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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Akseli Suokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Galar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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165 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent MT
KO power
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Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akseli Suokas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kid Galar! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Galar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Galar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Galar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suokas.
Galar fails in his attempt to clinch. Suokas misses with a lunging right hand
and Galar counters with a body kick that stops Suokas in his tracks momentarily. Suokas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Galar cracks the inside of Suokas's front leg. Suokas loads up on a big right hand but Galar slips the punch. Galar rushes Suokas and presses him up against the cage. Suokas misses with a hook from the clinch. Galar lands an elbow inside that Suokas shrugs off. Suokas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Galar.
Suokas missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galar. Galar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. This has been an exciting period of action! Galar lands an elbow that stopped Suokas in his tracks for a moment. Galar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suokas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Galar blocks an uppercut.
Galar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Suokas looking to slow down the pace here. Galar lands a body punch. Suokas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Suokas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galar avoids it. Galar scores with a shot to the side of Suokas's head. Galar lands a left hand.
Suokas can't find room to land a body shot as Galar controls the action.
Suokas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A nice right hand lands inside from Galar. Galar blocks a body shot from Suokas. Suokas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Galar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suokas backwards. Galar is pushing Suokas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Galar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Suokas lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Suokas is trying to stall.
Galar lands an elbow inside. Galar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Galar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Galar stalling the fight.
Galar throws an elbow but it misses.
Galar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suokas backwards. Suokas blocks an elbow strike from Galar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Still in the clinch, Galar scores with a nice short uppercut. Suokas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Galar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suokas. Suokas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Galar lands a body punch. A short body shot lands from Suokas as the two fighters clinch.
Galar misses with an elbow strike.
Galar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suokas. Suokas misses with a hook from the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Galar.
Nice body punch from Galar. Galar scores with a nice hook to the head. Galar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Suokas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Galar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Galar scores with a shot to the side of Suokas's head. Suokas tries to work over Galar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Galar works on Suokas's body with a couple of short punches. Suokas is trying to maintain a safe position but Galar gets an underhook and turns Suokas into the cage. Galar scores with a nice hook to the head. Galar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Galar.
Galar tries to throw a body punch but Suokas avoids it by throwing Galar back against the cage. Galar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suokas's defenses. Galar lands a hook to the side of the head. Galar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suokas's elbow. Suokas takes a shot to the head. Galar lands with a short shot to the head. The referee calls for Galar to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galar as Suokas tries to tie him up.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Suokas takes an elbow to the forehead. Suokas is looking to control Galar's arms but Galar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suokas has his back to the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Galar.
Suokas stalling in the clinch but Galar improves position. Galar digs a right hand underneath Suokas's ribcage. Suokas let out a lung full of air as it connected. Suokas avoids the elbow strike from Galar, against the cage.
Suokas misses with some punches.
Galar lands a nice shot to the body. Galar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Galar digs a right hand into Suokas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suokas's gas tank. Suokas trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Galar.
Galar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suokas working Galar over with knees to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Galar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Galar throws an elbow but it misses.
Suokas misses with a short punch on the inside. Suokas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galar.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Galar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galar is struggling to control the position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Suokas is looking to control Galar's arms but Galar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suokas has his back to the cage. Galar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suokas's elbow. A short left from Galar. A head punch blocked on the inside by Galar. Galar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. The crowd are getting on Galar's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Galar lands a body shot. A quick uppercut on the inside from Galar. Nice elbow from Galar. A short right from Galar on the inside. Galar struggles to land a body shot inside as Suokas controls his hands.
Galar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Suokas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Suokas swings wildly with an uppercut but Galar uses good head movement to avoid it. Stalling in the clinch from Galar.
Suokas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Suokas dodges an elbow strike from Galar.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Galar lands a hook that snaps the head of Suokas backwards. Still in the clinch, Galar scores with a nice short uppercut. Nice body punch from Galar - that landed with a thud.
Suokas misses with a punch to the body.
Suokas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Suokas avoids a wild elbow strike from Galar. Suokas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galar is pushing Suokas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Galar lands with a short head shot on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Suokas throws a punch but it's blocked by Galar. Galar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suokas's defenses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Suokas misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suokas. Suokas misses with some punches.
Galar lands with a left to the head. Suokas swings wildly with an uppercut but Galar uses good head movement to avoid it. Galar avoiding damage as Suokas throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galar. Suokas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Galar is defending well for now. Galar scores with a shoulder strike. Suokas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Galar lands a nice uppercut. Suokas working some nice short punches in the clinch. Galar lands an uppercut. Galar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suokas is rocked! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Galar dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Suokas throws a head kick but Galar moves out of range.
Suokas with a body punch. A glancing blow. Suokas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Galar tries to clinch but Suokas is having none of it. Suokas gets tackled into the cage by Galar. Galar maintains the clinch. Galar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suokas. Galar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suokas's elbow. Galar has Suokas pushed against the cage. Galar lands on the inside with an uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Galar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Galar has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Galar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Suokas backwards. Oh Suokas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Galar works on Suokas's body with a couple of short punches. Suokas letting Galar take a breather here. Suokas looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Galar on the inside. A body shot lands from Galar.
Suokas seems to have got his legs back now. Galar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Galar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Galar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Galar pushes Suokas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Galar breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Suokas with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Suokas looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Suokas 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 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Kid Galar! A victorious Kid Galar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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