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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 1726 p4p, 1994 weight class) and Juha Niska (ranked 230 p4p, 258 weight class). Wieczorek's entrance music is Sabaton - Winged Hussars. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lukasz Wieczorek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Niska!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieczorek misses with a straight right.
Wieczorek rushes Niska and presses him up against the cage.
Niska prevents Wieczorek from breaking the clinch.
Wieczorek lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wieczorek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wieczorek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niska misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wieczorek.
Niska lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wieczorek working hard to break the clinch.
Wieczorek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wieczorek.
Niska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wieczorek backwards.
Wieczorek lands with a right to the head.
Wieczorek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wieczoreks head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wieczorek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wieczorek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieczorek misses with a few strikes there.
Wieczorek looks to land a combination but Niska avoids it well.
Niska's coach down at IMMAC Training Facility™ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Niska's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wieczorek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niska checks a leg kick.
Wieczorek cracks Niska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niska takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Niska swinging wildly here.
Wieczorek went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wieczorek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wieczorek lands a leg kick that knocks Niska off balance momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wieczorek, as that shot connected.
Wieczorek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Niska throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niska walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Wieczorek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wieczorek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wieczorek does it's job there.
Niska tries to bum rush Wieczorek with a series of wild strikes but Wieczorek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niska has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wieczorek.
Niska throws a jab but it's blocked by Wieczorek.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wieczorek moves away.
Wieczorek is looking to counter punch.
Niska walks into a jab.
Wieczorek throws out a powerful jab.
Niska misses with a body kick.
Niska tries to bum rush Wieczorek with a series of wild strikes but Wieczorek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lukasz Wieczorek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wieczorek waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niska.
Niska scores with a punch to the head.
Niska misses with a hook.
It looked like Wieczorek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wieczorek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Niska throws out a counter right but Wieczorek avoids it with no problem.
Niska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wieczorek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut
and Niska counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lukasz Wieczorek has been cut.
Niska delivers a nice body kick.
Niska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niska misses with a hook.
Niska misses with a wild body shot.
Wieczorek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wieczorek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wieczorek throws a hook to the side of Niska's head but Niska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wieczorek misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Niska.
Donk. Wieczorek catches Niska right on the button with a cross.
Niska looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wieczorek moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Niska.
Wieczorek throws a looping overhand right but Niska ducks down to avoid it.
Wieczorek lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wieczorek cracks Niska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wieczorek misses with a left hand
and Niska counters with a stiff right hand.
Wieczorek moves out of range of the body kick.
Niska connects with a right hand. Wieczorek shakes it off.
Wieczorek throws a one two combo.
Niska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niska fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wieczorek misses with a combination
and Niska moves into the clinch.
Niska tries a body shot but Wieczorek blocks it.
Wieczorek can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wieczorek takes a shot to the head.
Wieczorek swings wildly with an uppercut but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niska misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Wieczorek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Wieczorek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Niska takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Niska blocks a jab.
Niska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wieczorek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wieczorek avoids the body shot from Niska.
Niska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wieczorek counters with a nice uppercut.
Niska drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wieczorek missing with a left hand there. Niska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niska takes one to the chin there.
Niska looks for the body kick but Wieczorek saw that one coming.
Niska misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wieczorek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niska counters with a body kick.
Niska looks to score with a jab to the body but Wieczorek is just out of range.
Niska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wieczorek.
Wieczorek looks to throw the jab but Niska is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niska swings widly with a right hand
and Wieczorek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wieczorek slips a jab from Niska.
Niska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wieczorek takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wieczorek ducks under a wild hook from Niska.
Wieczorek missing with a left hand there. Niska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niska throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niska lands a head shot.
Wieczorek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wieczorek moves into the clinch successfully.
Wieczorek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niska's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wieczorek lands an uppercut.
Niska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wieczorek is trying to break the clinch but Niska is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek blocking some punches.
Niska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wieczoreks head.
Wieczorek swings wildly with an uppercut but Niska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wieczorek throws a head punch that misses.
