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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Commando Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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199 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tadamasa Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Commando Kukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen tries to score with a low kick but Yamada moves his leg out of the way.
Yamada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kukkonen throws out the jab.
Kalevi Commando Kukkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada checks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Kukkonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamada slips under a jab from Kukkonen.
Yamada defending well as Kukkonen loads up on a big left hand.
Kukkonen scores with a push kick.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kukkonen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kukkonen.
Yamada takes a swing at Kukkonen's ribcage but misses.
Kukkonen throws the left hand but Yamada avoids the punch easily.
Yamada rushes Kukkonen and presses him up against the cage.
Kukkonen can't break the clinch.
Kukkonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamada.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kukkonen.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kukkonen's elbow.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kukkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamada's elbow.
Kukkonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kukkonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Yamada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Kukkonen.
Yamada digs a right hand into Kukkonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kukkonen's gas tank.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada throws a punch but it's blocked by Kukkonen.
Kukkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yamada.
Kukkonen tries to work over Yamada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kukkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kukkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kukkonen lands with a light punch inside.
Kukkonen tries to throw a body punch but Yamada avoids it by throwing Kukkonen back against the cage.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kukkonen backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kukkonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kukkonen.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kukkonen's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
Yamada tries a body shot but Kukkonen blocks it.
Kukkonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kukkonen.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kukkonen blocking some punches.
Kukkonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada tries to work over Kukkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kukkonen's elbow.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada lands a body shot.
Kukkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kukkonen.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kukkonen.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Kukkonen misses with some punches.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Kukkonen controls his hands.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kukkonen.
Yamada throws a punch but it's blocked by Kukkonen.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Kukkonen backwards.
Kukkonen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukkonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kukkonen blocks a body shot from Yamada.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada tries to work over Kukkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada pushes Kukkonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Kukkonen.
Yamada tries a body shot but Kukkonen blocks it.
Kukkonen looking to throw knees to the head but Yamada is blocking nicely.
Kukkonen gets through Yamada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Kukkonen controls his hands.
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
Kukkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Kukkonen controls the action.
A short left from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kukkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamada.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Yamada tries to work over Kukkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kukkonen can't get the takedown.
Kukkonen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yamada is defending well.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Kukkonen backwards.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Kukkonen controls the action.
Kukkonen presses Yamada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kukkonen misses with the head strike.
Kukkonen blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Kukkonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Kukkonen blocks a body shot from Yamada.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kukkonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kukkonen backwards.
Kukkonen is rocked!
Yamada pushes Kukkonen against the cage. Yamada is working some dirty boxing. Yamada pushes off with a quick right hook! Kukkonen goes down! Kukkonen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Yamada moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tadamasa Yamada!
Tadamasa Yamada decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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