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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between vladimir klitchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Kumpulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumpulainen has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, vladimir klitchko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atte Kumpulainen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
klitchko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kumpulainen looks gassed!
klitchko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kumpulainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
klitchko sitting in guard here, content to control.
klitchko tries to free his leg and advance position but Kumpulainen is retaining full guard.
klitchko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kumpulainen dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
klitchko is pulling down on Kumpulainen's head. It's preventing any offense from Kumpulainen, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
klitchko wants to sweep here but Kumpulainen controlling him for the moment.
klitchko wants to stand up but Kumpulainen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
klitchko pushes Kumpulainen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Horrible takedown by klitchko or perhaps it was just good defense by Kumpulainen which made him look bad.
Kumpulainen wants to clinch up but klitchko keeps it at a distance.
klitchko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
klitchko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
klitchko trying to control from half guard but Kumpulainen is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from klitchko.
It looks like klitchko is going to stand back up.
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.
Kumpulainen has hold of klitchko's hands but klitchko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
klitchko trying to control the pace.
Kumpulainen wants to get back to his feet.
klitchko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vladimir klitchko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atte Kumpulainen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
klitchko gets the takedown into side control.
Kumpulainen is letting klitchko control him for a moment.
klitchko tries for a kimura but Kumpulainen is defending well.
klitchko remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee stands the fighters back up. vladimir klitchko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by klitchko.
Kumpulainen is breathing heavily.
klitchko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kumpulainen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
klitchko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kumpulainen is looking to escape.
klitchko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
klitchko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
klitchko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two 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.
klitchko controlling from the full mount.
klitchko is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kumpulainen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
klitchko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
klitchko with the ground and pound from mount.
klitchko controlling the pace for now.
Kumpulainen is squirming around, avoiding klitchko's attempts to control the action.
That's four 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.
klitchko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kumpulainen is squirming around, avoiding klitchko's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee stands the fighters back up. vladimir klitchko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
klitchko misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
vladimir klitchko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atte Kumpulainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
klitchko clinches with his opponent.
Kumpulainen jumps into guard, dragging klitchko to the mat.
klitchko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kumpulainen is keeping the position for now.
klitchko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
klitchko is looking to work some ground and pound but Kumpulainen has wrist control.
klitchko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
klitchko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kumpulainen for as long as he can get away with.
Kumpulainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
klitchko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kumpulainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
klitchko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumpulainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
klitchko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
klitchko wants to control from the top but Kumpulainen keeps moving.
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.
klitchko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
klitchko trying to control but Kumpulainen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
klitchko clinches.
klitchko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from klitchko.
Atte Kumpulainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
klitchko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
klitchko trying to control the position from guard on top but Kumpulainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
klitchko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
klitchko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
klitchko gets to his feet. Kumpulainen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Atte Kumpulainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
klitchko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by klitchko.
klitchko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kumpulainen as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
vladimir klitchko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well klitchko 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... vladimir klitchko!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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