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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Boycott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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193 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
20
217 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Geoffrey Boycott! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boycott closes the distance and clinches. Nyrkki tries to break free but Boycott pushes him back against the cage. Boycott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nyrkki is defending well for now. Boycott tries a knee to the head but Nyrkki blocks it.
Boycott lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Nyrkki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A frustrated look appears on Nyrkki's face as he tries to break the clinch. Nyrkki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Boycott tries to clinch up. Boycott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nyrkki swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nyrkki throws a nice looking combination but Boycott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Boycott wants to clinch up but Nyrkki keeps it at a distance. Boycott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mauri Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nyrkki scores with a jab. Boycott acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Boycott tries to clinch but Nyrkki moves out of range. Nyrkki thows a body shot but no joy. Nyrkki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Nyrkki tries to keep at a distance but Boycott has taken the fight into the clinch. Boycott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boycott moves in looking to clinch but Nyrkki pushes him off. Boycott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nyrkki. Nyrkki misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boycott has closed the distance and engaged Nyrkki in a clinch.
Boycott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nyrkki's efforts to push away. Nyrkki wants to break free but Boycott has control.
Boycott manages to break the clinch.
Boycott misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Nyrkki misses. A head kick misses from Boycott. Nyrkki dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Boycott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nyrkki throws a low kick, looking for Boycott's leg but Boycott calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boycott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Nyrkki looks for the body kick but Boycott saw that one coming. Nyrkki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boycott in his tracks. Nyrkki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Nyrkki avoids the head kick by Boycott.
Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nyrkki swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nyrkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boycott manages to avoid it. Boycott misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nyrkki swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nyrkki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Boycott.
Nyrkki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boycott. Nyrkki dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Boycott tries to land a leg kick but Nyrkki saw it coming and moves away.
Nyrkki looks to throw a body kick and Boycott counters with a leg kick. Nyrkki misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauri Nyrkki will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boycott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nyrkki misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Nyrkki misses. Nyrkki misses with the combination.
A combination from Nyrkki does no damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boycott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Boycott tries to close the distance and clinch but Nyrkki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Boycott. Geoffrey Boycott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nyrkki throws a leg kick and Boycott counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nyrkki's knee momentarily. Nyrkki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boycott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boycott. Nyrkki can't break the clinch.
Boycott throws an elbow but it misses.
Boycott avoiding damage.
Nyrkki has had enough of the clinch but Boycott keeps him there for the moment. Boycott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boycott is looking to clinch. Boycott is looking to clinch. Nyrkki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boycott misses with a low kick.
Nyrkki misses with a body kick. Nyrkki throws a right hand that Boycott ducks under and follows up with a left that Boycott also avoids with ease. Boycott tries to clinch but Nyrkki is having none of it. Boycott tries to land a leg kick but Nyrkki saw it coming and moves away.
Nyrkki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boycott doesn't manage to clinch there - Nyrkki circles away.
Nyrkki throws a body punch but Boycott moves out of range. Nyrkki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boycott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nyrkki, as that shot connected.
Boycott wants to clinch up but Nyrkki keeps it at a distance. Nyrkki lands a really nice looking cross but Boycott seems unphased.
Nyrkki avoids the head kick by Boycott.
Nyrkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boycott manages to avoid it. Nyrkki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boycott counters with a huge head kick that drops Nyrkki! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geoffrey Boycott!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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