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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miron Karoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nyrkillä naamaan - Ei kannattais ees yrittää! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Miron Karoa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miron Karoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esko Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karoa is looking to clinch but Tikkanen is avoiding it.
Karoa closes the distance but Tikkanen moves to the side
and Tikkanen counters with a leg kick.
Karoa tries to clinch but Tikkanen moves away
and Tikkanen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tikkanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karoa.
Karoa tries to clinch
and Tikkanen counters with a nice body shot.
Tikkanen punishes Karoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Karoa moves to clinch but Tikkanen breaks away
and Tikkanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karoa tries to clinch but Tikkanen moves away
and Tikkanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karoa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tikkanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikkanen jabs Karoa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tikkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karoa's calf.
Tikkanen lands a big head kick that sends Karoa tumbling to the mat! Tikkanen takes a step backwards and waves Karoa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Karoa is rocked!
Tikkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Karoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karoa is breathing heavily.
BAM! Tikkanen delivers a spinning backfist that drops Karoa like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Esko Tikkanen!
An out of breath Esko Tikkanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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