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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knoxville comes to the cage accompanied by Big Ballz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 cm
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140 lbs
6 - 22 - 0 |
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172 cm
33
130 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonny Knoxville! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aspenia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Knoxville bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Aspenia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knoxville's hands. The fight moves into the clinch position. Aspenia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knoxville is looking for a takedown. Aspenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aspenia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knoxville works over Aspenia's head and body with a nice combination. Knoxville tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Aspenia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knoxville. Knoxville has Aspenia up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aspenia. A short uppercut from Aspenia.
Knoxville is rocked! Aspenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oh Knoxville is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knoxville circles away quickly and effectively. Aspenia misses with a few strikes there.
Knoxville shoots in for a takedown but Aspenia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. 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! Aspenia clinches with his opponent.
Aspenia has Knoxville pushed against the cage. Aspenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aspenia swinging wildly here.
Knoxville walks straight into a right hand from Aspenia - that's dropped him! Aspenia jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Knoxville from any more punishment! Knoxville complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kato Aspenia!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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