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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Hanttonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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221 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The forces Hanttonen back against the ropes and clinches.
The tries a knee to the head but Hanttonen blocks it.
The swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The landing knees to the body.
The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanttonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hanttonen connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to clinch up.
Hanttonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanttonen tries to land a front kick but The steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The slips a jab from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lands the left hand.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick but The sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hanttonen throws a jab but it's blocked by The.
The on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hanttonen feints and then cracks The's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The down.
The thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanttonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanttonen rushes The and presses him up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanttonen digs a right hand underneath The's ribcage. The let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanttonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanttonen throws out a powerful jab.
The dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanttonen. That did some damage!
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanttonen misses with a looping left.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but The saw that one coming.
The with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The.
Hanttonen throws a hook but The blocks it.
The closes the distance and clinches.
Hanttonen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The trying to land knees to the body.
The throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen avoiding damage as The throws knees to the body.
Hanttonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The trying to control the position but instead, Hanttonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed The into the ropes.
The told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hanttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanttonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The is keeping busy.
Hanttonen lands a right hand.
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanttonen avoids it.
Hanttonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The has him pressed against the ropes.
Hanttonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from The.
Hanttonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Hanttonen - just one landing.
Hanttonen tries to clinch up.
The takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hanttonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot lands for Hanttonen.
The pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The closes the distance and clinches.
The blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but The blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Hanttonen.
The has Hanttonen pressed against the ropes, preventing Hanttonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The misses with a knee to the head.
The has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanttonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanttonen lands a left hand.
Hanttonen misses with a punch to the body.
Hanttonen working The over with knees to the body.
Marko Hanttonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Hanttonen.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The landing knees to the body.
The lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
Hanttonen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanttonen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanttonen.
The looking to throw knees to the head but Hanttonen is blocking nicely.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The pushes Hanttonen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanttonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
The avoids a wild elbow strike from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hanttonen thows a body kick. The tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanttonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanttonen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The is breathing heavily.
The walks into a straight right hand from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Marko Hanttonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanttonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen connects with a body shot that sends The's belly button to the back.
The takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanttonen lands a nice looking body kick.
The blocks a head kick by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen scores with a leg kick.
Hanttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanttonen staggers The with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! The looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Hanttonen lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and The goes down! The ref sends Hanttonen to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and The is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The is rocked!
Hanttonen misses with a head kick.
The has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanttonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanttonen trying to stall but The improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but The blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The tries to keep at a distance but Hanttonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of The 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A big right from Hanttonen misses.
Hanttonen tries to land a front kick but The steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanttonen feints and then cracks The's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The down.
Hanttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jake The is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The moves into the clinch.
Hanttonen wants to stall.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Hanttonen on the inside.
The lands a nice uppercut.
Hanttonen managing to block the knees to the body from The.
The escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanttonen scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Hanttonen swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The throws a series of punches but Hanttonen moves out of range.
The closes the distance and clinches.
The takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanttonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike from The.
Hanttonen lands a nice knee to the body.
The takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanttonen works on The's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanttonen.
The takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanttonen cracks The with a nice body shot.
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!
A body shot lands from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanttonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The can do to turn this around?
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanttonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops The onto his butt! The pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Hanttonen connects with a beautiful left hand that drops The onto his butt! The bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
The is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanttonen finish him?
Hanttonen throws a head kick but The moves out of range.
Hanttonen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The on the side of the head.
The throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanttonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses The's sensitive parts.
Hanttonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lands a left hand.
Hanttonen leaning against his opponent.
Hanttonen cracks The with a nice body shot.
A short right from Hanttonen on the inside.
The has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hanttonen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks The with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! The looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. The get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
The takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanttonen throws the kick towards the body but The avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanttonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen takes that one big after scoring multiple knockdowns. It's amazing that we made it out of that third round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanttonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The seems to have recovered his senses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanttonen checks a leg kick.
The throws a right and a left that Hanttonen avoids nicely.
Hanttonen lands a leg kick that knocks The off balance momentarily.
Hanttonen scores with a nice body kick.
Hanttonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanttonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanttonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen cracks the inside of The's front leg.
Hanttonen closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends The crashing to the mat! The uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanttonen has managed to clinch.
The tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing The back against the ropes.
The trying to land knees to the body.
The is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanttonen is looking to control The's arms but The gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hanttonen has his back to the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lands an elbow just above The 's eye.
Hanttonen digs a right hand into The's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The's gas tank.
Hanttonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanttonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanttonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanttonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The ducks into a a hook from Hanttonen and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
The moves into range and clinches up with Hanttonen.
Hanttonen connects with a knee to the head.
Hanttonen breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks The with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! The looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. The get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marko Hanttonen!
Marko Hanttonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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