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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mukassa Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korpisuo has chosen Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki as his entrance music. Mukassa Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mukassa Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Mukassa Jones has been cut.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korpisuo's elbow.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Korpisuo has him pressed against the cage.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Korpisuo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Korpisuo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Korpisuo.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Korpisuo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jones rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Korpisuo's guard! Nice work there by Jones!
Korpisuo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Korpisuo.
Jonesis looking to pass into half guard but Korpisuo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Korpisuo is in guard.
Korpisuo throwing strikes but missing.
Korpisuo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Korpisuo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Korpisuo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo postures up.
Korpisuo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korpisuo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Korpisuo stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Korpisuo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mukassa Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Korpisuo closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Korpisuo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Korpisuo throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Korpisuo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Risto Korpisuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Korpisuo or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Korpisuo seems unphased.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Korpisuo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Korpisuo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Korpisuo checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Korpisuo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones tries to break free but Korpisuo pushes him back against the cage.
Korpisuo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Korpisuo blocks a jab.
Korpisuo misses with a wild body shot.
Korpisuo misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mukassa Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mukassa Jones's cut.
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.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Korpisuo tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Korpisuo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Korpisuo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mukassa Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Korpisuo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Korpisuo walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Korpisuo.
Korpisuo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Korpisuos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpisuo blocks a leg kick.
Korpisuo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Mukassa Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Risto Korpisuo.
Korpisuo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Risto Korpisuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korpisuo tries to clinch up.
Korpisuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korpisuo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Korpisuo misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korpisuo doesn't seem bothered though.
Korpisuo thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Korpisuo misses.
Korpisuo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Korpisuo.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Korpisuo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Korpisuo's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korpisuo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korpisuo works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Korpisuo with a nice body shot.
Korpisuo is breathing heavily.
Korpisuo tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Korpisuo backwards.
Korpisuo is rocked!
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Korpisuo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jones is unloading with more strikes now! Korpisuo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mukassa Jones!
A relieved looking Mukassa Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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