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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Keskinen (ranked 1368 p4p, 1799 weight class) and Tomoe Gozen (ranked 183 p4p, 239 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Keskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomoe Gozen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gozen lands a nice looking body shot.
Keskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Keskinen throws a looping overhand right but Gozen ducks down to avoid it.
Keskinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gozen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gozen lands a glancing blow to the side of Keskinen's head.
Keskinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Gozen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Keskinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gozen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keskinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gozen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keskinen staying out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Keskinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gozen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gozen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gozen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Keskinen back to the cage. Gozen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Keskinen is rocked!
Gozen lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Keskinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gozen closes the distance and pushes Keskinen back into the cage.
Keskinen blocks a body shot from Gozen.
Gozen tries a body shot but Keskinen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keskinen looking to throw knees to the head but Gozen is blocking nicely.
Keskinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Gozen throws a head punch that misses.
Keskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keskinen tries to throw a body punch but Gozen avoids it by throwing Keskinen back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Keskinen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Keskinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Keskinen misses with a knee strike.
Gozen managing to block the knees to the body from Keskinen.
Gozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gozen presses Keskinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keskinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Keskinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Gozen won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gozen.
Keskinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gozen.
Keskinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Gozen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gozen avoids a wild elbow strike from Keskinen.
Gozen presses Keskinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
Gozen digs a right hand into Keskinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keskinen's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Gozen.
Gozen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gozen lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Gozen.
Gozen throws a head punch that misses.
Gozen pushes Keskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Keskinen.
Keskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gozen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gozen swings wildly with an uppercut but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gozen's elbow.
Keskinen missing with knees to the body.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Keskinen controls the action.
Keskinen misses with a body punch.
Keskinen blocks an uppercut.
Gozen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gozen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen can't find room to land a body shot as Keskinen controls the action.
Gozen blocks the elbow strike.
Keskinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keskinen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gozen misses with a punch to the body.
Keskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gozen swings wildly with an uppercut but Keskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Keskinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gozen avoids it.
Gozen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gozen working aggressively here.
A short right from Keskinen on the inside.
Gozen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Gozen as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gozen misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws a head punch that misses.
Keskinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Gozen avoids the damage to the body.
Gozen throws a punch but it's blocked by Keskinen.
Keskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keskinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gozen blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gozen.
Keskinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gozen pushes Keskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gozen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gozen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gozen lands a nice uppercut.
Keskinen lands an elbow inside that Gozen shrugs off.
Keskinen tries a knee to the head but Gozen blocks it.
Gozen lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gozen lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Gozen.
Gozen is working Keskinen over against the cage.
Gozen struggles to land a body shot inside as Keskinen controls his hands.
Keskinen throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomoe Gozen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskinen.
Gozen staying out of range there.
Gozen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keskinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Keskinen thuds a left hand into Gozen's body.
Keskinen throws a shot to the body.
Keskinen darts in trying to clinch
and Keskinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gozen drops Keskinen with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Keskinen! Gozen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomoe Gozen!
Tomoe Gozen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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