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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waltari Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka comes into the arena with Mötley Crüe - Knock 'Em Dead Kid blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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184 cm
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205 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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182 cm
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222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waltari Suokuokka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Suokuokka shoots in and drives through. Christmas sprawls well. Suokuokka rushes Christmas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Suokuokka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christmas misses with a punch on the inside.
Christmas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suokuokka's elbow. Suokuokka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Christmas walks away with a smile on his face. Suokuokka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Suokuokka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christmas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Suokuokka throws a big shot that misses. Suokuokka works the jab nicely.
It looks like Lee Christmas has been cut. 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! Christmas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suokuokka. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waltari Suokuokka. That's going to take a lot out of him. Christmas throws a sloppy head kick and Suokuokka moves out of range easily. Christmas throws out a powerful jab. Suokuokka moves out of range of the strikes. Christmas thuds a left hand into Suokuokka's body. Christmas misses with a hook. Christmas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suokuokka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christmas sprawls well. Christmas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suokuokka gets slowly back to his feet. Christmas scores with the left hand. Suokuokka knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suokuokka. A left lands for Christmas. Christmas throws a nice looking combination but Suokuokka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Suokuokka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Christmas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christmas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Suokuokka shoots in for a takedown but Christmas shows good takedown defense. Christmas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suokuokka.
Christmas is looking to land body kicks. Christmas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suokuokka. Suokuokka gets in close and instigates a clinch. Suokuokka manages to break the clinch.
Christmas with a jab. Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suokuokka.
Suokuokka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christmas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Christmas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fighters circle momentarily. Christmas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Christmas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Christmas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suokuokka moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Suokuokka takes the fight into the clinch. Suokuokka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Christmas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suokuokka up against the cage. Christmas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suokuokka clinches up against the cage. Christmas manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suokuokka. Christmas connects with a nice looking jab.
Suokuokka takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Suokuokka fails with a takedown attempt. Christmas connects with a leg kick. Suokuokka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. The fighters circle momentarily. Christmas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Suokuokka fails with a takedown attempt. Suokuokka is breathing heavily. Suokuokka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Suokuokka throws a lazy right hand but Christmas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Christmas throws a series of punches but Suokuokka avoids them all with ease. Suokuokka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christmas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A combination from Christmas does no damage. Suokuokka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christmas is fending him off so far but Suokuokka persists. Nope, Christmas circles away and we're back to standing. Christmas lands the left hand. Suokuokka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Suokuokka there as he acknowledges the shot. Christmas looks to land a combination. Suokuokka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. This has been an exciting period of action! Christmas tries to clinch but Suokuokka moves out of range. Christmas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Suokuokka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee Christmas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Christmas stuns Suokuokka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Suokuokka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christmas.
Suokuokka walks into a left hand. A swing and a miss from Christmas. Christmas lands a jab to the nose. Suokuokka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Christmas to the mat! Christmas manages to get full guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Christmas is trying to keep Suokuokka in close.
Christmas tries to land a sweep but no joy. Suokuokka with a flurry of punches that miss. Suokuokka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Suokuokka throws a strike but Christmas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Suokuokka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Suokuokka looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christmas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Christmas with a flurry of punches that miss. Christmas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Suokuokka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Christmas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Suokuokka is looking for a sweep. Christmas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Christmas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suokuokka's head. Christmas wants to pass the guard but Suokuokka is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Christmas is trying to control. Suokuokka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Christmas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Christmas trying to control the action but Suokuokka is working from the bottom. Christmas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Christmas not landing any meaningful shots this time. Suokuokka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christmas. Christmas wants to get back to his feet.
Suokuokka is looking for a sweep. Christmas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Christmas missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Suokuokka trying to control here.
Suokuokka wants to get back to his feet.
Christmas wants to get back to his feet.
Christmas wants to stand up but Suokuokka manages to regain full guard. Christmas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Suokuokka forces Christmas back against the cage and clinches. Christmas lands a shoulder strike. Christmas breaks the clinch.
Suokuokka moves into the clinch. Christmas misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Christmas. Christmas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Christmas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christmas scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short right from Christmas on the inside. Suokuokka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Christmas tries to throw a body punch but Suokuokka avoids it by throwing Christmas back against the cage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Christmas stalls. Christmas misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Suokuokka blocks a body shot from Christmas. A short right from Christmas on the inside. Suokuokka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Suokuokka is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Christmas can't fight it off and eventually Suokuokka manages to take the fight to the floor. Christmas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Suokuokka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Suokuokka lands a couple of decent looking shots. Suokuokka is looking to work some ground and pound but Christmas has wrist control. Christmas wants to stand up but Suokuokka is controlling him. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Christmas dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lee Christmas's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Suokuokka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Suokuokka 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. Suokuokka decides to stand up, so the ref orders Christmas to his feet. Suokuokka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Christmas is leaning against Suokuokka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Suokuokka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Christmas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Christmas pushes Suokuokka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. This has been an exciting period of action! Christmas breaks the clinch.
Christmas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Suokuokkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Waltari Suokuokka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Suokuokka clinches up against the cage. Suokuokka is looking for a takedown. A short right from Christmas on the inside. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Suokuokka blocks a body shot from Christmas. Christmas scores with a shot to the side of Suokuokka's head. Christmas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Christmas fails to land. Christmas tries to throw a body punch but Suokuokka avoids it by throwing Christmas back against the cage. Christmas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christmas moves out of range as Suokuokka strikes. Christmas scores with a nice head shot. Christmas connects with a body shot. Christmas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Christmas lands with a cross. Christmas lands a nice looking body shot.
Christmas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Suokuokka is rocked! Whack! Christmas lands a heavy head kick that drops Suokuokka. The ref tackles Christmas to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Suokuokka was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Lee Christmas!
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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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