook.
Kivipaa throws a looping overhand right but Shadie ducks down to avoid it.
Kivipaa throws a right and a left that Shadie avoids nicely.
Kivipaa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shadie shoots in and drives through. Kivipaa sprawls well.
Shadie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kivipaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shadie backs up against the cage.
Shadie is rocked!
Shadie is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kivipaa doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Shadie crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Shadie's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmo Kivipaa!
Kimmo Kivipaa retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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