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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mika Ker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tamonta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ker comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem: Quitter. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tamonta's choice of entrance music: Give me everything tonight. Mika Ker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Tamonta's chin.
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185 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Ker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Tamonta! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tamonta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ker.
Tamonta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ker avoids it really well and circles away. Tamonta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ker moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A jab from Tamonta misses. Ker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tamonta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ker is in Tamonta's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Ker looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Ker slips nicely into half guard. Nice strikes from Ker there. Ker passes to side control. Ker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Ker moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Ker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tamonta is looking to get to half guard. Ker with shots to the head and body - Tamonta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tamonta is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Tamonta is still in real trouble! Can Ker finish him? Ker loads up with a big shot that hurts Tamonta! He's pulled Ker in close but Ker has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Tamonta survive? More strikes from Ker and Tamonta is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mika Ker! Mika Ker was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
77% |
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