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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeo Jae Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jae Suk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ SNAKE - GET LOW kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Samppa Linna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yeo Jae Suk's chin.
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260 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samppa Linna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeo Jae Suk!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linna throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been informed that Jae Suk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jae Suk connects with a single shot there.
Jae Suk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Linna if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Linna misses.
Linna avoids the body shot from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Linna misses with a hook. Jae Suk ducked under it nicely.
Linna lunges at Jae Suk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jae Suk's hand.
Jae Suk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jae Suk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linna.
Jae Suk swings for the body but Linna moves out of range.
Jae Suk looks for the body kick but Linna saw that one coming.
Linna moves out of range of the leg kick from Jae Suk.
Linna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Linna wants to clinch
and Jae Suk counters with a three punch combo that has Linna backing up. Linna nods at Jae Suk to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jae Suk.
Linna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna avoiding damage as Jae Suk throws knees to the body.
Jae Suk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Linna slips under a jab from Jae Suk.
A bone on bone clash there as Linna blocks the leg kick.
Linna thuds a left hand into Jae Suk's body.
Linna cracks Jae Suk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Yeo Jae Suk has been cut.
Linna misses with a jab to the body
and Jae Suk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jae Suk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jae Suk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Jae Suk responds with a good body kick, but Linna manages to step out the way in time.
Linna throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Jae Suk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samppa Linna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Linna lands with a right hand.
Jae Suk throws a body punch but Linna moves out of range.
Linna throws a nice looking combination but Jae Suk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jae Suk tries to land a leg kick but Linna saw it coming and moves away.
Linna has Jae Suk up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linna tries a body shot but Jae Suk blocks it.
A hook to the body from Jae Suk.
Linna letting Jae Suk take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linna.
Jae Suk leaning against his opponent.
Linna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jae Suk blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Jae Suk.
A short right from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linna is trying to pull guard but Jae Suk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Linna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jae Suk.
Linna is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna misses with the head strike.
A short right from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Linna misses with a punch on the inside.
Jae Suk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jae Suk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jae Suk breaks the clinch.
Linna misses with an uppercut.
Jae Suk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linna to score with a decent uppercut.
Linna throws an overhand right that lands on Jae Suk's shoulder, as Jae Suk tries to avoid the shot.
Linna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Linna delivers a nice body kick.
Jae Suk throws out a powerful jab.
Yeo Jae Suk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jae Suk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jae Suk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Linna scrambles back to his feet.
Linna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk throws a sloppy head kick and Linna moves out of range easily.
Linna blocks a head kick by Jae Suk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jae Suk connects with a right hand. Linna shakes it off.
Jae Suk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jae Suk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linna.
Linna ducks under a wild hook from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk throws a head kick but Linna moves out of range.
Jae Suk throws a head kick that misses.
Jae Suk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jae Suk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Linna takes a step back to recover.
Jae Suk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jae Suk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linna manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jae Suk throws a lazy right hand but Linna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jae Suk slips a straight right by Linna.
It seemed like Jae Suk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linna. Jae Suk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jae Suk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeo Jae Suk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yeo Jae Suk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Linna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Linna misses with a low kick.
Jae Suk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jae Suk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jae Suk ducks under a wild hook from Linna.
Linna lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Jae Suk.
Linna lunges at Jae Suk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jae Suk's hand.
Linna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk tries a head kick but it misses.
Linna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jae Suk counters with a two punch combo.
Jae Suk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jae Suk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linna.
Linna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jae Suk throws out the jab.
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!
Linna throws the left hand but Jae Suk avoids the punch easily.
Jae Suk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linna takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jae Suk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk moves forwards but Linna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yeo Jae Suk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jae Suk just misses with a punch to the body.
Jae Suk throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Jae Suk.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jae Suk.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linna lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jae Suk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jae Suk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Linna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Linna lands a jab to the head.
Linna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linna takes a swing at Jae Suk's ribcage but misses.
Jae Suk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linna.
Jae Suk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Linna. Jae Suk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jae Suk looks to score with a jab to the body but Linna is just out of range.
Linna is looking to counter punch.
Jae Suk lands a nice looking body kick.
Jae Suk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jae Suk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Linna. Linna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Linna thuds a left hand into Jae Suk's body.
Linna throws a shot from downtown. Jae Suk moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Jae Suk.
Sloppy strikes from Jae Suk. Those never looked like landing.
Jae Suk throws a low kick but Linna avoids it.
Linna seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jae Suk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linna at a distance.
Jae Suk connects with a crisp jab.
