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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Yikes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arvo Pentti's chin.
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197 lbs
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes misses with the combination.
Pentti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pentti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pentti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pentti defending well as Yikes loads up on a big left hand.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yikes.
A little jabbing left from Pentti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pentti, as that shot connected.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yikes moves away.
It looked like Yikes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yikes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentti manages to avoid it.
Yikes looks to land a left hand but Pentti moved out of range nicely.
Yikes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pentti moves into range and clinches up with Yikes.
Yikes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yikes tries to break the clinch but Pentti is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yikes backwards.
Yikes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pentti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yikes is trying to break free.
Pentti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yikes's elbow.
Yikes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pentti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pentti has Yikes pressed against the cage, preventing Yikes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yikes wants to get back to striking at distance but Pentti won't allow it.
Pentti has Yikes pressed against the cage, preventing Yikes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pentti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yikes wants to break free but Pentti has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yikes.
Good body shot from Pentti.
Pentti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yikes's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Yikes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yikes takes a shot to the head.
Pentti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yikes is trying to break the clinch but Pentti has him pressed against the cage.
Pentti lands a shoulder strike.
Yikes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pentti is keeping busy.
Pentti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pentti leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Yikes fails to land.
Pentti prevents Yikes from breaking the clinch.
Yikes manages to break the clinch.
Pentti lands a body shot.
Yikes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pentti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pentti. That's going to slow Yikes down.
A jab from Yikes misses.
Pentti avoids the body shot from Yikes.
Yikes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Pentti to counter with a crisp jab.
Yikes misses with a hook. Pentti ducked under it nicely.
Pentti is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Yikes.
Yikes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yikes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pentti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pentti dodges the punch combination from Yikes.
Pentti throws a nice head kick!
Pentti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentti missing with a left hand there. Yikes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Yikes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A lazy left from Yikes finds it's target.
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Yikes.
Pentti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yikes.
Yikes fails to land with a series of punches.
Pentti takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pentti is rocked!
Yikes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pentti was well out of range. Poor timing from Yikes.
Pentti is still on wobbly legs! Can Yikes finish him?
Pentti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yikes throws a body shot but no joy.
Pentti seems to have recovered his senses.
Yikes missing with a left hand there. Pentti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti slips under a jab.
Pentti misses with a shot to the body
letting Yikes counter with a right hand.
Yikes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yikes misses with a left hand
and Pentti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yikes walks into a stiff left hand from Pentti.
Pentti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kyle Yikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pentti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yikes needs to keep his hands up - Pentti had a free shot at his head there.
Yikes misses with a straight right.
Yikes misses the jab.
Yikes takes one to the chin there.
Yikes moves forwards but Pentti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yikes avoids the body shot from Pentti.
Pentti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yikes.
Pentti looks to land a combination but Yikes avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yikes misses with a right hand
and Pentti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yikes misses with an uppercut.
Pentti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pentti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yikes takes a shot to the head.
Pentti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yikes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pentti.
Yikes blocking some punches.
Yikes tries to break the clinch but Pentti is controlling the position.
Pentti taking a breather.
Yikes manages to break the clinch.
Yikes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pentti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pentti just misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yikes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pentti.
Yikes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arvo Pentti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yikes blocks a head kick by Pentti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti throws a body punch but Yikes moves out of range.
Yikes slips under a jab from Pentti.
Yikes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yikes with a nice cross.
Yikes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pentti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yikes misses with a hook. Pentti ducked under it nicely.
Yikes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pentti throws a push kick but Yikes slaps the foot to one side.
Yikes blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Yikes.
No joy there for Pentti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yikes throws a jab but it's blocked by Pentti.
Pentti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pentti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yikes. That did some damage!
Pentti throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yikes to counter with a crisp jab.
Pentti lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yikes misses with an uppercut.
Yikes throws a body shot but no joy.
Yikes swinging wildly here.
Pentti throws a jab but it's blocked by Yikes.
Decent striking displayed by Pentti there.
Yikes looks to land a right hand but Pentti moved out of range.
Pentti looks to throw the jab but Yikes is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Yikes as he connects with a hook.
Pentti misses with an uppercut. Yikes saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pentti.
Yikes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pentti cracks the inside of Yikes's front leg.
Pentti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yikes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pentti connects with an inside leg kick.
Yikes loads up on a big right hand but Pentti slips the punch.
Pentti throws out a counter right but Yikes avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yikes.
Pentti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yikes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yikes swinging wildly here.
Pentti connects with a crisp jab.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Yikes tries to keep at a distance but Pentti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pentti blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yikes as Pentti tries to tie him up.
Yikes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yikes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yikes is trying to break free.
Pentti lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yikes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yikes is looking to break free of the clinch but Pentti has double underhooks.
Pentti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yikes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yikes misses with a straight right.
Pentti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yikes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Yikes misses.
Pentti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yikes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Pentti.
Yikes throws a looping overhand right but Pentti ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Pentti coming out on top.
Pentti clinches with his opponent.
Yikes is trying to push Pentti away but Pentti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pentti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Pentti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yikes.
Yikes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pentti connects with a high kick.
Yikes scores with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Pentti there.
Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yikes.
Yikes misses with a double jab.
Yikes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yikes keeps the fight on the outside.
Pentti moves away from the strike by Yikes.
Pentti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yikes needs to keep his hands up - Pentti had a free shot at his head there.
Yikes looks to land a left hand but Pentti moved out of range nicely.
Yikes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pentti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pentti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentti misses with a body shot.
Yikes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pentti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yikes thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti misses with a low kick.
Yikes blocks the body kick.
Pentti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yikes connects with a body shot that sends Pentti's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yikes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Yikes is just out of range.
Yikes throws a hook but Pentti blocks it.
Pentti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pentti moves into range and clinches up with Yikes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pentti.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pentti.
Pentti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pentti has Yikes pressed against the cage, preventing Yikes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pentti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pentti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yikess head.
Arvo Pentti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yikes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pentti has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yikes backwards.
Yikes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pentti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yikess head.
Pentti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yikes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yikes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pentti throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Pentti.
Yikes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Yikes looks to land a combination. Pentti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yikes avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Pentti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yikes.
Pentti misses with a straight left.
Pentti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yikes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Yikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yikes momentarily.
Yikes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Yikes does no damage.
Pentti clinches with his opponent.
Yikes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pentti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yikess head.
Arvo Pentti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pentti lands an elbow just above Yikes 's eye.
Yikes is trying to break the clinch but Pentti is controlling him.
Yikes tries to break free but Pentti pushes him back against the cage.
Yikes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yikes tries to circle away but Pentti has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pentti.
Kyle Yikes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yikes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yikes is trying to push Pentti away but Pentti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yikes is trying to break free.
Yikes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentti's elbow.
Yikes is looking to break free of the clinch but Pentti has double underhooks.
Yikes wants to get back to striking at distance but Pentti won't allow it.
Yikes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yikes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pentti misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pentti fails to land.
Yikes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pentti has Yikes pressed against the cage, preventing Yikes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Pentti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pentti 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
Arvo Pentti gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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