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AWC Contenders 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Correleone (ranked 4510 p4p, 4523 weight class) and Action Jackson (ranked 91 p4p, 92 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Correleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Action Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correleone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Correleone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Correleone misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Correleone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Correleone cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Correleone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Correleone stops Jackson from standing up.
Correleone with a nice head shot there.
Correleone throws a big right hand that misses.
Correleone wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correleone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Correleone landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correleone content to stall in guard here.
Correleone throwing strikes but missing.
Correleone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Correleone from controlling successfully.
Correleone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Correleone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Correleone controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Correleone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Correleone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Correleone trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Correleone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Correleone saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Correleone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Correleone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 10:9
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 10:9
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Correleone!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Tikkanen (ranked 4047 p4p, 3961 weight class) and Helios Heikkinen (ranked 378 p4p, 375 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Titan Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helios Heikkinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tikkanen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Tikkanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tikkanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Tikkanen misses its target.
Tikkanen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tikkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tikkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. Tikkanen moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Tikkanen misses its target.
Tikkanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tikkanen 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helios Heikkinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Heikkinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 9:10
Judge James Glass scores the fight 9:10
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helios Heikkinen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hirmu Kankkunen (ranked 4067 p4p, 4068 weight class) and Tiikeri Maski (ranked 319 p4p, 320 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hirmu Kankkunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiikeri Maski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Maski avoids the body shot from Kankkunen.
It seemed like Maski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kankkunen connects with a right hand. Maski shakes it off.
Maski just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kankkunen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kankkunen missing with a left hand there. Maski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maski! But no joy.
Kankkunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Maski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maski misses with an uppercut.
Maski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kankkunen.
Kankkunen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kankkunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Maski is just out of range.
Maski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hirmu Kankkunen.
Well Kankkunen 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 10:9
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hirmu Kankkunen!
A very excited looking Hirmu Kankkunen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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FIGHT
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