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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Miekka (ranked 2089 p4p, 3628 weight class) and Muxtar Narimanbekov (ranked 243 p4p, 402 weight class). Narimanbekov has chosen Heiwa Sanka as his entrance music. Puukko Miekka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puukko Miekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muxtar Narimanbekov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narimanbekov rushes Miekka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miekka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Miekka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Narimanbekov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miekka's elbow.
Narimanbekov throws a head punch that misses.
Narimanbekov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narimanbekov.
Miekka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narimanbekov tries to close the distance and clinch but Miekka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miekka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Narimanbekov's coach down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY TOKYO was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Narimanbekov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Narimanbekov tries to clinch there but Miekka circles away.
Narimanbekov is looking to clinch.
Miekka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miekka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miekka wants to control but Narimanbekov is keeping him busy.
Miekka content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miekka wants to control but Narimanbekov is keeping him busy.
Narimanbekov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Miekka wants to control but Narimanbekov is keeping him busy.
Miekka working away.
Narimanbekov is not content to let Miekka control the position.
Miekka swings around for an armbar but Narimanbekov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Miekka's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miekka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Narimanbekov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Narimanbekov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Narimanbekov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miekka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Narimanbekov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miekka throws his legs up looking for a submission but Narimanbekov uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miekka tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Miekka is looking to get to half guard.
Miekka tries to hold on but Narimanbekov pushes him away.
Miekka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Narimanbekov looking to control but Miekka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miekka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Narimanbekov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Narimanbekov avoids the attempt from Miekka to control.
Miekka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Narimanbekov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Miekka is looking to improve his position but Narimanbekov isn't that keen on the idea.
Narimanbekov tries to control but Miekka wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muxtar Narimanbekov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab from Miekka.
Muxtar Narimanbekov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narimanbekov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miekka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narimanbekov moves into the clinch successfully.
Miekka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narimanbekov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Narimanbekov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov tries a body shot but Miekka blocks it.
Narimanbekov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narimanbekov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Narimanbekov lands a right hand.
Narimanbekov working aggressively here.
Miekka breaks from the clinch.
Narimanbekov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miekka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narimanbekov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miekka is looking for a counter combo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Narimanbekov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Narimanbekov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miekka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narimanbekov drives through and clinches with Miekka against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miekka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miekka breaks the clinch.
Narimanbekov tries to clinch but Miekka moves out of range.
Narimanbekov wants to clinch up but Miekka keeps it at a distance.
Narimanbekov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miekka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miekka swats away the attempt to clinch by Narimanbekov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miekka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Narimanbekov defends it nicely.
Miekka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Narimanbekov under the eye.
Narimanbekov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miekka.
Narimanbekov tries to clinch up but Miekka circles away and keeps his distance.
Narimanbekov ducks under a wild hook from Miekka.
Narimanbekov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miekka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Miekka with a jab.
Miekka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miekka misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov tries to sprawl but Miekka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narimanbekov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miekka trying to control but Narimanbekov is working from the bottom.
Narimanbekov is pulling down on Miekka's head. It's preventing any offense from Miekka, at least for the moment.
Miekka trying to control but Narimanbekov is working from the bottom.
Miekka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miekka wants to pass the guard but Narimanbekov is keeping the position.
Miekka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Narimanbekov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miekka, into his guard.
Miekka is trying to control the position but Narimanbekov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Narimanbekov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miekka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miekka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Narimanbekov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Narimanbekov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miekka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miekka tries to get out of the position.
Narimanbekov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Narimanbekov being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miekka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miekka wants it to stay on the feet.
Narimanbekov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miekka.
Narimanbekov tries to clinch but Miekka is having none of it.
Miekka throws a hook to the side of Narimanbekov's head but Narimanbekov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puukko Miekka is winning the standup battle so far.
Narimanbekov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miekka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Narimanbekov scrambles back to his feet.
Miekka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Narimanbekov tries to avoid it but Miekka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Narimanbekov to the ground. Narimanbekov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puukko Miekka dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Narimanbekov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miekka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narimanbekov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Narimanbekov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miekka avoids it really well and circles away.
Narimanbekov rushes Miekka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miekka is looking to control Narimanbekov's arms but Narimanbekov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miekka has his back to the cage.
Miekka blocking some punches.
Miekka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miekka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narimanbekov darts in and clinches Miekka up against the cage.
Narimanbekov works on Miekka's body with a couple of short punches.
Miekka stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miekka looking to slow down the pace here.
Muxtar Narimanbekov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narimanbekov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narimanbekov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narimanbekov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narimanbekov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Narimanbekov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narimanbekov lands a hook that snaps the head of Miekka backwards.
Narimanbekov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Narimanbekov lands with a left to the head.
Narimanbekov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miekka.
Narimanbekov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narimanbekov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narimanbekov tries to work over Miekka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narimanbekov lands with a short shot to the head.
Narimanbekov swings wildly with an uppercut but Miekka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miekka.
Miekka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narimanbekov has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Narimanbekov swings wildly with an uppercut but Miekka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Narimanbekov.
Narimanbekov has a couple of punches blocked by Miekka.
Miekka controlling the action here for a moment.
Narimanbekov misses with some punches.
Miekka blocking some punches.
Miekka scores with a shoulder strike.
Miekka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narimanbekov prevents Miekka from breaking the clinch.
Miekka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narimanbekov throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miekka.
Miekka is working Narimanbekov over against the cage.
Miekka manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narimanbekov moves out of range of the strikes.
Miekka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miekka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Narimanbekov moves into the clinch.
Narimanbekov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narimanbekov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miekka breaks from the clinch.
Narimanbekov has closed the distance and engaged Miekka in a clinch.
Narimanbekov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narimanbekov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miekka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narimanbekov tries to work over Miekka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narimanbekov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miekka.
Narimanbekov lands a right hand.
Narimanbekov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narimanbekov throws a punch but it's blocked by Miekka.
Miekka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Narimanbekov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miekka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miekka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miekka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narimanbekov manages to avoid it.
Narimanbekov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Narimanbekov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narimanbekov throws a punch but it's blocked by Miekka.
Narimanbekov has a couple of punches blocked by Miekka.
Miekka blocking some punches.
Narimanbekov misses with the head strike.
Miekka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Narimanbekov has him pressed against the cage.
Miekka blocks an uppercut.
Miekka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Narimanbekov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miekka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Narimanbekov closes the distance and clinches.
Miekka controlling the action here for a moment.
Miekka can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muxtar Narimanbekov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Narimanbekov 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muxtar Narimanbekov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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