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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Soloman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kaikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaikkonen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duran Duran - WIld Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Soloman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Otto Kaikkonen's chin.
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205 lbs
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187 cm
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Soloman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Kaikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soloman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaikkonen pinned against the cage. Kaikkonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That kick from Kaikkonen tenderised Soloman's leg. Soloman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaikkonen throws a leg kick which misses Soloman's front leg but catches the back leg as Soloman tries to avoid it.
Kaikkonen misses with a head kick.
Kaikkonen fakes the leg kick and cracks Soloman in the body.
Soloman avoids a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kaikkonen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaikkonen.
Soloman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kaikkonen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soloman is in Kaikkonen's guard.
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!
Soloman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soloman trying to control but Kaikkonen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soloman 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.
Soloman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soloman throwing strikes but missing.
Soloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaikkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Soloman.
Soloman blocks a head kick by Kaikkonen.
Soloman dodges the punch combination from Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soloman's head.
It looks like James Soloman has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaikkonen slaps away a takedown attempt from Soloman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Soloman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Soloman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaikkonen misses with a combination
and Soloman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kaikkonen!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soloman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soloman with good strikes from the mount here!
Soloman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kaikkonen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kaikkonen and Soloman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kaikkonen regains half guard there - taking advantage of Soloman's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soloman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soloman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaikkonen's head.
Soloman controlling the action here.
Soloman is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaikkonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soloman trying to mount his opponent but Kaikkonen defends it.
Soloman prevents Kaikkonen from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soloman wants to free his trapped foot but Kaikkonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Soloman just wasn't active enough.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soloman ducks under a wild hook from Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen misses with a takedown attempt - Soloman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kaikkonen looks gassed!
Soloman cracks the inside of Kaikkonen's front leg.
Soloman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soloman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaikkonen's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaikkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaikkonen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soloman controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Soloman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Soloman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soloman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Soloman throwing strikes from guard but Kaikkonen blocks nicely.
Soloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaikkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soloman is pushing down on Kaikkonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kaikkonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Soloman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Soloman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Soloman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soloman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Soloman throws a strike but Kaikkonen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Soloman wants to control from the top but Kaikkonen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaikkonen pushes Soloman off and gets back to his feet.
Kaikkonen stuffs the takedown.
Soloman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Soloman gets to his feet - Kaikkonen follows without any prompting.
Kaikkonen is breathing heavily.
Kaikkonen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Soloman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaikkonen keeping moving, preventing Soloman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soloman throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soloman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaikkonen has wrist control.
Soloman trying to control but Kaikkonen is working from the bottom.
Soloman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
James Soloman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Soloman lands with a slapping head kick.
Soloman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Otto Kaikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soloman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaikkonen swivels and escapes.
Soloman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Soloman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soloman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kaikkonen throws a series of punches but Soloman moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Soloman.
Soloman wants to control but Kaikkonen is keeping him busy.
Kaikkonen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Soloman connects with a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
James Soloman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaikkonen wants to get back to his feet but Soloman drags him back down.
Soloman lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Soloman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soloman is working Kaikkonen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Soloman working the ground and pound from side control.
Soloman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kaikkonen some visible discomfort.
The referee asks Soloman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Soloman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Soloman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kaikkonen!
Soloman controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soloman dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Soloman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Soloman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Soloman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Soloman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Soloman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Soloman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaikkonen keeps working.
Soloman controlling the position from side mount.
Soloman misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soloman is looking to take a break and control but Kaikkonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Soloman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kaikkonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Soloman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaikkonen keeps working.
The strikes coming from Soloman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Soloman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soloman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Soloman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kaikkonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee warns Kaikkonen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Soloman punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soloman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kaikkonen is looking to escape.
The referee warns Kaikkonen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Soloman tries to control but Kaikkonen wriggling away.
Soloman cracks Kaikkonen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soloman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soloman wants to finish this one by submission but Kaikkonen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Soloman.
Soloman wants to control the pace but Kaikkonen is squirming around nicely.
Soloman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Soloman is landing with some decent strikes but Kaikkonen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Soloman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Soloman lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Soloman looking to finish Kaikkonen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaikkonen!
Soloman lands with some strikes.
Soloman unloading with bombs!
Kaikkonen is rocked!
Soloman landing strikes from the mount.
Kaikkonen is still in real trouble! Can Soloman finish him?
Soloman looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kaikkonen 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 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Soloman!
James Soloman made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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