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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä's entrance music is Thergothon - Elemental. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stehling's choice of entrance music: Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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229 lbs
27 - 7 - 0 |
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191 cm
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261 lbs
55 - 28 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling wants to slow Sirkiä down by chopping away at his legs.
Stehling shoots in for a double leg but Sirkiä sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stehling has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stehling is looking to clinch.
A left lands for Stehling.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Stehling misses.
Sirkiä ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sirkiä leaves Stehling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stehling misses with a hook
and Sirkiä counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stehling is trying to get back to half guard.
Stehling is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sirkiä postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stehling is trying to control Sirkiä's posture but Sirkiä avoids it.
Sirkiä misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Sirkiä.
Stehling managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sirkiä.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I wouldn't like to be where Stehling is right now.
Sirkiä is trying to get an arm triangle but Stehling is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is looking to regain half guard here but Sirkiä keeps moving and retains side control.
Stehling is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sirkiä's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stehling has his hands clasped together around Sirkiä's back. He's all about the action.
Ground and pound from Sirkiä.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stehling wants to control but Sirkiä is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sirkiä throwing shots but Stehling is blocking nicely.
Stehling is holding on to half guard well.
Stehling wants to get back to full guard.
Stehling is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sirkiä is stalling here. Stehling is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sirkiä seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stehling has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sirkiä parries the strikes from Stehling easily there. Stehling is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sirkiä to escape.
Stehling working the ground and pound.
Sirkiä tries to buck Stehling off but Stehling is having none of it.
Sirkiä is not content to let Stehling control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sirkiä struggling a bit here.
Sirkiä is trying to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Stehling are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirkiä prevents Stehling from moving into mount.
Sirkiä tries to buck Stehling off but Stehling is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sirkiä keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stehling scores with a push kick.
Stehling with a poor takedown
and Sirkiä counters with a shoot takedown. Stehling fights it but they end up in guard.
Stehling is pulling down on Sirkiä's head. It's preventing any offense from Sirkiä, at least for the moment.
Sirkiä working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sirkiä pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stehling is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling pulls Sirkiä in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stehling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sirkiä distracts Stehling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stehling managing to control the position.
Mitchell Stehling has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stehling closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sirkiä decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stehling's guard.
Stehling trying to control the position here.
Niko Sirkiä overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling is trying to control the position but Sirkiä postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sirkiä is one step ahead there.
Sirkiä is working Stehling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stehling looking for a sweep. Not yet Stehling, not yet.
Sirkiä passes into half guard.
Sirkiä is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stehling gets full guard.
Stehling tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stehling is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sirkiä postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stehling trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stehling is on top in guard.
Sirkiä utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sirkiä is looking for a triangle here but Stehling uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stehling controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling trying to control the position but Sirkiä is working away.
Stehling working the ground and pound.
Stehling scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling working the head with strikes.
Stehling controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitchell Stehling will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Stehling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sirkiä pinned against the cage. Sirkiä gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stehling scores with a nice right hand.
Stehling throws a leg kick but Sirkiä checks it.
Stehling pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sirkiä back to the cage. Stehling follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sirkiä checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkiä circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stehling won't be happy with that.
Sloppy strikes there by Sirkiä.
You can see the frustration on Stehling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stehling tries to buck Sirkiä off but Sirkiä is having none of it.
Sirkiä wants to control but Stehling is keeping him busy.
Mitchell Stehling 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.
Stehling is looking for a sweep.
Sirkiä lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirkiä is trying to ground and pound but Stehling uses the momentary lack of control by Sirkiä to regain half guard.
Sirkiä landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stehling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sirkiä.
Stehling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sirkiä.
Stehling is looking for a sweep. Sirkiä is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sirkiä scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Sirkiä there.
Sirkiä is trying to control. Stehling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stehling is trying to get back to full guard.
Stehling is looking to control Sirkiä's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stehling avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä wants to control but Stehling is keeping him busy.
Stehling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirkiä.
Stehling is doing well to control the position and prevent Sirkiä from advancing to side control.
Stehling trying to hold on to Sirkiä's head to control him but Sirkiä postures up.
Sirkiä not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sirkiä throwing shots but Stehling is blocking nicely.
Stehling is in trouble now - Sirkiä has advanced to mount!
Stehling is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stehling is bucking up trying to escape but Sirkiä cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Niko Sirkiä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirkiä working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stehling is rocked!
Sirkiä softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Stehling is out cold! Sirkiä jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Sirkiä!
Niko Sirkiä took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.
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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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