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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seok Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimmo Kiiruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yi's entrance music is Sir Sly - You Haunt Me (Soysauce Edition). A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seok Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimmo Kiiruna!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiiruna lands a body shot.
Kiiruna lands a slapping body shot.
Yi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiiruna is out of range and Yi settles back down.
Yi tries to land a leg kick but Kiiruna saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yi moves to clinch but Kiiruna breaks away
letting Kiiruna counter with a right hand.
Yi is looking to chop away at Kiiruna's legs.
Yi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kiiruna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yi moves away.
Yi throws a chopping leg kick but Kiiruna manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body kick from Yi.
A leg kick checked by Kiiruna.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
Yi throws out a leg kick but Kiiruna moves out of range and Yi only half commits.
Kiiruna misses with a looping left.
Seok Yi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiiruna misses the jab.
Kiiruna has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kiiruna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi tries to score with a low kick but Kiiruna moves his leg out of the way.
Yi moves away from the strike by Kiiruna.
Yi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kiiruna misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yi.
Yi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiiruna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yi can pounce on him.
Kiiruna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yi.
Yi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiiruna appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kiiruna checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Yi tenderised Kiiruna's leg. Kiiruna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yi looks to land a body kick but Kiiruna moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiiruna checks a leg kick.
Kiiruna clinches up against the cage.
Kiiruna managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Yi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiiruna avoids it.
Yi blocks a body shot from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yi up against the cage.
Yi missing with knees to the body.
Kiiruna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiiruna lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi tries a knee to the head but Kiiruna blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiiruna is leaning against Yi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiiruna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiiruna misses with a body punch.
Yi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiiruna is defending well for now.
Yi crunches a lovely knee into Kiiruna's ribcage.
Kiiruna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiiruna avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Yi working Kiiruna over with knees to the body.
Kiiruna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yi's elbow.
Kiiruna lands a left hand.
Kiiruna is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiiruna looking to slow down the pace here.
Kiiruna is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Yi has denied him.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Kiiruna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiiruna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiiruna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yi landing knees to the body.
Kiiruna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiiruna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiiruna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiiruna avoids it.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiiruna avoids it.
Yi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiiruna.
Kiiruna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiiruna avoids the damage to the body.
Kiiruna presses Yi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yi tries a knee to the head but Kiiruna blocks it.
Yi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kiiruna looks winded!
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiiruna avoids it.
Kiiruna managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Yi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiiruna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiiruna avoiding damage as Yi throws knees to the body.
Kiiruna managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
Kiiruna is trying to maintain a safe position but Yi gets an underhook and turns Kiiruna into the cage.
Kiiruna misses with the head strike.
Kiiruna misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiiruna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiiruna avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Kiiruna.
Yi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kiiruna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiiruna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yi backwards.
Yi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yi trying to land knees to the body.
Yi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiiruna avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Kiiruna fails to land.
Yi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kiiruna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kiiruna managing to block the knees to the body from Yi.
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 Seok Yi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kiiruna throws a lazy right hand but Yi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiiruna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yi.
Kiiruna takes a swing at Yi's ribcage but misses.
Yi misses with a kick to the body.
Kiiruna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiiruna misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Kiiruna.
Yi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kiiruna blocks a leg kick.
Yi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiiruna checks it well.
Yi throws a low kick but Kiiruna avoids it.
Yi blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Yi misses.
Kiiruna throws a body punch but Yi moves out of range.
Yi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kiiruna manages to circle out of the way.
Yi throws a front kick aimed at Kiiruna's knee but Kiiruna avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiiruna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yi moves away from the strike by Kiiruna.
Yi misses with a leg kick.
Yi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiiruna.
Yi throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiiruna tries to clinch there but Yi circles away.
Yi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiiruna checks a leg kick.
Yi tries to land a leg kick but Kiiruna saw it coming and moves away.
Kiiruna checks a leg kick nicely.
Yi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiiruna lands with an overhand left.
Yi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiiruna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yi is rocked!
Yi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oh Yi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yi throws a push kick but Kiiruna slaps the foot to one side.
Yi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Kiiruna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yi misses with a body kick.
Kiiruna fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Yi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Yi looks to clinch but Kiiruna throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Yi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kimmo Kiiruna!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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