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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dayton Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Elama on laiffii. Matti Nykanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 cm
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165 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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183 cm
21
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dayton Montana! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Nykanen! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Montana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Nykanen wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance. Montana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Montana keeps the fight on the outside. Nykanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Nykanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Nykanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Montana changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nykanen tries to avoid it but Montana manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nykanen to the ground. Nykanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Montana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Montana lands a jab to the head.
Nykanen tries to clinch but Montana moves out of range. Nykanen tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it. Nykanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Montana throws a jab but it's blocked by Nykanen. Nykanen tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance. Nykanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montana swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nykanen tries to clinch but Montana moves out of range. Nice uppercut lands for Montana. That snapped Nykanen's head back.
Montana keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nykanen staying out of range there. Nykanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nykanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Nykanen wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance. The fight stays on the outside here - Nykanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nykanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nykanen fails in his attempt to clinch. Nykanen wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance. Nykanen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Nykanen is looking to stand up but Montana isn't so interested in that idea. Montana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Montana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Montana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Montana throwing strikes from guard but Nykanen blocks nicely. Nykanen keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully. Montana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Nykanen wants to stand but Montana is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Nykanen moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off. Montana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Montana misses with a wild combination.
Nykanen wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Montana fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dayton Montana. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nykanen tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it. Nykanen wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance. Nykanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Good work by Montana as he checks the leg kick. Nykanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montana swats him away and circles back towards the center. Montana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Nykanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Montana to score with a decent uppercut. Montana decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Nykanen kicks Montana off and gets back to his feet. Nykanen throws a head kick that misses. Nykanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montana swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nykanen wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance. Nykanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nykanen moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off. Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nykanen ducks under a wild hook from Montana. Montana with a nice cross. Nykanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Montana swats him away and circles back towards the center. Montana lands a nice shot that snaps Nykanen's head back.
Nykanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nykanen throws a head kick but Montana moves out of range.
Montana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Montana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nykanen circles away. Nykanen tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it. Montana looks to land a left hand but Nykanen moved out of range nicely. Nykanen is looking to clinch. Nykanen tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it. Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Nykanen. Nykanen wants to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dayton Montana dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Montana looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nykanen! Montana unloads with some shots from mount but Nykanen bucks and avoids them well.
Nykanen tries to buck Montana off but he can't manage it. Montana dominating with strikes here. Montana throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nykanen because Montana loaded up on that one. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Montana landing shots from mount.
Nykanen is rocked! Montana lands a big elbow - Nykanen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Nykanen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dayton Montana!
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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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