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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Reki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reki comes to the ring accompanied by The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (Ratatat Remix). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Reki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Louis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis takes a swing at Reki's ribcage but misses.
Louis dips to his left and cracks Reki with an uppercut!
It looks like Kimmo Reki has been cut.
Reki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reki lands in his opponent's guard.
Louis wants to stand up but Reki is controlling him.
Louis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Louis wants to stand up but Reki is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reki slips nicely into half guard.
Louis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Louis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reki is looking to advance position but Louis won't allow it.
Louis wants to get back to his feet.
Reki seems to be looking for submissions.
Louis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reki.
Louis is trying to stand up here but Reki is controlling him well.
Reki thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Louis to regain full guard.
Reki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Louis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reki lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Louis wants to stand up but Reki is controlling him.
Reki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reki 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.
Reki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Louis wants to stand but Reki is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reki gets the takedown into side control.
Louis looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Louis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reki throws an elbow but Louis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Louis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Louis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reki connects with a decent elbow.
Louis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reki working the ground and pound but Louis is defending the strikes.
Reki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Louis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reki has knee on belly momentarily but Louis bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reki thows a huge punch but Louis dodges it nicely.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reki.
Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reki.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reki moves forwards but Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Louis misses the jab.
Louis thows a body shot but no joy.
Louis throws a one two combo.
Reki dodges the punch combination from Louis.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reki moves away.
Louis stuffs the takedown attempt from Reki. Reki gets slowly back to his feet.
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 Kimmo Reki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Reki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Louis throws a right hand that Reki ducks under and follows up with a left that Reki also avoids with ease.
Reki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reki thows a big elbow that misses.
Reki is looking to work some ground and pound but Louis has wrist control.
Louis is looking to stand up but Reki isn't so interested in that idea.
Louis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Reki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Louis is landing with some decent strikes but Reki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Louis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Louis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis wants to control the pace but Reki is squirming around nicely.
Reki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Louis pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Reki flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Reki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reki is trying to reverse the position but instead Louis has taken his back - oops!
Louis wants to control but Reki is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Reki breaks Louis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Louis tries to bum rush Reki with a series of wild strikes but Reki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louis is breathing heavily.
Louis lands with a cross.
Reki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Louis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Louis.
Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Reki or perhaps it was just good defense by Louis which made him look bad.
Reki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Louis as he avoids it easily.
Louis throws a hook but Reki avoids it easily.
Louis misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Reki with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Reki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reki shoots in for a takedown but Louis shows good takedown defense.
Louis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reki moves into range and clinches up with Louis.
Louis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reki has him pressed against the ropes.
Louis gets underhooks to prevent Reki's takedown attempt.
Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Louis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Louis stops a takedown attempt from Reki.
Louis wants to get back to striking at distance but Reki won't allow it.
Reki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Louis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Louis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Louis dodges an elbow strike from Reki.
Louis gets underhooks to prevent Reki's takedown attempt.
Louis is pressed up against the ropes. Reki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Louis down to the mat. Louis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Louis wants to slow Reki down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reki checks a leg kick.
Louis scores with a punch to the head.
Louis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louis misses with the combination.
Reki throws a head kick that misses.
Louis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Louis!
Louis taking shots to the head.
Reki landing strikes from the mount and Louis is in trouble!
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!
Reki breaks from Louis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Louis is bucking up trying to escape but Reki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Reki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Reki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reki closes the distance and clinches up with Louis, looking for a takedown. Reki pushes Louis against the ropes but Louis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Louis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Louis swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Reki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis tries to bum rush Reki with a series of wild strikes but Reki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reki tries to clinch but Louis moves out of range.
Joe Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reki tries to close the distance and clinch but Louis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Louis throws a series of strikes that have Reki backpedaling.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis avoids the elbow strike from Reki, against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reki tries for a takedown but Louis manages to get underhooks.
Reki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Reki has double underhooks.
Reki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reki is working for takedown but Louis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Reki tries to pull guard but Louis holds him up against the ropes and eventually Reki drops back down to his feet.
Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Reki has double underhooks.
Louis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reki has him pressed against the ropes.
