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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yossi Avitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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194 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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203 lbs
22 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yossi Avitan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakkipylly clinches.
Avitan gets through Kakkipylly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Avitan avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Kakkipylly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Avitan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avitan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avitan manages to break the clinch.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Avitan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Avitan scores with a jab.
Avitan blocks a head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Avitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avitan gets tackled into the cage by Kakkipylly. Kakkipylly maintains the clinch.
Avitan is trying to break the clinch but Kakkipylly is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Avitan fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Avitan tries to stall but Kakkipylly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Avitan on the inside.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Yossi Avitan has been cut.
Avitan is leaning against Kakkipylly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Avitan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakkipylly feints and then cracks Avitan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Avitan down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakkipylly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Avitan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Avitan.
Avitan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avitan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakkipylly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Avitan. That did some damage!
Kakkipylly tries to land a front kick but Avitan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avitan checks a low kick from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avitan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Avitan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Avitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakkipylly.
Avitan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Avitan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kakkipylly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avitan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avitan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakkipylly. That's going to slow Avitan down.
Kakkipylly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Avitan misses with a straight right.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Avitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Avitan misses its intended target.
Kakkipylly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Avitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kakkipylly tried to score with a low kick but Avitan checks it.
Kakkipylly thows a body kick. Avitan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Avitan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kakkipylly throws a push kick but Avitan slaps the foot to one side.
Avitan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan misses with a wild body shot.
Avitan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kakkipylly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avitan.
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.
Kakkipylly is looking to land body kicks.
Kakkipylly doesn't manage to clinch there - Avitan circles away.
Kakkipylly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kakkipylly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kakkipylly fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakkipylly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Avitan is out of range and Kakkipylly settles back down.
Avitan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yossi Avitan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Avitan cracks Kakkipylly with an open hand slap.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses.
Avitan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kakkipylly has managed to clinch.
Kakkipylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Avitan avoids it.
Avitan misses with a punch on the inside.
Avitan looking to slow down the pace here.
Avitan blocks the elbow strike.
Kakkipylly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Avitan throws a looping overhand right but Kakkipylly ducks down to avoid it.
Avitan throws a looping overhand right but Kakkipylly ducks down to avoid it.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avitan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Avitan moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avitan missing with a left hand there. Kakkipylly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kakkipylly lands a front kick.
Kakkipylly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Avitan.
Avitan takes a swing at Kakkipylly's ribcage but misses.
Avitan throws a shot from downtown. Kakkipylly moves away and avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Kakkipylly
and Avitan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Avitan misses with an uppercut. Kakkipylly saw that one coming.
A combination from Avitan does no damage.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avitan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kakkipylly is able to avoid easily.
Kakkipylly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Avitan's calf.
Avitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakkipylly moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakkipylly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Avitan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Avitan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Avitan scores with a jab to the body.
Avitan thows a body kick. Kakkipylly tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Avitan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakkipylly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avitan misses the jab.
Avitan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kakkipylly tries to move into range but Avitan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly moves in looking to clinch but Avitan pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avitan. That's going to slow Kakkipylly down.
Kakkipylly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avitan misses the shot to the body.
Avitan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kakkipylly's calf.
Kakkipylly lands a front kick.
Kakkipylly throws a leg kick but Avitan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Avitan blocks a head kick by Kakkipylly.
Avitan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Avitan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avitan lands a nice shot that snaps Kakkipylly's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakkipylly moves away.
Avitan stuns Kakkipylly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakkipylly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Avitan, pushing him back against the cage.
Avitan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Avitan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kakkipylly has Avitan pressed against the cage, preventing Avitan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Avitan blocks an elbow strike.
Avitan lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Avitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avitan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Avitan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avitan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakkipylly clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Avitan on the inside.
Avitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yossi Avitan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yossi Avitan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Avitan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kakkipylly misses with a low kick as Avitan jumps back.
Avitan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kakkipylly will feel that in the morning.
Avitan misses with a looping right.
Avitan swings for the body but Kakkipylly moves out of range.
Avitan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kakkipylly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Avitan moves out of range easily.
Avitan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakkipylly moves forwards but Avitan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kakkipylly throws a lazy body kick
and Avitan counters with a nice uppercut.
Avitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yossi Avitan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that Avitan semi-blocks.
Kakkipylly moves in looking to clinch but Avitan pushes him off.
Avitan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kakkipylly blocks the leg kick.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Avitan is having none of it.
Kakkipylly throws a leg kick that misses.
Kakkipylly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Avitan scores with a decent looking hook.
Kakkipylly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Avitan.
Avitan throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Avitan finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakkipylly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yossi Avitan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avitan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kakkipylly.
Avitan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avitan throws a low kick but Kakkipylly avoids it.
Kakkipylly connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Avitan is having none of it.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Avitan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Avitan throws a series of strikes that have Kakkipylly backpedaling.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch.
Avitan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kakkipylly has time to react.
Kakkipylly takes one to the side of the head.
Kakkipylly throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Avitan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
Avitan throws a leg kick which misses Kakkipylly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kakkipylly tries to avoid it.
Avitan blocks a head kick by Kakkipylly.
Avitan lands a jab to Kakkipylly's midsection.
Kakkipylly doesn't manage to clinch there - Avitan circles away.
Kakkipylly throws a leg kick but Avitan moved away.
Kakkipylly scores with a spinning back kick!
Avitan scores with a hook to the body. Kakkipylly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kakkipylly lands a nice looking body kick.
Kakkipylly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Avitan finds it's way round the side to connect with Kakkipylly's head.
Avitan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Avitan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Avitan.
Avitan thows a body shot but no joy.
Avitan avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly doesn't manage to clinch there - Avitan circles away.
Avitan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakkipylly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Avitan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakkipylly.
Avitan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kakkipylly if he has to take too many more of those.
Avitan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakkipylly throws a head kick but Avitan moves out of range.
Kakkipylly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pikku Kakkipylly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Avitan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yossi Avitan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Avitan 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yossi Avitan!
A relieved looking Yossi Avitan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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