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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Kone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hihnavaara has chosen Kallio Vice as his entrance music. Aleksi Hihnavaara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diesel Kone's chin.
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173 cm
26
155 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
29
158 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Good elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diesel Kone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksi Hihnavaara! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kone lands a leg kick that knocks Hihnavaara off balance momentarily. Kone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hihnavaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hihnavaara misses with an uppercut. Kone saw that one coming. A nice inside leg kick there by Kone. That's going to slow Hihnavaara down. Hihnavaara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Hihnavaara takes a swing at Kone's ribcage but misses. Hihnavaara throws a right and a left that Kone avoids nicely. Hihnavaara misses with a wild combination.
Hihnavaara misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kone. Hihnavaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kone throws a wild body kick that Hihnavaara sees coming a mile off. Aleksi Hihnavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kone throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kone tries to clinch but Hihnavaara is having none of it. Kone swings for the body but Hihnavaara moves out of range.
Kone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Hihnavaara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hihnavaara tries to hold on but Kone pushes him away. Kone 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.
Kone trying to control but Hihnavaara is having none of it. Hihnavaara is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hihnavaara holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hihnavaara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Kone looking to control but Hihnavaara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kone landing shots from mount. Hihnavaara tries to hold on but Kone postures up. Hihnavaara is looking to get to half guard. Kone controlling from mount. Kone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Kone 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.
Kone wants to control the action but instead Hihnavaara gets a body lock and reverses into Kone's guard! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hihnavaara manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hihnavaara holds on and takes a little breather. Kone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Hihnavaara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hihnavaara keeping moving, preventing Kone from controlling successfully. Hihnavaara controlling the position. Hihnavaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hihnavaara working a defensive guard here.
Hihnavaara tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hihnavaara has momentary wrist control but Kone slips an elbow through the middle. Kone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hihnavaara is proving hard to escape from. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kone gets to his feet - Hihnavaara follows without any prompting. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kone lands a really nice looking cross but Hihnavaara seems unphased.
Hihnavaara misses the shot to the body. Kone throws a leg kick which misses Hihnavaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Hihnavaara tries to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kone dominated that round. That's time! Kone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hihnavaara throws a nice looking combination but Kone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kone scores a takedown into full mount! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kone breaks from Hihnavaara's wrist control and lands an elbow. Kone lands a nice shot to the head. Kone punishing his opponent with strikes. Kone avoids the attempt from Hihnavaara to control. Kone with a couple of short strikes. Kone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hihnavaara tries to lock up and control but Kone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Kone misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kone is landing with some decent strikes but Hihnavaara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Kone avoids the attempt from Hihnavaara to control. Kone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hihnavaara looks a forlorn figure.
Kone trying to control but Hihnavaara is having none of it. Hihnavaara working to try and regain half guard.
Kone is landing with some decent strikes but Hihnavaara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Kone breaks from Hihnavaara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hihnavaara is rocked! Diesel Kone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hihnavaara is squirming around, avoiding Kone's attempts to control the action. Hihnavaara is still in real trouble! Can Kone finish him? Kone prevents Hihnavaara from getting the reversal. Hihnavaara seems to have recovered his senses. Hihnavaara tries to hold on but Kone postures up. Kone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hihnavaara is desperately trying to improve his position but Kone has a good base and remains in mount. Hihnavaara wants to hold on but Kone pushes him away. Hihnavaara is breathing heavily. BOOM! Kone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hihnavaara is working to get back to half guard.
Hihnavaara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kone dominating with strikes here. Kone lands a big shot there that rocks Hihnavaara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hihnavaara can't escape the position.
Kone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hihnavaara working to try and regain half guard.
Hihnavaara is squirming around, avoiding Kone's attempts to control the action. Kone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hihnavaara's face.
Hihnavaara is desperately trying to improve his position but Kone has a good base and remains in mount. Kone landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kone postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hihnavaara looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kone avoids the attempt from Hihnavaara to control. Hihnavaara is squirming around, avoiding Kone's attempts to control the action. Kone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hihnavaara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Kone controlling from mount. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kone with a couple of short strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kone dominated that second round. 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!
Hihnavaara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hihnavaara looks to land a combination but Kone avoids it well. Kone looks to land a left hand but Hihnavaara moved out of range nicely. Hihnavaara blocks a low kick nicely. Kone scores with a hook. Kone cracks Hihnavaara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Hihnavaara cracks Kone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Hihnavaara throws a hook to the side of Kone's head but Kone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Hihnavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kone was well out of range. Poor timing from Hihnavaara. Hihnavaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kone. Kone takes a swing at Hihnavaara's ribcage but misses. Kone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hihnavaara. Sloppy strikes from Kone. Those never looked like landing. Hihnavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hihnavaara misses with a straight right. Kone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hihnavaara was well out of range. Poor timing from Kone. Kone misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kone shoots in but no luck this time. Hihnavaara throws a sloppy head kick and Kone moves out of range easily. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kone.
Hihnavaara takes a swing at Kone's ribcage but misses. Hihnavaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Kone looks for a takedown but Hihnavaara sprawls well. A jab from Hihnavaara misses. Some wild striking there from Hihnavaara.
Kone has closed the distance and engaged Hihnavaara in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kone's face as he tries to break the clinch. Kone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Kone tries to break free but Hihnavaara pushes him back against the cage. Hihnavaara misses with some punches.
Hihnavaara has Kone pressed against the cage, preventing Kone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kone digs a right hand underneath Hihnavaara's ribcage. Hihnavaara let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hihnavaara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kone's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hihnavaara under the eye. Hihnavaara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hihnavaara cracks Kone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Diesel Kone is winning the standup battle so far. Hihnavaara checks a low kick from Kone. Hihnavaara looks to throw the jab but Kone is out of range. Hihnavaara stuns Kone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big left from Hihnavaara misses. Hihnavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hihnavaara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Kone throws out a leg kick but Hihnavaara moves out of range and Kone only half commits. Aleksi Hihnavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hihnavaara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hihnavaara moves out of range as Kone throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hihnavaara checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hihnavaara sizes up Kone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Horrible takedown by Kone or perhaps it was just good defense by Hihnavaara which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diesel Kone. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hihnavaara checks a low kick from Kone. Kone misses with a low kick. Hihnavaara with a nice cross. Kone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Hihnavaara throws a looping overhand right but Kone ducks down to avoid it. Kone throws a series of punches but Hihnavaara avoids them all with ease. Hihnavaara scores with a body shot.
Hihnavaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hihnavaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Hihnavaara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Kone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kone just misses with a punch to the body.
Hihnavaara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hihnavaara misses with a hook. Kone gets a double leg takedown into Hihnavaara's guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kone stands and steps away. Hihnavaara gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Kone connects with a single shot there. Hihnavaara misses with an uppercut. Kone saw that one coming. Kone throws a right and a left that Hihnavaara avoids nicely. A looping hook to the body misses from Hihnavaara. Kone does a little dance to reset his feet. Hihnavaara throws a right hand that misses
and Kone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Kone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hihnavaara. Aleksi Hihnavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hihnavaara looks to throw the jab but Kone is out of range. Kone scores with a nice strike.
And that's the end of the fight! Diesel Kone showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kone 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diesel Kone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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