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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfa Uros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Somali might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen. Uros has chosen Dirty Diana as his entrance music. Sakke Somali had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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183 cm
36
180 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
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182 cm
36
178 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
World class boxer
Very quick
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakke Somali! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfa Uros! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Uros moves into the clinch successfully.
Uros scores with a knee to the head.
Somali lands an elbow just above Uros 's eye. Uros is trying to break the clinch but Somali is controlling him. Uros wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Somali gets through Uros's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Uros blocking some punches.
Somali throws a head punch that misses. Somali struggles to land a body shot inside as Uros controls his hands.
Uros tries to throw a body punch but Somali avoids it by throwing Uros back against the ropes. Somali keeps control of Uros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Somali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uros manages to break the clinch.
Somali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uros. That did some damage! Uros takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Somali lands with a hook. Uros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Uros takes the fight into the clinch. Uros misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Somali creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Somali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Uros breaks the clinch.
Uros takes the fight into the clinch. Uros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Somali has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center in the buildup to the fight. Uros rushes Somali and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. A right handed body shot lands from Somali.
Uros takes an elbow to the forehead. Uros stalling in the clinch but Somali improves position. A left hand lands to the body for Somali.
Uros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Uros misses with a punch on the inside.
Somali tries to land knees in the clinch but Uros avoids the damage to the body. Uros has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Somali seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Uros can turn it around. Somali has Uros pressed against the ropes, preventing Uros from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Somali blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uros wants to break the clinch but can't.
Uros misses with a short punch on the inside. Uros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Somali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Uros gets in close and instigates a clinch. Uros breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Somali tests Uros's chin there with a solid looking shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Uros has closed the distance and engaged Somali in a clinch.
Uros is trying to break the clinch but Somali has him pressed against the ropes. Uros avoiding damage as Somali throws knees to the body.
Uros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Somali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uros prevents a body shot from Somali. Uros is trying to break the clinch but Somali has him pressed against the ropes. Uros dodges an elbow strike from Somali.
Uros throws a punch but it's blocked by Somali. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sakke Somali will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uros gets a clinch. Uros lands a shoulder strike. Somali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uros.
Uros connects with a nasty looking knee right to Somali's face.
Uros blocking some punches.
Somali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Somali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Uros has had enough of the clinch but Somali keeps him there for the moment. Uros is trying to break the clinch but Somali is controlling him. Alfa Uros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Somali working Uros over with knees to the body. Somali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uros backwards. Somali is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Uros's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Somali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Somali unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uros lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Uros is breathing heavily. Somali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uros blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round. Somali lands an elbow that stopped Uros in his tracks for a moment. Somali works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Somali - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Uros managing to block the knees to the body from Somali.
Somali missing with knees to the body.
Somali lands an elbow inside. A nice glancing elbow lands by Somali. Knees in the clinch landing for Somali.
Somali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uros is defending well for now. Somali lands a nice elbow. Somali lands a hook that snaps the head of Uros backwards.
Uros is rocked! Somali tries a knee to the head but Uros blocks it.
Uros is still on wobbly legs! Can Somali finish him? Somali tries a body shot but Uros blocks it.
Nice body punch from Somali - that landed with a thud.
Somali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uros's efforts to push away. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Uros seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Somali is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Somali misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Somali. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Somali is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uros is defending well for now. Somali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uros can do to turn this around? With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Somali just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uros's brow. Somali is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Somali missing with knees to the body.
Somali missing with knees to the body.
Somali lands an uppercut. Uros wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Somali lands a left hand.
Somali lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Somali lands with a left to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Somali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somali missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakke Somali dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Somali clinches up against the ropes. Uros trying to stall but Somali improves his position.
A short uppercut from Somali. Somali lands a nice elbow. Somali keeps control of Uros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Somali lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uros backwards. A nice left hand lands by Uros.
Somali tries to land knees in the clinch but Uros avoids the damage to the body. Somali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uross head. Somali pushes Uros back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Somali gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Uros is looking to control Somali's arms but Somali gets an underhook and turns him. Now Uros has his back to the ropes. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Somali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uros has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Somali lands an elbow just above Uros 's eye. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Uros misses with some punches.
Somali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Uros prevents a body shot from Somali. Somali presses Uros against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Nice elbow from Somali. Uros looks to throw an elbow but misses. Somali tries to work over Uros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Uros wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uros avoiding damage as Somali throws knees to the body.
Somali landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Somali looking to throw knees to the head but Uros is blocking nicely.
Uros is trying to break free. A right handed body shot lands from Somali.
Uros is trying to break the clinch but Somali is controlling him. Uros misses with a punch on the inside.
Somali misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uros.
Somali holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Somali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Uros has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Somali creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uros's defenses. Somali lands with a short head shot on the inside. Somali lands an elbow inside that Uros shrugs off. Uros takes an elbow to the forehead. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Somali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Somali lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Uros avoids the elbow strike from Somali, against the ropes.
Uros tries to circle away but Somali has him pinned against the ropes. Uros tries to land a knee to the head but Somali blocks with his arms.
Somali throws an elbow but it misses.
Uros wants to get back to striking at distance but Somali won't allow it.
Uros tries to land a knee to the head but Somali blocks with his arms.
Uros tries to circle away but Somali has him pinned against the ropes. Somali scores with a nice hook to the head. Somali is controlling Uros's neck. Somali unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Uros goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sakke Somali! Sakke Somali spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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