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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaoru Hanayama (ranked 1216 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Miro Tynkkynen (ranked 28 p4p, 27 weight class). Hanayama comes into the arena with Plan Three - Triggers blaring out of the sound system. 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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182 cm 30 175 14 - 14 - 0 |
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190 cm 33 205 14 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaoru Hanayama! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Miro Tynkkynen! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tynkkynen misses with a body shot
and Hanayama counters with a lovely straight right hand! Tynkkynen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A jab from Tynkkynen misses. Hanayama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Tynkkynen misses with a left hand and Tynkkynen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hanayama getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Miro Tynkkynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tynkkynen looks to throw the jab but Hanayama is out of range. Tynkkynen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hanayama just misses with a punch to the body.
Tynkkynen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanayama moves away. Hanayama misses with an uppercut. Tynkkynen saw that one coming. Tynkkynen drops his hands momentarily and Hanayama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hanayama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tynkkynen. Hanayama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tynkkynen. The fighters circling - Tynkkynen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Tynkkynen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Hanayama throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Tynkkynen moves forwards but Hanayama connects with a nice, crisp jab. The crowd cheers as Tynkkynen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanayama doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hanayama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. It looks like Hanayama has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Tynkkynen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanayama was well out of range. Poor timing from Tynkkynen. Hanayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tynkkynen misses with an uppercut. Hanayama saw that one coming. A big left from Tynkkynen misses. It looked like Hanayama was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tynkkynen. A big left from Tynkkynen misses. Jab by Tynkkynen. A jab lands there for Hanayama. Hanayama scores with a jab. A lazy left from Hanayama finds it's target. Hanayama throws a shot to the body.
Hanayama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tynkkynen lunges at Hanayama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanayama's hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hanayama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tynkkynen. Hanayama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Tynkkynen misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanayama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Hanayama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hanayama lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Hanayama. Tynkkynen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Hanayama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tynkkynen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanayama counters with a nice body shot. Tynkkynen avoids the body shot from Hanayama.
Tynkkynen throws a hook but Hanayama avoids it easily. Tynkkynen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanayama moves away. Tynkkynen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Tynkkynen moves out of range as Hanayama strikes. It seemed like Tynkkynen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Tynkkynen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanayama manages to avoid it. Hanayama connects with a crisp jab. Tynkkynen moves away from the strike by Hanayama. A telegraphed right hand from Tynkkynen misses the target. Hanayama misses with a two punch combination.
Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanayama. A big left from Hanayama misses. Tynkkynen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hanayama misses with a looping left. Tynkkynen slips a jab from Hanayama. Hanayama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Hanayama connects with a body shot. Hanayama misses with a looping left. Hanayama misses with a hook. Hanayama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tynkkynen misses with a looping right. Hanayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanayama throwing a counter right hand but Tynkkynen manages to avoid it. Hanayama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Hanayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tynkkynen wants to counter with a clinch but Hanayama pushes him away. Tynkkynen moves away from the strike by Hanayama. A big right from Hanayama misses. Hanayama avoids the body shot from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanayama misses with an uppercut. Tynkkynen saw that one coming. Tynkkynen catches Hanayama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Tynkkynen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hanayama digs a good body shot into Tynkkynen's ribs. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tynkkynen misses with a straight left. A looping hook to the body misses from Tynkkynen. Hanayama does a little dance to reset his feet. Hanayama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanayama takes a swing at Tynkkynen's ribcage but misses. Hanayama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Tynkkynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hanayama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hanayama just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tynkkynen.
Hanayama's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanayama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hanayama lands a nice looking body shot.
Hanayama tries to clinch up. Tynkkynen misses the jab. Hanayama throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Hanayama dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Hanayama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaoru Hanayama is winning the standup battle so far. Hanayama throws a lazy right hand but Tynkkynen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Hanayama. Tynkkynen does a little dance to reset his feet. Tynkkynen slips a jab from Hanayama. Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the head.
Tynkkynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanayama.
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tynkkynen looks to land a right hand but Hanayama moved out of range. Hanayama jabs at Tynkkynen's body. Tynkkynen closes the distance and pushes Hanayama back into the cage. Hanayama blocks a body shot from Tynkkynen. Hanayama has a couple of punches blocked by Tynkkynen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tynkkynen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanayama backwards. Tynkkynen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kaoru Hanayama has been cut. Hanayama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tynkkynen can do to turn this around? Hanayama throws a head punch that misses. Tynkkynen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Tynkkynen blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hanayama working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hanayama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tynkkynen blocks an uppercut.
Tynkkynen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tynkkynen lands with a light punch inside. A shot in the inside from Hanayama. Hanayama misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanayama tries to work over Tynkkynen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hanayama lands a shot to the body. Tynkkynen lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right from Hanayama. Tynkkynen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanayama avoids the damage to the body. Hanayama successfully pulls guard.
Hanayama is working an open guard so Tynkkynen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Tynkkynen avoids the body shot from Hanayama.
Hanayama cracks Tynkkynen with a good jab. Hanayama throws a right hand that misses
and Tynkkynen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A jab from Tynkkynen misses. Tynkkynen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanayama.
Tynkkynen misses with a straight left. Tynkkynen throws out a loose jab but Hanayama uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hanayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Tynkkynen lands with a right hand.
Hanayama is rocked! Tynkkynen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Oh Hanayama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hanayama is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Tynkkynen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hanayama crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hanayama's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miro Tynkkynen! In his post fight interview, Miro Tynkkynen gave a big smile as he said 'I need a beer '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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