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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Holger Routakirves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Routakirves has chosen Miami Nights 1984 - Elevator of Love as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
30
169 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Didion! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Holger Routakirves! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Routakirves swats away the attempt to clinch by Didion. Routakirves throws a wild body kick that Didion sees coming a mile off. Routakirves throws a hook to the side of Didion's head but Didion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Didion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Routakirves. Routakirves closes the distance and clinches up with Didion, looking for a takedown. Routakirves pushes Didion against the cage but Didion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Routakirves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The crowd cheers as Routakirves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Didion doesn't seem phased though. Didion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Didion lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kalevi Holger Routakirves has been cut. Didion throws a looping overhand right but Routakirves ducks down to avoid it. Didion swats away the attempt to clinch by Routakirves. Didion drives through and clinches with Routakirves against the cage.
Routakirves scores with a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Routakirves tries for a takedown. No joy.
Didion throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Routakirves is looking for a takedown. Chad Didion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalevi Holger Routakirves. Didion lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Didion. Routakirves prevents a body shot from Didion. Didion is working Routakirves over against the cage. Didion scores with a hook to the body. Routakirves jumps guard but Didion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Didion lands an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Didion. A short uppercut from Didion. Routakirves is trying to maintain a safe position but Didion gets an underhook and turns Routakirves into the cage. Didion lands a shoulder strike. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Routakirves has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Didion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Routakirves's elbow. Didion scores with a nice hook to the head. Nice body punch from Didion. Didion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Routakirves backwards. Routakirves swings wildly with an uppercut but Didion uses good head movement to avoid it. Didion gets through Routakirves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. 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! Didion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Routakirves is rocked! Didion lands a body punch. Routakirves is still on wobbly legs! Can Didion finish him? Routakirves looks winded! Didion pushes Routakirves against the cage. Didion is working some dirty boxing. Didion pushes off with a quick right hook! Routakirves goes down! Routakirves tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Didion moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Didion! Chad Didion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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