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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sune Folkeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quest Love has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 cm
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192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
192 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sune Folkeson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quest Love! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Folkeson misses with a hook
and Love counters with a nice uppercut. Love staying out of range there. Love lands a nice shot that snaps Folkeson's head back.
Love throws a series of punches but Folkeson avoids them all with ease. Love tries to clinch and Folkeson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Folkeson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nice defenses there by Folkeson. Love wants to clinch but Folkeson slips to the side and Folkeson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Folkeson blocks a jab. Folkeson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. A slow jab from Love misses its intended target. Love has closed the distance and engaged Folkeson in a clinch.
Folkeson blocks an uppercut.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Folkeson has him pressed against the cage. Folkeson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Love throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Love waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Folkeson. Folkeson looks to land a left hand but Love moved out of range nicely. Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Folkeson under the eye. Love scores with a jab. Folkeson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Love moves out of range as Folkeson strikes. Folkeson defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand. Folkeson tests Love's chin there with a solid looking shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Folkeson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A jab from Love does it's job there. Love wants to clinch up but Folkeson keeps it at a distance. Love getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Folkeson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Folkeson misses with a hook
and Love counters with a nice body shot. Love stuns Folkeson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Love scores with a hook. Oh Folkeson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Folkeson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Folkeson seems to have got his legs back now. Love swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Folkeson counters with a one-two to the body. Folkeson slips under a jab from Love. Love tries to clinch there but Folkeson circles away.
Folkeson throws a series of punches but Love moves out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Love swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Love lands a head shot. Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Folkeson moves away. Folkeson throws a nice looking combination but Love bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Folkeson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Love counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Folkeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love. Folkeson ducks under a wild hook from Love. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Love lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Folkeson misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quest Love dominated that round. 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.
Love closes the distance but Folkeson moves to the side and Folkeson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Folkeson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Love misses with a straight left. Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Folkeson was well out of range. Poor timing from Love. Love misses with a body shot.
Folkeson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Love tries to clinch there but Folkeson circles away.
Love clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Folkeson as Love tries to tie him up. A short right from Love.
That's one minute gone in the round. Love goes for a takedown in the clinch but Folkeson prevents it.
Love misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Folkeson. A frustrated look appears on Folkeson's face as he tries to break the clinch. Love goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Love makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Love is trying to maintain a safe position but Folkeson gets an underhook and turns Love into the cage. Love swings wildly with an uppercut but Folkeson uses good head movement to avoid it. Love tries to throw a body punch but Folkeson avoids it by throwing Love back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Love is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Love prevents Folkeson from breaking the clinch. Love doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Folkeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Love misses with the head strike.
Love swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Love lands a body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Folkeson tries to circle away but Love has him pinned against the cage. Folkeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Folkeson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Love manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Love throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Folkeson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Love. Love throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Love misses with a short punch on the inside. Love struggles to land a body shot inside as Folkeson controls his hands.
Love can't find room to land a body shot as Folkeson controls the action.
Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Folkeson. Love tries to work over Folkeson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Love throws a punch but it's blocked by Folkeson. Love lands a right hand that snaps the head of Folkeson backwards. Folkeson wants to break free but Love has control.
Love misses with a hook from the clinch. Folkeson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Love has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Love misses with a punch on the inside.
Love misses with a punch to the body.
Love swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Folkeson breaks the clinch.
Folkeson throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily. Folkeson circles away from the clinch attempt and Love takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Folkeson throws a jab when Love was well out of range. Folkeson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quest Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Folkeson misses with a double jab.
Love lunges at Folkeson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Folkeson's hand. Love tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Folkeson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Quest Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Folkeson. Folkeson takes one to the chin there. Quest Love seems to be getting the better of the standup. Love tries to clinch but Folkeson moves away letting Folkeson counter with a right hand. Folkeson misses with the combination.
Love throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Folkeson on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Folkeson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Love lunges at Folkeson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Folkeson's hand. Folkeson on the wrong end of a nice hook. The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Love tries to clinch but Folkeson is having none of it. Love fails with an attempt to clinch.
Folkeson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Quest Love is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Love drops Folkeson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Love follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quest Love! Our winner, Quest Love, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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