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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerome Kabasla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Samburgerhio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 cm
24
146 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
154 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerome Kabasla! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Samburgerhio! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kabasla manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Samburgerhio on his heels. He'll look to pass Samburgerhio's guard now, I'm sure. Samburgerhio looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kabasla puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Kabasla throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Samburgerhio is looking for a sweep. Kabasla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kabasla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Samburgerhio strikes from the bottom but Kabasla passes into mount!
Kabasla lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Samburgerhio hang on? Samburgerhio tries to hold on but Kabasla postures up. A nice elbow there by Kabasla. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Samburgerhio can't escape the position.
Kabasla is landing with some decent strikes but Samburgerhio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Kabasla putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Samburgerhio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Samburgerhio is desperately trying to improve his position but Kabasla has a good base and remains in mount. Samburgerhio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Kabasla working Samburgerhio over with strikes here. Samburgerhio tries to get back to half guard but can't. Samburgerhio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Samburgerhio tries to lock up and control but Kabasla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Samburgerhio manages to regain half guard. Good work. Kabasla is thwarting Samburgerhio's attempts to control the position. Kabasla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Kabasla wants to control but Samburgerhio is keeping him busy. Kabasla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Kabasla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samburgerhio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Kabasla looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Kabasla works his foot free and advances to mount. Kabasla 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. Kabasla connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kabasla raining down shots from the mount! The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Kabasla pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Samburgerhio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Samburgerhio is trying desperately to improve position. Samburgerhio tries to lock up and control but Kabasla gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Samburgerhio is looking to improve his position but Kabasla isn't that keen on the idea. Kabasla lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Kabasla lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kabasla cracks Samburgerhio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Samburgerhio is rocked! Kabasla has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Samburgerhio's face.
Samburgerhio is still in real trouble! Can Kabasla finish him? Kabasla loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Samburgerhio scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kabasla land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kabasla stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerome Kabasla!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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