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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Hihnavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hihnavaara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slayed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Young's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Live Wire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
27
153 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksi Hihnavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angus Young!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hihnavaara.
A big right from Hihnavaara misses.
Hihnavaara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Young defending well as Hihnavaara loads up on a big left hand.
Hihnavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hihnavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hihnavaara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Young - the referee stops the clock and Hihnavaara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Young. Hihnavaara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hihnavaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Hihnavaara misses.
Hihnavaara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Young gets a clinch.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hihnavaara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Young gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hihnavaara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksi Hihnavaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hihnavaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hihnavaara has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hihnavaara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hihnavaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hihnavaara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hihnavaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Young at a distance.
Young staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a jab to the body
and Hihnavaara counters with a straight right hand.
Hihnavaara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hihnavaara's knee momentarily.
Hihnavaara throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Hihnavaara misses the jab.
Hihnavaara throws a sloppy body shot
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Young lands a jab-cross combination.
Hihnavaara fails with a takedown attempt.
Young works over Hihnavaara's head and body with a nice combination.
Hihnavaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Young.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hihnavaara is rocked!
Hihnavaara is breathing heavily.
Young blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hihnavaara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hihnavaara avoiding damage.
Young tries a knee to the head but Hihnavaara blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Hihnavaara loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Young feints and then cracks Hihnavaara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hihnavaara down.
Hihnavaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Young scores with a nice body kick.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hihnavaara shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Young connects with a solid leg kick.
Young looks to land a combination. Hihnavaara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hihnavaara walks into a jab.
Young cracks Hihnavaara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Hihnavaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hihnavaara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hihnavaara seems to have got his legs back now.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Young - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands with a thumping leg kick.
A lazy left from Young finds it's target.
Hihnavaara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Young tests Hihnavaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hihnavaara. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hihnavaara has his takedown stuffed
and Young counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hihnavaara's knee momentarily.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Young clinches up with Hihnavaara and pushes him back against the cage.
Hihnavaara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young lands a lovely overhand right.
Young throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hihnavaara connects with a looping right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Young - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hihnavaara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hihnavaara blocks a head kick by Young.
Hihnavaara throws a head kick that misses
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hihnavaara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Hihnavaara's head.
Hihnavaara with a poor takedown
and Young counters with a body kick.
Young scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young darts in and clinches Hihnavaara up against the cage.
Hihnavaara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Young walks away with a smile on his face. Hihnavaara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hihnavaara misses with a combination
and Young counters with a solid body kick.
Angus Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young scores with the left hand. Hihnavaara knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young rushes Hihnavaara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hihnavaara tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Hihnavaara throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hihnavaara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young lands with a nice body kick.
Hihnavaara thows a leg kick but Young checks it
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Young. That snapped Hihnavaara's head back.
Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hihnavaara misses with a body punch
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hihnavaara.
Aleksi Hihnavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hihnavaara looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Hihnavaara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hihnavaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hihnavaara throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young defending well as Hihnavaara loads up on a big left hand.
Hihnavaara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Young lands a leg kick that knocks Hihnavaara off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Young.
A cross from Young lands.
Young lands a jab to the head.
Hihnavaara throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Hihnavaara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters with a nice body kick.
Young thumps Hihnavaara with a low kick.
Hihnavaara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hihnavaara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Young scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick lands from Young that sends Hihnavaara to the canvas. Hihnavaara tries to scramble back to his feet but Young brings him back down into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Young tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Young is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hihnavaara has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Young stands up.
Young doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Hihnavaara.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Hihnavaara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Young tries to clinch but Hihnavaara moves out of range.
Hihnavaara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Young.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hihnavaara. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hihnavaara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a nice body kick.
Young fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hihnavaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Young there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hihnavaara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Young connects with a leg kick. Hihnavaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Young lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hihnavaara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Young fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Young has Hihnavaara up against the cage in a clinch.
Young looking to slow down the pace here.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hihnavaara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Young catches Hihnavaara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Young lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young connects with a jab.
Hihnavaara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Hihnavaara in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Young.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hihnavaara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Young to work.
Hihnavaara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksi Hihnavaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young scores with a knee to the head.
Young with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hihnavaara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Young.
A left hand lands to the body for Young.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Young lands a head kick. Hihnavaara smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Young's corner calls for a 1-2. Young obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hihnavaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Young closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hihnavaara misses the shot to the body.
Hihnavaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hihnavaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Hihnavaara misses.
Young blocks a jab.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Hihnavaara moves out of range easily.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hihnavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Hihnavaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young moves away from the strike by Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Hihnavaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Hihnavaara tries to avoid it.
Young bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Young is looking to slow Hihnavaara down with leg kicks.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Hihnavaara.
Hihnavaara throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Young lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hihnavaara misses with a takedown attempt
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Hihnavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Hihnavaara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Young connects with a leg kick. Hihnavaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hihnavaara takes one on the button.
Young thumps Hihnavaara with a low kick.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
Young connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Young.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Young lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Young drops Hihnavaara with a straight right hand, right on the button! Young follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus Young!
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energy
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hype
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