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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 4652 p4p, 487 weight class) and Maximus Ukkeli (ranked 8679 p4p, 684 weight class). Spong comes to the ring accompanied by 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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212 cm
35
288 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Ukkeli!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ukkeli's sensitive parts.
Ukkeli takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Ukkeli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ukkeli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spong scores with a sloppy right hand. Ukkeli should have avoided that one.
Spong misses with a straight right.
Ukkeli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spong closes the distance and clinches.
Spong blocks an elbow strike from Ukkeli.
Spong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ukkeli's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Ukkeli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ukkeli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ukkeli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ukkeli breaks the clinch.
Ukkeli tries a head kick but it misses.
Ukkeli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spong misses with a body shot.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Ukkeli blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong looks to land a right hand but Ukkeli moved out of range.
Ukkeli throws a hook to the side of Spong's head but Spong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong pushes Ukkeli up against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ukkeli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spong's brow.
Spong misses with a punch on the inside.
Spong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ukkeli avoids it.
Ukkeli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ukkeli misses with a knee strike.
Ukkeli takes a shot to the head.
Spong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ukkeli blocks a body shot from Spong.
Spong trying to stall but Ukkeli improves his position.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
Spong can't find room to land a body shot as Ukkeli controls the action.
Ukkeli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spong is keeping busy.
Ukkeli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ukkeli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ukkeli is leaning against Spong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spong.
It looks like Alistair Spong has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ukkeli! But no joy.
Spong throws a chopping leg kick but Ukkeli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ukkeli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ukkeli manages to avoid it.
Spong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ukkeli. Ukkeli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Spong. Those never looked like landing.
Spong tries to clinch there but Ukkeli circles away.
Ukkeli throws the left hand but Spong avoids the punch easily.
Ukkeli connects with a crisp jab.
Alistair Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ukkeli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spong.
Spong forces Ukkeli back against the ropes and clinches.
Ukkeli lands a shot to the body.
Spong throws a punch but it's blocked by Ukkeli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spong misses with the head strike.
Ukkeli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Spong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spong gets tackled into the ropes by Ukkeli. Ukkeli maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Spong.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ukkeli can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Spong misses with the head strike.
Spong managing to block the knees to the body from Ukkeli.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spong.
Spong gets through Ukkeli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ukkeli with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Spong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ukkeli misses with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spong.
Ukkeli misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ukkeli obliges.
Ukkeli lands an elbow inside that Spong shrugs off.
Spong misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukkeli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spong avoids it.
Spong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ukkeli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukkeli with a knee to the head.
Ukkeli manages to break the clinch.
Ukkeli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Ukkeli.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ukkeli misses with a body shot.
Ukkeli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spong is able to avoid easily.
Spong misses with a low kick.
Ukkeli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spong.
Ukkeli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ukkeli's head.
Ukkeli misses with a hook.
Ukkeli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spong.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spong.
Ukkeli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Spong blocks it well.
Spong is looking to clinch but Ukkeli is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ukkeli.
Ukkeli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ukkeli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Spong slips under a jab from Ukkeli.
Spong wants to clinch up but Ukkeli keeps it at a distance.
Spong is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Spong keeps the fight on the outside.
Ukkeli slips under a jab.
Spong looks to score with a jab to the body but Ukkeli is just out of range.
Ukkeli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ukkeli.
It looked like Spong was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ukkeli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spong on the side of the head.
Ukkeli checks a low kick from Spong.
Spong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ukkeli throws a push kick but Spong slaps the foot to one side.
Maximus Ukkeli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ukkeli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spong circles away quickly and effectively.
Spong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ukkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Ukkeli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistair Spong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ukkeli takes one to the chin there.
Spong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ukkeli throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
Ukkeli throws an overhand right that lands on Spong's shoulder, as Spong tries to avoid the shot.
Spong takes the fight into the clinch.
Ukkeli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ukkeli lands an elbow inside.
Ukkeli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spong's defenses.
Ukkeli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
Spong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spong managing to block the knees to the body from Ukkeli.
Spong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ukkeli controls his hands.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Ukkeli backwards.
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!
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ukkeli blocking some punches.
Spong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spong tries to work over Ukkeli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ukkeli.
Ukkeli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ukkeli tries a knee to the head but Spong blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ukkeli.
Spong managing to block the knees to the body from Ukkeli.
Spong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ukkeli's efforts to push away.
Ukkeli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spong throws a leg kick which misses Ukkeli's front leg but catches the back leg as Ukkeli tries to avoid it.
Ukkeli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ukkeli throws a head kick that misses.
Spong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ukkeli. That did some damage!
Ukkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Ukkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spong wants to clinch up but Ukkeli keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spong.
Ukkeli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukkeli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ukkeli.
Spong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ukkeli just manages to avoid it.
Ukkeli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Spong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ukkeli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong closes the distance and pushes Ukkeli back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ukkeli.
Spong is working Ukkeli over against the ropes.
Spong gets through Ukkeli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ukkeli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ukkeli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Ukkeli.
Ukkeli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spong momentarily.
Spong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ukkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alistair Spong.
I think Spong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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FIGHT
RATING
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