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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eerikki Salmi (ranked 1377 p4p, 196 weight class) and Hotaru Doji (ranked 2800 p4p, 334 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Doji's choice of entrance music: Crane ft. Beauregard & The Down Right - Meet Me In The Garden. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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198 cm
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212 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Salmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hotaru Doji!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salmi connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Hotaru Doji has been cut.
Salmi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Salmi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eerikki Salmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doji shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doji lands a head shot.
Doji throws a lazy right hand but Salmi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salmi avoids the body shot from Doji.
Salmi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doji.
Salmi throws a lazy body kick
and Doji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doji misses with a straight left.
Salmi thows a leg kick but Doji checks it
and Doji counters with a straight right hand.
Salmi scores with the left hand. Doji knows he should have avoided that one.
Salmi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Doji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salmi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doji throws out the jab.
Salmi throws a shot from downtown. Doji moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doji misses with an uppercut. Salmi saw that one coming.
Salmi misses the jab.
Doji loads up on a big right hand but Salmi slips the punch.
Salmi rushes Doji and presses him up against the cage.
Doji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salmi.
Salmi lands a nice uppercut.
Salmi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doji backwards.
Doji can't break the clinch.
Salmi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doji.
Salmi misses with some punches.
Salmi tries a body shot but Doji blocks it.
Salmi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salmi misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Doji's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salmi working aggressively here.
Doji blocks a body shot from Salmi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Doji scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salmi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doji blocking some punches.
Doji lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salmi backwards.
Doji can't break the clinch.
Doji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salmi lands a body punch.
Salmi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salmi throws a punch but it's blocked by Doji.
A right hand to the body from Salmi.
Doji has had enough of the clinch but Salmi keeps him there for the moment.
Salmi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doji blocks a body shot from Salmi.
Salmi misses with a body punch.
Salmi tries to work over Doji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salmi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salmi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salmi misses with some punches.
Salmi can't find room to land a body shot as Doji controls the action.
Doji wants to get back to striking at distance but Salmi won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji lands with a short shot to the head.
Doji breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Salmi.
Salmi lands with a right hand.
Doji with a nice cross.
Salmi throws out a powerful jab.
Doji takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salmi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salmi is rocked!
Salmi bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Doji comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Salmi falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Salmi was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hotaru Doji!
Hotaru Doji decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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