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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff Mills - The Bells. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paco Nykanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Major Graham!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen throws an off balance right hand
letting Graham counter with a right hand.
Nykanen throws a leg kick but Graham checks it.
Graham thuds a left hand into Nykanen's body.
Graham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nykanen under the eye.
Graham tries to clinch there but Nykanen circles away.
Nykanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graham counters with a straight right hand.
Graham misses with a head kick.
Graham connects with the punch.
Nykanen misses with a low kick as Graham jumps back.
A lazy body kick from Graham
and Nykanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nykanen tries for a takedown but Graham circles away easily
and Graham counters with a head kick.
Nykanen walks into a stiff left hand from Graham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nykanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Graham misses with a shot to the body
and Nykanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nykanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graham checks a low kick from Nykanen.
Nykanen moves away from the strike by Graham.
Danga de danga de dang - Nykanen scores with a four punch combination!
Graham throws a shot from downtown. Nykanen moves away and avoids it.
Nykanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Graham counters with a nice leg kick.
Graham throws a right hand that misses
and Nykanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Graham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Major Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Graham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nykanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graham manages to avoid it.
Nykanen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graham's half guard.
Nykanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Nykanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Nykanen stops Graham from getting back to his feet.
Nykanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nykanen trying to control from half guard but Graham is working away.
Graham gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nykanen landing some decent shots from guard.
Graham is pulling down on Nykanen's head to control his posture.
Nykanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nykanen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nykanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nykanen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Graham's head.
Nykanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graham is keeping the position for now.
Graham wants to stand up but Nykanen is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Nykanen from controlling successfully.
Nykanen drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Nykanen off! Nykanen jumps back into Graham's guard.
Nykanen throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nykanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nykanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Major Graham dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nykanen throws a combination that misses
and Graham counters with a nice body shot.
Nykanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nykanen misses with a body punch
and Graham counters with a head kick. That will keep Nykanen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Graham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Graham scores with a jab to the head.
Major Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nykanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nykanen.
Nykanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Nykanen persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Nykanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nykanen.
Nykanen swings for the body but Graham moves out of range.
Graham missing with a left hand there. Nykanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graham missing with a left hand there. Nykanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graham misses the jab.
Nykanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nykanen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Graham throws the left hand but Nykanen avoids the punch easily.
Nykanen moves out of range as Graham strikes.
Graham wants to clinch.
Nykanen swings widly with a right hand
and Graham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graham thows a leg kick but Nykanen checks it
enabling Nykanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nykanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Graham misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Graham.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nykanen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paco Nykanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nykanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nykanen showed some decent athleticism there.
Graham wants to control but Nykanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Graham has a hand on Nykanen's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nykanen takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Nykanen wants to control the pace but Graham is squirming around nicely.
Graham is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen landing strikes from the mount.
Graham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nykanen working the ground and pound effectively.
Nykanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nykanen breaks from Graham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Graham is working to get back to half guard.
Nykanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Graham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Graham is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big strike lands for Nykanen! That's really hurt Graham and he's turned his back - Nykanen keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nykanen jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Nykanen!
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energy
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hype
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