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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mad Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Potkukelkka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Potkukelkka acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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160 lbs
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170 cm
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mad Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Potkukelkka!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potkukelkka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Max shoots in looking for a takedown but Potkukelkka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Max's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Potkukelkka lands a head kick. Max smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick but Max moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Max. Potkukelkka shrugs it off though.
Potkukelkka throws a head kick but Max moves out of range.
Max looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Potkukelkka!
Potkukelkka is trying desperately to improve position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potkukelkka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Max sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Max scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka prevents Max from taking his back.
Max can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Potkukelkka is looking to escape.
Max takes Potkukelkka's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potkukelkka looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potkukelkka fending off the submission attempt from Max.
Max wants to control the position but Potkukelkka frees himself and scrambles - Max manages to regain control in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka is trying to control Max's posture but Max avoids it.
Max tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Max works to advance to full mount. Potkukelkka defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Potkukelkka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Max with good strikes from the mount here!
Max wants to control the pace but Potkukelkka is squirming around nicely.
Max throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Max wants to control the pace but Potkukelkka is squirming around nicely.
Potkukelkka is trying to escape the mount but Max keeps good control and instead manages to take Potkukelkka's back.
Max has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Potkukelkka's body.
Max lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Potkukelkka hold on?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Max just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka covering up well under a series of strikes from Max.
Potkukelkka is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Max missing with punches from the back.
Max patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potkukelkka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Max's guard. Nice work there by Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Max dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Max tries a head kick but it misses.
Potkukelkka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Max is out of range.
Max fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Max uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potkukelkka.
Max thows a body kick. Potkukelkka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Potkukelkka is looking to land body kicks.
Max with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Max gets a clinch.
Max misses with a punch on the inside.
Potkukelkka tries a knee to the head but Max blocks it.
Max scores with a shot to the side of Potkukelkka's head.
Max misses with an elbow over the top.
Max gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Potkukelkka regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potkukelkka looking for a sweep. Not yet Potkukelkka, not yet.
Potkukelkka working a defensive guard here.
Potkukelkka manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Potkukelkka lands a heavy elbow.
Potkukelkka goes for an armbar but Max turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Max.
Max trying to control the position from guard on top but Potkukelkka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max postures up.
Mad Max overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Max passes into half guard.
Max tries to pass the half guard into mount. Potkukelkka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Potkukelkka wants to get back to full guard.
Potkukelkka regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max trying to control the position from guard on top but Potkukelkka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Potkukelkka has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max wants to pass the guard but Potkukelkka is keeping the position.
Potkukelkka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Max is one step ahead there.
Max works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Potkukelkka is refusing to be controlled, as Max sits in half guard.
Max thows a huge punch but Potkukelkka dodges it nicely.
Potkukelkka is trying to maintain the position but Max is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Max works his foot free and advances to mount.
Potkukelkka is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max tries to control but Potkukelkka wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Max dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Potkukelkka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Max misses with a low kick.
Potkukelkka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potkukelkka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potkukelkka looks to land a body kick but Max moved away.
Potkukelkka throws a solid leg kick but Max takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Potkukelkka.
Max tries to land a leg kick but Potkukelkka saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Max.
Max chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Potkukelkka can pounce on him.
Potkukelkka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Potkukelkka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crunch! Max slams his shin into Potkukelkka's torso.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Potkukelkka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Potkukelkka.
Potkukelkka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Potkukelkka throws a leg kick
and Max holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Max using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Potkukelkka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Max tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max stalling in the clinch.
Potkukelkka stops a takedown attempt from Max.
Max trying to land knees to the body.
Potkukelkka is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potkukelkka.
Max has Potkukelkka pressed against the cage.
Max seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
James Potkukelkka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Potkukelkka is trying to keep an underhook but Max manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Potkukelkka tries to get to full guard but Max has control of the leg.
Potkukelkka wants to control but Max is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Max content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Max tries to pass the half guard into mount. Potkukelkka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potkukelkka wants to control but Max is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka tries to get to full guard but Max has control of the leg.
Potkukelkka controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Potkukelkka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Max.
Max is looking for a kimura here.
Max is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Potkukelkka defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potkukelkka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Potkukelkka moves into full guard.
Potkukelkka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Max gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Max showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Max has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Max!
Mad Max thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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