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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lentävä Kalakukko kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Severi Suhonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ronaldo Nazario's chin.
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192 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
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192 lbs
13 - 14 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Nazario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suhonen misses the jab.
Suhonen scores with a jab.
Suhonen lands with a good body shot.
Suhonen looks to land a body kick but Nazario moved away.
Nazario avoids the head kick by Suhonen.
Severi Suhonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suhonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suhonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nazario was well out of range. Poor timing from Suhonen.
Suhonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazario.
Suhonen scores with a sloppy right hand. Nazario should have avoided that one.
Suhonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suhonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suhonen misses with a head kick.
Suhonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suhonen throws a looping overhand right but Nazario ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Suhonen digs a good body shot into Nazario's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Suhonen.
Jab, jab by Suhonen - just one landing.
It looks like Ronaldo Nazario has been cut.
Suhonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suhonen throws a right hand that Nazario ducks under and follows up with a left that Nazario also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Suhonen.
Suhonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nazario under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Suhonen there.
Suhonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suhonen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nazario had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suhonen lands a head kick!
Suhonen misses with a body shot.
Nazario drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suhonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazario manages to avoid it.
Suhonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nazario blocks a head kick by Suhonen.
A head kick misses from Suhonen.
A punch lands to the side of Nazario 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Suhonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nazario circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen throws a head kick but Nazario moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suhonen.
Suhonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nazario tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suhonen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Severi Suhonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazario misses with a takedown attempt
and Suhonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nazario goes for a takedown in the clinch but Suhonen prevents it.
Suhonen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Nazario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suhonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazario's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazario takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Suhonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nazario dodges the punch combination from Suhonen.
Suhonen throws a wild body kick that Nazario sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazario looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suhonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Severi Suhonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Nazario's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suhonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Suhonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suhonen throws a head kick that misses.
Nazario fails to land the takedown.
Suhonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suhonen instigates a clinch.
Suhonen manages to break the clinch.
Suhonen throws a sloppy head kick and Nazario moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suhonen. Nazario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suhonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazario.
Nazario checks a leg kick nicely.
Suhonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nazario's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Suhonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nazario scrambles back to his feet.
Suhonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suhonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nazario is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Suhonen.
A head kick misses from Suhonen.
Good exchange - Suhonen coming out on top.
Suhonen scores with a jab to the head.
Nazario is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen throws a body punch but Nazario moves out of range.
Nazario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suhonen.
Suhonen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oh Nazario is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suhonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nazario counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nazario.
Suhonen has a closed guard, preventing Nazario from standing up.
Nazario seems to have got his legs back now.
Suhonen wants to sweep here but Nazario controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazario accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nazario won't allow Suhonen to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suhonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nazario.
Suhonen keeping moving, preventing Nazario from controlling successfully.
Nazario drops back, looking for a kneebar! Suhonen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Suhonen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Suhonen!
Suhonen trying to control the position but Nazario is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazario is trying to control Suhonen's posture but Suhonen avoids it.
Suhonen lands a nice forearm strike.
Suhonen scoring with punches and elbows.
Nazario sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Suhonen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nazario knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazario looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suhonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suhonen is controlling the pace.
Nazario is looking to improve his position.
Suhonen moves nicely into side control.
Suhonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazario is trying to work for a sweep but Suhonen has mounted him!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suhonen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Suhonen landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Severi Suhonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Nazario's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nazario takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nazario wants to stay close but Suhonen steps back to make room for something. Nazario seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Suhonen and Nazario drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Severi Suhonen!
Severi Suhonen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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