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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konsta Pylkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiliti Mafi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiliti Mafi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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281 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Pylkkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kiliti Mafi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mafi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mafi pushes Pylkkanen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mafi wants to take the fight to the mat but Pylkkanen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mafi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mafi is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mafi is trying to pull guard but Pylkkanen turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Konsta Pylkkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiliti Mafi.
Mafi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mafi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pylkkanen.
Pylkkanen slips nicely into half guard.
Mafi tries to get to full guard but Pylkkanen has control of the leg.
Pylkkanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pylkkanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Pylkkanen throwing shots but Mafi is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pylkkanen is working for a submission of some sort.
Pylkkanen gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pylkkanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mafi drops Pylkkanen with a left right combo! Mafi follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Konsta Pylkkanen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pylkkanen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pylkkanen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pylkkanen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mafi has picked Pylkkanen up and slammed him! Pylkkanen can't keep hold of the triangle and Mafi manages to pass to side control!
Pylkkanen is trying to control Mafi's posture but Mafi avoids it.
Mafi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mafi tries to stand but Pylkkanen is controlling his head.
Pylkkanen is looking for a sweep.
Pylkkanen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mafi's best efforts.
Mafi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mafi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pylkkanen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pylkkanen.
Mafi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pylkkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pylkkanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mafi.
Mafi forces his way into half guard.
Pylkkanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Pylkkanen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pylkkanen looking for submissions off his back.
Pylkkanen is looking for a sweep. Mafi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pylkkanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mafi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pylkkanen's guard.
Pylkkanen is trying to keep Mafi in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen has a closed guard, preventing Mafi from standing up.
Mafi trying to control but Pylkkanen is working from the bottom.
Pylkkanen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mafi has passed into half guard!
Pylkkanen looking for submissions off his back.
Mafi prevents Pylkkanen from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pylkkanen is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiliti Mafi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konsta Pylkkanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pylkkanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mafi closes the distance and pushes Pylkkanen back into the ropes.
Pylkkanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mafi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mafi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pylkkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mafi lands a two punch combo.
Kiliti Mafi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mafi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pylkkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Pylkkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mafi.
Pylkkanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mafi backs up against the ropes.
Mafi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pylkkanen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pylkkanen stops Mafi from getting back to his feet.
Mafi gets back to full guard.
Pylkkanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mafi is keeping the position for now.
Mafi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Konsta Pylkkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pylkkanen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mafi dives on top into guard.
Pylkkanen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mafi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pylkkanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pylkkanen looking for a guillotine here but Mafi defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pylkkanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mafi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mafi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mafi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mafi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mafi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Pylkkanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mafi works to advance to full mount. Pylkkanen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mafi throwing strikes here but Pylkkanen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pylkkanen tries to hold on but Mafi pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pylkkanen working to try and regain half guard.
Pylkkanen gets back to half guard.
Pylkkanen tries to get to full guard but Mafi has control of the leg.
Mafi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pylkkanen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kiliti Mafi!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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