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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
23 - 15 - 1 |
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205 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen catches Walker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kastinen misses with a body shot.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Kastinen misses with a jab to the body
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Kastinen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Walker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kastinen.
Sloppy strikes there by Kastinen.
Walker tries to improve position but can't.
Walker struggling a bit here.
Kastinen is trying to get an arm triangle but Walker is defending well.
Kastinen is chipping away with strikes.
Walker gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Kastinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Walker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kastinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walker defending well though.
Kastinen trying to mount his opponent but Walker defends it.
Kastinen looks to land a strike but Walker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walker is controlling Kastinen's posture.
Kastinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kastinen throws an elbow that misses. Walker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kastinen's guard. Nice move by Walker!
Kastinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kastinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Seppo Kastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker clinches up against the cage.
Kastinen misses with the head strike.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Kastinen.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kastinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kastinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kastinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kastinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kastinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kastinen takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kastinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kastinen lands with a shot to the body.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Kastinen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kastinen.
Walker tries a quick counter leg kick but Kastinen is wise to it.
Walker throws a leg kick but Kastinen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kastinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kastinen is breathing heavily.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker lands a big head kick that sends Kastinen tumbling to the mat! Walker takes a step backwards and waves Kastinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Walker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kastinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Kastinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kastinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Walker tries to land a body kick
and Kastinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kastinen wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Kastinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kastinen trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker pulls Kastinen in to control the position.
Kastinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kastinen.
Kastinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Walker lands a big head kick that sends Kastinen tumbling to the mat! Walker takes a step backwards and waves Kastinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kastinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Kastinen off balance momentarily.
Kastinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kastinen slips a jab from Walker.
Kastinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kastinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen gets tackled into the cage by Walker. Walker maintains the clinch.
Walker scores with a hook to the body.
Kastinen tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing Kastinen back against the cage.
Kastinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kastinen backwards.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kastinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seppo Kastinen's cut is getting worse.
Kastinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kastinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shane Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kastinen checks a low kick from Walker.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Kastinen feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shane Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker cracks Kastinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kastinen throws a big shot that misses.
Kastinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walker.
Kastinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walker.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Kastinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kastinen digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Walker thows a body kick. Kastinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kastinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seppo Kastinen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Look low, kick high! Walker uses the oldest trick in the book to send Kastinen tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Walker is absolutely delighted - when Kastinen wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Walker!
Shane Walker is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Shane Walker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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