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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Vicinity Of Obscenity!. Kunnas has chosen Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus as his entrance music. 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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251 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fredriksson lands a body punch.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the side of Kunnas's head.
Fredriksson throws a head punch that misses.
Fredriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kunnas has him pressed against the cage.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson lands a nice uppercut.
Kunnas cracks Fredriksson with a nice body shot.
Kunnas lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredriksson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kunnas's elbow.
Fredriksson is trying to stall.
Kunnas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kunnas pushes Fredriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kunnas presses Fredriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Fredriksson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kunnas stalling against the cage.
Kunnas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kunnas lands a shoulder strike.
Kunnas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kunnas stalling in the clinch.
Kunnas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kunnas as the two fighters clinch.
Kunnas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kunnas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fredriksson up against the cage.
Fredriksson tries to throw a body punch but Kunnas avoids it by throwing Fredriksson back against the cage.
Fredriksson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunnas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredriksson working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kunnas.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kunnas.
Kunnas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Kunnas lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas misses with a knee to the head.
Kunnas is leaning against Fredriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kunnas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kunnas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kunnas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Kunnas.
Kunnas has Fredriksson pushed against the cage.
Kunnas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fredriksson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kunnas.
Kunnas controlling the action here for a moment.
Kunnas pushes Fredriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Kunnas.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kunnas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kunnas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fredriksson blocks an elbow strike from Kunnas.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Fredriksson is blocking nicely.
Fredriksson letting Kunnas take a breather here.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Fredriksson blocks with his arms.
Kunnas lands a nice uppercut.
Fredriksson lands a left hand.
Fredriksson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredriksson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kunnas.
Kunnas lands a knee to the body.
Fredriksson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kunnas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kunnas presses Fredriksson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kunnas.
Kunnas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fredriksson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kunnas.
Fredriksson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kunnas lands a shoulder strike.
Fredriksson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fredriksson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kunnas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kunnas lands a left hand.
Fredriksson is working Kunnas over against the cage.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Fredriksson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson tries to work over Kunnas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kunnas just leaning against Fredriksson, taking a breather.
Fredriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kunnas is keeping busy.
Kunnas is leaning against Fredriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunnas landing knees to the head.
Kunnas blocks a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson misses with some punches.
Fredriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kunnas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kunnas!
Kunnas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steven Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunnas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kunnas scores with the left hand. Fredriksson knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kunnas scores with a nice right hand.
Kunnas connects with a nice looking jab.
Kunnas is looking to clinch.
Fredriksson loads up on a big right hand but Kunnas slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Kunnas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kunnas. Fredriksson shrugs it off though.
Fredriksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Fredriksson looks to throw the jab but Kunnas is out of range.
Kunnas has Fredriksson up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kunnas pushes Fredriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kunnas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fredriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kunnas has him pressed against the cage.
Fredriksson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fredriksson stalling in the clinch but Kunnas improves position.
Fredriksson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kunnas scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Kunnas.
Kunnas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kunnas crunches a lovely knee into Fredriksson's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kunnas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kunnas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fredriksson's face.
Fredriksson is rocked!
Kunnas lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Fredriksson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kunnas pushes Fredriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fredriksson seems to have got his legs back now.
Kunnas lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas pushes Fredriksson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fredriksson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kunnas won't allow it.
Fredriksson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas drops Fredriksson with a big knee straight up the middle! Fredriksson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fredriksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kunnas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kunnas misses with a body shot.
Kunnas lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Kunnas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kunnas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fredriksson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kunnas finds it's way round the side to connect with Fredriksson's head.
A cross from Kunnas lands.
Kunnas doesn't manage to clinch there - Fredriksson circles away.
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kunnas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kunnas rushes Fredriksson and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kunnas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas stalling.
Kunnas pushes Fredriksson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kunnas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fredriksson misses with a body punch.
Kunnas lands a left hand.
Kunnas trying to stall but Fredriksson improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kunnas controls his hands.
Kunnas landing knees to the head.
Fredriksson has a couple of punches blocked by Kunnas.
Fredriksson tries to break free but Kunnas pushes him back against the cage.
Kunnas lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredriksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Fredriksson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fredriksson tries to stall but Kunnas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Still in the clinch, Kunnas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kunnas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fredriksson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kunnas drops Fredriksson with a big knee straight up the middle! Fredriksson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mauri Kunnas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kunnas drops Fredriksson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kunnas follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauri Kunnas!
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hype
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