Niska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wieczorek throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wieczorek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wieczorek tries to break free but Niska pushes him back against the cage.
Wieczorek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wieczorek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Niska misses with a left hand
letting Wieczorek counter with a right hand.
Niska cracks Wieczorek with an open hand slap.
Niska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Niska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Niska misses with a looping left.
Wieczorek misses with an uppercut.
Wieczorek misses with a right hand
and Niska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niska scores with a body shot.
Niska throws a lazy uppercut
and Wieczorek counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Niska misses.
Wieczorek tries to clinch up but Niska circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Niska is predictable there
letting Wieczorek counter with a right hand.
Jab by Niska.
Niska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wieczorek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wieczorek was well out of range. Poor timing from Niska.
Wieczorek misses with a straight left.
Niska swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska blocks a jab.
Niska scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wieczorek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wieczorek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Niska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wieczorek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niska scores with a kick to the midsection.
Niska missing with a left hand there. Wieczorek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niska thuds a left hand into Wieczorek's body.
Lukasz Wieczorek is winning the standup battle so far.
Wieczorek avoids the body shot from Niska.
Wieczorek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niska throws a hook but Wieczorek blocks it.
Niska has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Niska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wieczorek moves away.
A good leg kick by Niska.
Niska thuds a left hand into Wieczorek's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juha Niska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Wieczorek's cut.
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!
Wieczorek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wieczorek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wieczorek throws a jab when Niska was well out of range.
Niska wants to counter with a clinch but Wieczorek pushes him away.
Nice cross by Wieczorek.
Wieczorek throws a looping overhand right but Niska ducks down to avoid it.
Niska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wieczorek.
Niska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wieczorek throws a hook but Niska avoids it easily.
Wieczorek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Niska wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Wieczorek does no damage.
Niska throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niska misses with a few strikes there.
Wieczorek scores with a jab. Niska acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wieczorek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niska under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieczorek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Niska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wieczorek.
Niska throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wieczorek moves out of range as Niska throws a body kick.
Wieczorek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Niska wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Niska wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wieczorek loads up on a big right hand but Niska slips the punch.
Niska looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Niska misses the target.
Wieczorek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niska unleashes a big counter combination but Wieczorek bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Niska looks to throw the jab but Wieczorek is out of range.
Niska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wieczorek lands with an uppercut that bounces Niska off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Niska gets through Wieczorek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niska throws a punch but it's blocked by Wieczorek.
Niska struggles to land a body shot inside as Wieczorek controls his hands.
Niska scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niska.
Wieczorek manages to break the clinch.
Niska moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wieczorek moves out of range as Niska throws a body kick.
Niska circles away from the clinch attempt
and Niska counters with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wieczorek.
Niska connects with a body shot.
Niska slips under a jab from Wieczorek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieczorek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niska.
Wieczorek throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
Wieczorek throws a jab when Niska was well out of range.
And Niska responds with a good body kick, but Wieczorek manages to step out the way in time.
Niska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wieczorek.
Niska misses with a body shot
and Wieczorek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niska with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Niska.
Wieczorek throws the left hand but Niska avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Wieczorek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Niska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Niska's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Niska duly obliges.
A slow jab from Wieczorek misses its intended target.
Niska fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wieczorek.
Wieczorek tries to close the distance and clinch but Niska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Niska was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niska swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Niska misses.
Niska throws the kick towards the body but Wieczorek avoids it.
Niska moves out of range as Wieczorek strikes.
Wieczorek swings widly with a right hand
enabling Niska to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wieczorek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niska misses with a right hand
and Wieczorek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wieczorek instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wieczorek.
A short uppercut from Niska.
Niska working aggressively here.
Lukasz Wieczorek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wieczorek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wieczorek moves out of range of the body kick from Niska.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juha Niska.
I think Niska 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juha Niska!
Juha Niska bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Lukasz Wieczorek stepped up to the mic, saying 'Kurwa ...'.
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hype
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