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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sukkamies Mikkolasta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brian surr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brian surr has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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187 cm
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sukkamies Mikkolasta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, brian surr! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! surr keeps the fight on the outside. Mikkolasta slow jab from surr misses its intended target. surr thuds a left hand into Mikkolasta's body. surr takes a swing at Mikkolasta's ribcage but misses. Mikkolasta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A chopping leg kick lands by surr. surr stuffs the takedown attempt from Mikkolasta. Mikkolasta gets slowly back to his feet. Mikkolasta tries to clinch but surr is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mikkolasta tries to clinch there but surr circles away.
Mikkolasta tries to close the distance and clinch up but surr swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mikkolasta doesn't manage to clinch there - surr circles away.
Mikkolasta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and surr counters with a right hand to the body. Mikkolasta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. surr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mikkolasta doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mikkolasta dodges the punch combination from surr.
Mikkolasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
surr throws a right and a left that Mikkolasta avoids nicely. Mikkolasta misses the body punch letting surr counter with a right hand. surr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mikkolasta could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. surr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mikkolasta misses with a body shot
and surr counters with a leg kick. Mikkolasta is looking to clinch. surr throws a body punch but Mikkolasta moves out of range. surr dips to his left and cracks Mikkolasta with an uppercut! brian surr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. surr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mikkolasta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Mikkolasta tries to clinch but surr moves out of range. surr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sukkamies Mikkolasta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. surr scoring well with a low kick there.
Mikkolasta is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mikkolasta is looking to clinch but surr is avoiding it.
Mikkolasta fails in his attempt to clinch. Mikkolasta clinches but surr breaks the clinch and surr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. surr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice cross by surr. Mikkolasta doesn't manage to clinch there - surr circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
brian surr dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mikkolasta darts in trying to clinch and surr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Mikkolasta tries to clinch there but surr circles away.
Mikkolasta tries to clinch but fails miserably letting surr counter with a right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A good leg kick by surr. surr with a body punch. A glancing blow. surr thuds a left hand into Mikkolasta's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from surr as Mikkolasta shoots in. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mikkolasta wants to clinch. surr throws a hook to the side of Mikkolasta's head but Mikkolasta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mikkolasta throws a lazy uppercut
and surr counters with a left to the body. Mikkolasta misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. surr looks to land a right hand but Mikkolasta moved out of range. Mikkolasta tries to clinch but surr moves out of range. surr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikkolasta moves away. Mikkolasta wants to clinch up but surr keeps it at a distance. Mikkolasta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. You can see the frustration on surr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Mikkolasta in the domination position with surr hanging on.
That's three minutes gone in the round. surr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. surr struggling a bit here. Mikkolasta goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, surr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mikkolasta's guard! Nice work there by surr! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. surr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Mikkolasta working for a triangle but surr defends it easily.
surr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Despite being in the dominant position, brian surr just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A jab lands there for surr. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
brian surr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mikkolasta throws a leg kick that is checked and surr counters with a lovely shot to the body. surr misses with a wild body shot. Mikkolasta tries to clinch there but surr circles away.
Mikkolasta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Mikkolasta looks for a takedown but surr sprawls well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mikkolasta tries to close the distance and clinch up but surr swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mikkolasta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and surr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. surr scores with a body shot.
surr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
surr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. surr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. surr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from surr misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. surr throws an overhand right that lands on Mikkolasta's shoulder, as Mikkolasta tries to avoid the shot. Mikkolasta is looking to clinch. surr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. surr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
surr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Mikkolasta throws a predictable looking body shot
and surr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. surr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikkolasta moves away. Mikkolasta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mikkolasta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikkolasta is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Mikkolasta looks to clinch enabling surr to counter with a crisp jab. Mikkolasta moves in looking to clinch but surr pushes him off. Mikkolasta clinches with his opponent.
surr wants to get back to striking at distance but Mikkolasta won't allow it.
surr throws a head punch that misses. surr misses with some punches.
surr throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Mikkolasta blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from surr fails to land. surr has a couple of punches blocked by Mikkolasta.
Mikkolasta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. surr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sukkamies Mikkolasta. That's going to take a lot out of him. surr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Come on Mikkolasta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
surr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. surr misses with some punches.
Sukkamies Mikkolasta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mikkolasta is trying to break the clinch but surr has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! brian surr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got surr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... brian surr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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