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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Konna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaltje Klinjsma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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196 cm
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255 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Konna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaltje Klinjsma!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klinjsma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Konna.
Klinjsma slips under a jab from Konna.
Antti Konna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klinjsma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Antti Konna has been cut.
Klinjsma just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Klinjsma misses.
Konna misses with a wild combination.
Konna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klinjsma.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klinjsma - that will leave a mark!
Klinjsma needs to keep his hands up - Konna had a free shot at his head there.
Konna 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.
Konna throws a nice looking combination but Klinjsma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Konna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klinjsma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Konna sprawls well. Konna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Klinjsma gets slowly back to his feet.
Klinjsma shoots in and drives through. Konna sprawls well.
Konna's corner calls for a 1-2. Konna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konna throws a right hand that Klinjsma ducks under and follows up with a left that Klinjsma also avoids with ease.
Klinjsma takes one to the chin there.
Klinjsma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klinjsma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Konna pinned against the ropes. Konna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Konna appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Antti Konna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaltje Klinjsma.
Klinjsma throws a sloppy head kick
and Konna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Konna does no damage.
Konna punishes Klinjsma's body with a nice straight punch.
Konna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Konna displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A slow jab from Klinjsma misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klinjsma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konna misses with a combination
and Klinjsma counters with a shoot takedown. Konna fights it but they end up in guard.
Klinjsma stands and steps away. Konna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Konna misses the jab.
Konna misses with a series of wild punches.
Konna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klinjsma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Konna stuns Klinjsma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Konna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Konna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klinjsma tries for a takedown but Konna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Konna throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klinjsma.
Klinjsma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Konna.
Klinjsma dives in and scores a takedown into Konna's guard.
Konna wants to stand and escape but Klinjsma is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinjsma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Konna swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Konna is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Klinjsma stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Klinjsma tries for a takedown but Konna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antti Konna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konna misses with a two punch combination.
Konna digs a good body shot into Klinjsma's ribs.
Klinjsma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konna.
Konna lands with a hook. Klinjsma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Klinjsma looks to score with a jab to the body but Konna is just out of range.
Klinjsma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Klinjsma lands in his opponent's guard.
Konna wants to stand and escape but Klinjsma is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Klinjsma working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Klinjsma engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Konna wants to stand and escape but Klinjsma is having none of it.
Klinjsma is standing up over Konna. Konna looks to escape but Klinjsma dives into side control.
Klinjsma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Konna, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Klinjsma prevents Konna from escaping the position.
Konna tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Konna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Konna's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Klinjsma shoots in for a double leg but Konna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Antti Konna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klinjsma misses with the combination.
Klinjsma tries to land a front kick but Konna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Konna does no damage.
Konna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klinjsma on the side of the head.
A combination from Konna does no damage.
Konna falls off balance throwing a combination
so Klinjsma counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Konna wants to stand and escape but Klinjsma is having none of it.
Konna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Konna tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konna keeping moving, preventing Klinjsma from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Konna wants to stand up but Klinjsma is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konna keeping moving, preventing Klinjsma from controlling successfully.
Klinjsma is pushing down on Konna's leg trying to pass to half guard. Konna is fighting to maintain full guard but Klinjsma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Konna wants to get back to his feet.
Klinjsma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Konna has managed to free his arm - good work.
Klinjsma is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Klinjsma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Klinjsma decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinjsma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klinjsma shoots in but no luck this time.
Klinjsma slips a jab and a cross from Konna.
Left hook, right uppercut from Konna.
Good leg kick by Klinjsma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konna fails to land with a series of punches.
Konna connects with a single shot there.
Klinjsma takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Konna scores with a nice strike.
Konna lands a big uppercut and Klinjsma crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Klinjsma looks OK. Konna waves Klinjsma back to his feet!
Klinjsma is rocked!
Konna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klinjsma is still on wobbly legs! Can Konna finish him?
Klinjsma dodges the punch combination from Konna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konna drops Klinjsma with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Klinjsma! Konna dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Konna!
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RATING
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