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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joel Kuokkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaija Koo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koo has chosen Kaija Koo - Kuka keksi rakkauden? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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182 cm
18
178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Kuokkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaija Koo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuokkanen shoots in but Koo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kuokkanen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koo wants to sweep but no luck.
Koo is trying to keep Kuokkanen in close.
Kuokkanen being controlled here momentarily.
Kuokkanen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Koo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kuokkanen is working to get back to half guard.
Kuokkanen wants to hold on but Koo pushes him away.
Kuokkanen is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kuokkanen tries to hold on but Koo postures up.
Kuokkanen is trying to escape the mount.
Koo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kuokkanen is surviving well by controlling Koo's body position as best he can.
Koo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Koo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koo lands with some strikes.
Kuokkanen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Koo tries to control but Kuokkanen wriggling away.
Koo lands a heavy elbow.
Kuokkanen is looking to improve his position but Koo isn't that keen on the idea.
Koo controlling from the full mount.
Kuokkanen is breathing heavily.
Koo cracks Kuokkanen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koo controlling from the full mount.
Koo with good strikes from the mount here!
Koo with shots to the head and body - Kuokkanen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Koo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Kuokkanen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koo lands with some strikes.
Kuokkanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kuokkanen is desperately trying to improve his position but Koo has a good base and remains in mount.
Koo landing punches.
Koo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kuokkanen regains half guard.
Kuokkanen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kuokkanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koo's back!
Koo trying to control the position but Kuokkanen manages to sink in the hooks.
Kuokkanen tries to keep control of the position but Koo is staying busy.
Kuokkanen keeps control of the position as Koo tries to break free.
Kuokkanen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaija Koo dominated that round.
That's time! Kuokkanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koo stuffs the takedown attempt from Kuokkanen. Kuokkanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuokkanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Koo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuokkanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koo.
Koo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Koo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Koo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuokkanen taking some punishment here, with Koo in his half guard.
Kuokkanen won't allow Koo to pass to mount.
Kaija Koo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koo stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koo throws a combination. Kuokkanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joel Kuokkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuokkanen connects with a high kick.
Koo slips a jab and a cross from Kuokkanen.
Koo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kuokkanen counter with a right hand.
Kuokkanen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuokkanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koo misses with a low kick.
Koo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Koo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kuokkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koo lands a couple of digs.
Koo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koo stands and throws Kuokkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koo lands a few punches from side control.
Kuokkanen tries to buck Koo off but Koo is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Kuokkanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kuokkanen prevents Koo from moving into mount.
Kuokkanen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koo.
Kuokkanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuokkanen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kuokkanen's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Kuokkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koo trying to control but Kuokkanen is working from the bottom.
Kuokkanen working a defensive guard here.
Kuokkanen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kuokkanen controlling the pace for now.
Kuokkanen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kuokkanen tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Kuokkanen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kuokkanen landing punches.
Koo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kuokkanen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Koo can't escape the position.
Koo is squirming around, avoiding Kuokkanen's attempts to control the action.
Koo gets back to half guard.
Koo wants to control but Kuokkanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kuokkanen blocks the strikes from Koo.
Koo is pressing down on Kuokkanen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kuokkanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Koo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuokkanen is fighting to break Koo's control of his arms but Koo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kuokkanen wants to pass the guard but Koo is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kuokkanen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Koo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kuokkanen's back instead.
Koo lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaija Koo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Koo swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuokkanen.
Koo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kuokkanen counters by moving into the clinch.
Kuokkanen breaks from the clinch.
Koo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuokkanen looks for a takedown but Koo sprawls well.
Kuokkanen wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kuokkanen.
Koo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuokkanen's guard.
Koo passes Kuokkanen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Koo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kuokkanen tries to get to full guard but Koo has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koo decides to stand and escape the position.
Kuokkanen tries to clinch but Koo moves away
and Koo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuokkanen counters with a series of strikes. Koo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Koo lands a jab to the nose.
Koo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koo lands a nice hook to Kuokkanen's body. Kuokkanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuokkanen looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koo misses with a low kick as Kuokkanen jumps back.
Kuokkanen with a poor takedown
and Koo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kuokkanen's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Kuokkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuokkanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Koo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuokkanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koo wants to pass the guard but Kuokkanen is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koo won't allow Kuokkanen to get back to his feet.
Koo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Koo wants to control from the top but Kuokkanen keeps moving.
Koo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuokkanen controls Koo momentarily but Koo frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuokkanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koo circles away.
Kuokkanen scores with a takedown into Koo's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuokkanen throwing strikes but missing.
Koo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kuokkanen!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Koo.
Kuokkanen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Joel Kuokkanen has been cut.
Koo controlling the pace for now.
Kuokkanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koo landing strikes from the mount.
Joel Kuokkanen's cut is getting worse.
Koo controlling his opponent.
Kuokkanen tries to hold on but Koo postures up.
Koo raining down shots from the mount!
Kuokkanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuokkanen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kuokkanen is rocked!
Joel Kuokkanen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joel Kuokkanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kaija Koo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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