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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Pikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sachz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Storstadsidyll by Petter. Harry Sachz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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183 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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187 cm
24
180 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Pikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Sachz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pikari has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sachz!
Sachz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pikari working the ground and pound effectively.
Sachz wants to control but Pikari is having none of it.
Sachz working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pikari scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sachz?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikari trying to control but Sachz is having none of it.
Sachz wants to control but Pikari is having none of it.
Pikari controlling from the full mount.
Sachz is desperately trying to improve his position but Pikari has a good base and remains in mount.
Pikari tries to control but Sachz wriggling away.
Sachz is looking to improve his position but Pikari isn't that keen on the idea.
Pikari with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pikari landing strikes from the mount and Sachz is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachz is desperately trying to improve his position but Pikari has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Pikari.
Sachz regains half guard.
Pikari is keen to just control but Sachz is a slippery customer.
Pikari is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sachz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pikari goes for an armbar but Sachz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sachz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sachz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sachz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pikari is breathing heavily.
Pikari keeping moving, preventing Sachz from controlling successfully.
Sachz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pikari's guard.
Pikari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sachz.
Pikari is trying to get back to full guard.
Sachz uses his free foot to push down on Pikari's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pikari.
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.
Sachz wants to control the pace but Pikari is squirming around nicely.
Sachz unloading with bombs!
Sachz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sachz lands with some strikes.
Sachz cracks Pikari with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sachz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sachz looking to control but Pikari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sachz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pikari is squirming around, avoiding Sachz's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Pikari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pikari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sachz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sachz misses the shot to the body.
Sachz cracks Pikari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pikari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sachz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sachz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sachz duly obliges.
Pikari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pikari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pikari misses with a lunging right hand
and Sachz counters with a left and a right that stings Pikari.
Pikari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sachz counters with a three punch combo that has Pikari backing up. Pikari nods at Sachz to acknowledge the strikes.
Pikari is rocked!
Pikari shoots in but Sachz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pikari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sachz counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sachz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pikari circles away quickly and effectively.
Sachz scores with a hook to the body. Pikari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sachz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pikari misses with a hook
and Sachz counters with a series of strikes. Pikari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sachz scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachz lands the left hand.
Oh Pikari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sachz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pikari on the side of the head.
Pikari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sachz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pikari back to the cage. Sachz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pikari fails with the takedown
and Sachz counters with a right hand to the body.
Sachz throws out a powerful jab.
Sachz throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Pikari stumbling backwards into the cage! Pikari bounces back off the cage towards Sachz, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Sachz lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Sachz celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harry Sachz!
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energy
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hype
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