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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Savisto (ranked 702 p4p, 1315 weight class) and Death Knell (ranked 92 p4p, 169 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Death Knell!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knell throws a looping overhand right but Savisto ducks down to avoid it.
Knell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Knell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Savisto counters with a left to the body.
Savisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Death Knell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savisto swings widly with a right hand
and Knell counters with a nice uppercut.
Knell looks to throw the jab but Savisto is out of range.
A left and a right from Savisto both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Death Knell has been cut.
Savisto throws a combination that misses
and Knell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Knell.
Savisto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knell lands with a right to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Savisto has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savisto is looking to take this one to the mat.
Savisto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knell avoids it.
Knell taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Knell fails to land.
Knell lands with a short shot to the head.
Savisto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knell blocks it with crossed arms.
Savisto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasse Savisto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knell pushes Savisto up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knell gets underhooks to prevent Savisto's takedown attempt.
Knell blocks a body shot from Savisto.
Knell blocks a body shot from Savisto.
Savisto lands with a light punch inside.
Savisto lands with a right to the head.
Knell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Savisto is looking for a takedown.
Savisto has Knell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Knell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Savisto.
Savisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Knell avoids the damage to the body.
Savisto blocking some punches.
Knell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savisto's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knell tries to work over Savisto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savisto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Savisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knell avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
Savisto tries to work over Knell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Savisto pushes Knell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savisto presses Knell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Savisto tries a body shot but Knell blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Knell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savisto's brow.
Knell struggles to land a body shot inside as Savisto controls his hands.
Knell pushes off an throws an elbow but Savisto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Savisto fails to land.
Savisto misses with some punches.
Savisto looking to throw knees to the head but Knell is blocking nicely.
Knell lands an uppercut.
Knell avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
Savisto missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knell managing to block the knees to the body from Savisto.
Savisto is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Knell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knell swings wildly with an uppercut but Savisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knell is leaning against Savisto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Savisto is breathing heavily.
Savisto goes for a takedown attempt but Knell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Savisto tries to keep at a distance but Knell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savisto has a couple of punches blocked by Knell.
Knell scores with a shot to the side of Savisto's head.
Knell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Knell fails to land.
Knell misses with a punch on the inside.
Knell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Savisto backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knell.
Savisto tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Savisto can't find room to land a body shot as Knell controls the action.
Knell misses with some punches.
Savisto tries for a takedown but Knell manages to get underhooks.
Savisto has a couple of punches blocked by Knell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knell avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Savisto.
Knell misses with some punches.
Savisto lands with a left to the head.
Savisto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Savisto blocking some punches.
Knell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knell can't find room to land a body shot as Savisto controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Death Knell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Death Knell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knell throws a hook to the side of Savisto's head but Savisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savisto needs to keep his hands up - Knell had a free shot at his head there.
Savisto moves into the clinch.
Knell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knell throws a head punch that misses.
Knell lands a left hand.
Knell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savisto backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Savisto as Knell tries to tie him up.
Knell misses with a punch on the inside.
Savisto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knell misses with a punch on the inside.
Savisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Savisto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Death Knell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knell swings wildly with an uppercut but Savisto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knell misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto connects with a knee to the head.
Savisto tries a body shot but Knell blocks it.
Knell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savisto lands a hook that snaps the head of Knell backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knell.
Savisto is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
Oh Savisto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knell pushes off an throws an elbow but Savisto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knell.
Savisto seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Knell fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savisto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knell.
Knell misses with a body punch.
Savisto is trying to drag Knell to the mat but Knell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knell misses with some punches.
Knell throws a punch but it's blocked by Savisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savisto tries to score a body lock takedown but Knell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savisto backwards.
Knell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knell misses with a punch to the body.
Savisto can't break the clinch.
Come on Knell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savisto has hold of one of Knell's legs. Knell is fighting the takedown attempt but Savisto gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Knell working for a triangle but Savisto defends it easily.
Knell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savisto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Savisto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Knell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Savisto uses it to pass to side control.
Knell is looking to regain half guard here but Savisto keeps moving and retains side control.
Savisto scoring with punches and elbows.
Knell is looking for a sweep.
Knell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Savisto connects with a decent elbow.
Knell is rocked!
Savisto cracks Knell with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Savisto immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Knell is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Savisto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasse Savisto!
A victorious Lasse Savisto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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