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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between kalle Anka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Felin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anka comes to the cage accompanied by My Territory. Felin has chosen poisen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 cm
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245 lbs
2 - 13 - 0 |
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200 cm
23
225 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kalle Anka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikael Felin! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Felin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anka's waist but Anka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Felin off to one side. Felin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anka to the mat! Anka manages to get full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Felin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Anka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Felin sitting in guard, not really doing much. Anka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Felin. Felin prevents Anka from getting back to his feet. Felin sitting in guard here, content to control. Anka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Felin manages to get himself to full guard.
Felin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anka! Felin looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anka tries to hold on but Felin pushes him away. Anka wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Felin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Anka wants to hold on but Felin pushes him away. Anka is desperately trying to improve his position but Felin has a good base and remains in mount. Felin controlling from the full mount. Anka is trying to stand up. Felin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Felin landing strikes from the mount. Felin controlling the pace for now. Felin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Felin looks gassed! Anka throws the kick towards the body but Felin avoids it. Anka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Felin. Anka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anka wants it to stay on the feet. kalle Anka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikael Felin. Anka throws a head kick that half lands.
Anka moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anka manages to break the clinch.
Anka lands a big head kick that sends Felin tumbling to the mat! Anka takes a step backwards and waves Felin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Felin is rocked! Anka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Crunch! Anka slams his shin into Felin's torso. Anka tries to clinch but Felin is having none of it. Anka wants to clinch up but Felin keeps it at a distance. Anka fails in his attempt to clinch. Felin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Felin throws a head kick but Anka moves out of range.
Anka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felin with a lazy takedown attempt and Anka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Felin thinking. Felin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anka circles away. Anka blocks a head kick by Felin.
Anka throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Felin goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Anka misses with a head kick.
Anka doesn't manage to clinch there - Felin circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Felin. Felin swats away the attempt to clinch by Anka. Felin fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Felin closes the distance and clinches up with Anka, looking for a takedown. Felin pushes Anka against the cage but Anka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Anka tries a head kick but it misses.
Felin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Anka is trying to control Felin's posture but Felin avoids it. Anka is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control. Felin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anka keeps working. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Anka is trying to improve his position. Felin tries for a kimura but Anka is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that kalle Anka will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Felin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anka moves into the clinch. Nice elbow from Felin.
It looks like kalle Anka has been cut. Felin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Felin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Anka is looking for a triangle but Felin pushes his legs off easily.
Felin with a nice head shot there. Anka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Felin is controlling him. Anka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Felin controls the pace. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Felin won't allow Anka to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anka is looking to stand up but Felin isn't so interested in that idea. Felin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anka, up you get! Anka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Felin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Felin swinging wilding here.
Felin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anka counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Felin's guard now. Anka wants to control from the top but Felin keeps moving. Felin striking off his back but it's not causing Anka any problems. Anka wants to get up but he can't break Felin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Anka trying to control but Felin is working from the bottom. Felin wants to sweep here but Anka controlling him for the moment. Felin keeping moving, preventing Anka from controlling successfully. Mikael Felin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Felin is adopting a defensive guard. Anka stops Felin from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Anka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Felin's calf. Felin keeps the fight on the outside. Anka with a poor takedown and Felin counters with a lovely straight right hand! Anka lands a head kick!
Felin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Anka struggling a bit here. Felin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felin stands up and beckons Anka to his feet. Anka throws a sloppy head kick and Felin moves out of range easily. Anka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Anka pushes Felin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Felin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Felin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Felin stops Anka from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Felin in particular looking to stall. Anka trying to control from the bottom.
Felin is figuring out what he wants to do next. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Felin wants to pass the guard but Anka is defending well. Felin is taking a breather. Anka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Anka is trying to stand back up but Felin is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Anka is trying to maintain the position but Felin is very close to passing his half guard. Felin is taking a breather. Anka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Felin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on kalle Anka's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Felin moves into the clinch. Felin looking to slow down the pace here. Anka goes for a takedown attempt but Felin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Felin rushes Anka and presses him up against the cage. Felin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Anka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Felin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Felin. Anka wants to stand but Felin is controlling the position. Felin controls from within his opponent's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Anka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Felin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Anka wants to get back to his feet but Felin is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Felin is stalling in the full guard. Anka keeping moving, preventing Felin from controlling successfully. Anka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Felin prevents Anka from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Felin throwing strikes but missing. Felin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Felin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Anka lands with a kick to the ribs.
Felin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anka did well to prevent Felin getting side control. Anka is looking to get back to full guard here but Felin has managed to pass to side control instead. Anka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Anka flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Anka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Felin controlling the position easily from mount. Anka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. A nice elbow there by Felin. Felin looking to control and managing it successfully. Felin pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Felin is landing with some decent strikes but Anka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Anka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Felin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anka has worked his arm free - good work by Anka!
Felin decides to take the fight back to the feet. Felin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anka as he jumps to the side. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Anka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kalle Anka. That's going to take a lot out of him. Anka throws a head kick that half lands.
Felin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Anka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Felin moves in looking to clinch but Anka pushes him off. Anka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Mikael Felin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Felin 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Felin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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