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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo Kastinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Walker's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seppo Kastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kastinen lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Kastinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kastinen looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Kastinen shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense.
Kastinen moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kastinen.
Walker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker throws a push kick but Kastinen slaps the foot to one side.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Kastinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kastinen throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Kastinen.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kastinen. That did some damage!
Walker feints and then cracks Kastinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kastinen down.
Kastinen moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kastinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker slips a jab from Kastinen.
Kastinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kastinen moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kastinen is just out of range.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kastinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kastinen somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Kastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kastinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Kastinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kastinen misses with a wild body shot.
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Kastinen gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Kastinen keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Walker.
Kastinen presses Walker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kastinen has Walker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kastinen's elbow.
Kastinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kastinen prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Kastinen wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Kastinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker throws a leg kick that misses.
Kastinen throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kastinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kastinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Walker pushes Kastinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kastinen misses with a punch to the body.
Kastinen prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a shot from downtown. Kastinen moves away and avoids it.
Walker throws a right and a left that Kastinen avoids nicely.
Kastinen lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
Kastinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kastinen clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kastinen counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Kastinen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Walker is pressing down on Kastinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kastinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kastinen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Walker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Kastinen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kastinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kastinen postures up and lands a big shot to Walker's brow.
Kastinen wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Kastinen trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kastinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kastinen is out of range.
Kastinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen wants to clinch
and Walker counters with a thumping low kick.
Kastinen slips under a jab from Walker.
Kastinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kastinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kastinen walks into a straight right hand from Walker.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Walker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kastinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Kastinen. Kastinen maintains the clinch.
Walker tries to circle away but Kastinen has him pinned against the cage.
Kastinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walker is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kastinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kastinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Kastinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kastinen lands a jab to the head.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kastinen loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kastinen swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Kastinen.
Kastinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shane Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kastinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kastinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Walker forces Kastinen back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker clinches up with Kastinen and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Walker.
Kastinen lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kastinen.
Shane Walker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen lands with a left to the head.
Walker crunches a lovely knee into Kastinen's ribcage.
Kastinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Kastinen controls his hands.
Kastinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Kastinen prevents a body shot from Walker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Kastinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kastinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kastinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker misses with a body punch.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Kastinen controls the action.
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kastinen's elbow.
I was talking to Kastinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kastinen is trying to trip Walker. He has hold of a leg but Walker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kastinen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Kastinen from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kastinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Kastinen from controlling successfully.
Walker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Walker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kastinen wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kastinen is in trouble now - Walker has advanced to mount!
Walker looking to control but Kastinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kastinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Walker has a good base and remains in mount.
Kastinen is working hard here to advance position.
Walker controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to control but Kastinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kastinen tries to reverse the position but Walker maintains control.
Seppo Kastinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker content just to control the position here.
Kastinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Walker has a good base and remains in mount.
Shane Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Walker!
An out of breath Shane Walker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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