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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uli Kunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusoposkinen Clintsari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunkel comes to the cage accompanied by Bubbles - Bidibodi Bidibu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Uli Kunkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunkel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clintsari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kunkel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Clintsari .
Clintsari taking a breather.
Kunkel is trying to stall.
Clintsari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clintsari slows down the pace here.
Clintsari continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Kunkel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clintsari slowing the pace effectively.
Clintsari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clintsari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Clintsari slowing the pace effectively.
Clintsari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kunkel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clintsari somewhat.
Kunkel clinches up with Clintsari and pushes him back against the cage.
Clintsari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kunkel trying to control the position but instead, Clintsari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kunkel into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kunkel up against the cage.
Clintsari stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Clintsari 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Clintsari stalls.
Clintsari receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Clintsari holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kunkel pinned against the cage. Kunkel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kunkel clinches up with Clintsari and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel wants to stall.
Clintsari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kunkel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clintsari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clintsari 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clintsari leaning against his opponent.
Clintsari is pushing Kunkel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Kunkel drives through and clinches with Clintsari against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kunkel trying to control the position but instead, Clintsari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kunkel into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clintsari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clintsari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clintsari controlling the action here for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kunkel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clintsari is keeping busy.
Kunkel letting Clintsari take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That round was too close to call.
That's time! Kunkel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kunkel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Come on Clintsari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kunkel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clintsari effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Kunkel has Clintsari up against the cage in a clinch.
Clintsari is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clintsari leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunkel stalling against the cage.
The referee calls for Clintsari to work.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kunkel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Kunkel would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Clintsari is pushing Kunkel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clintsari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kunkel is trying to defend but Clintsari finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kunkel pushes Clintsari off looking to stand but Clintsari dives back in and keeps control.
Kunkel kicks Clintsari off and gets back to his feet.
Kunkel has managed to clinch.
Clintsari is stalling here.
Clintsari is pushing Kunkel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clintsari leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kunkel up against the cage.
Clintsari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kunkel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clintsari somewhat.
Kunkel closes the distance and pushes Clintsari back into the cage.
Clintsari taking a breather.
Clintsari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clintsari controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Clintsari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Come on Clintsari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Kunkel clinches up against the cage.
Kunkel leaning against his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clintsari leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uli Kunkel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kunkel forces Clintsari back against the cage and clinches.
Kunkel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clintsari stalling in the clinch.
Clintsari is stalling here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clintsari is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Clintsari to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clintsari slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Kunkel gets a clinch.
Clintsari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Come on Clintsari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clintsari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kunkel looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clintsari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clintsari slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kunkel defends well and Clintsari ends up having to push Kunkel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clintsari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kunkel moves into range and clinches up with Clintsari .
Clintsari stalling the fight.
Clintsari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kunkel up against the cage.
Kunkel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clintsari leaning against his opponent.
Clintsari leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clintsari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari misses with a takedown attempt - Kunkel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Uli Kunkel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Kunkel closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Clintsari to work.
Clintsari avoiding damage.
Kunkel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Uli Kunkel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Clintsari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Clintsari .
Kunkel stalling the fight.
Clintsari effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Clintsari shoots in for a takedown but Kunkel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kunkel clinches up with Clintsari and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Clintsari to work.
Stalling in the clinch from Clintsari .
Clintsari is struggling to control the position.
Clintsari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clintsari .
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rusoposkinen Clintsari .
Kunkel forces Clintsari back against the cage and clinches.
Clintsari has Kunkel pushed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clintsari - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clintsari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kunkel is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uli Kunkel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kunkel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uli Kunkel!
Uli Kunkel made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser FightGear in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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