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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Ascanio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eri Keepperi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ascanio comes to the ring accompanied by Otis Taylor / Ten Million Slaves. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Ascanio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eri Keepperi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keepperi connects with the punch.
It looks like Dante Ascanio has been cut.
Ascanio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keepperi misses with a body shot.
Eri Keepperi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ascanio misses with a straight left.
Ascanio slips under a jab.
Ascanio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ascanio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keepperi.
Keepperi looks to throw the jab but Ascanio is out of range.
Keepperi defending well as Ascanio loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ascanio.
Ascanio scores with a shot to the body.
Ascanio blocks a jab.
Keepperi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ascanio defending well as Keepperi loads up on a big left hand.
Ascanio throws a series of punches but Keepperi moves out of range.
Ascanio moves out of range as Keepperi strikes.
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!
Keepperi misses with a looping left.
Keepperi throws a leg kick but Ascanio checks it.
Ascanio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keepperi.
Ascanio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keepperi.
Keepperi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ascanio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ascanio defending well as Keepperi loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ascanio.
Ascanio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keepperi misses with a body shot.
Ascanio blocks a jab.
Keepperi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Keepperi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice body punch from Keepperi.
Ascanio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ascanio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keepperi.
Keepperi scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ascanio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Keepperi throws a big shot that misses.
Ascanio catches Keepperi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keepperi avoids the body shot from Ascanio.
Keepperi misses with a straight right.
Keepperi moves out of range as Ascanio strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ascanio ducks under a wild hook from Keepperi.
A left and a right from Keepperi both land. Nice combination.
Keepperi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ascanio. Ascanio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keepperi throws a hook to the side of Ascanio's head but Ascanio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keepperi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ascanio misses the jab.
Ascanio slips under a jab.
Keepperi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keepperi moves away.
Ascanio connects with a single shot there.
Ascanio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keepperi.
Ascanio misses with a hook. Keepperi ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Ascanio finds it's target.
Ascanio slips under a jab.
Keepperi looks to land a left hand but Ascanio moved out of range nicely.
Keepperi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ascanio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keepperi scrambles back to his feet.
Ascanio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio misses with a body shot.
Keepperi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ascanio. Ascanio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Keepperi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keepperi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dante Ascanio's cut is getting worse.
Ascanio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keepperi looks to throw the jab but Ascanio is out of range.
Ascanio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keepperi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ascanio counters with a stiff right hand.
Ascanio misses the shot to the body.
Keepperi missing with a left hand there. Ascanio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ascanio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ascanio ducks under a wild hook from Keepperi.
Keepperi throws a shot from downtown. Ascanio moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keepperi ducks under a wild hook from Ascanio.
Ascanio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keepperi throws a poor cross that misses
and Ascanio counters with a good low kick that Keepperi was not able to check.
Keepperi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Ascanio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keepperi moves away.
Keepperi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ascanio.
Ascanio slips under a jab.
Keepperi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Keepperi misses.
Keepperi misses with an uppercut. Ascanio saw that one coming.
Keepperi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ascanio.
Ascanio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ascanio misses the jab.
Keepperi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ascanio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keepperi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Keepperi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keepperi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ascanio slips under a jab from Keepperi.
Keepperi throws an off balance right hand
and Ascanio counters with a nice body shot.
Ascanio throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eri Keepperi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dante Ascanio's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keepperi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ascanio.
Ascanio dodges the punch combination from Keepperi.
Keepperi throws a looping overhand right but Ascanio ducks down to avoid it.
Keepperi dodges the punch combination from Ascanio.
Keepperi misses with a low kick.
Keepperi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ascanio under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Ascanio.
Keepperi throws an overhand right that lands on Ascanio's shoulder, as Ascanio tries to avoid the shot.
Keepperi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Ascanio misses.
Ascanio throws a jab when Keepperi was well out of range.
Ascanio thows a body shot but no joy.
Ascanio ducks right into an uppercut from Keepperi.
Keepperi misses with a two punch combination.
Ascanio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ascanio. Keepperi does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keepperi tests Ascanio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Keepperi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keepperi. Ascanio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ascanio scores with the left hand. Keepperi knows he should have avoided that one.
Keepperi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Eri Keepperi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ascanio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keepperi moves away.
Ascanio throws a lazy right hand but Keepperi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keepperi jabs Ascanio right on the nose. Ascanio blinks but takes it well.
Keepperi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dante Ascanio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Keepperi misses.
Keepperi misses with an uppercut.
Keepperi tries to move into range but Ascanio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ascanio scores with a hook.
Keepperi throws out a loose jab but Ascanio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Keepperi misses.
Ascanio misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio lands a lovely overhand right.
Keepperi is rocked!
Ascanio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keepperi.
Keepperi is still on wobbly legs! Can Ascanio finish him?
Ascanio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Keepperi misses the jab.
Keepperi seems to have recovered his senses.
Ascanio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keepperi lands a body shot.
Keepperi throws a hook to the side of Ascanio's head but Ascanio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keepperi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ascanio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keepperi manages to avoid it.
Keepperi throws out a loose jab but Ascanio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keepperi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ascanio finds it's way round the side to connect with Keepperi's head.
Keepperi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ascanio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Keepperi on the side of the head.
Keepperi misses with a looping left.
Keepperi tries to bum rush Ascanio with a series of wild strikes but Ascanio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ascanio cracks a nice hook into Keepperi's ribs.
Ascanio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Keepperi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keepperi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keepperi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ascanio's head.
Keepperi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ascanio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jeez, Dante Ascanio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ascanio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ascanio connects with a right hand. Keepperi shakes it off.
Nice shot by Keepperi.
Ascanio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keepperi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ascanio.
Keepperi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ascanio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keepperi.
Ascanio slips a jab from Keepperi.
Keepperi misses with a hook. Ascanio ducked under it nicely.
Keepperi misses the jab.
Ascanio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keepperi.
A slow jab from Ascanio misses its intended target.
Ascanio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ascanio blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ascanio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ascanio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ascanio moves out of range as Keepperi strikes.
Keepperi misses with a hook.
Ascanio scores with a decent looking hook.
Keepperi looks to land a left hand but Ascanio moved out of range nicely.
Ascanio connects with a crisp jab.
Keepperi misses with a looping left.
Keepperi moves out of range as Ascanio strikes.
Keepperi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keepperi throws a big shot that misses.
Keepperi walks into a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keepperi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ascanio counters with a huge left! Keepperi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ascanio isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Keepperi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ascanio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Ascanio!
Dante Ascanio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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