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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatas Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalervo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalervo Paukku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonatas Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalervo Paukku!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Paukku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paukku's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paukku duly obliges.
Small misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Small looks for the body kick but Paukku saw that one coming.
Small takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Paukku is just out of range.
Paukku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Small's hands.
Paukku misses with a body shot.
Small throws a body kick that misses.
Kalervo Paukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Paukku.
Paukku lands a right hook to the body.
Paukku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Paukku throws a body punch but Small moves out of range.
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paukku connects with a right hand. Small shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Paukku misses.
Small dodges the punch combination from Paukku.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Small bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paukku throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Small was covering up waiting for the punch and Paukku finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Small is working an open guard so Paukku takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paukku misses with a double jab.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paukku manages to avoid it.
Small cracks Paukku with an open hand slap.
Paukku shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Small is trying to defend but Paukku finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paukku decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paukku looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paukku decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Paukku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Small doesn't seem bothered though.
Paukku with a nice cross.
Paukku misses with a double jab.
Paukku lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Small.
Small pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paukku connects with a nice looking jab.
Paukku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paukku misses with a combination
and Small counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paukku looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Paukku decides to stand up, so the ref orders Small to his feet.
Small thows a body shot but no joy.
Small scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice combination there by Paukku.
Small misses with a wild combination.
Paukku ducks under a wild hook from Small.
Paukku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Small.
Paukku missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paukku avoids the body shot from Small.
Paukku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paukku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Small. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Small.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small trying to control the position.
Small is working an open guard so Paukku takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paukku drops his hands momentarily and Small takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Small lands a body shot.
Small is looking to wear down Paukku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paukku avoids the head kick by Small.
Small paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Small swings for the body but Paukku moves out of range.
Paukku misses with a left hand
and Small counters with an inside leg kick.
Small throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paukku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Small looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Paukku stands up.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paukku moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Paukku dominated that round.
That's time! Small's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Small lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Small bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paukku throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
Paukku feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Paukku stops Small from standing up.
Small knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paukku on the ground.
Paukku decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Paukku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paukku scores with a takedown into Small's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paukku decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Small, up you get!
Paukku is breathing heavily.
Paukku takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Small!
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small misses with a body kick.
Small lands a head kick!
Paukku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Small misses the jab.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Paukku lands a nice looking body shot.
Paukku manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Small on his heels. He'll look to pass Small's guard now, I'm sure.
Paukku stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Paukku moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paukku scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paukku gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Small walks into a straight right hand from Paukku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paukku manages to avoid it.
Small takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Small walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Small looks to land a right hand but Paukku moved out of range.
Small wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paukku checks a leg kick.
Small slips a jab and a cross from Paukku.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paukku.
Paukku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Small misses the jab.
Paukku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Small was well out of range. Poor timing from Paukku.
Kalervo Paukku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Small just misses with a punch to the body.
Small fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Small staying out of range there.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paukku moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku connects with a body shot that sends Small's belly button to the back.
Paukku pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Small back to the cage. Paukku follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paukku connects with a single shot there.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paukku takes one on the button.
Paukku feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Paukku gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Small lands a slapping body shot.
Small lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paukku takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
Small tries to work over Paukku's front leg with a kick but Paukku checks it.
Small lands a right hook to the body.
Paukku lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Small fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paukku manages to avoid it.
Small throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Small.
Small misses with a body shot.
Paukku looking to score a takedown here. Small is defending well but Paukku drives through and ends up in Small's guard.
Paukku gets to his feet. Small looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Paukku closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Small quickly recovers to half guard.
Paukku gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Small misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Small misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Paukku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice shot by Small.
Paukku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paukku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Small looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Paukku decides to stand back up. Paukku steps back and let's Small get back to his feet.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small looks to score with a jab to the body but Paukku is just out of range.
Paukku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Small moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paukku throws a series of strikes that have Small backpedaling.
Small turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Paukku both land. Nice combination.
Paukku drives through with a takedown into Small's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Paukku is looking to stand up but Small won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paukku decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Small, up you get!
Paukku lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Small ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paukku swings widly with a right hand
and Small counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Small lands a nice shot that snaps Paukku's head back.
Paukku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Small moves out of range as Paukku strikes.
Small misses with a body shot.
Small digs a good hook to Paukku's body.
Small misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paukku.
Paukku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Small tries to sprawl but Paukku drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paukku stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Small.
Small tries to score with a low kick but Paukku moves his leg out of the way.
Paukku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Small.
Paukku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Small under the eye.
Paukku drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paukku stands up.
Paukku drives through with a takedown into Small's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Paukku stands up and waves to Small to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku throws a shot from downtown. Small moves away and avoids it.
Paukku closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Small did well to prevent Paukku getting side control.
Small wants to get back to his feet.
Paukku escapes and gets back to his feet.
Small takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Small tries to sprawl but Paukku drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Paukku stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Small to get to his feet.
Small takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Small looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paukku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Small!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku get's back to his feet.
Paukku takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paukku misses with a straight right.
Kalervo Paukku is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Small connects with a leg kick. Paukku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Small has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paukku closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Small quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paukku wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Small uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Paukku would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paukku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paukku gets to his feet - Small follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalervo Paukku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paukku winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalervo Paukku!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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