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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrik Kippax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opel Insignia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opel Insignia acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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278 lbs
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266 lbs
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Brawler
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrik Kippax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Opel Insignia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Insignia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kippax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Kippax.
Insignia needs to keep his hands up - Kippax had a free shot at his head there.
Kippax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kippax is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Insignia is keeping busy.
Kippax tries to land knees in the clinch but Insignia avoids the damage to the body.
Insignia looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kippax darts in and clinches Insignia up against the ropes.
Kippax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Insignia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insignia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Insignia looks to land a combination but Kippax avoids it well.
Insignia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Insignia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Insignia tries to move into range but Kippax moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kippax wants to clinch up but Insignia keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Insignia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kippax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Insignia keeps the fight on the outside.
Kippax tries to bum rush Insignia with a series of wild strikes but Insignia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Insignia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kippax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Insignia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insignia moves into the clinch successfully.
Insignia controlling the action here for a moment.
Insignia misses with a body punch.
Kippax is pushing Insignia up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kippax is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Insignia is keeping busy.
Kippax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kippax tries to work over Insignia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Insignia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kippax backwards.
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 Patrik Kippax will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kippax tries to keep at a distance but Insignia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kippax tries to break the clinch but Insignia is controlling the position.
Insignia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kippax tries to clinch up.
Insignia takes the fight into the clinch.
Kippax wants to stall.
Kippax can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kippax blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Insignia effectively controlling the action here.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insignia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Insignia breaks from the clinch.
Insignia clinches.
Kippax avoids a wild elbow strike from Insignia.
Insignia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Insignia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kippax closes the distance and pushes Insignia back into the ropes.
Kippax wants to break free but Insignia has control.
Kippax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Insignia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kippax's efforts to push away.
Opel Insignia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kippax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Insignia breaks from the clinch.
Kippax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Insignia tries to land a front kick but Kippax steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Insignia tries a head kick but it misses.
Insignia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Patrik Kippax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kippax throws a body kick that misses
and Insignia counters with a nice body kick.
Good work by Insignia as he checks the leg kick.
Kippax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Insignia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kippax is trying to push Insignia away but Insignia has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kippax is trying to maintain a safe position but Insignia gets an underhook and turns Kippax into the ropes.
Kippax is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Insignia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kippax's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opel Insignia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Insignia rushes Kippax and presses him up against the ropes.
Insignia managing to block the knees to the body from Kippax.
Insignia keeps control of Kippax as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kippax tries to land knees in the clinch but Insignia avoids the damage to the body.
Kippax wants to stall.
Insignia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kippax moves in looking to clinch but Insignia pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Insignia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kippax blocks a head kick by Insignia.
Kippax seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Insignia moves into the clinch successfully.
Insignia breaks the clinch.
Insignia has closed the distance and engaged Kippax in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Kippax to work.
Kippax wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Insignia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kippax wants to clinch.
Insignia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Insignia misses with a double jab.
As Insignia tries to get set, Kippax tries to push him back and clinch up but Insignia manages to avoid the attempt.
Kippax is looking to clinch but Insignia is avoiding it.
Insignia has closed the distance and engaged Kippax in a clinch.
Insignia manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kippax misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kippax swinging wildly here.
Kippax throws a body kick that misses.
Insignia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kippax misses with a two punch combination.
Kippax wants to clinch up but Insignia keeps it at a distance.
Kippax clinches.
Kippax wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Insignia breaks from the clinch.
Kippax has Insignia up against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Insignia trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Opel Insignia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Insignia 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Opel Insignia!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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