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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassit Heiluu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiluu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kerrankin Tarpeekseen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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153 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Kunnas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cassit Heiluu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heiluu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kunnas.
Heiluu jabs Kunnas right on the nose. Kunnas blinks but takes it well.
Heiluu scores with a head kick. Kunnas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kunnas. That's going to slow Heiluu down.
Heiluu staying out of range there.
Kunnas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Kunnas misses.
Kunnas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heiluu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karl Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heiluu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kunnas circles away quickly and effectively.
Heiluu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heiluu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kunnas. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas digs a good body shot into Heiluu's ribs.
Kunnas throws a poor cross that misses
and Heiluu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kunnas thinking.
Kunnas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heiluu.
Heiluu connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heiluu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kunnas cracks a nice hook into Heiluu's ribs.
Kunnas looks to score with a jab to the body but Heiluu is just out of range.
Karl Kunnas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heiluu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heiluu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Heiluu. Those never looked like landing.
Heiluu misses with a wild combination.
Kunnas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heiluu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heiluu. Kunnas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heiluu throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Kunnas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heiluu throws a head kick that misses
and Kunnas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kunnas takes one on the button.
Kunnas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Heiluu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Heiluu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunnas can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Heiluu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas throws a right and a left that Heiluu avoids nicely.
Kunnas connects with a leg kick. Heiluu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kunnas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heiluu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kunnas's waist but Kunnas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heiluu off to one side.
Kunnas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heiluu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heiluu moves away from the strike by Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a jab when Heiluu was well out of range.
Kunnas lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kunnas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kunnas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heiluu landing with the ground and pound.
Heiluu preventing the sweep.
Kunnas looking to control.
Kunnas keeping full guard, as Heiluu tries to pass.
Heiluu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Heiluu advances to half guard.
Heiluu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heiluu wants to pass the guard but Kunnas is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heiluu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kunnas!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heiluu throwing strikes but Kunnas recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Kunnas is in trouble now - Heiluu has advanced to mount!
Heiluu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Heiluu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kunnas tries to hold on but Heiluu postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Heiluu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassit Heiluu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heiluu.
Kunnas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kunnas throws a leg kick
and Heiluu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kunnas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kunnas. That's going to slow Heiluu down.
Kunnas is looking to clinch but Heiluu is avoiding it.
Heiluu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heiluu keeps the fight on the outside.
Kunnas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kunnas throws a low kick but Heiluu avoids it.
Heiluu looks for a takedown but Kunnas sprawls well.
Heiluu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kunnas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Heiluu.
Kunnas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karl Kunnas is winning the standup battle so far.
Heiluu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kunnas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heiluu's hands.
Heiluu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Heiluu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kunnas.
Heiluu drops his hands momentarily and Kunnas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Heiluu coming out on top.
Heiluu throws a sloppy head kick
letting Kunnas counter with a right hand.
Kunnas has Heiluu up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Heiluu tries to pull guard but Kunnas won't allow it.
Karl Kunnas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassit Heiluu.
Heiluu jumps guard but Kunnas stands there with Heiluu around his waist. Heiluu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu pulls Kunnas into guard.
Kunnas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heiluu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kunnas has managed to get both his arms back between Heiluu's legs - danger averted.
Heiluu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kunnas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Heiluu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kunnas has managed to get both his arms back between Heiluu's legs - danger averted.
Kunnas trying to control but Heiluu is working from the bottom.
Kunnas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kunnas slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu wants to improve his position but Kunnas is controlling well.
Heiluu actively working from the bottom here.
Kunnas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cassit Heiluu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heiluu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Heiluu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kunnas wanted to stand there but Heiluu had control of the position.
Kunnas stopping the sweep attempt from Heiluu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heiluu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kunnas!
Kunnas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Heiluu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Heiluu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heiluu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Heiluu thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunnas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Heiluu looking to ground and pound but Kunnas is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heiluu has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Kunnas is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cassit Heiluu!
Cassit Heiluu gave a mention to Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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
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