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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fransico Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Uskovainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uskovainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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188 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fransico Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Uskovainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uskovainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Junior attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Uskovainen cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs.
Junior throws a leg kick but Uskovainen moved away.
Uskovainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Junior steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uskovainen.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uskovainen.
Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Junior gets tackled into the cage by Uskovainen. Uskovainen maintains the clinch.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uskovainen's elbow.
Junior blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Junior drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Uskovainen works over Junior with some ground and pound from guard.
Uskovainen stopping the sweep attempt from Junior.
Uskovainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Junior is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uskovainen wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Uskovainen preventing the sweep.
Junior has Uskovainen pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Junior moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Junior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uskovainen doesn't seem phased though.
Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Asko Uskovainen has been cut.
Uskovainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Junior.
Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Uskovainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Junior connects with a body shot that sends Uskovainen's belly button to the back.
Junior slips under a jab from Uskovainen.
Uskovainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Junior misses with a straight right.
Junior lands a nice hook to Uskovainen's body. Uskovainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uskovainen moves out of range as Junior strikes.
Junior moves away from the strike by Uskovainen.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Junior.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Uskovainen. Uskovainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Junior walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uskovainen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Uskovainen.
Uskovainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Junior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Uskovainen scores with a push kick.
Uskovainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Uskovainen thuds his right hand into Junior's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Uskovainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Junior defending well as Uskovainen loads up on a big left hand.
Fransico Junior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior thuds his right hand into Uskovainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Uskovainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Junior is able to avoid easily.
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!
Junior throws a right hand that misses
and Uskovainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Uskovainen throws a front kick aimed at Junior's knee but Junior avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uskovainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it.
Junior tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Uskovainen sizes up Junior with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Uskovainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uskovainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
Uskovainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Junior looks to land a left hand but Uskovainen moved out of range nicely.
Junior misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Junior.
Uskovainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Uskovainen scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fransico Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Asko Uskovainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Fransico Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Uskovainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uskovainen cracks the inside of Junior's front leg.
Uskovainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Uskovainen.
Fransico Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uskovainen throws a jab when Junior was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Uskovainen.
A jab from Uskovainen misses.
Junior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uskovainen.
Uskovainen connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Junior misses its intended target.
Uskovainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Uskovainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Junior misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uskovainen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Junior counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uskovainen thinking.
Junior cracks Uskovainen with an open hand slap.
Uskovainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uskovainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uskovainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Uskovainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Uskovainen on the side of the head.
Uskovainen throws a body punch but Junior moves out of range.
Junior turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Uskovainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Junior's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Uskovainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junior blocks the body kick.
Junior scores with a jab. Uskovainen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uskovainen wants to slow Junior down by chopping away at his legs.
Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uskovainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Uskovainen moves in looking to clinch but Junior pushes him off.
Uskovainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Uskovainen finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Junior's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Uskovainen falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fransico Junior!
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hype
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