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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between A. Mere Con (ranked 1796 p4p, 3240 weight class) and Esa Kettu (ranked 219 p4p, 361 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, A. Mere Con!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 3, fighting out of New York, Esa Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Con misses with a looping right.
Kettu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A. Mere Con seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kettu connects with a body shot.
Con misses with a hook.
Kettu moves out of range as Con strikes.
Con connects with a looping right hand.
Kettu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Con has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heartless Team in the buildup to the fight.
Con listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kettu slips under a jab from Con.
Con misses with a looping left.
Con lands a jab to Kettu's midsection.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Con slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Con jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kettu blocks a jab.
Con scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kettu scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con misses with a left hand
and Kettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Con is just out of range.
Con has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Con throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Con lands a right hook to the body.
Kettu misses with a shot to the body
and Con counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Con throws the left hand but Kettu avoids the punch easily.
Kettu throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
Kettu slips a jab from Con.
Con takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Con misses with a right hand
and Kettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Con moves out of range as Kettu strikes.
Con is looking to clinch but Kettu is avoiding it.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Con uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Con.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Kettu misses
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Con waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Con takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Con misses with a straight right.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Con manages to avoid it.
Kettu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Con is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kettu throws a combination that misses
and Con counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kettu throws a body shot but no joy.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Kettu misses with a double jab.
Con misses with a looping right.
Kettu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Con at a distance.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Con moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Con misses its intended target.
Kettu sizes up Con with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Kettu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Con counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Con misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Kettu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Con moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Con misses with a jab to the body
and Kettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Con ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kettu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Con circles away quickly and effectively.
Con throws a hook but Kettu avoids it easily.
Con waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kettu.
Kettu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Con with a body shot.
Con misses with a body shot.
A jab from Kettu misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Con misses the target.
Kettu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Con circles away quickly and effectively.
Con is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Con misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kettu fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kettu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Con manages to avoid it.
Kettu ducks right into an uppercut from Con.
Kettu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kettu misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Con lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kettu doesn't seem phased though.
Con lands with an uppercut that bounces Kettu off the cage and back into range.
Con dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kettu throws a combination that misses
and Con counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Con works Kettu's body with a nice hook.
Kettu misses with a combination
and Con counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Con misses.
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 A. Mere Con will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Con slips a jab from Kettu.
Kettu stuns Con with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Con finds it's way through Kettu's defenses.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
A. Mere Con is winning the standup battle so far.
Con avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Con paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kettu throws a hook to the side of Con's head but Con sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Con was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Con lands with a right hand.
A left lands for Kettu.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Con.
Kettu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Con moves in looking to clinch but Kettu pushes him off.
Kettu slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Kettu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Con throws a shot to the body.
Con misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but Con is out of range.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu ducks under a wild hook from Con.
A little jabbing left from Kettu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Con walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kettu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Con circles away quickly and effectively.
Con walks into a stiff left hand from Kettu.
Con jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Con uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Con on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Con. Kettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Kettu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Con misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Kettu to counter with a crisp jab.
Con throws a big shot that misses.
Kettu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Con counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Con lunges at Kettu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kettu's hand.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Con.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Con.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Con cracks Kettu with a good jab.
Con defending well as Kettu loads up on a big left hand.
Con lands a slapping body shot.
Con throws a jab when Kettu was well out of range.
Con keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kettu.
Con dips to his left and cracks Kettu with an uppercut!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kettu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Con misses.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
Con throws a body punch but Kettu moves out of range.
Kettu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Con counters with a one-two to the body.
Kettu moves away from the strike by Con.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Con moves away and avoids it.
Con cracks Kettu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Con misses with a looping right.
Kettu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Con throws a hook but Kettu blocks it.
Con throws a right hand that misses
and Kettu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Con throws a jab but it's blocked by Kettu.
Kettu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kettu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Con looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Con works Kettu's body with a nice hook.
Kettu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Con misses the shot to the body.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Con uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Con bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kettu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Con swings widly with a right hand
and Kettu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Con thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Con slips a jab and a cross from Kettu.
Con takes a jab right on the kisser.
Con lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kettu at a distance.
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kettu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Con lands a nice shot to the body.
Kettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
Con lands a nice looking body shot.
Con moves away from the strike by Kettu.
Con takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kettu connects with a body shot that sends Con's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Con misses its intended target.
Con takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kettu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kettu there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Kettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that A. Mere Con will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Kettu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kettu.
Con throws a poor cross that misses
and Kettu counters with a right hand to the body.
Kettu throws a body punch but Con moves out of range.
Kettu misses with a left hand
enabling Con to counter with a crisp jab.
Kettu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Con counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Con tries to clinch up but Kettu circles away and keeps his distance.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Kettu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Con on the side of the head.
Kettu avoids the body shot from Con.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.
Kettu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Con has managed to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Con scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kettu stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Con misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Con.
Con tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kettu tries to throw a body punch but Con avoids it by throwing Kettu back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Con.
Con misses with some punches.
Con lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kettu tries to circle away but Con has him pinned against the cage.
Con blocking some punches.
Con lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Con avoiding damage as Kettu throws knees to the body.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu blocking some punches.
Con escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kettu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Esa Kettu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Con throws a big shot that misses.
Con misses with a straight left.
Con scores with a three punch combo!
Kettu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Con.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kettu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kettu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kettu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Con works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Con throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kettu counter with a right hand.
Con avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kettu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Con punishes Kettu's body with a nice straight punch.
Kettu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Con throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Con.
Con with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Con avoids the body shot from Kettu.
Con lands a body shot.
Kettu throws an off balance right hand
and Con makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kettu misses with a right hand
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kettu moves forwards but Con connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kettu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kettu misses with a hook
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kettu throws a shot from downtown. Con moves away and avoids it.
Con swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Con uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kettu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Con takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Con misses the target.
Con pushes Kettu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kettu tries to throw a body punch but Con avoids it by throwing Kettu back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kettu fails to land.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Con misses with a short punch on the inside.
Con prevents a body shot from Kettu.
Con misses with some punches.
Con pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Con swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kettu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Con darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kettu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Con uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kettu.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Kettu lunges at Con with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Con's hand.
Con thuds a left hand into Kettu's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
A. Mere Con showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Con 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A. Mere Con!
A. Mere Con decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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