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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aku Serronen (ranked 1788 p4p, 233 weight class) and Long Hung Dong (ranked 2680 p4p, 324 weight class). Long Hung Dong has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Long Hung Dong!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Serronen's hands.
Dong slips a jab from Serronen.
Dong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Serronen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Serronen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dong checks a low kick from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Dong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Serronen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dong under the eye.
Serronen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dong keeps Serronen at a distance using the push kick.
Dong throws a low kick but Serronen moves out of range easily.
Dong wants to slow Serronen down by chopping away at his legs.
Serronen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dong in his tracks.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dong avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Dong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Dong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Serronen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong.
Dong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Serronen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Serronen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Serronen blocks the leg kick.
Dong misses with a hook
and Serronen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong lands with a right hand.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Serronen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
Dong scores with a leg kick.
Dong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dong tries to clinch but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong flicks out a counter leg kick but Serronen steps away.
Dong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Serronen's sensitive parts.
Dong keeps Serronen at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serronen. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Serronen.
Dong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to score with a low kick but Serronen moves his leg out of the way.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Dong tenderised Serronen's leg. Serronen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Serronen throws a series of strikes that have Dong backpedaling.
Serronen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Serronen misses.
Serronen takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Serronen's head.
Dong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Serronen's sensitive parts.
Dong lands a glancing blow to the side of Serronen's head.
Dong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Serronen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Serronen takes one to the chin there.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Serronen throws a leg kick but Dong checks it.
Serronen checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Serronen misses its intended target.
Dong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen lands a jab.
Serronen checks a leg kick.
Dong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Serronen looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick from Serronen.
Dong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dong is looking to clinch but Serronen is avoiding it.
Serronen scores with a head kick. Dong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Serronen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dong throws a front kick aimed at Serronen's knee but Serronen avoids it well.
Serronen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dong is out of range and Serronen settles back down.
A head kick misses from Serronen.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serronen.
Dong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Serronen.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Dong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong blocks a head kick by Serronen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dong with a jab.
Dong dodges the punch combination from Serronen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serronen. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Serronen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Serronen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dong connects with a nice looking jab.
Dong thuds his shin into the meat of Serronen's side.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dong moves out of range as Serronen strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen blocks a jab.
Dong misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Dong.
Serronen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 Aku Serronen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Serronen throws a looping overhand right but Dong ducks down to avoid it.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong tries to clinch but Serronen moves out of range.
Dong fakes the leg kick and cracks Serronen in the body.
Serronen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong drops his hands momentarily and Serronen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.
Serronen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Serronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong throws a chopping leg kick but Serronen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dong connects with a looping right hand.
Serronen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Serronen misses with a double jab
and Dong counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dong defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Dong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dong walks into a straight right hand from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dong.
An attempted straight right counter from Serronen misses the target.
Dong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Serronen under the eye.
Dong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong staying out of range there.
Serronen throws a jab when Dong was well out of range.
Serronen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Dong.
Serronen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong, right into the meat.
Dong misses with a straight right.
It looked like Serronen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Serronen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
Aku Serronen is winning the standup battle so far.
Serronen lands a nice hook to Dong's body. Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dong misses with a leg kick.
Serronen lands a nice shot that snaps Dong's head back.
Dong tries to clinch but Serronen is having none of it.
Dong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dong is looking to clinch.
Serronen connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Dong finds it's way through Serronen's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Serronen is looking to counter punch.
Dong throws a sloppy head kick and Serronen moves out of range easily.
Serronen lands a lovely overhand right.
Serronen works Dong's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Dong is predictable there
letting Serronen counter with a right hand.
Serronen swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dong tries to land a leg kick but Serronen saw it coming and moves away.
Serronen tries to score with a low kick but Dong moves his leg out of the way.
Dong shapes to counter with a head kick.
Serronen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dong momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Dong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Serronen lands a jab to the nose.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong scores with a sloppy right hand. Serronen should have avoided that one.
Serronen thuds his right hand into Dong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Serronen avoids the head kick by Dong.
A telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen throws the kick towards the body but Dong avoids it.
Dong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Serronen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dong blocks a jab.
Dong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Serronen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong slips a straight right by Serronen.
Dong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Serronen's head backwards.
Dong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Serronen. That did some damage!
Serronen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dong.
Dong wants to clinch up but Serronen keeps it at a distance.
Dong connects with a solid leg kick.
Dong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dong.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dong moves out of range as Serronen throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Serronen.
Dong slips a straight right by Serronen.
Serronen misses with a body shot.
Dong lands a leg kick that knocks Serronen off balance momentarily.
Serronen moves out of range as Dong throws a body kick.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Serronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Serronen misses with a straight right.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serronen.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick.
As Serronen backs off Dong throws a huge counter combo but Serronen manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick from Dong.
Serronen misses with a two punch combination.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
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 Aku Serronen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dong sizes up Serronen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Serronen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Serronen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Serronen throws a leg kick but Dong checks it.
Serronen checks the leg kick.
Serronen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dong finds it's way round the side to connect with Serronen's head.
Dong looks to score with a jab to the body but Serronen is just out of range.
Dong lands a jab.
Dong staying out of range there.
Serronen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serronen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dong stuns Serronen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen throws out a powerful jab.
Serronen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong throws out the jab.
Serronen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dong thows a body kick. Serronen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serronen takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Serronen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dong misses.
Serronen checks a low kick from Dong.
Dong lands a leg kick that knocks Serronen off balance momentarily.
Serronen throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
Dong counters with a body kick.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Serronen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Serronen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Serronen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dong.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong, right into the meat.
Dong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Serronen missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Serronen works Dong's body with a nice hook.
Dong is looking to score with low kicks.
Serronen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Serronen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dong throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Dong misses.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Serronen tries to score with a low kick but Dong moves his leg out of the way.
Serronen ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Serronen throws a body shot but no joy.
Serronen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Serronen's hands.
Dong works the jab nicely.
Dong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dong lands a really nice looking cross but Serronen seems unphased.
Serronen misses with a body shot.
Serronen misses with a low kick as Dong jumps back.
Serronen walks into a stiff left hand from Dong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Dong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Serronen blocks it well.
Dong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Serronen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Serronen throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong.
Nice shot lands for Serronen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dong, right into the meat.
Serronen misses with a head kick.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Serronen.
Dong thinks about the counter body kick.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Dong throws a head kick that misses.
Serronen throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Serronen misses its intended target.
Dong tries a low kick but Serronen avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Serronen misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Dong digs a good hook to Serronen's body.
Dong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serronen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Serronen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dong.
Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Serronen. That did some damage!
Dong walks into a jab.
Dong scores with a nice body kick.
Serronen dips to his left and cracks Dong with an uppercut!
Dong lands a glancing blow to the side of Serronen's head.
Serronen just misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong throws a head kick but Serronen moves out of range.
Serronen cracks Dong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong connects with a leg kick. Serronen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dong closes the distance and clinches.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Serronen misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Hung Dong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Serronen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aku Serronen!
An out of breath Aku Serronen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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