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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Tikkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen X is Coming as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Raimo Tikkari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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166 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tikkari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown but Tikkari sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Tikkari which made him look bad.
Tikkari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tikkari to the ground. Silva is now in Tikkari's guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Tikkari is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tikkari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tikkari wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is looking to stall here but Tikkari recovers full guard.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Tikkari is working from the bottom.
Tikkari pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tikkari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tikkari wants it to stay on the feet.
Raimo Tikkari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Silva.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tikkari circles away.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Tikkari which made him look bad.
Tikkari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tikkari tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tikkari to the ground. Tikkari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Tikkari.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Tikkari counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Tikkari is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Tikkari as Silva shoots in.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Tikkari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Tikkari counters with a leg kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Tikkari.
Tikkari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tikkari thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Tikkari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tikkari lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Tikkari thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkari lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Silva - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Tikkari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raimo Tikkari!
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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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