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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Kone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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152 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uolevi Gepardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diesel Kone!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gepardi lands a lovely overhand right.
Gepardi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gepardi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gepardi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gepardi misses with a left hand
and Kone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kone slaps away a takedown attempt from Gepardi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gepardi misses with a jab to the body
and Kone counters with a stiff right hand.
Kone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gepardi on the side of the head.
Gepardi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Gepardi misses
letting Kone counter with a right hand.
Gepardi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gepardi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gepardi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kone counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gepardi throws an off balance right hand
letting Kone counter with a right hand.
Gepardi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kone counters with a nice leg kick.
Gepardi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gepardi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kone's guard.
Gepardi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gepardi stands and throws Kone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kone is pushing Gepardi's head away, looking to escape. Gepardi manages to hold on to the position though.
Gepardi working the strikes but Kone uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kone is defending against the submission attempts here by Gepardi.
Gepardi wants to free his trapped foot but Kone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gepardi thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kone to regain full guard.
Gepardi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gepardi is looking to take a break and control but Kone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gepardi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone parries the strikes from Gepardi easily there. Gepardi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kone to escape.
Gepardi is looking to take a break and control but Kone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kone wants to get back to his feet but Gepardi drags him back down.
Gepardi 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.
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.
Gepardi misses with the ground and pound.
Gepardi trying to control the position but Kone is working away.
Gepardi is staying tight to Kone's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kone wants to get back to his feet.
Gepardi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kone's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gepardi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kone keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Gepardi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gepardi is trying to get an arm triangle but Kone is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diesel Kone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gepardi.
Kone just misses with a punch to the body.
Gepardi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gepardi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kone tries to escape but Gepardi is in control.
Kone is not content to let Gepardi control the position.
Gepardi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kone is not content to let Gepardi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi throwing strikes but Kone manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gepardi keeps working.
Kone working away.
Kone is looking to take a break and control but Gepardi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gepardi is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Gepardi manages to get back to half guard.
Gepardi is looking to control Kone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gepardi avoid being mounted?
Kone wants to control but Gepardi is keeping him busy.
Kone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kone stands up from half guard.
Gepardi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gepardi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gepardi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kone manages to avoid it.
Gepardi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gepardi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gepardi pushes down on Kone's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kone is trying to stand up here but Gepardi is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi is working for a submission of some sort.
Kone wants to get back to his feet.
Gepardi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gepardi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gepardi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gepardi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uolevi Gepardi 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. And we move into the final round!
Kone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gepardi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gepardi throwing strikes but missing.
Gepardi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kone wants to get back to his feet but Gepardi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gepardi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kone is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gepardi controls the pace.
Kone keeping full guard, as Gepardi tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gepardi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Uolevi Gepardi just wasn't active enough.
Kone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Uolevi Gepardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gepardi misses with a right hand
and Kone counters with a nice uppercut.
Kone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gepardi with a poor takedown
and Kone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi throws a right hand that misses
and Kone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gepardi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Kone to counter with a crisp jab.
Gepardi misses the body punch
and Kone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gepardi misses with an uppercut
and Kone counters by moving into the clinch.
Gepardi prevents Kone from breaking the clinch.
Kone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gepardi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gepardi thinking.
Gepardi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gepardi lands a body shot.
Gepardi connects with a looping right hand.
Gepardi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kone counters with a stiff right hand.
Diesel Kone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi misses with a combination
and Kone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kone throws a low kick but Gepardi moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Gepardi misses
and Kone counters with a left to the body.
Kone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gepardi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kone to counter with a crisp jab.
Diesel Kone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gepardi has his takedown stuffed
and Kone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uolevi Gepardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gepardi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gepardi throws a combination that misses
and Kone counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gepardi misses with a body shot
and Kone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gepardi misses with a takedown
and Kone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kone.
Gepardi looks to throw a body kick
enabling Kone to counter with a crisp jab.
Gepardi has his takedown stuffed
and Kone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gepardi thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gepardi has his takedown stuffed
and Kone makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gepardi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kone counter with a right hand.
Kone throws a body punch but Gepardi moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel Kone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kone 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diesel Kone!
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FIGHT
RATING
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