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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Klingler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and iikka komulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). iikka komulainen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Klingler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, iikka komulainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klingler shoots in for a double leg but komulainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Klingler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Klingler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Klingler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Klingler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
komulainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Klingler wants to stand up but komulainen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Klingler wants to free his trapped foot but komulainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
komulainen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klingler wants to control but komulainen is keeping him busy.
Klingler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Klingler is thwarting komulainen's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Klingler moves out of range of the body kick from komulainen.
Nice sprawl there from komulainen as Klingler shoots in.
komulainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
komulainen is looking to take a break and control but Klingler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Klingler works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
komulainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Klingler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
komulainen won't allow Klingler to sweep him here.
komulainen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Klingler controls komulainen momentarily but komulainen frees himself.
Klingler is breathing heavily.
Klingler keeping moving, preventing komulainen from controlling successfully.
Klingler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
komulainen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
komulainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like Klingler is going to stand back up.
Klingler stands up out of the half guard.
Klingler is looking to clinch.
Klingler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
komulainen pushes Klingler up against the cage in a clinch.
komulainen prevents Klingler from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klingler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
komulainen breaks the clinch.
Klingler with a poor takedown
and komulainen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Klingler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
komulainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Klingler is looking to improve his position.
Klingler is positioning himself well to prevent komulainen advancing to mount.
Klingler tries to get to full guard but komulainen has control of the leg.
komulainen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
iikka komulainen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Klingler shoots for a takedown but komulainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
komulainen moves into range and clinches up with Klingler.
Stalling in the clinch from komulainen.
komulainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klingler with a lazy takedown attempt
and komulainen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
komulainen wants to pass to mount but Klingler is defending the position.
Klingler is looking to control komulainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Klingler avoid being mounted?
Klingler is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
komulainen controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klingler wants to get back to his feet.
Klingler wants to control but komulainen is keeping busy.
komulainen trying to pass the guard but Klingler defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
komulainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Klingler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Klingler.
Klingler wants to get up but he can't break komulainen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klingler wants to control from the top but komulainen keeps moving.
Klingler looking to pass the guard.
Klingler trying to control but komulainen is working from the bottom.
komulainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klingler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
komulainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klingler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. komulainen is keeping the position for now.
komulainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klingler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klingler wants to lay and pray for a moment but komulainen keeps working.
Klingler thows a huge punch but komulainen dodges it nicely.
Well, if Klingler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
komulainen is staying active underneath Klingler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
komulainen tries to roll over but Klingler keeps him under control.
Klingler controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
komulainen is trying to control but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klingler misses with a takedown attempt
and komulainen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Klingler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
komulainen is keen to just control but Klingler is a slippery customer.
Klingler kicks komulainen off and gets back to his feet.
komulainen misses with a straight right.
komulainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klingler counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
komulainen is not content to let Klingler control the position.
komulainen is looking to reverse the position.
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 Klaus Klingler will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
komulainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klingler looking for a takedown.
komulainen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Klingler trying to get back to full guard but komulainen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
komulainen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
komulainen avoids the attempt from Klingler to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klingler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because komulainen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
komulainen wants to control the pace but Klingler is squirming around nicely.
Klingler working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klingler is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Klingler wants to hold on but komulainen pushes him away.
Klingler is just holding on here. komulainen manages to take his back.
Klingler trying to control the hands but komulainen won't let him.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Klingler tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Klingler is working hard here to advance position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Klingler breaks komulainen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
komulainen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Klingler is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for komulainen.
Klingler grinds an elbow into komulainen's temple.
The referee asks Klingler politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Klingler prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
komulainen is trying to control Klingler's posture but Klingler avoids it.
Klingler slows the pace down.
Klingler stands up.
Klingler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts komulainen as he jumps to the side.
Klingler fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klaus Klingler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
komulainen tries to bum rush Klingler with a series of wild strikes but Klingler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Klingler has a takedown stuffed.
komulainen closes the distance but Klingler moves to the side
and Klingler counters with a left to the body.
komulainen clinches up against the cage.
Klingler has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but komulainen regains guard immediately.
Klingler stopping the sweep attempt from komulainen.
Klingler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
komulainen tries to get to full guard but Klingler has control of the leg.
Klingler works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Klaus Klingler.
I think Klingler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Klaus Klingler!
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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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