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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vellu Kuikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stage woho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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194 cm
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280 lbs
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225 cm
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280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vellu Kuikka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stage woho! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! woho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuikka. Kuikka looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! woho shoots in and drives through. Kuikka sprawls well. Kuikka stuffs the takedown attempt from woho. woho gets slowly back to his feet. woho gets a clinch. Kuikka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuikka is pressed up against the cage. woho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kuikka down to the mat. Kuikka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Vellu Kuikka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stage woho. Kuikka misses with a body kick. woho tries to clinch there but Kuikka circles away.
woho throws a half hearted mid kick. woho pushes Kuikka up against the cage in a clinch. woho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
woho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuikka. woho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kuikka can't break the clinch.
Kuikka breaks from the clinch.
woho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuikka swats him away and circles back towards the center. woho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than woho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! woho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. woho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
woho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. woho looking to control and managing it successfully. woho dominating with strikes here. woho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kuikka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. woho manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kuikka to take his back! I would not like to be Kuikka right now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Stage woho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. woho tries for a takedown but Kuikka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Kuikka misses with the combination.
Kuikka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. woho drives through with a takedown into guard. woho trying to control but Kuikka is working from the bottom. Kuikka wants to improve his position but instead woho has moved into half guard.
Kuikka pushes woho off looking to stand but woho dives back in and keeps control.
Kuikka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for woho on the ground. Kuikka is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute woho jumps into side control! woho is putting a hurting on Kuikka here, landing some big shots from side control. woho content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. woho throws an elbow but Kuikka slips to the side and avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stage woho dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
woho throws a sloppy head kick and Kuikka moves out of range easily. Vellu Kuikka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. woho misses with a kick to the body.
Kuikka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Stage woho has been cut. woho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuikka as he jumps to the side. woho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Kuikka could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Kuikka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
woho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuikka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Vellu Kuikka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stage woho. Kuikka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by woho. woho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. woho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuikka defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round. woho keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. woho prevents Kuikka from improving his position. woho is taking a breather. Kuikka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. woho working over Kuikka with some ground and pound. Kuikka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. woho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kuikka!
That's two minutes gone in the round. woho looking to control and managing it successfully. woho unloading with bombs! woho controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. woho is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Kuikka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuikka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. woho is looking to clinch but Kuikka is avoiding it.
Kuikka misses with a series of wild punches.
woho is looking to land body kicks. woho is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kuikka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Kuikka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuikka misses with a wild combination.
No luck for woho with that takedown attempt. Kuikka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but woho moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuikka. woho shoots in and drives through. Kuikka sprawls well. A head kick misses from Kuikka. Kuikka misses with a head kick.
woho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuikka checks it well. Kuikka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Kuikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stage woho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Stage woho'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. This is the final round!
woho throws out a loose jab but Kuikka uses good head movement to avoid it. Kuikka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. woho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuikka is fending him off so far but woho persists. Nope, Kuikka circles away and we're back to standing. woho moves in looking to clinch but Kuikka pushes him off. woho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuikka sprawls well initially but woho persists and gets the takedown into half guard. woho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kuikka has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, woho escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by woho! woho is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kuikka's shoulder. That is not cool. woho decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kuikka to his feet. Both fighters are breathing heavily. woho just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kuikka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but woho moves out of range and avoids them all easily. woho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than woho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! woho controlling the pace for now. woho thowing shots but they're missing. woho trying to control but he's not successful this time. Kuikka is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. woho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuikka is looking to escape. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, woho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
woho landing strikes, looking to finish! woho landing punches. woho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
woho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. woho is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kuikka is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stage woho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
61% |
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