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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Ukkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "99 Problems". On his way into the cage it seems that Akseli Ukkola has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Akseli Ukkola seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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196 cm
29
285 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akseli Ukkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Caron!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ukkola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caron misses with a wild combination.
Ukkola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caron connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ukkola scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Akseli Ukkola has been cut.
Ukkola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ukkola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Ukkola or perhaps it was just good defense by Caron which made him look bad.
Caron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caron tries to clinch but Ukkola moves out of range.
Ukkola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caron tries to clinch but Ukkola is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caron. Ukkola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ukkola shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caron sprawls well. Caron wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ukkola gets slowly back to his feet.
Caron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ukkola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ukkola fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Caron to the ground. Ukkola is now in Caron's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ukkola works over Caron with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caron pulls Ukkola in close to prevent any damage.
Ukkola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ukkola prevents Caron from getting back to his feet.
Ukkola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ukkola with a nice head shot there.
Caron pulls Ukkola in close to his closed guard and prevents Ukkola from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ukkola lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ukkola wants to control from the top but Caron keeps moving.
Caron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ukkola.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caron working a defensive guard here.
Caron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ukkola looking to sit in guard and control but Caron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukkola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ukkola escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caron doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caron manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ukkola is looking for a triangle but Caron pushes his legs off easily.
Ukkola escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ukkola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ukkola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caron tries to stand but Ukkola is controlling from the bottom.
Ukkola trying to keep a closed guard but Caron is proving a slippery customer.
Ukkola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Caron has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ukkola is proving hard to escape from.
Caron engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ukkola.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akseli Ukkola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caron clinches.
Caron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Caron scores with a shot to the side of Ukkola's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Caron will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akseli Ukkola's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caron sends Ukkola crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Caron is motioning to the referee to let Ukkola up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ukkola is defended easily by Caron.
Caron cracks Ukkola with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ukkola looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Caron finish him?
Ukkola is rocked!
Caron throws a sloppy head kick and Ukkola moves out of range easily.
A jab from Caron misses.
Caron gets caught flat footed, as Ukkola shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Akseli Ukkola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ukkola.
Ukkola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ukkola tries to free his leg and advance position but Caron is retaining full guard.
Caron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ukkola postures up in Caron's guard and throws a big left but Caron blocks it.
Ukkola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ukkola manages to get himself to full guard.
Caron wanted to stand there but Ukkola had control of the position.
Caron is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Caron is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ukkola looking for a guillotine here but Caron defends easily.
Caron slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkola escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caron gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caron wants to get up but he can't break Ukkola's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caron stopping the sweep attempt from Ukkola.
Caron wants to stand but Ukkola is controlling his posture from full guard.
Caron stands up from Ukkola's guard - Caron perhaps looking for a knockout.
John Caron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caron slaps away a takedown attempt from Ukkola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukkola shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caron defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akseli Ukkola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caron leaves Ukkola with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caron has managed to clinch.
Ukkola wants a takedown but no success here.
Caron manages to break the clinch.
Caron throws a sloppy head kick and Ukkola moves out of range easily.
Ukkola has a takedown stuffed.
Caron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ukkola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caron is looking to clinch.
Ukkola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukkola tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caron swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ukkola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caron circles away.
Caron closes the distance and clinches.
Caron scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ukkola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caron tries to clinch but Ukkola moves out of range.
Caron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ukkola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caron clinches up with Ukkola and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caron will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ukkola up against the cage.
Caron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Caron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akseli Ukkola'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. This is the final round!
Caron tries to clinch there but Ukkola circles away.
Caron stuffs the takedown.
Caron has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ukkola is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Caron stuffs the takedown.
Ukkola closes the distance and clinches up with Caron, looking for a takedown. Ukkola pushes Caron against the cage but Caron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akseli Ukkola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caron clinches up against the cage.
Caron is working Ukkola over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Caron.
Caron's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Caron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caron tries a head kick but it misses.
Caron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caron leaves Ukkola with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caron lands a big head kick that sends Ukkola tumbling to the mat! Caron takes a step backwards and waves Ukkola back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Caron ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ukkola out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Caron!
After winning the bout, John Caron thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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