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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asko Uskovainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lecouc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uskovainen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to . Lecouc has chosen Turdus Muicus - A Shot of Inspiration as his entrance music. Alex Lecouc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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186 cm
32
194 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good knees
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Uskovainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Lecouc!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uskovainen wants to slow Lecouc down by chopping away at his legs.
Uskovainen tries to score with a low kick but Lecouc moves his leg out of the way.
Lecouc avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Uskovainen slips under a jab.
Lecouc blocks a leg kick.
Asko Uskovainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uskovainen throws out a loose jab but Lecouc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uskovainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lecouc chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uskovainen can pounce on him.
Lecouc closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Uskovainen did well to prevent Lecouc getting side control.
Uskovainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lecouc is working away from the top position though.
Uskovainen actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uskovainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lecouc.
Uskovainen is looking to improve his position.
Lecouc takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Uskovainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lecouc is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc slips a nice elbow through Uskovainen's hands, connecting with Uskovainen's forehead.
Uskovainen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Uskovainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lecouc is one step ahead there.
Lecouc postures up in Uskovainen's guard and throws a big left but Uskovainen blocks it.
Uskovainen is trying to keep Lecouc in close.
Lecouc trying to control but Uskovainen is working from the bottom.
Uskovainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lecouc passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lecouc working the ground and pound from side control.
Lecouc creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Uskovainen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lecouc tries to advance to mount but can't.
Uskovainen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lecouc off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lecouc tries to break free.
Uskovainen lands punches and elbows.
Even with his hooks in, Uskovainen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Lecouc defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Uskovainen's arms.
Lecouc breaks Uskovainen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lecouc stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uskovainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uskovainen keeping moving, preventing Lecouc from controlling successfully.
Lecouc scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Uskovainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lecouc must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uskovainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lecouc wants to control from the top but Uskovainen keeps moving.
Uskovainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lecouc is aware though and is defending well.
Uskovainen is adopting a defensive guard.
Uskovainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uskovainen has his foot on Lecouc's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lecouc works his way back into a safe position though.
Uskovainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lecouc wants to control from the top but Uskovainen keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uskovainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lecouc defends it easily.
Uskovainen keeping moving, preventing Lecouc from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uskovainen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lecouc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asko Uskovainen dominated that 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.
Lecouc throws a series of punches but Uskovainen avoids them all with ease.
Uskovainen lands a really nice looking cross but Lecouc seems unphased.
Uskovainen throws a low kick but Lecouc moves out of range easily.
Lecouc finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uskovainen shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Uskovainen with that takedown attempt.
Lecouc loads up on a big right hand but Uskovainen slips the punch.
Uskovainen ducks under a wild hook from Lecouc.
Lecouc lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Asko Uskovainen has been cut.
Lecouc drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asko Uskovainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Uskovainen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uskovainen is trying to control Lecouc's posture but Lecouc avoids it.
Uskovainen is not content to let Lecouc control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lecouc scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Uskovainen to see if he's OK.
Lecouc grinds an elbow into Uskovainen's temple.
Uskovainen is rocked!
Lecouc advances to mount.
Oh Uskovainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uskovainen is squirming around, avoiding Lecouc's attempts to control the action.
Lecouc looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Uskovainen covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Lecouc!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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