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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonatan Lehkosuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lehkosuo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Fuel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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186 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonatan Lehkosuo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston avoids the head kick by Lehkosuo.
Lehkosuo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingston circles away.
Lehkosuo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kingston tries to sprawl out of it but Lehkosuo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kingston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kingston lands in his opponent's guard.
Kingston is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kingston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kingston trying to control but Lehkosuo is working from the bottom.
Lehkosuo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kingston passes Lehkosuo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kingston lands strikes from half guard.
Kingston 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehkosuo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kingston.
Kingston working over Lehkosuo with some ground and pound. Lehkosuo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Kingston there.
Lehkosuo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kingston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lehkosuo is trying to stand.
Kingston working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kingston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lehkosuo pushes Kingston off looking to stand but Kingston dives back in and keeps control.
Kingston lands with a punch from half guard.
Kingston is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kingston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lehkosuo taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Lehkosuo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston landing punches.
Lehkosuo looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston landing shots from mount.
Kingston avoids the attempt from Lehkosuo to control.
Kingston is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lehkosuo is surviving well by controlling Kingston's body position as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kingston landing strikes from the mount.
Lehkosuo is in a horrible position here. Kingston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lehkosuo can't escape the position.
Lehkosuo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kingston working for a submission but Lehkosuo is keeping him at bay.
Kingston punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lehkosuo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kingston is landing with some decent strikes but Lehkosuo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kingston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lehkosuo hang on?
Kingston landing shots from mount.
Kingston landing shots from mount.
Kingston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lehkosuo hang on?
Lehkosuo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Lehkosuo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kingston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehkosuo is holding on to Kingston 's glove but Kingston gets free and slips his arm under Lehkosuo 's chin. This could be big trouble! Yes, Lehkosuo is tapping furiously and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Kingston!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
76% |
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