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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Katu Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partio comes to the cage accompanied by Kolmetoista kertaa kovempi kuin kukaan. Katu Partio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katu Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio throws a leg kick
and Kavanagh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kavanagh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kavanagh showed some decent athleticism there.
Partio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Partio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Partio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kavanagh defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Partio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kavanagh is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Partio can't keep his opponent in guard - Kavanagh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh wants to control but Partio is keeping him busy.
Partio wants to get back to full guard.
Partio looking for submissions off his back.
Kavanagh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Partio defends it well.
Kavanagh is looking to pass Partio's guard but actually Partio recovers to full guard.
Kavanagh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Partio is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kavanagh trying to control the position from guard on top but Partio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partio controls Kavanagh momentarily but Kavanagh frees himself.
Kavanagh trying to control the position from guard on top but Partio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kavanagh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Partio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kavanagh has managed to get both his arms back between Partio's legs - danger averted.
Kavanagh looking to pass the guard.
Kavanagh stands and throws Partio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Partio stops Kavanagh from passing to mount.
Kavanagh swings around for an armbar but Partio sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kavanagh's guard.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
Partio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Kavanagh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Partio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kavanagh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Partio defends well.
Partio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kavanagh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Partio works over Kavanagh with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brody Kavanagh 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.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanagh moves away.
Partio moves out of range as Kavanagh throws a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kavanagh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kavanagh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kavanagh looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
Partio tries a head kick but it misses.
Kavanagh only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kavanagh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio backing away here, and Kavanagh unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kavanagh steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Partio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kavanagh's calf.
Partio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Partio lands a nice looking body shot.
Kavanagh punishes Partio's body with a nice straight punch.
Kavanagh has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio cracks the inside of Kavanagh's front leg.
Nice shot by Partio.
Kavanagh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Partio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Partio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kavanagh can do to turn this around?
Kavanagh tries to clinch but Partio moves out of range.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Kavanagh is just out of range.
Partio throws a front kick aimed at Kavanagh's knee but Kavanagh avoids it well.
Kavanagh misses the jab.
Kavanagh blocks a jab.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick from Kavanagh.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Kavanagh avoids it.
Kavanagh looks to land a body kick but Partio moved away.
Kavanagh just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPartio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a leg kick
and Kavanagh counters with a slapping leg kick.
Partio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kavanagh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice takedown defense from Kavanagh. No joy for Partio on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Partio.
Partio throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Kavanagh to counter with a crisp jab.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by Partio.
Kavanagh misses with an uppercut.
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Partio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kavanagh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kavanagh throws out a loose jab but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Partio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh moves out of range of the body kick from Partio.
Partio shoots for a takedown but Kavanagh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katu Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Partio catches Kavanagh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Partio is looking to wear down Kavanagh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kavanagh dives in and scores a takedown into Partio's guard.
Brody Kavanagh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Partio keeping moving, preventing Kavanagh from controlling successfully.
Partio wants to sweep here but Kavanagh controlling him for the moment.
Kavanagh tries to free his leg and advance position but Partio is retaining full guard.
Partio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kavanagh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kavanagh looking to sit in guard and control but Partio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Partio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kavanagh trying to control the position.
Partio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kavanagh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Partio has managed to get both his arms back between Kavanagh's legs - danger averted.
Kavanagh looking for a guillotine here but Partio defends easily.
Partio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katu Partio dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kavanagh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Partio defends well and Kavanagh ends up having to push Partio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Partio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Partio lands in his opponent's guard.
Kavanagh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Partio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Partio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Partio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Partio scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Partio wants to control from the top but Kavanagh keeps moving.
Kavanagh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Partio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kavanagh looking to control.
Partio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Partio looking to pass the guard.
Partio wants to control from the top but Kavanagh keeps moving.
Partio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kavanagh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Partio defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kavanagh controls Partio momentarily but Partio frees himself.
Partio trying to control but Kavanagh is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Partio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kavanagh wants to control but Partio passes easily into half guard.
Partio trying to control from half guard but Kavanagh is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh trying to control here.
Partio is keen to just control but Kavanagh is a slippery customer.
Kavanagh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kavanagh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Partio. That one must have hurt.
Kavanagh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Despite the aggression on Kavanagh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice body kick there by Kavanagh.
Katu Partio is winning the standup battle so far.
Kavanagh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kavanagh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partio. Partio obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Partio.
Sloppy strikes from Kavanagh. Those never looked like landing.
Partio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Partio is predictable there
and Kavanagh counters with a straight right hand.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Kavanagh.
No joy there for Partio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Partio punishes Kavanagh's body with a nice straight punch.
Kavanagh looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Kavanagh avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kavanagh dives in and grabs Partio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Partio pushes down on Kavanagh's head and hops out.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick.
Partio tried to counter with a leg kick but Kavanagh avoided it.
Partio is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katu Partio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Partio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katu Partio!
Katu Partio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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