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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pizza Parlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Haikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kullervo Haikas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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225 cm
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
20
198 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pizza Parlor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kullervo Haikas! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big left from Haikas misses. Nice shot by Parlor. Parlor lands a glancing blow to the side of Haikas's head. Kullervo Haikas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Haikas misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Haikas. No joy for Parlor on that attempt. Parlor fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Haikas fails to land with a series of punches.
Haikas leaves Parlor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pizza Parlor. That's going to take a lot out of him. Haikas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parlor. Haikas throws a series of punches but Parlor moves out of range. A combination from Haikas does no damage. Parlor tests Haikas's chin there with a solid looking shot. Parlor throws a right hand that Haikas ducks under and follows up with a left that Haikas also avoids with ease. Parlor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Haikas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haikas cracks Parlor with a good jab.
It looks like Pizza Parlor has been cut. Parlor connects with a crisp jab. Parlor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Haikas wants to stand and escape but Parlor is having none of it. Haikas has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Parlor off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haikas missing with a left hand there. Parlor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Haikas swings for the body but Parlor moves out of range.
Parlor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haikas throws out the jab. Haikas misses with a hook. Parlor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Parlor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haikas tries to avoid it but Parlor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haikas to the ground. Haikas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Haikas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parlor counters with a nice body shot. Haikas on the wrong end of a nice hook. Parlor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haikas. Haikas lands a left and a right that send Parlor crashing to the mat, dazed. Haikas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Parlor is rocked! Parlor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Haikas looks gassed! Parlor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parlor showed some decent athleticism there. Oh Parlor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Parlor stops Haikas from getting back to his feet.
Parlor seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parlor is looking to stall here but Haikas recovers full guard. Haikas wants to stand and escape but Parlor is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Haikas wriggles free and stands up. No luck with that takedown attempt from Parlor. Haikas throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Haikas takes one to the chin there. Haikas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Parlor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Parlor throws a combination. Haikas tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Parlor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Haikas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Haikas misses with a straight right. Parlor lands a jab to the nose. No joy there for Haikas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parlor thuds a left hand into Haikas's body. Parlor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Parlor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haikas throws out the jab. Parlor ducks under a wild hook from Haikas. Haikas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parlor. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Haikas jabbing away but nothing is landing. Parlor connects with a crisp jab. Haikas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haikas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Haikas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haikas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parlor.
Parlor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Parlor slips under a jab. Nice takedown defense from Haikas. No joy for Parlor on that attempt. A jab from Parlor finds it's way through Haikas's defenses. 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 Pizza Parlor will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Pizza Parlor's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Parlor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haikas is fending him off so far but Parlor persists. Nope, Haikas circles away and we're back to standing. Kullervo Haikas seems to be getting the better of the standup. A left lands for Parlor. Haikas misses with a looping right. Haikas thows a body shot but no joy. Haikas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parlor in his tracks. Parlor with a body punch. A glancing blow. Haikas moves forwards but Parlor connects with a nice, crisp jab. Parlor tries for a takedown but Haikas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Haikas misses with a straight left. A jab from Parlor does it's job there. Parlor lands the left hand. A swing and a miss from Haikas. Parlor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Parlor tries to bum rush Haikas with a series of wild strikes but Haikas uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Haikas tries to bum rush Parlor with a series of wild strikes but Parlor uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Haikas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Haikas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Parlor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haikas. Haikas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The fighters circle momentarily. Parlor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Haikas throws a jab when Parlor was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Haikas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parlor stalks Haikas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haikas's face. Haikas staggers backwards, shaken. Haikas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Haikas is breathing heavily. Haikas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haikas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parlor thuds his right hand into Haikas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Parlor misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Haikas misses. Parlor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haikas. Haikas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parlor circles away quickly and effectively. Parlor scores a takedown into full mount! Parlor tries to control but Haikas wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Haikas wants to try and get back to his feet. Haikas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Parlor trying to control but Haikas is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Haikas is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Haikas bucks up and throws Parlor to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Parlor staying out of range there. Parlor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pizza Parlor. That's going to take a lot out of him. Haikas looks to throw the jab but Parlor is out of range. Haikas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parlor. Haikas throws a nice looking combination but Parlor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Haikas looks to score with a jab to the body but Parlor is just out of range. Parlor fails with a takedown attempt. Parlor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haikas. Parlor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parlor, as that shot connected.
Parlor with a jab. Haikas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. No luck for Parlor with that takedown attempt. Haikas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Haikas misses with a hook. Parlor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haikas as he avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pizza Parlor dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Pizza Parlor's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Parlor's corner calls for a 1-2. Parlor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Parlor lands a lovely overhand right. Parlor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Haikas pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Parlor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haikas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parlor somewhat. Haikas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Parlor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haikas avoids it really well and circles away. Haikas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A shot to the liver by Parlor. Beautiful body shot. Haikas slips a jab and a cross from Parlor.
Parlor avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Parlor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haikas misses with a double jab.
Parlor lands with a right hand. Haikas on the wrong end of a nice jab. Parlor walks into a stiff left hand from Haikas. Parlor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haikas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Haikas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parlor lands a two punch combo.
Haikas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haikas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Parlor scores with a jab to the body. Danga de danga de dang - Haikas scores with a four punch combination! Parlor slips under a jab. A slow jab from Haikas misses its intended target. Haikas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Parlor darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Haikas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parlor. Parlor throws a series of punches but Haikas avoids them all with ease. Haikas looks to throw the jab but Parlor is out of range. Parlor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Haikas is pushing Parlor's head away, looking to escape. Parlor manages to hold on to the position though. Parlor trying to control the position but Haikas is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Haikas is trying to buck Parlor off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parlor is looking to take a break and control but Haikas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Haikas is trying to escape and get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Nice jab there from Haikas. Parlor cracks Haikas with a good jab. Parlor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haikas on the side of the head. Parlor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Parlor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The fighters circle momentarily. Haikas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Haikas fails to land with a series of punches.
Haikas thows a body shot but no joy. Parlor lunges at Haikas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haikas's hand. Haikas misses with a hook. Parlor ducked under it nicely. Parlor lands a nice shot to the body.
Parlor fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pizza Parlor. That's going to take a lot out of him. Haikas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Parlor with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pizza Parlor. Well Parlor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight for Pizza Parlor! Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Pizza Parlor! Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Pizza Parlor!
Pizza Parlor wins by unanimous decision!
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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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