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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Larken Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the ring accompanied by The Lion. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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220 cm
25
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
Excellent MT
Cuts easily
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Excellent MT
Powerful
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larken Rose! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Antti Niemi! The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Niemi is looking to land body kicks. Niemi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Larken Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Niemi forces Rose back against the ropes and clinches. Rose misses with a hook from the clinch. A battle for position here, against the ropes. Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Niemi uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice body punch from Niemi. Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niemi's elbow. Niemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside. Niemi is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Niemi into the ropes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Niemi. Rose lands with a short shot to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose. Niemi lands an elbow just above Rose 's eye.
It looks like Larken Rose has been cut. Niemi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose blocks an uppercut.
Niemi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Niemi tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niemi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niemi blocks an uppercut.
Niemi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niemi blocking some punches.
Rose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Niemi scores with a nice hook to the head. Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Niemi throws an elbow but misses. Rose working aggressively here.
Rose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Rose tries a body shot but Niemi blocks it.
Niemi can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Niemi prevents a body shot from Rose. Rose misses with some punches.
Niemi misses with a hook from the clinch. Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Niemi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land. Niemi misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Rose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niemi backwards. Still in the clinch, Rose scores with a nice short uppercut. Niemi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rose lands with a light punch inside. Niemi missing with knees to the body.
Niemi tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Niemi back against the ropes. Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Niemi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Rose blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Larken Rose will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Larken Rose's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Niemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it. Niemi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rose on the side of the head. Rose blocks a low kick nicely. Rose is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Rose moves into the clinch. Rose avoiding damage as Niemi throws knees to the body.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose lands on the inside with an uppercut. Rose lands a shot to the body. Rose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niemi's elbow. Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Niemi uses good head movement to avoid it. A short right from Niemi. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Niemi blocking some punches.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Niemi uses good head movement to avoid it. Rose presses Niemi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Niemi controls the action.
Niemi wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Niemi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Larken Rose has scored more points in the clinch so far. Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niemi looking to stall.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Niemi is looking to control Rose's arms but Rose gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niemi has his back to the ropes. Niemi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antti Niemi. Rose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Niemi can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Niemi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Rose. Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Niemi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Niemi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Rose working aggressively here.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Niemi. Niemi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niemi misses with a punch to the body.
Niemi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose lands a body punch in the clinch. Rose throws a head punch that misses. Rose misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Niemi working aggressively here.
Rose throws a head punch that misses. Rose lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niemi. Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larken Rose dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Larken Rose's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Niemi tries to keep at a distance but Rose has taken the fight into the clinch. Antti Niemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Niemi lands an elbow inside that Rose shrugs off. Niemi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose. A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Niemi blocking some punches.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside. Niemi blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rose.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Niemi's head. Niemi stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Niemi lands with a light punch inside. Niemi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Niemi misses with some punches.
Niemi blocks a body shot from Rose. Rose pushes Niemi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rose lands an uppercut.
Niemi is rocked! Niemi stalling in the clinch but Rose improves position. Niemi is still on wobbly legs! Can Rose finish him? Rose blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Niemi struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Niemi slows down the pace here.
Niemi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Niemi. Niemi tries to stall but Rose uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Niemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Rose avoids the damage to the body. Niemi trying to control the position but instead, Rose has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niemi into the ropes. Niemi seems to have recovered his senses. Rose prevents a body shot from Niemi. Niemi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose prevents a body shot from Niemi. Niemi working aggressively here.
Rose working some nice short punches in the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Niemi.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose. Niemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Niemi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Rose avoids a wild elbow strike from Niemi. Rose lands a nice shot to the body. Niemi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. A right handed body shot lands from Rose.
Larken Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niemi can do to turn this around? Niemi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rose. Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle. Niemi misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rose creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Niemi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niemi can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Rose lands with a left to the head. Niemi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight! Larken Rose showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28 Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larken Rose! During a confident post fight interview, Larken Rose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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C
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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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RATING
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