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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Shorts (ranked 1830 p4p, 1377 weight class) and Projekti Yksi (ranked 248 p4p, 190 weight class). Projekti Yksi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Shorts's chin.
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Great wrestler
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Projekti Yksi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shorts ducks under a wild hook from Yksi.
Yksi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shorts counters with a single leg into guard. Yksi didn't expect that.
Yksi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yksi controlling the position.
Shorts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shorts postures up in Yksi's guard and throws a big left but Yksi blocks it.
Shorts trying to control but Yksi is working from the bottom.
Yksi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shorts trying to control but Yksi is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shorts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shorts trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Yksi manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yksi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shorts has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yksi is one step ahead there.
Shorts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shorts connects with a couple of short punches.
Shorts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yksi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yksi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Yksi trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts tries to get to full guard but Yksi has control of the leg.
Yksi is thwarting Shorts's attempts to control the position.
Yksi prevents Shorts from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yksi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yksi is thwarting Shorts's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts tries to get to full guard but Yksi has control of the leg.
Shorts is working hard here to advance position.
Shorts is trying to control but can't.
Shorts is looking to improve his position.
Shorts is trying is best to control the position here.
Yksi is keen to just control but Shorts is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shorts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yksi sprawls well initially but Shorts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shorts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yksi is not content to let Shorts control the position.
Shorts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shorts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yksi is trying to get back to full guard.
Shorts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yksi keeps working.
Shorts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yksi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shorts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yksi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shorts.
Shorts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yksi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shorts trying to mount his opponent but Yksi defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shorts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yksi pinned against the cage. Yksi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shorts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shorts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shorts fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Shorts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shorts.
Shorts shoots in for a takedown but Yksi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shorts closes the distance and clinches up with Yksi, looking for a takedown. Shorts pushes Yksi against the cage but Yksi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Henry Shorts has been cut.
Shorts avoids the body shot from Yksi.
Yksi cracks Shorts with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shorts looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Yksi finish him?
Shorts is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yksi is stalking Shorts. Shorts circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Yksi, and it's lights out! Shorts really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Projekti Yksi!
Projekti Yksi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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