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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 556 p4p, 398 weight class) and Kimi Enqvist (ranked 38 p4p, 28 weight class). Sprintin comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Bad Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135
14 - 4 - 1 |
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145
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimi Enqvist!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enqvist throws a wild body kick that Sprintin sees coming a mile off.
Sprintin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sprintin misses with a lunging right hand
and Enqvist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin looks to land a right hand but Enqvist moved out of range.
Sprintin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sprintin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sprintin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Enqvist manages to avoid it.
Sprintin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sprintin lands a lovely overhand right.
Enqvist tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sprintin misses with a looping right.
Sprintin takes a swing at Enqvist's ribcage but misses.
Sprintin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sprintin throws a body shot but no joy.
Enqvist instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Sprintin.
Sprintin digs a right hand into Enqvist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Enqvist's gas tank.
Enqvist is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sprintin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sprintin.
Sprintin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enqvist's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sprintin.
Sprintin breaks from the clinch.
Enqvist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sprintin.
Enqvist throws a head kick that misses
and Sprintin counters with a left to the body.
Sprintin cracks Enqvist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sprintin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sprintin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Enqvist cracks Sprintin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sprintin misses with a lunging right hand
and Enqvist counters with a one-two to the body.
We've been told by Sprintin's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Enqvist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sprintin throws a low kick but Enqvist moves out of range easily.
Enqvist flicks out a counter leg kick but Sprintin steps away.
Enqvist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sprintin misses with a left hand
and Enqvist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sprintin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Enqvist.
Enqvist is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sprintin with a body shot.
Enqvist takes one on the button.
Enqvist misses the shot to the body.
Enqvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sprintin manages to avoid it.
Enqvist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sprintin tries to land a leg kick but Enqvist saw it coming and moves away.
Enqvist blocks a jab.
Enqvist avoids the body shot from Sprintin.
Enqvist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enqvist was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sprintin misses with a leg kick
enabling Enqvist to counter with a crisp jab.
Sprintin loads up on a big right hand but Enqvist slips the punch.
Enqvist is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Enqvist takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Enqvist is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sprintin throws a jab but it's blocked by Enqvist.
Sprintin looks to throw the jab but Enqvist is out of range.
Sprintin misses with a hook. Enqvist ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Sprintin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sprintin.
Sprintin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Enqvist finds it's way round the side to connect with Sprintin's head.
A nice leg kick from Sprintin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sprintin lands with an uppercut that bounces Enqvist off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprintin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sprintin thuds a left hand into Enqvist's body.
Enqvist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sprintin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sprintin misses the target.
Enqvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sprintin misses with a straight left.
Sprintin is looking to score with low kicks.
Enqvist follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Enqvist misses
and Sprintin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sprintin, as that shot connected.
Sprintin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Enqvist sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Enqvist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sprintin misses with a wild body shot.
Enqvist throws a leg kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Sprintin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sprintin scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprintin. Enqvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprintin avoids the body shot from Enqvist.
It looked like Sprintin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Enqvist manages to break the clinch.
Enqvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sprintin misses with a hook.
Sprintin lunges at Enqvist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Enqvist's hand.
Sprintin blocks a jab.
It looked like Sprintin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Enqvist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enqvist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sprintin was well out of range. Poor timing from Enqvist.
Enqvist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Enqvist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sprintin.
Sprintin throws a hook but Enqvist blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enqvist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Enqvist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Enqvist manages to break the clinch.
Enqvist takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sprintin.
Enqvist presses Sprintin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Enqvist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Enqvist scores with a shot to the side of Sprintin's head.
Sprintin blocking some punches.
Enqvist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sprintin tries to work over Enqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enqvist tries a body shot but Sprintin blocks it.
Enqvist misses with a punch to the body.
Sprintin cracks Enqvist with a nice body shot.
Sprintin throws a head punch that misses.
Enqvist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sprintin backwards.
Sprintin lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enqvist presses Sprintin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Enqvist misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist lands a left hand.
Enqvist lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Enqvist.
Enqvist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sprintin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sprintin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enqvist cracks Sprintin with a nice body shot.
Enqvist working aggressively here.
Enqvist tries a body shot but Sprintin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sprintin.
Enqvist pushes Sprintin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enqvist avoids the body shot from Sprintin.
Enqvist is looking for the big counter here.
Sprintin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Enqvist cracks a nice hook into Sprintin's ribs.
Enqvist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sprintin throws a lazy uppercut
and Enqvist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enqvist slips under a jab from Sprintin.
Enqvist misses with a body shot.
Phil Sprintin is winning the standup battle so far.
Enqvist on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Enqvist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sprintin throws a poor cross that misses
and Enqvist counters with a straight right hand.
Sprintin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sprintin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Enqvist in his tracks.
A leg kick checked by Enqvist.
Enqvist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sprintin looks to score with a jab to the body but Enqvist is just out of range.
Sprintin misses with a looping left.
Enqvist now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Enqvist connects with a crisp jab.
Sprintin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Enqvist can do to turn this around?
Sprintin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin throws a right hand that misses
and Enqvist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sprintin is rocked!
Jab from Enqvist.
Oh Sprintin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Enqvist staying out of range there.
Enqvist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sprintin throws a looping overhand right but Enqvist ducks down to avoid it.
Sprintin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sprintin misses the body punch
and Enqvist counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Enqvist.
Enqvist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enqvist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Enqvist.
Enqvist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sprintin tries to work over Enqvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enqvist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sprintin can't find room to land a body shot as Enqvist controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sprintin fails to land.
Sprintin swings wildly with an uppercut but Enqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Enqvist - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Enqvist.
A body shot lands from Sprintin.
Sprintin blocks an uppercut.
Enqvist misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kimi Enqvist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enqvist breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sprintin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enqvist. That one must have hurt.
Sprintin throws a jab but it's blocked by Enqvist.
Despite the aggression on Enqvist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sprintin throws out a loose jab but Enqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enqvist drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sprintin right on the button. Sprintin goes down! Enqvist follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Enqvist gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimi Enqvist!
A very excited looking Kimi Enqvist made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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