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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosti Johannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urpo Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes comes into the arena with Raised Fist - Killing It blaring out of the sound system. Urpo Nyrkki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosti Johannes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johannes throws a body kick the misses
and Nyrkki counters with a nice leg kick.
Johannes misses with a body shot
and Nyrkki counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johannes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johannes throws a body punch but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Nyrkki moves out of range of the body kick.
Nyrkki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johannes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nyrkki counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannes connects with a leg kick. Nyrkki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johannes thows a body shot but no joy.
Kosti Johannes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Johannes misses
and Nyrkki counters with a one-two to the body.
Johannes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johannes slips under a jab from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki motions for Johannes to come forward. Nyrkki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johannes eats them both and turns towards Nyrkki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johannes staying out of range there.
Johannes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nyrkki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johannes thows a leg kick but Nyrkki checks it
and Nyrkki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nyrkki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki motions for Johannes to come forward. Nyrkki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johannes avoids the body shot from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johannes misses with a leg kick
and Nyrkki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johannes throws a lazy uppercut
and Nyrkki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johannes really felt that one!
Nyrkki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johannes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nyrkki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johannes moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Johannes is predictable there
and Nyrkki counters with a low kick, right behind Johannes 's knee.
Nyrkki misses with a hook
and Johannes counters with a low kick, right behind Nyrkki 's knee.
Johannes throws a lazy right hand but Nyrkki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urpo Nyrkki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johannes misses with a head kick.
Johannes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nyrkki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johannes checks a leg kick.
Johannes avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki throws an off balance right hand
and Johannes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nyrkki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nyrkki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johannes slips a jab from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki swats away the attempt to clinch by Johannes.
Johannes avoids the body shot from Nyrkki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johannes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nyrkki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nyrkki throws a lazy uppercut
and Johannes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Urpo Nyrkki has been cut.
Urpo Nyrkki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johannes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nyrkki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nyrkki throws out a powerful jab.
Johannes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nyrkki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Johannes.
Johannes misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johannes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nyrkki throws a hook but Johannes blocks it.
Johannes moves out of range of the strikes.
Johannes needs to keep his hands up - Nyrkki had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut.
Johannes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nyrkki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nyrkki blocks a head kick by Johannes.
Johannes connects with a nice looking jab.
Nyrkki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johannes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosti Johannes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johannes scoring well with a low kick there.
Johannes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nyrkki counter with a right hand.
Johannes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nyrkki misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Nyrkki misses
and Johannes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johannes throws a leg kick
and Nyrkki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johannes misses.
Nyrkki throws a body kick the misses
and Johannes counters with a right hand to the body.
Johannes misses with an uppercut
and Nyrkki counters with a stiff right hand.
Johannes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nyrkki slips under a jab from Johannes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nyrkki circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Nyrkki.
Johannes throws a poor cross that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a one-two to the body.
Nyrkki misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Johannes to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johannes throws a sloppy body shot
and Johannes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johannes throws a leg kick but Nyrkki sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki misses with a leg kick
and Johannes counters with a nice body kick.
Johannes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johannes thows a body shot but no joy.
Johannes thows a leg kick but Nyrkki checks it
and Nyrkki counters with a low kick, right behind Johannes 's knee.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but Johannes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes misses with a jab to the body
and Nyrkki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johannes throws an off balance right hand
and Nyrkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nyrkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johannes manages to avoid it.
Nyrkki misses with a wild combination.
Johannes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nyrkki to counter with a crisp jab.
Nyrkki swings for the body but Johannes moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Urpo Nyrkki just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
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.
Nyrkki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nyrkki cracks the inside of Johannes's front leg.
Johannes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nyrkki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nyrkki lands a head kick. Johannes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Kosti Johannes has been cut.
Nyrkki throws the left hand but Johannes avoids the punch easily.
Nyrkki tests Johannes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki connects with a body shot.
Nyrkki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nyrkki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johannes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nyrkki counter with a right hand.
Nyrkki misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johannes circles away quickly and effectively.
Johannes swings widly with a right hand
and Nyrkki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johannes throws a head kick that misses
and Nyrkki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johannes throws a combination that misses
letting Nyrkki counter with a right hand.
Johannes misses with a body punch
and Nyrkki counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nyrkki loads up on a big right hand but Johannes slips the punch.
Good shot there by Johannes.
Johannes misses with a hook
and Nyrkki counters with a solid body kick.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but Johannes checks it.
Nyrkki connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannes throws a leg kick
and Johannes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nyrkki looks for the body kick but Johannes saw that one coming.
Johannes takes one to the side of the head.
Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Johannes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut.
Nyrkki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urpo Nyrkki dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johannes misses with a body kick.
Johannes misses with a leg kick
and Nyrkki counters with an inside leg kick.
Johannes avoids a kick to the body.
Johannes doesn't manage to clinch there - Nyrkki circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nyrkki misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki fails to land with a series of punches.
Johannes works over Nyrkki's head and body with a nice combination.
Nyrkki lands with a kick to the temple. Johannes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johannes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johannes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nyrkki counters with an inside leg kick.
Nyrkki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urpo Nyrkki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki misses with a few strikes there.
Johannes throws a leg kick
and Nyrkki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johannes misses with an uppercut
and Nyrkki counters with a stiff right hand.
Johannes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kosti Johannes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johannes moves out of range as Nyrkki throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannes thows a body shot but no joy.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but Johannes moved away.
Nyrkki connects with a solid leg kick.
Johannes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nyrkki counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Nyrkki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johannes throws a right hand that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a nice leg kick.
Johannes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Johannes.
Nyrkki tries to land a leg kick but Johannes saw it coming and moves away.
Johannes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nyrkki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nyrkki keeps the fight on the outside.
Johannes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urpo Nyrkki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nyrkki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urpo Nyrkki!
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