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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauno Kaalikorva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joensen comes to the cage accompanied by Gasolina. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
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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
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauno Kaalikorva!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joensen loads up on a big right hand but Kaalikorva slips the punch.
Kaalikorva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaalikorva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joensen somewhat.
Joensen misses with a body shot
and Kaalikorva counters with a good low kick that Joensen was not able to check.
Kaalikorva misses with an uppercut. Joensen saw that one coming.
Joensen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joensen throws a low kick but Kaalikorva avoids it.
Kaalikorva looks to land a left hand but Joensen moved out of range nicely.
Kaalikorva fails to land with a series of punches.
Joensen stuffs the takedown.
Joensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaalikorva was well out of range. Poor timing from Joensen.
Joensen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaalikorva.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kaalikorva. Joensen shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen throws a chopping leg kick but Kaalikorva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joensen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joensen tries to bum rush Kaalikorva with a series of wild strikes but Kaalikorva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joensen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joensen throws the left hand but Kaalikorva avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaalikorva checks a leg kick.
Joensen thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Joensen lands.
Joensen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaalikorva is just out of range.
Joensen lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaalikorva's head.
Joensen scoring well with a low kick there.
Joensen throws a low kick but Kaalikorva avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joensen misses with a kick to the body
and Kaalikorva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johann Joensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaalikorva blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Joensen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kaalikorva to counter with a crisp jab.
Joensen thuds a left hand into Kaalikorva's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaalikorva misses with a low kick.
Joensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaalikorva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joensen.
Joensen loads up on a big right hand but Kaalikorva slips the punch.
Joensen connects with a solid leg kick.
Joensen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joensen lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva walks into a straight right hand from Joensen.
Kaalikorva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joensen staying out of range there.
Joensen clinches.
Kaalikorva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaalikorva throws a head punch that misses.
Kaalikorva tightens his grip and picks Joensen up, before dumping him to the ground. Joensen manages to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Joensen pushes Kaalikorva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Joensen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaalikorva moves away from the strike by Joensen.
Nice shot by Joensen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen tries to clinch up but Kaalikorva circles away and keeps his distance.
Joensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaalikorva checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Joensen.
Joensen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joensen throws out a leg kick but Kaalikorva moves out of range and Joensen only half commits.
Joensen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaalikorva has time to react.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaalikorva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaalikorva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joensen to score with a decent uppercut.
Joensen throws a leg kick but Kaalikorva checks it.
Joensen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaalikorva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen 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.
Joensen tries to clinch there but Kaalikorva circles away.
Joensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaalikorva looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.
Johann Joensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joensen checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaalikorva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kaalikorva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joensen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kaalikorva throws a big shot that misses.
Joensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaalikorva defending well as Joensen loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Joensen.
Joensen throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaalikorva thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaalikorva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joensen misses with a body shot.
Kaalikorva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joensen.
A head kick misses from Joensen.
Joensen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kaalikorva as he avoids it easily.
Jab from Joensen.
Kaalikorva takes a swing at Joensen's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Joensen.
Kaalikorva moves out of range of the leg kick from Joensen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva connects with a leg kick. Joensen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaalikorva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joensen looks to land a right hand but Kaalikorva moved out of range.
Kaalikorva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaalikorva staying out of range there.
Joensen swings for the body but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Joensen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kaalikorva should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaalikorva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joensen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaalikorva cracks Joensen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaalikorva avoids the body shot from Joensen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a hook but Kaalikorva avoids it easily.
Joensen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaalikorva moves forwards but Joensen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joensen misses the shot to the body.
Joensen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaalikorva looks for a takedown but Joensen sprawls well.
Kaalikorva lunges at Joensen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joensen's hand.
Joensen lands a nice looking body shot.
Joensen thows a body shot but no joy.
Joensen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen swings for the body but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Johann Joensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Joensen blocks a jab.
Kaalikorva misses with an uppercut. Joensen saw that one coming.
Kaalikorva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joensen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaalikorva sizes up Joensen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Joensen misses.
Joensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joensen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaalikorva was well out of range. Poor timing from Joensen.
Joensen 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.
Kaalikorva closes the distance and clinches up with Joensen, looking for a takedown. Kaalikorva pushes Joensen against the cage but Joensen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Joensen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaalikorva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Joensen misses with a hook to the body
and Kaalikorva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Joensen.
Joensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joensen throws a lazy right hand but Kaalikorva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joensen scores with a jab.
A big left from Kaalikorva misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Kaalikorva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaalikorva throws a hook but Joensen blocks it.
Joensen misses with an uppercut. Kaalikorva saw that one coming.
Joensen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Joensen.
A jab from Kaalikorva misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Joensen.
A low kick from Kaalikorva is predictable there
and Joensen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kaalikorva blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Kaalikorva there.
Kaalikorva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaalikorva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joensen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaalikorva scores with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Joensen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Joensen.
Joensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaalikorva blocks a head kick by Joensen.
Joensen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Joensen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaalikorva.
Joensen misses with a low kick.
Kaalikorva looks to land a right hand but Joensen moved out of range.
Kaalikorva throws the left hand but Joensen avoids the punch easily.
Joensen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joensen misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Joensen misses
and Kaalikorva counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen throws a hook but Kaalikorva avoids it easily.
Joensen throws a body punch but Kaalikorva moves out of range.
Kaalikorva connects with a leg kick. Joensen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joensen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joensen misses with a looping left.
Kaalikorva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaalikorva.
Joensen misses with a wild combination.
Kaalikorva jabs Joensen right on the nose. Joensen blinks but takes it well.
Joensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kauno Kaalikorva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaalikorva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joensen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joensen wants it to stay on the feet.
Joensen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaalikorva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaalikorva slips a jab from Joensen.
Joensen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joensen connects with the punch.
Kaalikorva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kaalikorva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joensen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaalikorva checks it well.
Joensen just misses with a punch to the body.
Joensen throws the kick towards the body but Kaalikorva avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Joensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joensen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Joensen!
Johann Joensen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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