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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vesa Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykk comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Sykk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Brandao.
Brandao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sykk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sykk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandao.
Sykk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sykk. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Sykk misses.
Brandao sizes up Sykk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandao's coach down at Furia Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brandao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sykk throws a jab when Brandao was well out of range.
Brandao misses with a wild body shot.
Sykk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Brandao is looking to slow Sykk down with leg kicks.
Sykk connects with a body shot that sends Brandao's belly button to the back.
Brandao tries to land a front kick but Sykk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sykk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Brandao misses
and Sykk counters with a left to the body.
Sykk seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sykk scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk moves into the clinch successfully.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
Sykk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brandao struggles to land a body shot inside as Sykk controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Brandao takes an elbow to the temple.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Sykk.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Sykk.
Sykk swings wildly with an uppercut but Brandao uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Brandao.
Sykk blocks an uppercut.
Sykk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sykk.
Sykk lands an elbow inside that Brandao shrugs off.
Brandao working aggressively here.
Brandao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sykk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sykk blocks an uppercut.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Sykk.
Sykk blocks an uppercut.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sykk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sykk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao tries to throw a body punch but Sykk avoids it by throwing Brandao back against the cage.
Sykk missing with knees to the body.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sykk lands an elbow inside.
Brandao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sykk backwards.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sykk's elbow.
Sykk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Brandao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Sykk misses with an elbow strike.
Brandao avoids a wild elbow strike from Sykk.
Sykk prevents a body shot from Brandao.
Brandao pushes Sykk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sykk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Sykk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sykk.
Sykk lands a damaging elbow.
Sykk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sykk working aggressively here.
Brandao misses with some punches.
Sykk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Sykk.
Sykk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Sykk fails to land.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Sykk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
A right handed body shot lands from Brandao.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sykk.
Sykk misses with a punch on the inside.
Sykk lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
Brandao gets underhooks to prevent Sykk's takedown attempt.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brandao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sykks head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesa Sykk dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sykk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sykk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Sykk misses its intended target.
Sykk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sykk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Sykk misses.
Sykk scores with a decent looking hook.
Brandao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sykk circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandao cracks Sykk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sykk throws a leg kick but Brandao moved away.
Sykk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sykk throws a leg kick which misses Brandao's front leg but catches the back leg as Brandao tries to avoid it.
Brandao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Brandao misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands a nice looking body kick.
Sykk goes for a double leg but Brandao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brandao continues to drive forward.
Brandao managing to block the knees to the body from Sykk.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sykk.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sykk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sykk misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Brandao.
Sykk lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Brandao on the inside.
Sykk tries to throw a body punch but Brandao avoids it by throwing Sykk back against the cage.
Brandao digs a right hand underneath Sykk's ribcage. Sykk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sykk misses with an elbow over the top.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao gets through Sykk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Brandao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brandao is working Sykk over against the cage.
Sykk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Sykk.
Sykk presses Brandao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brandao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sykk.
Sykk blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Brandao swings wildly with an uppercut but Sykk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
Sykk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sykk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Brandao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
Brandao prevents a body shot from Sykk.
Brandao blocks an uppercut.
Sykk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sykk lands with a right to the head.
Sykk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandao blocking some punches.
Sykk throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Sykk blocking some punches.
Sykk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sykk blocking some punches.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brandao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Sykk struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Sykk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sykk struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sykk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sykk or not.
Sykk lands an elbow inside that Brandao shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Sykk.
Sykk misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao has a couple of punches blocked by Sykk.
Sykk tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Sykk landing knees to the body.
Vesa Sykk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
Sykk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sykk misses with an elbow strike.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sykk lands a nice elbow.
Sykk blocks a body shot from Brandao.
Sykk lands an elbow just above Brandao 's eye.
Sykk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vesa Sykk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sykk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykk is just out of range.
Sykk checks a low kick from Brandao.
Sykk swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao throws a leg kick which misses Sykk's front leg but catches the back leg as Sykk tries to avoid it.
Brandao misses with a kick to the body
and Sykk counters with a right hand to the body.
Sykk is looking to clinch but Brandao is avoiding it.
Sykk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brandao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sykk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykk lands a leg kick that knocks Brandao off balance momentarily.
Sykk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sykk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Brandao lands with a hook. Sykk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao 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.
Sykk slips under a jab.
Sykk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sykk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Sykk.
Sykk scores with a sloppy right hand. Brandao should have avoided that one.
Brandao drives through and clinches with Sykk against the cage.
Brandao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sykk has a couple of punches blocked by Brandao.
Brandao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sykk blocks an uppercut.
Sykk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sykk misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sykk.
Sykk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Brandao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykk lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sykk.
Sykk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sykk throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Nice body punch from Sykk - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandao.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sykk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diego Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandao is rocked!
Sykk lands a damaging elbow.
Brandao is still on wobbly legs! Can Sykk finish him?
Sykk unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brandao! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sykk is unloading with more strikes now! Brandao drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vesa Sykk!
Our winner, Vesa Sykk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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FIGHT
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