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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tori Kankunnen (ranked 4260 p4p, 427 weight class) and Chris Snoky (ranked 3362 p4p, 359 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 Helsinki, Tori Kankunnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Snoky!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snoky pushes Kankunnen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kankunnen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snoky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snoky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Snoky.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
Kankunnen prevents a body shot from Snoky.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kankunnen is looking for a takedown.
Kankunnen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kankunnen can't find room to land a body shot as Snoky controls the action.
Snoky digs a right hand underneath Kankunnen's ribcage. Kankunnen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snoky tries to work over Kankunnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Kankunnen.
Kankunnen tightens his grip and picks Snoky up, before dumping him to the ground. Snoky manages to land in guard.
Snoky is pulling down on Kankunnen's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kankunnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kankunnen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kankunnen stops Snoky from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Snoky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kankunnen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kankunnen working some strikes from top position.
Kankunnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kankunnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snoky tries to clinch up but Kankunnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Kankunnen closes the distance and clinches.
Kankunnen wants a takedown.
Kankunnen is trying to pull guard but Snoky turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tori Kankunnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snoky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kankunnen blocks an uppercut.
Kankunnen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A bit of stalling here from Snoky.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snoky.
Snoky lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Snoky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
Kankunnen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snoky after a bit of a struggle.
Snoky throws a head punch that misses.
Snoky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kankunnen.
Good body shot from Snoky.
Snoky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snoky lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snoky.
Kankunnen jumps guard.
Kankunnen working a defensive guard here.
Snoky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kankunnen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snoky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kankunnen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kankunnen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snoky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kankunnen is proving hard to escape from.
Kankunnen trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Snoky has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kankunnen shoots in for a takedown but Snoky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snoky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snoky drives through and clinches with Kankunnen against the cage.
Snoky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kankunnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Snoky dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Snoky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chris Snoky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Snoky.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kankunnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snoky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Snoky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kankunnen is trying to drag Snoky to the mat but Snoky just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kankunnen wants a takedown but no success here.
Snoky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kankunnen wants to take the fight to the mat but Snoky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tori Kankunnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snoky trying to stall but Kankunnen improves his position.
Snoky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snoky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky lands a left hand.
Snoky misses with a punch on the inside.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
Kankunnen wants to break free but Snoky has control.
Snoky stalling against the cage.
Snoky misses with some punches.
Snoky keeps control of Kankunnen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kankunnen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Snoky.
Snoky gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kankunnen.
Snoky pushes Kankunnen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Kankunnen.
Snoky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kankunnen has Snoky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snoky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kankunnen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snoky after a bit of a struggle.
Snoky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Snoky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snoky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kankunnen backwards.
A short left from Snoky.
Kankunnen is rocked!
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!
Snoky creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kankunnen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kankunnen drops to his knees and Snoky pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Snoky!
Chris Snoky decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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