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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sirkiä's choice of entrance music: Thergothon - Elemental. Tigran Badoyan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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264 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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178 cm
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229 lbs
30 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Badoyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Badoyan misses the shot to the body.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkiä manages to avoid it.
Sirkiä has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Badoyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badoyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkiä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Badoyan finds it's target.
Badoyan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sirkiä if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Badoyan misses.
Badoyan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sirkiä.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badoyan.
Good shot there by Badoyan.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Sirkiä sees coming a mile off.
Badoyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Badoyan.
Badoyan scores with a nice head shot.
Badoyan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badoyan, as that shot connected.
Badoyan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan missing with a left hand there. Sirkiä was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Badoyan.
Badoyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sirkiä looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Badoyan misses with an uppercut
and Sirkiä counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä preventing the sweep.
Badoyan wants to control but Sirkiä passes easily into half guard.
Badoyan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badoyan is trying to control but can't.
Badoyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sirkiä is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Badoyan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sirkiä.
Sirkiä is keen to just control but Badoyan is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Badoyan tries to roll over but Sirkiä keeps him under control.
Badoyan is looking to control Sirkiä's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Badoyan avoid being mounted?
Badoyan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirkiä.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sirkiä blocks the body kick.
Badoyan throws a leg kick but Sirkiä checks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Badoyan.
Badoyan shoots in but Sirkiä avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Badoyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sirkiä will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Badoyan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Badoyan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sirkiä working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sirkiä drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sirkiä jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sirkiä preventing the sweep.
Badoyan trying to keep a closed guard but Sirkiä is proving a slippery customer.
Sirkiä in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badoyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sirkiä manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badoyan.
Badoyan postures up in Sirkiä's guard and throws a big left but Sirkiä blocks it.
Badoyan throwing strikes but missing.
Badoyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badoyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirkiä is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badoyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Badoyan throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Badoyan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Badoyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Sirkiä's head.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkiä manages to avoid it.
Badoyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badoyan is looking to chop away at Sirkiä's legs.
Badoyan lands with a hook. Sirkiä tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan misses with a hook.
Badoyan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badoyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badoyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sirkiä takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Badoyan lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sirkiä takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Badoyan. Beautiful body shot.
Badoyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirkiä.
Badoyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badoyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sirkiä pinned against the cage. Sirkiä gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Badoyan throws a jab when Sirkiä was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirkiä momentarily.
Nice body kick from Badoyan.
Badoyan lands a really nice looking cross but Sirkiä seems unphased.
Badoyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sirkiä checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Badoyan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a leg kick
and Sirkiä counters with a three punch combo that has Badoyan backing up. Badoyan nods at Sirkiä to acknowledge the strikes.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkiä manages to avoid it.
Badoyan looks to land a body kick but Sirkiä moved away.
Tigran Badoyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Badoyan misses with a body shot.
Badoyan throws a shot from downtown. Sirkiä moves away and avoids it.
Sirkiä has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Badoyan.
Sirkiä swats away the attempt to clinch by Badoyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä ducks under a wild hook from Badoyan.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badoyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Badoyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sirkiä checks it well.
Sirkiä checks a low kick from Badoyan.
Badoyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Badoyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sirkiä can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Badoyan.
Badoyan tries to score with a low kick but Sirkiä moves his leg out of the way.
Badoyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sirkiä but Sirkiä pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Niko Sirkiä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice cross by Badoyan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good work by Sirkiä as he checks the leg kick.
Badoyan has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tigran Badoyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badoyan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigran Badoyan!
Tigran Badoyan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Niko Sirkiä had this to say: '"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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RATING
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