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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato Aspenia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenneth Lucas's chin.
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130 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspenia clinches with his opponent.
Lucas misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aspenia misses with an elbow over the top.
Aspenia prevents a body shot from Lucas.
Aspenia tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas tries to throw a body punch but Aspenia avoids it by throwing Lucas back against the cage.
Aspenia goes for a takedown attempt but Lucas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aspenia clinches up with Lucas and pushes him back against the cage.
Aspenia wants to break free but Lucas has control.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch but Lucas keeps him there for the moment.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucas misses with a hook.
Aspenia shoots in for a takedown but Lucas shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aspenia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kato Aspenia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aspenia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aspenia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aspenia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lucas misses with a head kick.
Aspenia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucas.
Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aspenia moves into range and clinches up with Lucas.
Lucas lands an elbow inside.
Aspenia misses with a body punch.
Lucas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Lucas is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Aspenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aspenia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucas won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia wants to break free but Lucas has control.
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 is trying to break the clinch but Lucas is controlling him.
Lucas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lucas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lucas stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Lucas.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Lucas.
Lucas stalks Aspenia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aspenia's face. Aspenia staggers backwards, shaken.
Lucas scores with a jab to the body.
Kenneth Lucas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lucas leaves Aspenia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lucas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aspenia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lucas actively working from the bottom here.
Aspenia is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Aspenia escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lucas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lucas dodges the punch combination from Aspenia.
Aspenia is breathing heavily.
Aspenia misses with a two punch combination.
Aspenia has Lucas up against the cage in a clinch.
Aspenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aspenia tries to circle away but Lucas has him pinned against the cage.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch but Lucas keeps him there for the moment.
Lucas lands with a left to the head.
Lucas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lucas swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspenia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas is pushing Aspenia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lucas pushes Aspenia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Aspenia tries a body shot but Lucas blocks it.
Aspenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenneth Lucas will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lucas looks to score with a jab to the body but Aspenia is just out of range.
Aspenia takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aspenia moves into the clinch.
Lucas lands a left hand.
Lucas trying to control the position but instead, Aspenia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucas into the cage.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aspenia slips a jab and a cross from Lucas.
Aspenia clinches up with Lucas and pushes him back against the cage.
Aspenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lucas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aspenia is trying to force a seperation but Lucas has the dominant position.
Aspenia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lucas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aspenia up 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 clinches with his opponent.
Aspenia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aspenia manages to break the clinch.
Aspenia misses with a double jab.
Aspenia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aspenia scores with a one two! Lucas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lucas throws a head kick but Aspenia moves out of range.
Aspenia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aspenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lucas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
Lucas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aspenia misses with a body punch.
Lucas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspenia's efforts to push away.
Kato Aspenia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lucas lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Lucas is controlling him.
Aspenia avoiding damage as Lucas throws knees to the body.
Lucas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
Aspenia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucas has Aspenia pressed against the cage, preventing Aspenia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aspenia manages to break the clinch.
Aspenia clinches up against the cage.
Lucas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucas lands an uppercut.
Lucas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Lucas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucas gets a clinch.
Aspenia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Lucas.
Lucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lucas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aspenia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Lucas won't allow it.
Aspenia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.
Aspenia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aspenia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lucas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aspenia looks to throw the jab but Lucas is out of range.
Kato Aspenia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aspenia was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
Aspenia misses with a few strikes there.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Aspenia moves out of range easily.
Aspenia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas lands a nice looking body kick.
Aspenia punishes Lucas's body with a nice straight punch.
Aspenia tries to keep at a distance but Lucas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lucas working Aspenia over with knees to the body.
Lucas lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lucas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
Aspenia jumps guard but Lucas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lucas stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenneth Lucas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lucas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aspenia slips under a jab.
Aspenia catches Lucas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lucas is rocked!
Aspenia throws a shot from downtown. Lucas moves away and avoids it.
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Aspenia finish him?
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aspenia shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Aspenia slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Aspenia lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Kato Aspenia!
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energy
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