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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Da Skrumbo (ranked 120 p4p, 13 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 297 p4p, 38 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Skrumbo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's a fight!!. Nilkki has chosen Fintelligens - Sori as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skrumbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nilkki.
Nilkki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nilkki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nilkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skrumbo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skrumbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nilkki connects with a high kick.
Nilkki thows a body kick. Skrumbo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Skrumbo throws a jab when Nilkki was well out of range.
Nilkki throws a leg kick
and Skrumbo counters with a leg kick.
Skrumbo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skrumbo scores with a body shot.
We've been informed that Nilkki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Skrumbo lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo lands the left hand.
Skrumbo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nilkki. That did some damage!
Nilkki throws a series of punches but Skrumbo avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki lunges at Skrumbo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skrumbo 's hand.
Skrumbo misses with an uppercut.
Skrumbo lands with an uppercut that bounces Nilkki off the cage and back into range.
Nilkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skrumbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nilkki is able to avoid easily.
Skrumbo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nilkki throws a lazy uppercut
and Skrumbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilkki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skrumbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilkki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skrumbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nilkki throws a leg kick but Skrumbo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skrumbo scores with a shot to the body.
Skrumbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Nilkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skrumbo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Skrumbo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Skrumbo throws an overhand right that lands on Nilkki's shoulder, as Nilkki tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Nilkki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nilkki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
Skrumbo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nilkki throws a looping overhand right but Skrumbo ducks down to avoid it.
Skrumbo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nilkki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo scores with a jab to the head.
Nilkki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skrumbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skrumbo looks to land a right hand but Nilkki moved out of range.
Nilkki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skrumbo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nilkki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skrumbo , pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nilkki.
A right handed body shot lands from Skrumbo .
Nilkki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skrumbo avoids it.
Nilkki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki throws an elbow but it misses.
Nilkki lands a knee to the body.
Skrumbo working aggressively here.
Nilkki scores a nice knee to the body.
Nilkki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skrumbo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skrumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilkki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Nilkki.
Nilkki trying to land knees to the body.
Nilkki lands an uppercut.
Nilkki pushes off an throws an elbow but Skrumbo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skrumbo avoiding damage as Nilkki throws knees to the body.
Skrumbo blocks an elbow strike.
Nilkki lands a left hand.
Nilkki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nilkki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nilkki lands a nice elbow.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nilkki looking to throw knees to the head but Skrumbo is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nilkki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nilkki.
Nilkki pushes off an throws an elbow but Skrumbo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skrumbo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Nilkki.
Nilkki trying to land knees to the body.
Nilkki trying to land knees to the body.
Skrumbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nilkki gets through Skrumbo 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skrumbo tries a body shot but Nilkki blocks it.
Skrumbo blocks an uppercut.
Nilkki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skrumbo misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrumbo throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skrumbo tests Nilkki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nilkki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pikku Nilkki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nilkki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nilkki instigates a clinch.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nilkki lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Skrumbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nilkki blocking some punches.
Skrumbo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skrumbo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skrumbo throws a head punch that misses.
Skrumbo lands an uppercut.
Skrumbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nilkki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skrumbo .
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.
Skrumbo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skrumbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skrumbo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nilkki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilkki lands with a short shot to the head.
Skrumbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Nilkki.
Nilkki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nilkki.
Nilkki throws a low kick but Skrumbo avoids it.
Skrumbo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nilkki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skrumbo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nilkki scrambles back to his feet.
Skrumbo misses with a hook to the body
and Nilkki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skrumbo is rocked!
Nilkki tries to clinch but Skrumbo moves out of range.
Oh Skrumbo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skrumbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nilkki has closed the distance and engaged Skrumbo in a clinch.
Skrumbo seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hook to the body lands for Skrumbo .
Nilkki lands a nice elbow.
Nilkki blocks a body shot from Skrumbo .
Nilkki blocks an uppercut.
Skrumbo misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nilkki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrumbo pushes Nilkki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo tries a body shot but Nilkki blocks it.
Nilkki blocks a body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilkki's elbow.
Skrumbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nilkki working Skrumbo over with knees to the body.
Skrumbo lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Nilkki.
Skrumbo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skrumbo is trying to break the clinch but Nilkki is controlling him.
Nilkki prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands with a light punch inside.
Nilkki throws an elbow but it misses.
Skrumbo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nilkki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nilkki prevents Skrumbo from breaking the clinch.
Skrumbo can't find room to land a body shot as Nilkki controls the action.
Skrumbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nilkki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo wants to break free but Nilkki has control.
Nilkki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nilkki blocks a body shot from Skrumbo .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nilkki.
Skrumbo tries to work over Nilkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrumbo has a couple of punches blocked by Nilkki.
Skrumbo misses with some punches.
Skrumbo misses with a body punch.
Nilkki lands an elbow inside that Skrumbo shrugs off.
Skrumbo misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo managing to block the knees to the body from Nilkki.
Skrumbo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skrumbo blocks an elbow strike.
Nilkki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nilkki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nilkki lands a left hand.
Nilkki lands an elbow inside that Skrumbo shrugs off.
Nilkki blocking some punches.
Nilkki is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Nilkki.
Nilkki blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nilkki throws an elbow but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nilkki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Skrumbo fails to land.
Nilkki tries to throw a body punch but Skrumbo avoids it by throwing Nilkki back against the cage.
Nilkki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nilkki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nilkki lands a nice elbow.
Skrumbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nilkki's elbow.
Nilkki prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo is trying to force a seperation but Nilkki has the dominant position.
Nilkki blocks a body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skrumbo avoiding damage as Nilkki throws knees to the body.
Skrumbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nilkki blocks a body shot from Skrumbo .
Nilkki can't find room to land a body shot as Skrumbo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pikku Nilkki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Skrumbo swings for the body but Nilkki moves out of range.
Nilkki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nilkki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Skrumbo misses.
Nilkki follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nilkki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skrumbo tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Nilkki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nilkki throws a lazy right hand but Skrumbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skrumbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nilkki throws out a loose jab but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nilkki throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nilkki throws a hook but Skrumbo avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilkki throws a leg kick but Skrumbo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki throws a jab but it's blocked by Skrumbo .
Nilkki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nilkki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skrumbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilkki throws the kick towards the body but Skrumbo avoids it.
Da Skrumbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Skrumbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nilkki tries to work over Skrumbo 's front leg with a kick but Skrumbo checks it.
Nilkki misses with a double jab.
Nilkki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nilkki misses with the combination.
Da Skrumbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Skrumbo .
It looks like Pikku Nilkki has been cut.
A lazy left from Nilkki finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nilkki lands a big head kick that sends Skrumbo tumbling to the mat! Nilkki takes a step backwards and waves Skrumbo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nilkki throws a right hand that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nilkki slips a straight right by Skrumbo .
Skrumbo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nilkki on the side of the head.
Nilkki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilkki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nilkki throws a hook but Skrumbo avoids it easily.
Skrumbo catches Nilkki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skrumbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilkki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilkki.
Nilkki misses with a lunging right hand
letting Skrumbo counter with a right hand.
Nilkki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nilkki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nilkki lands with a right hand.
Nilkki is looking to clinch.
Skrumbo staying out of range there.
Skrumbo missing with a left hand there. Nilkki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nilkki keeps Skrumbo at a distance using the push kick.
The fighters circling - Nilkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nilkki 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.
Skrumbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick
and Nilkki counters with a body kick that stops Skrumbo in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilkki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nilkki is rocked!
Skrumbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nilkki misses with a right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pikku Nilkki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nilkki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Skrumbo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skrumbo wants to land a leg kick but Nilkki is out of range.
Skrumbo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Skrumbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skrumbo throws a looping overhand right but Nilkki ducks down to avoid it.
Nilkki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skrumbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrumbo blocks a head kick by Nilkki.
A low kick from Nilkki is predictable there
and Skrumbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nilkki checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Skrumbo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nilkki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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