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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Dengel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakarainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. Dengel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Just Had Sex. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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147 lbs
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148 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Dengel!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakarainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakarainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakarainen throws a front kick aimed at Dengel's knee but Dengel avoids it well.
Nakarainen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nakarainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakarainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakarainen slips a straight right by Dengel.
Nakarainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dengel is out of range and Nakarainen settles back down.
Nakarainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nakarainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nakarainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakarainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Dengel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakarainen checks a low kick from Dengel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Dengel blocks the low kick.
Nakarainen throws out a leg kick but Dengel moves out of range and Nakarainen only half commits.
Dengel loads up on a big right hand but Nakarainen slips the punch.
Nakarainen misses with a leg kick
and Dengel counters with a stiff right hand.
Dengel lands with a hook. Nakarainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dengel moves out of range as Nakarainen throws a body kick.
Nakarainen throws a body punch but Dengel moves out of range.
Dengel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakarainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dengel. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dengel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakarainen's head.
Nakarainen is looking to chop away at Dengel's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel clinches up with Nakarainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Nakarainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dengel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakarainen's face.
Nakarainen tries to pull guard but Dengel holds him up against the cage and eventually Nakarainen drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dengel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dengel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakarainen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nakarainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dengel blocking some punches.
Nakarainen tries to throw a body punch but Dengel avoids it by throwing Nakarainen back against the cage.
Dengel landing knees to the head.
Dengel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dengel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dengel looks gassed!
Nakarainen blocks the elbow strike.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakarainen avoids it.
Nakarainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dengel misses with a knee strike.
Nakarainen is leaning against Dengel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakarainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dengel walks away with a smile on his face. Nakarainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nakarainen pushes Dengel away with a front kick.
Nakarainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakarainen misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakarainen.
Nakarainen lands a high kick!
Dengel avoids a kick to the body.
Nakarainen scores with a head kick. Dengel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Nakarainen throws a front kick aimed at Dengel's knee but Dengel avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen lands with a slapping head kick.
A punch combination from Dengel misses.
Nakarainen scores with a push kick.
Pikku Nakarainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dengel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakarainen.
A big left from Dengel misses.
Dengel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dengel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dengel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakarainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dengel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dengel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nakarainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nakarainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen swings for the body but Dengel moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Nakarainen.
Dengel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nakarainen.
Dengel checks a low kick from Nakarainen.
Dengel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dengel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nakarainen has time to react.
Nakarainen looks for the body kick but Dengel saw that one coming.
Dengel tries to land a front kick but Nakarainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakarainen throws a sloppy head kick and Dengel moves out of range easily.
Nakarainen throws the kick towards the body but Dengel avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Nakarainen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakarainen throws a push kick but Dengel slaps the foot to one side.
Nakarainen is looking to chop away at Dengel's legs.
Nakarainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nakarainen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dengel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dengel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nakarainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nakarainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakarainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dengel stuffs the takedown.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick as Dengel jumps back.
Dengel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dengel was covering up waiting for the punch and Nakarainen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dengel is trying to keep Nakarainen in close.
Dengel being controlled here, momentarily.
Dengel is pulling down on Nakarainen's head. It's preventing any offense from Nakarainen, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Dengel is retaining full guard.
Nakarainen slips nicely into half guard.
Dengel is not content to let Nakarainen control the position.
Nakarainen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nakarainen.
Dengel is looking to improve his position but Nakarainen isn't that keen on the idea.
Dengel is squirming around, avoiding Nakarainen's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dengel tries to hold on but Nakarainen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nakarainen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakarainen connects with a solid leg kick.
Nakarainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nakarainen misses with an uppercut. Dengel saw that one coming.
Dengel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakarainen manages to avoid it.
Nakarainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dengel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dengel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dengel working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakarainen wants to pass the guard but Dengel is keeping the position.
Dengel wants to sweep but no luck.
Nakarainen wants to control from the top but Dengel keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakarainen looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nakarainen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen misses with a body shot.
Nakarainen throws out a leg kick but Dengel moves out of range and Nakarainen only half commits.
Nakarainen is looking to land body kicks.
Nakarainen lands with a nice body kick.
Nakarainen misses with a leg kick
and Dengel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nakarainen is looking to wear down Dengel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dengel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dengel lands a glancing blow to the side of Nakarainen's head.
A slow jab from Dengel misses its intended target.
Nakarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dengel.
Dengel avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dengel's calf.
Pikku Nakarainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakarainen throws a looping overhand right but Dengel ducks down to avoid it.
Nakarainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dengels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakarainen.
Nakarainen connects with a high kick.
Nakarainen staying out of range there.
Nakarainen moves away from the strike by Dengel.
Dengel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakarainen thuds his shin into the meat of Dengel's side.
Nakarainen throws a wild body kick that Dengel sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dengel tries to clinch up but Nakarainen circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dengel. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakarainen lands with a cross.
Nakarainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakarainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakarainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dengel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dengel.
Nakarainen misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakarainen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nakarainen throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nakarainen clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Dengel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakarainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakarainen.
Nakarainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakarainen misses the jab.
Nakarainen looks to land a body kick but Dengel moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakarainen.
Dengel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nakarainen shoots in looking for a takedown but Dengel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakarainen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakarainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakarainen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dengel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nakarainen's guard! Nice work there by Dengel!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakarainen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dengel chips away with some ground and pound.
Dengel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakarainen is trying to control the position but Dengel postures up.
Dengel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nakarainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dengel lands a couple of elbows.
Nakarainen is looking for a triangle but Dengel pushes his legs off easily.
Dengel throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dengel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dengel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dengel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dengel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dengel throws an elbow that misses. Nakarainen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dengel's guard. Nice move by Nakarainen!
Dengel keeping moving, preventing Nakarainen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nakarainen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dengel for as long as he can get away with.
Dengel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikku Nakarainen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dengel doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakarainen circles away.
Dengel is looking to clinch but Nakarainen is avoiding it.
Nakarainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dengel defends it nicely.
Dengel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dengel throws a low kick but Nakarainen moves out of range easily.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick as Dengel jumps back.
Nakarainen staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pikku Nakarainen will probably get the nod.
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!
Nakarainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dengel manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Dengel misses.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Dengel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick
and Dengel counters with a nice body shot.
Nakarainen connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakarainen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakarainen.
Dengel moves forwards but Nakarainen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dengel blocks a low kick nicely.
Nakarainen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dengel moves in looking to clinch but Nakarainen pushes him off.
Nakarainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dengel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dengel tries to clinch up.
Nakarainen throws a low kick, looking for Dengel's leg but Dengel calmly moves out of range.
Nakarainen scores with a nice strike.
Nakarainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nakarainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Dengel sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nakarainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dengel. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakarainen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nakarainen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dengel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nakarainen's best efforts.
Nakarainen is just content to waste time from the top position. Dengel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nakarainen looking to sit in guard and control but Dengel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pikku Nakarainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dengel throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dengel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakarainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakarainen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dengel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nakarainen keeping full guard, as Dengel tries to pass.
Pikku Nakarainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dengel is fighting to break Nakarainen's control of his arms but Nakarainen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nakarainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pikku Nakarainen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nakarainen scores with a head kick.
Dengel throws a body kick that misses.
Nakarainen throws a front kick that sends Dengel stumbling back into the cage.
Nakarainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakarainen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dengel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nakarainen!
Dengel thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dengel raining down shots from the mount!
Gus Dengel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakarainen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Nakarainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakarainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Nakarainen!
Pikku Nakarainen retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Pikku Nakarainen 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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