Louis breaks the clinch.
Reki looks for a takedown but Louis sprawls well.
Louis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reki on the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Reki.
Louis sneaks out the side door and pushes Reki away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Louis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reki lands in his opponent's guard.
Reki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Louis's head.
Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Louis looking for a sweep. Not yet Louis, not yet.
Louis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reki is controlling him.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reki throws and elbow that misses. Louis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reki's guard. Nice move by Louis!
Louis won't allow Reki to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis stands and throws Reki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reki is looking to regain half guard here but Louis keeps moving and retains side control.
Louis wants to stand but Reki has his arm trapped.
Reki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Louis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Reki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Louis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Reki tries to roll over but Louis keeps him under control.
Reki moves into full guard.
Reki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Louis trying to control but Reki is working from the bottom.
Reki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Louis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reki actively working from the bottom here.
Louis wants to stand up but Reki is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kimmo Reki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Reki's cut.
That's time! Reki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reki shoots in and drives through. Louis sprawls well.
Louis throws a series of punches but Reki moves out of range.
No joy there for Louis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reki shoots for a takedown but Louis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Louis is fending him off so far but Reki persists. Nope, Louis circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Reki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reki checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reki shoots for a takedown but Louis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louis.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Louis throws a leg kick but Reki checks it.
Louis misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Louis misses.
Reki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Louis is fending him off so far but Reki persists. Nope, Louis circles away and we're back to standing.
Reki shoots for a double leg takedown but Louis sprawls well. He's pushed Reki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Louis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Louis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louis looks to land a combination but Reki avoids it well.
Reki shoots in and bounces Louis off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Reki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Reki postures up in Louis's guard and throws a big left but Louis blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis looking to control.
Reki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Louis pushes Reki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Reki closes the distance and clinches up with Louis, looking for a takedown. Reki pushes Louis against the ropes but Louis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Louis misses with a two punch combination.
Joe Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reki slips a jab and a cross from Louis.
Reki fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis misses the shot to the body.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Louis.
Louis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louis misses with a wild combination.
Reki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Louis throws a series of punches but Reki moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Louis misses with a few strikes there.
Reki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Louis swivels and escapes.
Louis throws a right hand that Reki ducks under and follows up with a left that Reki also avoids with ease.
Louis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Louis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reki scores with a takedown into Louis's guard.
Reki postures up.
Reki won't allow Louis to get back to his feet.
Louis trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Joe Louis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Reki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Louis scores with a decent looking hook.
Reki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reki thows a big elbow that misses.
Louis wants to stand but Reki is controlling the position.
Louis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Louis is keeping the position for now.
Louis controlling the position.
Louis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis has control of Reki's left arm, preventing Reki from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Reki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Louis throws a right and a left that Reki avoids nicely.
Joe Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louis misses with a few strikes there.
Louis throws a solid leg kick but Reki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Louis.
Louis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reki tries to score a body lock takedown but Louis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reki tries a knee to the head but Louis blocks it.
Reki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Louis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reki looking for a takedown.
Louis is looking to break free of the clinch but Reki has double underhooks.
Reki lands with a left to the head.
Reki misses with an elbow strike.
Reki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reki jumps into guard, dragging Louis to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis wants to stand but Reki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Louis tries to stand but Reki is controlling from the bottom.
Louis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Reki.
Reki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Louis tries to free his leg and advance position but Reki is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis trying to control but Reki is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reki closes the distance and clinches up with Louis, looking for a takedown. Reki pushes Louis against the ropes but Louis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimmo Reki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Louis as he connects with a hook.
Reki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Louis but Louis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Louis swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Louis there.
Reki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Louis to the mat! Louis manages to get full guard.
Louis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reki throws a big right hand that misses.
Louis has his hands on Reki's head, controlling the position.
Reki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Louis dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reki looking for a sweep. Not yet Reki, not yet.
Reki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Louis wants to stand but Reki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Joe Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Louis is one step ahead there.
Reki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Louis connects with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kimmo Reki.
I think Reki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimmo Reki!
Kimmo Reki retains his heavyweight title!
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