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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Paakkunainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soz Sztrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sztrova has chosen In a Heartbeat as his entrance music. Soz Sztrova is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 cm
18
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Paakkunainen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Soz Sztrova! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paakkunainen lands a nice hook to Sztrova's body. Sztrova takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A head kick misses from Sztrova. Paakkunainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paakkunainen.
It looks like Soz Sztrova has been cut. Sztrova takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Paakkunainen misses with an uppercut
and Sztrova counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Paakkunainen is lucky that one didn't land flush. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Paakkunainen scores with a punch to the head. Sztrova takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sztrova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Paakkunainen avoids the head kick by Sztrova.
Paakkunainen throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sztrova throws a head kick that misses and Sztrova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Paakkunainen looks to land a combination. Sztrova sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. A shot to the body from Paakkunainen misses letting Sztrova counter with a right hand. Sztrova missing with a left hand there. Paakkunainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Paakkunainen stuffs the takedown attempt from Sztrova. Sztrova gets slowly back to his feet. Paakkunainen lands a left and a right that send Sztrova crashing to the mat, dazed. Paakkunainen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sztrova is rocked! Sztrova looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Sztrova slips a jab and a cross from Paakkunainen.
Sztrova lands a really nice looking cross but Paakkunainen seems unphased.
Paakkunainen misses the shot to the body. Pekka Paakkunainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sztrova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Paakkunainen misses with a hook
and Sztrova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Paakkunainen clobbers Sztrova with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Pekka Paakkunainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A shot to the liver by Paakkunainen. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paakkunainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Paakkunainen throws a looping overhand right but Sztrova ducks down to avoid it. Sztrova throws a sloppy head kick and Paakkunainen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Paakkunainen lands a left and a right that send Sztrova crashing to the mat, dazed. Paakkunainen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Paakkunainen lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Paakkunainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sztrova. Paakkunainen throws a series of punches but Sztrova avoids them all with ease. Paakkunainen digs a good hook to Sztrova's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paakkunainen scores with a jab.
That has opened up Soz Sztrova's cut even more. Paakkunainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paakkunainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Paakkunainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sztrova moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Paakkunainen misses with a left hand and Sztrova counters with a nice body shot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Paakkunainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Paakkunainen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Soz Sztrova's cut. That's time! Paakkunainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paakkunainen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Pekka Paakkunainen is winning the standup battle so far. Paakkunainen throws a sloppy body shot
and Sztrova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Paakkunainen throws a combination that misses and Sztrova counters with a straight right hand. Paakkunainen swings for the body but Sztrova moves out of range.
Paakkunainen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sztrova counters with a good, hard body kick but Paakkunainen shrugs it off. Paakkunainen misses with a shot to the body and Sztrova counters with a flying knee. Nice. Paakkunainen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paakkunainen avoids the head kick by Sztrova.
Sztrova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sztrova wants to clinch up but Paakkunainen keeps it at a distance. Paakkunainen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Paakkunainen throws a right hand that misses
and Sztrova counters with a flying knee. Nice. A good leg kick by Sztrova. Paakkunainen missing with a left hand there. Sztrova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paakkunainen throws a nice looking combination but Sztrova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Paakkunainen throws a right hand that misses
and Sztrova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Paakkunainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sztrova. Paakkunainen misses with a body shot.
Paakkunainen throws an overhand right that lands on Sztrova's shoulder, as Sztrova tries to avoid the shot. Paakkunainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sztrova counters with a head kick. That will keep Paakkunainen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Sztrova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paakkunainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sztrova.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paakkunainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sztrova. Paakkunainen swings and misses with a shot to the body and Sztrova connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Paakkunainen misses with a jab to the body
and Sztrova counters with a crisp one two that drops Paakkunainen! Sztrova thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Paakkunainen to his feet! Paakkunainen is in big trouble! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sztrova misses with an uppercut
and Paakkunainen counters with a two punch combo. Paakkunainen misses with a shot to the body and Sztrova counters with a huge head kick that drops Paakkunainen! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soz Sztrova!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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