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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radio Active (ranked 406 p4p, 450 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 49 p4p, 53 weight class). Active comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kettu blocks a jab.
Active throws a poor cross that misses
and Kettu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Active thinking.
Kettu scores with a body shot.
Active throws a body shot but no joy.
Active closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Active keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Active cracks Kettu with an open hand slap.
Kettu throws out a leg kick but Active moves out of range and Kettu only half commits.
Active swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Active throws a hook but Kettu blocks it.
Active swings widly with a right hand
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Radio Active has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu connects with a crisp jab.
Kettu cracks a nice hook into Active's ribs.
A big left from Active misses.
Kettu jabs Active right on the nose. Active blinks but takes it well.
Active lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu connects with a leg kick.
Kettu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Active throwing a counter right hand but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu catches Active with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kettu tried to score with a low kick but Active checks it.
Active gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Active escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Active uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu 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.
Nice shot lands for Active.
Active throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kettu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kettu feints a counter leg kick.
Kettu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Active stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kettu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for Active with that takedown attempt.
Active takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Kettu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Active keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kettu scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Active misses.
Kettu throws out a counter right but Active avoids it with no problem.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Active moves away and avoids it.
Kettu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Active.
Active misses the jab.
Active's corner calls for a 1-2. Active obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Active throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu tries to score with a low kick but Active moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Kettu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kettu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Active misses.
Active sizes up Kettu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Active listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Active misses with a body shot
and Kettu counters with a good, hard body kick but Active shrugs it off.
Active lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kettu at a distance.
Kettu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Active scores with the left hand. Kettu knows he should have avoided that one.
That kick from Kettu tenderised Active's leg. Active is trying to keep his angry face on.
Active drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Active scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Active darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Active takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Active lands a nice hook to Kettu's body. Kettu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Active. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Active.
Kettu slips a jab and a cross from Active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu misses with a left hand
and Active counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kettu wants to get back to full guard.
Kettu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Active.
Active looks to land a strike but Kettu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kettu looking to control.
Kettu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Active scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Active off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Radio Active will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Radio Active's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kettu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Active fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Active moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Kettu.
Kettu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Active.
Kettu connects with a body shot.
Active clinches up against the cage.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Active.
Active lands a hook to the side of the head.
Active breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kettu throws a hook but Active blocks it.
Active is looking to counter punch.
Active tries to move into range but Kettu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Active throws a sloppy body shot
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Active misses with a lunging right hand
and Kettu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Kettu. No joy for Active on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Active misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Active, as that shot connected.
Kettu slaps away a takedown attempt from Active, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kettu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esa Kettu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kettu misses with a lunging right hand
and Active counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Kettu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Active misses with a hook to the body
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kettu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Active.
Active swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Active swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu slips a straight right by Active.
Esa Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Active throws out the jab.
Kettu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Active is out of range.
Nice cross by Kettu.
Kettu throws out a leg kick but Active moves out of range and Kettu only half commits.
Active lands with a hook. Kettu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Radio Active seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Active, as that shot connected.
Kettu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Active.
Esa Kettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kettu walks into a left hand.
Active scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Active ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kettu moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kettu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Active rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kettu counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Active on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Active with a hook.
Active swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu throws an overhand right that lands on Active's shoulder, as Active tries to avoid the shot.
Kettu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kettu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kettu takes one on the button.
Kettu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Active tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kettu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Active's sensitive parts.
Kettu takes a swing at Active's ribcage but misses.
Kettu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Active throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Active lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Active.
Active gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kettu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Active misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Kettu throws a punch but it's blocked by Active.
Kettu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kettu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by Active.
Kettu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Active breaks the clinch.
Active clobbers Kettu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kettu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kettu scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Active tries to clinch but Kettu is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kettu.
Radio Active's cut is getting worse.
Kettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Kettu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Radio Active's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kettu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Active moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Active scores with a punch to the head.
Active takes one to the side of the head.
Kettu scores with a shot to the body.
Kettu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Active.
Kettu misses the jab.
Active moves away from the strike by Kettu.
Active lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kettu leaves Active with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Active misses with a hook
and Active takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kettu clobbers Active with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu tries to sprawl but Active drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Active missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kettu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Active.
Active throws a strike but Kettu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kettu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kettu landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active looking for a sweep. Not yet Active, not yet.
Active trying to control the position.
Active wants to improve his position but instead Kettu has moved into half guard.
Kettu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Active does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kettu is thwarting Active's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu prevents Active from improving his position.
Active slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Active can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kettu controls the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kettu stopping the sweep attempt from Active.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Active throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
That's four 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.
Kettu with a hook.
Kettu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Active.
Kettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Active. That snapped Kettu's head back.
Active swings for the body but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Active rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Active takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Active dips to his left and cracks Kettu with an uppercut!
Active throws a hook to the side of Kettu's head but Kettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Kettu misses.
Kettu tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kettu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Active dips to his left and cracks Kettu with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esa Kettu.
I think Kettu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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