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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Kneeigeninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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291 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kneeigeninen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeigeninen clinches with his opponent.
Kneeigeninen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeigeninen letting White take a breather here.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeigeninen tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeigeninen misses with a knee strike.
Kneeigeninen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White avoiding damage as Kneeigeninen throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kneeigeninen obliges.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeigeninen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeigeninen throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White avoiding damage as Kneeigeninen throws knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Kneeigeninen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeigeninen misses with a knee strike.
Kneeigeninen looking to stall.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeigeninen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeigeninen connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeigeninen misses with a knee strike.
Kneeigeninen tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kneeigeninen tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White stalls.
Kneeigeninen trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeigeninen tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White stalling the fight.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Kneeigeninen.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roger White.
Kneeigeninen drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Kneeigeninen looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeigeninen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeigeninen trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kneeigeninen.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White is pushing Kneeigeninen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kneeigeninen trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeigeninen missing with knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kneeigeninen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kneeigeninen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kneeigeninen has managed to clinch.
Kneeigeninen tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Kneeigeninen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
The referee calls for White to work.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeigeninen tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for White to work.
Kneeigeninen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seppo Kneeigeninen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeigeninen stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeigeninen trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeigeninen tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Kneeigeninen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeigeninen tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from White.
Kneeigeninen missing with knees to the body.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Kneeigeninen.
Kneeigeninen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeigeninen tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeigeninen misses with a knee to the head.
White effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Kneeigeninen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Kneeigeninen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Kneeigeninen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeigeninen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Kneeigeninen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Kneeigeninen tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeigeninen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White avoiding damage as Kneeigeninen throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeigeninen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Kneeigeninen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeigeninen missing with knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeigeninen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Kneeigeninen misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeigeninen unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeigeninen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Kneeigeninen missing with knees to the body.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Kneeigeninen.
Kneeigeninen is breathing heavily.
White avoiding damage as Kneeigeninen throws knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Kneeigeninen looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White leaning against his opponent.
Kneeigeninen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeigeninen trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kneeigeninen.
White avoiding damage as Kneeigeninen throws knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen missing with knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeigeninen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeigeninen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is pushing Kneeigeninen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeigeninen tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Kneeigeninen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
White clinches up against the cage.
Kneeigeninen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeigeninen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Kneeigeninen.
Kneeigeninen landing knees to the head.
Kneeigeninen with a knee to the head.
White avoiding damage as Kneeigeninen throws knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeigeninen is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kneeigeninen has his back to the cage.
White stalling in the clinch.
Kneeigeninen trying to land knees to the body.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeigeninen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White digs a right hand underneath Kneeigeninen's ribcage. Kneeigeninen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeigeninen tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Kneeigeninen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeigeninen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeigeninen trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeigeninen throws a knee to the head but misses.
White just leaning against Kneeigeninen, taking a breather.
Kneeigeninen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Kneeigeninen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Kneeigeninen avoiding damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kneeigeninen misses with a knee to the head.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roger White.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeigeninen trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeigeninen missing with knees to the body.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeigeninen misses with a knee strike.
White avoiding damage as Kneeigeninen throws knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen being controlled against the cage.
Kneeigeninen looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Kneeigeninen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from White.
Kneeigeninen tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding damage as Kneeigeninen throws knees to the body.
Kneeigeninen is trying to stall.
Kneeigeninen tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Kneeigeninen tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Roger White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seppo Kneeigeninen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seppo Kneeigeninen.
Well Kneeigeninen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Kneeigeninen!
An out of breath Seppo Kneeigeninen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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