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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukottaja Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 cm
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130 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
19
142 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukottaja Bart! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bart misses the shot to the body. Aspenia scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Aspenia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bart was well out of range. Poor timing from Aspenia. Aspenia misses with the combination.
Bart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Aspenia tries to bum rush Bart with a series of wild strikes but Bart uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bart tries to clinch up but Aspenia circles away and keeps his distance. Aspenia connects with a leg kick. Bart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Bart checks a low kick from Aspenia. Aspenia misses with a wild body shot. Bart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aspenia was well out of range. Poor timing from Bart. Aspenia tries to bum rush Bart with a series of wild strikes but Bart uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Aspenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Bart tries to clinch but Aspenia moves away and Aspenia counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Bart blocks a head kick by Aspenia.
Bart misses with a straight right. Bart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bart connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aspenia lands a jab-cross combination. Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bart connects with a body shot. Bart is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bart jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Aspenia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aspenia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bart misses with a double jab.
Aspenia pushes Bart up against the cage in a clinch. Bart is trying to pull guard but Aspenia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Bart can't find room to land a body shot as Aspenia controls the action.
Aspenia blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Aspenia.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aspenia breaks the clinch.
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! Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bart connects with a body shot that sends Aspenia's belly button to the back. Bart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aspenia.
Bart misses with a body shot.
Aspenia cracks Bart with an open hand slap. Aspenia misses with a series of wild punches.
Bart tries to clinch up. Bart looks to land a right hand but Aspenia moved out of range. Aspenia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Bart moves out of range. Bart misses with an uppercut. Aspenia saw that one coming. Bart thows a body shot but no joy. Aspenia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aspenia lands a right hook to the body.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The fight moves into the clinch position. Aspenia breaks the clinch.
Aspenia has closed the distance and engaged Bart in a clinch.
Aspenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bart wants to clinch. Bart scores with a jab to the jaw. Bart slips a jab and a cross from Aspenia.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Bart avoids them all with ease. A big right from Bart misses. Bart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aspenia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aspenia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Bart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bart tries to clinch but Aspenia is having none of it. Bart lands with a nice body punch. Kato Aspenia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Aspenia moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bart tries to close the distance and clinch but Aspenia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bart dodges the punch combination from Aspenia.
Bart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aspenia swats him away and circles back towards the center. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Aspenia misses with a wild combination.
Bart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Bart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aspenia sees it coming and avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kato Aspenia dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aspenia.
Bart tries to clinch there but Aspenia circles away.
Aspenia looks to land a combination but Bart avoids it well. Bart walks into a straight right hand from Aspenia. Good exchange - Bart coming out on top. Aspenia has closed the distance and engaged Bart in a clinch.
Bart ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bart no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Bart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Aspenia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bart working for a triangle but Aspenia defends it easily.
Bart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aspenia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aspenia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Aspenia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aspenia is looking to stand up but Bart won't let him. Aspenia is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bart has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Aspenia is looking to defend but Bart has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Aspenia! Bart pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Aspenia taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lukottaja Bart!
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energy
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hype
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