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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rock misses the shot to the body. Rock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nyrkki checks it well. Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nyrkki moves into range and clinches up with Rock. Nyrkki has Rock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Nyrkki gets through Rock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Nyrkki blocks an elbow strike. Nyrkki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right handed body shot lands from Rock.
Rock can't find room to land a body shot as Nyrkki controls the action.
Rock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nyrkki or not. Nyrkki tries a body shot but Rock blocks it.
Rock is looking to control Nyrkki's arms but Nyrkki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rock has his back to the cage. Rock breaks the clinch.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Rock slips under a jab. Rock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nyrkki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rock keeps the fight on the outside. Rock tries to land a leg kick but Nyrkki saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nyrkki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The fighters circling - Nyrkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A head kick misses from Rock. Rock scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rock. Rock scores with a leg kick.
Rock lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Kake Nyrkki has been cut. Maddy Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Nyrkki looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range. Nice uppercut there from Nyrkki. Nyrkki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock moves out of range of the leg kick from Nyrkki. No luck with that takedown attempt from Nyrkki.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rock scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nyrkki is defended easily by Rock. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kake Nyrkki. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nyrkki throws a big shot that misses. The fighters circle momentarily. Nyrkki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Nyrkki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rock as he jumps to the side. Rock misses with a body shot
and Nyrkki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Rock throws a head kick but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Rock scores with a jab. Nyrkki acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Rock misses with a head kick.
A combination from Rock does no damage. Rock avoids the body shot from Nyrkki.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nyrkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rock connects with a solid leg kick. Rock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Nyrkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rock moves out of range as Nyrkki throws a body kick.
Rock 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. Nyrkki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Rock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nyrkki rather than just go for the knockout. Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Nyrkki is breathing heavily. Rock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Rock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyrkki. Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nyrkki's calf. Nyrkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nyrkki walks into a stiff left hand from Rock. Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rock takes a swing at Nyrkki's ribcage but misses. This has been an exciting period of action! A head kick misses from Nyrkki. Rock scores with a jab. Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock fails in his attempt to clinch. A slapping body kick lands there for Rock. Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rock swings for the body but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Nyrkki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock throws a low kick but Nyrkki avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kake 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 throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily. Rock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nyrkki to score an easy takedown into full guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Rock tries to land a sweep but no joy. Nyrkki being controlled here momentarily. Nyrkki preventing the sweep. Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nyrkki's guard. Nyrkki wants to improve his position but instead Rock has moved into half guard.
Rock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rock throwing shots but Nyrkki is blocking nicely. Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nyrkki keeps working. Rock throwing shots but Nyrkki is blocking nicely. Well, if Rock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nyrkki is not content to let Rock control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maddy Rock. Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Nyrkki or perhaps it was just good defense by Rock which made him look bad. Rock throws a head kick but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Nyrkki thows a body shot but no joy. A jab from Rock misses. Rock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nyrkki under the eye. A solid leg kick lands there for Nyrkki.
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nyrkki's calf. Rock connects with a leg kick. Nyrkki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nyrkki clinches with his opponent.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nyrkki tries to work over Rock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rock prevents a body shot from Nyrkki. Rock breaks the clinch.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyrkki is just out of range. Rock lands a front kick. Rock punishes Nyrkki's body with a nice straight punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nyrkki. A punch combination from Rock misses. Nyrkki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Rock looks for the body kick but Nyrkki saw that one coming. Nyrkki shoots in looking for a takedown. Rock tries to sprawl out of it but Nyrkki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Nice body punch from Rock.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nyrkki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Rock misses with a body kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rock. Maddy Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nyrkki stalks Rock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rock's face. Rock staggers backwards, shaken. Nyrkki takes one on the button. Nyrkki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Nyrkki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nyrkki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rock on the side of the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nyrkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Nyrkki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nyrkki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rock. Rock lands with a nice body punch. Nyrkki lands with a kick to the temple. Rock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Rock misses with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rock!
Nyrkki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Rock throws a nice inside leg kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rock. Nyrkki shrugs it off though. Rock throws out a powerful jab. Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nyrkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rock takes a swing at Nyrkki's ribcage but misses. Rock misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rock misses with a wild body shot. Nyrkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Rock throws a nice inside leg kick. Rock scores with a spinning back kick! Sloppy strikes from Rock. Those never looked like landing. Nyrkki wants to clinch but Rock slips to the side and Rock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Rock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. The fighters circling - Nyrkki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rock fakes the leg kick and cracks Nyrkki in the body. Rock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nyrkki's sensitive parts. Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Both fighters circling a little - Rock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Rock scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nyrkki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Rock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Nyrkki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rock sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A nice leg kick lands there from Rock. Nyrkki gets tackled into the cage by Rock. Rock maintains the clinch. Nyrkki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nyrkki wants to take the fight to the mat but Rock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Rock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Rock misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rock pushes Nyrkki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nyrkki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nyrkki is looking to land body kicks. Rock keeps Nyrkki at a distance using the push kick. A head kick from Rock lands but Nyrkki takes it in his stride. Rock stuffs the takedown attempt from Nyrkki. Nyrkki gets slowly back to his feet. Nyrkki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Rock is looking to slow Nyrkki down with leg kicks. Nyrkki misses the shot to the body. Rock is looking to slow Nyrkki down with leg kicks. Kake Nyrkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Rock misses with a double jab.
Nyrkki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Rock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nyrkki. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice leg kick lands there from Rock. Rock has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Rock connects with a body shot. Nyrkki throws a lazy uppercut
and Rock counters with a nice leg kick. Rock works Nyrkki's body with a nice hook. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rock connects with the punch. Rock throws a head kick that Nyrkki semi-blocks.
Nyrkki blocks a head kick by Rock.
And that's the end of the fight! Maddy Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Rock 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock! A very excited looking Maddy Rock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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