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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikkko Wainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 cm
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265 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Valentine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikkko Wainamoinen! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Valentine misses the shot to the body. Wainamoinen misses with a body shot.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wainamoinen as he avoids it easily. A little jabbing left from Wainamoinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Wainamoinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Valentine scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Valentine cracks Wainamoinen with a big elbow. Valentine in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Wainamoinen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Valentine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Valentine sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wainamoinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Valentine tries to advance to mount but Wainamoinen denies him. Wainamoinen tries to escape but Valentine is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentine misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Valentine tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wainamoinen's legs. Wainamoinen is pushing Valentine's head away, looking to escape. Valentine manages to hold on to the position though. Wainamoinen dodges the ground and pound from Valentine. Wainamoinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Wainamoinen taking a bit of punishment here - Valentine scoring with strikes. Wainamoinen taking a bit of punishment here - Valentine scoring with strikes. Valentine controls the position from side control. Valentine working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Valentine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Valentine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wainamoinen keeps working. Valentine passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wainamoinen! Wainamoinen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Valentine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Valentine landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wainamoinen is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Valentine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Wainamoinen is trying to stand up. Valentine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wainamoinen is rocked! Valentine won't let Wainamoinen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Wainamoinen is still in real trouble! Can Valentine finish him? Oooooh, big shot lands for Valentine! Wainamoinen is hurt baaadly! Valentine is firing away with more strikes - Wainamoinen is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Valentine! Leon Valentine seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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