Jae Suk scores with a head kick.
Linna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jae Suk on the side of the head.
Jae Suk misses with a body kick.
Linna tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jae Suk manages to circle out of the way.
A head kick misses from Jae Suk.
The fighters circling - Linna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linna moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJae Suk.
Linna looks to land a right hand but Jae Suk moved out of range.
Linna looks to score with a jab to the body but Jae Suk is just out of range.
Jae Suk throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jae Suk.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jae Suk.
Linna throws a lazy right hand but Jae Suk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linna shoots in looking for a takedown but Jae Suk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Linna's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jae Suk tried to score with a low kick but Linna checks it.
Linna misses with a body shot.
Linna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jae Suk is able to avoid easily.
Linna misses with an uppercut. Jae Suk saw that one coming.
Linna blocks a head kick by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linna misses with a body shot.
Jae Suk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jae Suk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jae Suk blocks a jab.
Jae Suk shapes to counter with a head kick.
Linna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jae Suk moves away.
Jae Suk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk moves away from the strike by Linna.
Linna slips a jab from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linna on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jae Suk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linna misses with a hook.
Jae Suk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jae Suk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linna moves away.
Linna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jae Suk.
Good leg kick by Jae Suk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice cross by Jae Suk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linna has closed the distance and engaged Jae Suk in a clinch.
Linna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linna swings wildly with an uppercut but Jae Suk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Linna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeo Jae Suk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yeo Jae Suk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jae Suk throws a push kick but Linna slaps the foot to one side.
Linna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linna throws a leg kick but Jae Suk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linna tries to land a front kick but Jae Suk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jae Suk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As Jae Suk tries to get set, Linna tries to push him back and clinch up but Jae Suk manages to avoid the attempt.
Linna misses with a hook.
Jae Suk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jae Suk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linna was well out of range. Poor timing from Jae Suk.
Jae Suk lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jae Suk avoids the body shot from Linna.
Jae Suk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Linna has a takedown stuffed.
Jae Suk is looking to slow Linna down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk connects with a leg kick. Linna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jae Suk connects with a leg kick. Linna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Linna as he checks the leg kick.
Linna tries to counter by clinching up but Jae Suk breaks away and moves out of range.
Linna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Linna misses its target.
Jae Suk throws a leg kick but Linna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linna throwing a counter right hand but Jae Suk manages to avoid it.
Jae Suk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jae Suk works Linna's body with a nice hook.
Linna goes for a double leg but Jae Suk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jae Suk continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jae Suk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jae Suk throws an overhand right that lands on Linna's shoulder, as Linna tries to avoid the shot.
Jae Suk checks a leg kick nicely.
Jae Suk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jae Suk feints and then cracks Linna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linna down.
Samppa Linna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk lands with a hook. Linna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jae Suk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Linna is looking to counter punch.
Linna just misses with a punch to the body.
Jae Suk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linna was well out of range. Poor timing from Jae Suk.
Linna throws the left hand but Jae Suk avoids the punch easily.
Jae Suk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jae Suk wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samppa Linna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Linna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jae Suk scores with a body shot.
Linna blocks a head kick by Jae Suk.
Linna is looking to counter punch.
Jae Suk lands a nice hook to Linna's body. Linna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jae Suk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linna.
Jae Suk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jae Suk works Linna's body with a nice hook.
Jae Suk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jae Suk misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jae Suk connects with a single shot there.
Linna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linna misses with a wild body shot.
Linna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jae Suk throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice defenses there by Jae Suk.
Linna wants to clinch up but Jae Suk keeps it at a distance.
Jae Suk cracks Linna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linna doesn't manage to clinch there - Jae Suk circles away.
Jae Suk staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jae Suk.
Jae Suk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jae Suk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jae Suk scoring well with a low kick there.
Jae Suk lands with a right hand.
Yeo Jae Suk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Linna's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jae Suk wants it to stay on the feet.
Linna looks to score with a jab to the body but Jae Suk is just out of range.
Linna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jae Suk on the side of the head.
Jae Suk connects with a solid leg kick.
Jae Suk with a nice cross.
Jae Suk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linna.
Linna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jae Suk. Jae Suk obviously looking to wear him down.
Jae Suk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linna throws a head kick that misses.
Linna avoids the body shot from Jae Suk.
Linna fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jae Suk avoids it really well and circles away.
Linna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeo Jae Suk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jae Suk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeo Jae Suk!
As Yeo Jae Suk got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Man, I'm going to have to change my nickname to old man whoop ass! What do you fans think?'.
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