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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Rastila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinfe Kidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rastila's entrance music is One Hit. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kidane's choice of entrance music: Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (wegue wegue). Kinfe Kidane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
9 - 0 - 1 |
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196 cm
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261 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Rastila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kinfe Kidane!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rastila keeps Kidane at a distance using the push kick.
Kidane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rastila. That did some damage!
Rastila lands with a nice body kick.
Rastila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kidane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kidane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kidane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rastila scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kidane. That's going to slow Rastila down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidane is looking to clinch but Rastila is avoiding it.
Kidane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidane misses the jab.
A big right from Kidane misses.
Rastila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kidane clinches.
Kidane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rastila or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rastila's elbow.
Kidane connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Veikko Rastila has been cut.
Kidane landing knees to the head.
Kidane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rastila is breathing heavily.
Kidane works on Rastila's body with a couple of short punches.
Kidane lands a shoulder strike.
Kidane connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rastila drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kidane pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kidane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kidane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rastila takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kidane lands a big head kick that sends Rastila tumbling to the mat! Kidane takes a step backwards and waves Rastila back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rastila is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidane tries to close the distance and clinch but Rastila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rastila misses with a kick to the body.
Kidane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kidane gets a clinch.
Kidane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Rastila's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kidane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rastila avoids it.
Rastila wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kidane misses with a knee strike.
Rastila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rastila scores with a decent looking hook.
Kidane tries to clinch up
and Rastila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kidane doesn't manage to clinch there - Rastila circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rastila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rastila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rastila missing with a left hand there. Kidane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kidane connects with the punch.
Rastila throws a lazy uppercut
and Rastila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rastila misses with a body shot
and Kidane counters with a solid body kick.
Kidane has closed the distance and engaged Rastila in a clinch.
Kidane letting Rastila take a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kidane struggles to land a body shot inside as Rastila controls his hands.
Kidane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rastila blocks it with crossed arms.
Kidane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rastila avoiding damage as Kidane throws knees to the body.
Kidane lands a right hand.
Rastila wants to break free but Kidane has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rastila manages to end up in side control.
Kidane takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rastila tries to score with some ground and pound. Kidane controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kidane is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rastila misses with the ground and pound.
Rastila misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rastila lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kidane down.
Rastila throws an elbow but Kidane slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kidane avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rastila.
Rastila tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kinfe Kidane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Veikko Rastila's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rastila on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kidane. Kidane obviously looking to wear him down.
Kinfe Kidane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kidane misses with a double jab
and Rastila counters with a good, hard body kick but Kidane shrugs it off.
Rastila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rastila misses with a body kick.
Rastila throws out a powerful jab.
Kidane tries to close the distance and clinch but Rastila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rastila throws out a loose jab but Kidane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rastila's corner calls for a 1-2. Rastila obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kidane needs to keep his hands up - Rastila had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rastila sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rastila 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.
Rastila blocks a head kick by Kidane.
Kidane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kidane tries to clinch up but Rastila circles away and keeps his distance.
Rastila lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kidane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rastila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rastila ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kidane throws a head kick but Rastila moves out of range.
Rastila lands with an uppercut that bounces Kidane off the cage and back into range.
Rastila fails to land with a series of punches.
Rastila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rastila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kidane throws a body punch but Rastila moves out of range.
Kidane tries to clinch up but Rastila circles away and keeps his distance.
Kidane dips to his left and cracks Rastila with an uppercut!
Kidane misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rastila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kidane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rastila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rastila moves out of range of the body kick.
An inside leg kick from Rastila misses.
Rastila is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rastila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kidanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kidane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rastila moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rastila connects with a leg kick. Kidane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rastila lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rastila has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kidane finds it's way round the side to connect with Rastila's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rastila finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kidane thows a body shot but no joy.
Kidane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rastila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kidane is breathing heavily.
Rastila throws a head kick but Kidane moves out of range.
Rastila keeps Kidane at a distance using the push kick.
Rastila throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kidane.
Kidane misses with an uppercut.
Rastila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidane throws a lazy uppercut
and Rastila counters with a right hand to the body.
Rastila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Rastila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kidane wants to clinch up but Rastila keeps it at a distance.
Rastila throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kidane on the side of the head.
Kidane throws a chopping leg kick but Rastila manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rastila! Kidane is out on his feet! Rastila rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kidane is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kidane is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veikko Rastila!
Veikko Rastila retains his heavyweight title!
Veikko Rastila really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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