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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinikainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 cm
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195 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
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190 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Nyrkki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reinikainen can pounce on him.
Reinikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nyrkki moves out of range as Reinikainen throws a body kick.
Reinikainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reinikainen motions for Nyrkki to come forward. Reinikainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Nyrkki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reinikainen moves away. Reinikainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Reinikainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reinikainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Reinikainen misses with a low kick.
Nyrkki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reinikainen. Nyrkki misses with an uppercut
and Reinikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Urpo Nyrkki has been cut. Reinikainen tries to clinch up but Nyrkki circles away and keeps his distance. Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Nyrkki.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reinikainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nyrkki is out of range and Reinikainen settles back down. Nyrkki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Reinikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyrkki. Reinikainen tries to land a body kick and Nyrkki counters with a right hand to the body. Reinikainen has Nyrkki up against the cage in a clinch.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reinikainen's elbow. Reinikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Reinikainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyrkki blocks it with crossed arms. Nyrkki misses with a knee to the head. Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Reinikainen blocks an elbow strike. Nyrkki lands a hook to the side of the head. Reinikainen can't find room to land a body shot as Nyrkki controls the action.
Reinikainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Reinikainen lands a nice knee to the body. A left hand lands to the body for Reinikainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nyrkki tries to work over Reinikainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nyrkki pushes Reinikainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Reinikainen tries a body shot but Nyrkki blocks it.
Nyrkki can't find room to land a body shot as Reinikainen controls the action.
A knee to the head by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reinikainen digs a right hand underneath Nyrkki's ribcage. Nyrkki let out a lung full of air as it connected. Reinikainen misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Reinikainen.
Knees to the body from Reinikainen.
Nyrkki is breathing heavily. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reinikainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Reinikainen misses with a knee strike.
Reinikainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reinikainen tries a knee to the head but Nyrkki blocks it.
Nyrkki tries to throw a body punch but Reinikainen avoids it by throwing Nyrkki back against the cage. Nyrkki tries a body shot but Reinikainen blocks it.
Nyrkki managing to block the knees to the body from Reinikainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nyrkki tries a body shot but Reinikainen blocks it.
Reinikainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nyrkki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nyrkki misses with a punch to the body.
Reinikainen lands a nice uppercut. Nyrkki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reinikainen prevents a body shot from Nyrkki. Reinikainen lands a good knee to the midsection. Nyrkki won't want to take too many of those. Reinikainen scores with a nice hook to the head. Reinikainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyrkki blocks it with crossed arms. Reinikainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyrkki blocks it with crossed arms. Reinikainen working some nice short punches in the clinch. Reinikainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nyrkki controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action! Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Reinikainen controls his hands.
Nyrkki misses with a body punch.
Nyrkki tries a body shot but Reinikainen blocks it.
Reinikainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Reinikainen. Reinikainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nyrkki missing with knees to the body.
Reinikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reinikainen misses with the head strike.
Reinikainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards. Nyrkki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nyrkki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reinikainen is defending well for now. Reinikainen scores with an uppercut up the middle. A shot in the inside from Nyrkki. Reinikainen lands a right hand. Nyrkki misses with some punches.
Reinikainen scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Reinikainen crunches a lovely knee into Nyrkki's ribcage. Reinikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reinikainen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nyrkki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Reinikainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Reinikainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyrkki's elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Reinikainen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reinikainen fails in his attempt to clinch. Nyrkki misses with a low kick. Reinikainen thuds a left hand into Nyrkki's body. Reinikainen throws a body punch but Nyrkki moves out of range. Nyrkki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reinikainen throws a hook but Nyrkki blocks it. Reinikainen throws a nice outside leg kick. Reinikainen feints and then cracks Nyrkki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nyrkki down. Reinikainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nyrkki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Reinikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Both fighters circling a little - Nyrkki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. A slow jab from Reinikainen misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reinikainen connects with a right hand. Nyrkki shakes it off. Nyrkki swings for the body but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Reinikainen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Nyrkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Reinikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nyrkki moves away. Nyrkki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Nyrkki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Nyrkki misses with a hook. Reinikainen ducked under it nicely. Nyrkki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Reinikainen tests Nyrkki's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nyrkki scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nyrkki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reinikainen counters with an inside leg kick. Nyrkki moves out of range as Reinikainen throws a body kick.
Reinikainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reinikainen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Nyrkki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reinikainen, right into the meat.
Nyrkki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nyrkki moves away. Reinikainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reinikainen cracks the inside of Nyrkki's front leg. Jab from Reinikainen. Nyrkki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nyrkki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reinikainen. Reinikainen lands a nice shot that snaps Nyrkki's head back.
Reinikainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reinikainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nyrkki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nyrkki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nyrkki is rocked! Nyrkki finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Reinikainen's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Nyrkki falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Reinikainen!
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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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