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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden. Heikkinen has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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196 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaino Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Heikkinen does no damage.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen misses with a head kick.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legstrong throws out the jab.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Legstrong throws a hook to the side of Heikkinen's head but Heikkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heikkinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Legstrong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Heikkinen keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully.
Heikkinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Heikkinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen trying to mount his opponent but Legstrong defends it.
Legstrong is positioning himself well to prevent Heikkinen advancing to mount.
Heikkinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Heikkinen is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position.
Heikkinen tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Legstrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Legstrong tries to roll over but Heikkinen keeps him under control.
Heikkinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Legstrong is looking to control Heikkinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Legstrong avoid being mounted?
Legstrong tries to roll over but Heikkinen keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heikkinen is thwarting Legstrong's attempts to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Legstrong clinches.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong tries for a takedown but Heikkinen manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Legstrong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heikkinen's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Legstrong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heikkinen's brow.
Legstrong lands with a left to the head.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Heikkinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Legstrong takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Legstrong has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Heikkinen is trying to keep an underhook but Legstrong manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Heikkinen kicks off Legstrong and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot.
Legstrong tries for a takedown but Heikkinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heikkinen misses with the combination.
Legstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Heikkinen misses with a right hand
and Legstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legstrong tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Legstrong.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen clobbers Legstrong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing.
Legstrong shoots in for a double leg but Heikkinen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Legstrong misses the target.
Legstrong swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Legstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Legstrong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heikkinen throws a head kick but Legstrong moves out of range.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Heikkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heikkinen.
Heikkinen swinging wildly here.
Legstrong tried to counter with a leg kick but Heikkinen avoided it.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heikkinen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Legstrong scores with a kick to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heikkinen throws out a counter right but Legstrong avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Legstrong's ribcage but misses.
Legstrong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Heikkinen's half guard.
Heikkinen is doing well to control the position and prevent Legstrong from advancing to side control.
Legstrong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen is trying to stand back up but Legstrong is controlling him
Kaino Heikkinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Legstrong is trying to work for a kimura but Heikkinen is defending well.
Legstrong trying to control the action but Heikkinen is working from the bottom.
Heikkinen is looking for a sweep. Legstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heikkinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heikkinen being controlled here, momentarily.
Heikkinen is looking to stand up but Legstrong isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Legstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Heikkinen is controlling Legstrong's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Legstrong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen connects with a looping right hand.
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Legstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot
enabling Legstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Legstrong scores with a nice body kick.
A left lands for Legstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong feints and as Heikkinen raises his hands in defense, Legstrong changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heikkinen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Legstrong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legstrong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Legstrong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heikkinens head.
Legstrong missing with knees to the body.
Legstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Legstrong trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Legstrong blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
A right handed body shot lands from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Legstrong.
Heikkinen is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
Legstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legstrong blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Legstrong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Legstrong misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Legstrong.
Heikkinen tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legstrong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Legstrong lands an uppercut.
Legstrong lands a body punch.
Heikkinen is breathing heavily.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Legstrong.
Heikkinen can't find room to land a body shot as Legstrong controls the action.
Heikkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Legstrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Legstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Legstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heikkinen. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Legstrong is defended easily by Heikkinen.
Legstrong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heikkinen momentarily.
Heikkinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Heikkinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heikkinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heikkinen is pressed up against the cage. Legstrong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heikkinen down to the mat. Heikkinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
Legstrong lands with a nice body kick.
Heikkinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Heikkinen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Legstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heikkinen lands a head shot.
Legstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target.
Legstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Heikkinen sprawls well. He's pushed Legstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heikkinen lands an overhand right.
Legstrong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaino Heikkinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heikkinen gets a clinch.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Legstrong.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Legstrong.
Legstrong tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Lance Legstrong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikkinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body. Legstrong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legstrong, as that shot connected.
Legstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Legstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Heikkinen, which made it look bad.
Heikkinen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Legstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Legstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heikkinen lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Legstrong is having none of it.
Heikkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Legstrong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heikkinen counters by moving into the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a punch to the body.
Legstrong lands an uppercut.
Legstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Heikkinen.
Legstrong jumps guard and drags Heikkinen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Legstrong keeping full guard, as Heikkinen tries to pass.
Heikkinen tries to stand but Legstrong is controlling from the bottom.
Legstrong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Heikkinen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Heikkinen is continuing to stall.
Heikkinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong has his hands on Heikkinen's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heikkinen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
After the fight, Kaino Heikkinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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