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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gravis Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Suvanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Suvanto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gravis Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikko Suvanto!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Suvanto coming out on top.
Bader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suvanto.
Nice defenses there by Bader.
Suvanto slips a straight right by Bader.
Bader scoring well with a low kick there.
Bader scores with a body shot.
Bader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Suvanto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suvanto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bader.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bader.
Bader throws a leg kick which misses Suvanto's front leg but catches the back leg as Suvanto tries to avoid it.
Bader throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bader scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader misses the shot to the body.
Bader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvanto scores with a body shot.
Gravis Bader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suvanto moves out of range as Bader throws a body kick.
Bader misses with a low kick as Suvanto jumps back.
Suvanto throws a jab but it's blocked by Bader.
Bader defending well as Suvanto loads up on a big left hand.
Bader misses with a body shot.
Bader scores with a kick to the body.
Bader lands a nice looking body kick.
Suvanto looks gassed!
Bader explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader tries to clinch but Suvanto is having none of it.
Bader lands a body shot.
Suvanto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bader. Bader obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto checks a leg kick.
Bader lands a nice hook to Suvanto's body. Suvanto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bader - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bader.
Bader lands with a nice body kick.
Suvanto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bader throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suvanto on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bader, right into the meat.
Suvanto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bader takes a swing at Suvanto's ribcage but misses.
Suvanto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bader wants to clinch
and Suvanto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bader throws a hook to the side of Suvanto's head but Suvanto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suvanto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bader tries to work over Suvanto's front leg with a kick but Suvanto checks it.
A big right from Bader misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto with a nice cross.
Bader misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Suvanto.
Suvanto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bader.
Suvanto moves out of range as Bader throws a body kick.
Bader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bader throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suvanto blocks a head kick by Bader.
Bader is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gravis Bader dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suvanto clinches up with Bader and pushes him back against the cage.
Bader lands a nice shot to the body.
Suvanto misses with some punches.
Suvanto lands with a light punch inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Suvanto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bader using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suvanto takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mikko Suvanto has been cut.
Suvanto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bader lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suvanto tries to break free but Bader pushes him back against the cage.
Suvanto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
Suvanto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suvanto lands a right hand.
Bader looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suvanto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suvanto can't break the clinch.
Bader lands a damaging elbow.
Suvanto pushes Bader back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bader works on Suvanto's body with a couple of short punches.
Bader tries to throw a body punch but Suvanto avoids it by throwing Bader back against the cage.
Suvanto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suvanto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suvanto has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvanto tries to throw a body punch but Bader avoids it by throwing Suvanto back against the cage.
Suvanto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suvanto pushes Bader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bader throws an elbow that misses.
Suvanto is looking to break free of the clinch but Bader has double underhooks.
Bader misses with an elbow strike.
Bader blocks an uppercut.
Suvanto misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suvanto.
Bader pushes Suvanto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suvanto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suvanto gets through Bader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suvanto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suvanto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bader landing knees to the body.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suvanto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suvanto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bader lands an elbow just above Suvanto 's eye.
Bader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suvanto is defending well for now.
Bader lands with a short shot to the head.
Suvanto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suvanto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suvanto digs a right hand underneath Bader's ribcage. Bader let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suvanto.
Suvanto tries a body shot but Bader blocks it.
Bader creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suvanto's defenses.
Suvanto tries to break the clinch but Bader is controlling the position.
Suvanto misses with the head strike.
Bader lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suvanto throws a head punch that misses.
Suvanto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suvanto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Bader.
Bader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suvanto avoids it.
A hook to the body from Suvanto.
Suvanto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suvanto scores with a shoulder strike.
Bader prevents a body shot from Suvanto.
Suvanto scores with a hook to the body.
Bader scores with a shot to the side of Suvanto's head.
Suvanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suvanto tries to work over Bader's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suvanto blocks it with crossed arms.
Suvanto has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Suvanto lands an uppercut.
Suvanto works on Bader's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto tries a body shot but Bader blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Suvanto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bader.
Bader is trying to stall.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bader throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suvanto blocks it with crossed arms.
Suvanto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Suvanto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Suvanto.
A short right from Suvanto on the inside.
Suvanto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bader.
Suvanto digs a right hand into Bader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bader's gas tank.
Suvanto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
A short right from Suvanto on the inside.
Bader blocking some punches.
Suvanto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suvanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suvanto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suvanto misses with the head strike.
Bader connects with a knee to the head.
Suvanto lands a body shot.
Suvanto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suvanto scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suvanto struggles to land a body shot inside as Bader controls his hands.
Suvanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suvanto misses with a punch on the inside.
Bader landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Suvanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suvanto scores with a shot to the side of Bader's head.
Suvanto lands with a left to the head.
Bader tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Suvanto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suvanto lands a shot to the body.
Suvanto throws a head punch that misses.
Mikko Suvanto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suvanto.
Suvanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Bader.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suvanto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suvanto.
A right handed body shot lands from Suvanto.
Suvanto lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Suvanto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suvanto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Suvanto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikko Suvanto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Suvanto wants to clinch but Bader slips to the side
and Bader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suvanto lands with a straight right. Bader didn't see that one coming.
Suvanto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suvanto misses with a hook.
Suvanto avoids a kick to the body.
Bader is looking to wear down Suvanto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Suvanto lands a nice hook to Bader's body. Bader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bader bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bader misses with a kick to the body.
Suvanto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suvanto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvanto checks the leg kick.
A big left from Suvanto misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bader lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suvanto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suvanto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suvanto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suvanto digs a good body shot into Bader's ribs.
Bader looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suvanto checks a leg kick.
Suvanto lands a right hook to the body.
Suvanto loads up on a big right hand but Bader slips the punch.
Bader fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suvanto checks it well.
Nice body punch from Suvanto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto misses with a wild body shot.
Suvanto thumps Bader with a low kick.
Suvanto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bader lands with a good body shot.
Bader misses with a wild body shot.
Suvanto lands a lovely overhand right.
Suvanto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suvanto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Suvanto misses.
Suvanto is looking to clinch but Bader is avoiding it.
Bader misses with a shot to the body
and Suvanto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Suvanto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Suvanto.
Suvanto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bader blocking some punches.
Suvanto lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suvanto.
Bader tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suvanto avoids it.
Bader swings wildly with an uppercut but Suvanto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Suvanto.
Suvanto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bader missing with knees to the body.
Suvanto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suvanto lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Suvanto.
Suvanto lands with a right to the head.
Bader blocks an uppercut.
Suvanto lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
A short left from Bader.
Suvanto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suvanto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suvanto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suvanto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Suvanto lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader tries to throw a body punch but Suvanto avoids it by throwing Bader back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Suvanto as the two fighters clinch.
Bader blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Suvanto lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suvanto.
Suvanto digs a right hand into Bader's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bader's gas tank.
Suvanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suvanto has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Suvanto lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Suvanto on the inside.
Suvanto scores with a hook to the body.
Suvanto scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Suvanto.
Suvanto is leaning against Bader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suvanto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Suvanto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suvanto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Suvanto!
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