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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Kuassimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes into the arena with Die Antwoord - Evil Boy blaring out of the sound system. Ming Xin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Kuassimo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuassimo throws a big shot that misses.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuassimo is looking to slow Xin down with leg kicks.
Kuassimo takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Simo Kuassimo has been cut.
Kuassimo is looking to land body kicks.
Xin blocks the body kick.
Xin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Xin moves away from the strike by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuassimo misses with a looping right.
Kuassimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuassimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kuassimo as Xin shoots in.
Xin throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Kuassimo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xin.
Xin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xin gets the takedown into side control.
Xin wants to control but Kuassimo is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Xin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kuassimo stops Xin from passing to mount.
Xin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xin is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuassimo is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo stops Xin from passing to mount.
Xin working the head and body with strikes.
Xin 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.
Kuassimo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Xin works to advance to full mount. Kuassimo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Xin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin looking to control but Kuassimo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xin controlling from the full mount.
Xin tries to control but Kuassimo wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Xin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kuassimo has worked his arm free - good work by Kuassimo!
Xin laying and praying for a moment but Kuassimo takes advantage and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Xin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simo Kuassimo's cut.
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.
Kuassimo throws a push kick but Xin slaps the foot to one side.
Xin scores with a jab to the body.
Simo Kuassimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xin connects with the punch.
Kuassimo tries to land a leg kick but Xin saw it coming and moves away.
Kuassimo throws a head kick but Xin moves out of range.
Kuassimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Xin as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Xin checks a leg kick.
Xin throws a hook but Kuassimo avoids it easily.
Kuassimo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xin moves away.
Xin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kuassimo. Xin shrugs it off though.
Xin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kuassimo. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xin blocks a head kick by Kuassimo.
Kuassimo throws a low kick but Xin avoids it.
Kuassimo misses with a low kick.
Kuassimo wants to slow Xin down by chopping away at his legs.
Xin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kuassimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuassimo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Xin.
Kuassimo tries to score with a low kick but Xin moves his leg out of the way.
Simo Kuassimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuassimo misses with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuassimo as he connects with a hook.
Kuassimo misses with a body kick.
Kuassimo scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin defending well as Kuassimo loads up on a big left hand.
Xin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuassimo throws a body kick that misses.
Xin staying out of range there.
Xin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuassimo.
Xin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuassimo momentarily.
Kuassimo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xin blocks a head kick by Kuassimo.
Xin connects with a body shot that sends Kuassimo's belly button to the back.
Xin misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuassimo wants to slow Xin down by chopping away at his legs.
Xin defending well as Kuassimo loads up on a big left hand.
Xin walks into a straight right hand from Kuassimo.
Xin lands a body shot.
Kuassimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kuassimo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Xin forces his way into half guard.
Kuassimo won't allow Xin to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Xin.
Xin wants to pass the guard but Kuassimo is keeping the position.
Xin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuassimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xin prevents Kuassimo from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ming Xin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Simo Kuassimo's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Kuassimo scores with a head kick. Xin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Kuassimo.
Xin scores with a punch to the head.
Xin throws a series of strikes that have Kuassimo backpedaling.
Kuassimo walks into a straight right hand from Xin.
A leg kick checked by Xin.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuassimo moves away.
Kuassimo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xin counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Simo Kuassimo's cut even more.
Xin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuassimo counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xin misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuassimo misses with a leg kick
letting Xin counter with a right hand.
Xin sizes up Kuassimo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuassimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuassimo throws out a leg kick but Xin moves out of range and Kuassimo only half commits.
Kuassimo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuassimo moves away.
Xin misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Xin blocks the leg kick.
Kuassimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuassimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Xin is just out of range.
Xin moves forwards but Kuassimo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xin cracks Kuassimo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ming Xin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Kuassimo misses.
Xin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuassimo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Xin blocks the leg kick.
Kuassimo looks to land a body kick but Xin moved away.
Kuassimo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuassimo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xin wants to control from the top but Kuassimo keeps moving.
Xin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuassimo wants to stand up but Xin is controlling him.
Kuassimo keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
Xin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuassimo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xin trying to control but Kuassimo is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ming Xin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kuassimo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Simo Kuassimo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Xin feints and as Kuassimo raises his hands in defense, Xin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuassimo keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xin throwing strikes from guard but Kuassimo blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ming Xin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming Xin!
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