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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chadwick Lynch (ranked 24819 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Kankkunen (ranked 23983 p4p, 0 weight class). Aimo Kankkunen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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193 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chadwick Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aimo Kankkunen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kankkunen shoots in but Lynch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lynch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kankkunen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt
so Lynch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kankkunen looks winded!
Lynch being controlled here momentarily.
Lynch content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lynch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lynch is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lynch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lynch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lynch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lynch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Kankkunen scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kankkunen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lynch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lynch stalks Kankkunen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kankkunen's face. Kankkunen staggers backwards, shaken.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lynch lands a head 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!
Kankkunen tries to clinch up but Lynch circles away and keeps his distance.
Kankkunen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lynch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lynch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kankkunen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lynch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lynch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch stays in close to Kankkunen's body and controls the position.
Lynch stands and steps away. Kankkunen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four 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.
Lynch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kankkunen tries to clinch up but Lynch circles away and keeps his distance.
Kankkunen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lynch half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lynch throws a nice looking combination but Kankkunen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kankkunen avoids the head kick by Lynch.
Kankkunen avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Lynch backs off Kankkunen throws a huge counter combo but Lynch manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Kankkunen does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Lynch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chadwick Lynch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lynch closes the distance and clinches.
Lynch is trying to pull guard but Kankkunen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lynch tries to land knees in the clinch but Kankkunen avoids the damage to the body.
Lynch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kankkunen is trying to break free.
Lynch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kankkunen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chadwick Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kankkunen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kankkunen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch misses with the combination.
Kankkunen is breathing heavily.
Kankkunen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynch.
Lynch half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lynch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kankkunen on his heels. He'll look to pass Kankkunen's guard now, I'm sure.
Lynch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lynch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lynch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chadwick Lynch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lynch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lynch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lynch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lynch chips away with some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looks to land a body kick but Kankkunen moved away.
Kankkunen throws a combination that misses
so Lynch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lynch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lynch throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lynch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lynch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lynch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lynch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chadwick Lynch is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynch rushes Kankkunen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chadwick Lynch dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lynch clinches.
Lynch is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kankkunen to keep the fight standing.
Kankkunen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lynch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lynch pulls Kankkunen into guard.
Kankkunen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lynch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kankkunen is aware though and is defending well.
Lynch has Kankkunen pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch looking for a sweep. Not yet Lynch, not yet.
Kankkunen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch is pulling down on Kankkunen's head to control his posture.
Kankkunen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lynch is proving hard to escape from.
Lynch pulls Kankkunen in to control the position.
Kankkunen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lynch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kankkunen has managed to get both his arms back between Lynch's legs - danger averted.
Kankkunen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lynch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch stands up from Kankkunen's guard - Lynch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kankkunen tries to work over Lynch's front leg with a kick but Lynch checks it.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kankkunen can do to turn this around?
Lynch throws a series of punches but Kankkunen avoids them all with ease.
Lynch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kankkunen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lynch is in Kankkunen's guard.
Lynch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kankkunen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lynch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kankkunen for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four 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.
Lynch wants to get up but he can't break Kankkunen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kankkunen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lynch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kankkunen defends it well.
Lynch controlling the pace.
Aimo Kankkunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chadwick Lynch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chadwick Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lynch 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chadwick Lynch!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
30% |
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