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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hal Tamner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Kaikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaikkonen has chosen Duran Duran - WIld Boys as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
18 - 34 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hal Tamner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 34 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otto Kaikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tamner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kaikkonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tamner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tamner shoots in for a double leg but Kaikkonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kaikkonen throws a body kick that misses.
Tamner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaikkonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaikkonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamner feints a jab promting Kaikkonen to slip. Tamner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kaikkonen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tamner throws a low kick, looking for Kaikkonen's leg but Kaikkonen calmly moves out of range.
Tamner throws a combination. Kaikkonen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaikkonen is rocked!
Tamner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaikkonen.
Tamner moves away from the strike by Kaikkonen.
Tamner lands with an uppercut that bounces Kaikkonen off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Kaikkonen.
Tamner scores with a jab. Kaikkonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tamner misses with the combination.
Tamner tests Kaikkonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kaikkonen misses with a combination
and Tamner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaikkonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tamner counters with a stiff right hand.
Tamner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Hal Tamner has been cut.
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!
Tamner tries to score with a low kick but Kaikkonen moves his leg out of the way.
Kaikkonen misses with a body kick.
Kaikkonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tamner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Tamner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tamner.
Kaikkonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Tamner finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamner is looking to land body kicks.
Kaikkonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Tamner tries to bum rush Kaikkonen with a series of wild strikes but Kaikkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaikkonen ducks right into an uppercut from Tamner.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kaikkonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Tamner, which made it look bad.
Tamner lands with a straight right. Kaikkonen didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaikkonen looks winded!
Tamner lands with a straight right. Kaikkonen didn't see that one coming.
Tamner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaikkonen's head.
Tamner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaikkonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tamner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaikkonen scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tamner.
Tamner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaikkonen checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaikkonen pinned against the cage. Kaikkonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tamner goes for a double leg but Kaikkonen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kaikkonen continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hal Tamner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaikkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tamner lands a left hand.
Tamner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kaikkonen to keep the fight standing.
Tamner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaikkonen backwards.
Kaikkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tamner.
Tamner jumps guard but Kaikkonen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tamner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kaikkonen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kaikkonen manages to break the clinch.
Kaikkonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaikkonen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tamner somewhat.
Tamner misses with a few strikes there.
Tamner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaikkonen takes one on the button.
Tamner throws a looping overhand right but Kaikkonen ducks down to avoid it.
Kaikkonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Tamner.
Kaikkonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tamner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaikkonen under the eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tamner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Tamner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hal Tamner'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.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaikkonen.
Kaikkonen throws a head kick that half lands.
Tamner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kaikkonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tamner's sensitive parts.
Hal Tamner is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaikkonen.
A jab from Tamner does it's job there.
Tamner cracks Kaikkonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Kaikkonen misses.
Tamner tests Kaikkonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaikkonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaikkonen walks into a left hand.
Kaikkonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaikkonen walks into a stiff left hand from Tamner.
Kaikkonen looks to land a left hand but Tamner moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaikkonen in his tracks.
Hal Tamner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaikkonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kaikkonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaikkonen falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tamner to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaikkonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tamner misses with a leg kick.
Tamner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaikkonen misses with a left hand
enabling Tamner to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamner is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Kaikkonen like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Kaikkonen from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hal Tamner!
Our winner, Hal Tamner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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