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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amigo Cerveza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Hynynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerveza comes to the cage accompanied by Omar-S - Day. Nyrkki Hynynen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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197 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amigo Cerveza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Hynynen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hynynen doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerveza circles away.
Hynynen blocks a low kick nicely.
Hynynen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerveza throws out the jab.
Cerveza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Cerveza misses.
A punch combination from Cerveza misses.
Hynynen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cerveza keeps the fight on the outside.
Hynynen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hynynen checks a leg kick.
Cerveza misses with a straight right.
Cerveza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hynynen moves away.
Cerveza keeps the fight on the outside.
Cerveza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cerveza throws a looping overhand right but Hynynen ducks down to avoid it.
Cerveza swats away the attempt to clinch by Hynynen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hynynen ducks under a wild hook from Cerveza.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cerveza.
Cerveza throws a chopping leg kick but Hynynen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big right from Cerveza misses.
Cerveza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cerveza lands a body shot.
Hynynen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerveza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hynynen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hynynen looks gassed!
The crowd cheers as Cerveza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hynynen doesn't seem phased though.
Cerveza throws a jab but it's blocked by Hynynen.
Hynynen tries to clinch but Cerveza moves out of range.
Cerveza throws a leg kick but Hynynen sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerveza misses with a two punch combination.
Cerveza misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hynynen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cerveza scores with a punch to the head.
Cerveza dips to his left and cracks Hynynen with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerveza misses with a hook.
Cerveza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cerveza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hynynen.
Hynynen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hynynen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerveza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cerveza misses.
Cerveza throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hynynen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hynynen.
A short right from Cerveza on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cerveza.
Cerveza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hynynen taking a breather.
Cerveza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cerveza digs a right hand into Hynynen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hynynen's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cerveza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hynynen gets through Cerveza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cerveza lands with a left to the head.
Cerveza lands with a right to the head.
Hynynen prevents the takedown attempt.
Hynynen throws a head punch that misses.
Cerveza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Cerveza.
Cerveza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hynynen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cerveza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hynynen.
Hynynen misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cerveza creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Cerveza on the inside.
Cerveza has clasped his hands together around Hynynen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cerveza is trying to ground and pound but Hynynen uses the momentary lack of control by Cerveza to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cerveza is trying to control the action in half guard but Hynynen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerveza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amigo Cerveza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cerveza digs a good body shot into Hynynen's ribs.
Hynynen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerveza throws out the jab.
Cerveza keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Hynynen.
Hynynen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cerveza, pushing him back against the cage.
Hynynen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hynynen looking to stall.
Hynynen is struggling to control the position.
Hynynen gets underhooks to prevent Cerveza's takedown attempt.
Cerveza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hynynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hynynen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cerveza is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amigo Cerveza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cerveza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hynynen blocks an elbow strike from Cerveza.
Cerveza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hynynen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveza has Hynynen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hynynen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cerveza throws an elbow but misses.
Cerveza slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hynynen is stalling here.
Cerveza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cerveza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cerveza working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cerveza.
Cerveza is working for takedown but Hynynen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hynynen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cerveza prevents a body shot from Hynynen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerveza. Hynynen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hynynen doesn't manage to clinch there - Cerveza circles away.
Cerveza misses with an uppercut. Hynynen saw that one coming.
Cerveza uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hynynen has time to react.
Hynynen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza misses with a leg kick
and Hynynen moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cerveza.
Hynynen stops a takedown attempt from Cerveza.
Hynynen lands a left hand.
Hynynen misses with the head strike.
Cerveza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cerveza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hynynen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cerveza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cerveza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cerveza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hynynen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hynynen moves away from the strike by Cerveza.
Cerveza misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cerveza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveza throws a hook to the side of Hynynen's head but Hynynen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cerveza looks to score with a jab to the body but Hynynen is just out of range.
Cerveza keeps the fight on the outside.
Cerveza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hynynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cerveza throws a chopping leg kick but Hynynen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cerveza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hynynen counters with a good low kick that Cerveza was not able to check.
Cerveza misses with a straight right.
Hynynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hynynen closes the distance and pushes Cerveza back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerveza. Hynynen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cerveza throws a leg kick but Hynynen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Cerveza misses.
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.
Cerveza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cerveza comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hynynen ducks right into an uppercut from Cerveza.
Cerveza misses with a looping right.
Hynynen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerveza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Cerveza is predictable there
and Hynynen counters with a good low kick that Cerveza was not able to check.
Nyrkki Hynynen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hynynen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cerveza looks to land a body kick but Hynynen moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hynynen checks a leg kick.
Hynynen checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Cerveza misses its intended target.
Hynynen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amigo Cerveza will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hynynen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerveza throws out the jab.
Cerveza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hynynen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerveza throws out the jab.
Cerveza misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hynynen counters by moving into the clinch.
Hynynen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cerveza up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hynynen fails to land.
Hynynen blocking some punches.
Hynynen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hynynen taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cerveza.
Cerveza throws an elbow that misses.
Cerveza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hynynen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cerveza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hynynen is keeping busy.
Hynynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hynynen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerveza pushes off an throws an elbow but Hynynen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hynynen effectively controlling the action here.
Hynynen tries to throw a body punch but Cerveza avoids it by throwing Hynynen back against the cage.
Hynynen working aggressively here.
Hynynen gets underhooks to prevent Cerveza's takedown attempt.
Cerveza taking a breather.
Cerveza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerveza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cerveza trying to stall but Hynynen improves his position.
Cerveza trying to land knees to the body.
Hynynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Hynynen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hynynen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cerveza scores with a shot to the side of Hynynen's head.
A hook to the body from Hynynen.
Hynynen is working Cerveza over against the cage.
Hynynen lands a nice uppercut.
Hynynen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hynynen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hynynen lands a hook that snaps the head of Cerveza backwards.
Cerveza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hynynen lands an uppercut.
Cerveza misses with some punches.
Cerveza misses with the head strike.
Hynynen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hynynen lands with a short shot to the head.
Hynynen tries to throw a body punch but Cerveza avoids it by throwing Hynynen back against the cage.
Hynynen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hynynen cracks Cerveza with a nice body shot.
Hynynen trying to stall but Cerveza improves his position.
Cerveza avoiding damage as Hynynen throws knees to the body.
Cerveza blocks a body shot from Hynynen.
Cerveza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hynynen is leaning against Cerveza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cerveza throws a punch but it's blocked by Hynynen.
A right hand to the body from Hynynen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cerveza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hynynen blocks an elbow strike from Cerveza.
Cerveza looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hynynen tries to throw a body punch but Cerveza avoids it by throwing Hynynen back against the cage.
Cerveza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hynynen is defending well for now.
Cerveza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hynynen controlling the action here for a moment.
Hynynen pushes Cerveza back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Cerveza to work.
Cerveza missing with knees to the body.
Nyrkki Hynynen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hynynen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hynynen is stalling here.
Amigo Cerveza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Cerveza.
Hynynen is trying to stall.
Cerveza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hynynen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hynynen tries a body shot but Cerveza blocks it.
A short uppercut from Hynynen.
Cerveza turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cerveza manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hynynen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cerveza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cerveza wants to control for a moment but Hynynen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Cerveza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hynynen.
Cerveza is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hynynen pulls his head out easily.
Hynynen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cerveza's head.
Hynynen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nyrkki Hynynen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cerveza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
A | B |
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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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