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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sako Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi has chosen Your'e The Best Around as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kesuke Miyagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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166 cm
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151 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sako Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kesuke Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots and misses
and Miyagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Li's ribcage.
Miyagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li tries for a takedown but Miyagi circles away easily
and Miyagi counters by clinching up.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyagi pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sako Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Miyagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miyagi avoiding damage.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Miyagi's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li misses with a takedown
and Miyagi counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi just leaning against Li, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li has Miyagi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miyagi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miyagi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Li up against the cage.
Miyagi lands a nice knee to the body.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miyagi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that round.
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.
Li has his takedown stuffed
and Miyagi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miyagi stalls.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Li is trying to drag Miyagi to the mat but Miyagi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
Miyagi continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li with a poor takedown
and Miyagi moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sako Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi has Li pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Li's ribcage.
Miyagi is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyagi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
and Miyagi counters by moving into the clinch.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miyagi stalls.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyagi rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miyagi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Li up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li tries for a takedown but Miyagi circles away easily
and Miyagi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li is trying to drag Miyagi to the mat but Miyagi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Li tries for a takedown but Miyagi manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sako Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi is struggling to control the position.
Miyagi stops a takedown attempt from Li.
The referee calls for Miyagi to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li fails with the takedown
and Miyagi counters by moving into the clinch.
Miyagi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miyagi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Sako Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyagi clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miyagi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kesuke Miyagi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A bit of stalling here from Miyagi.
Li could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Li wants a takedown but no success here.
Kesuke Miyagi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for Miyagi to work.
Li changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miyagi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li fails with the takedown
and Miyagi moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kesuke Miyagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miyagi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesuke Miyagi!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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