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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulku Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Haye has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 lbs
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198 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulku Koira!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira avoids the body shot from Haye.
Haye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koira doesn't seem bothered though.
Haye throws a series of punches but Koira avoids them all with ease.
Koira takes one to the side of the head.
Haye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koira throws a leg kick but Haye sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koira misses with a wild body shot.
Koira misses with a straight right.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haye throws a big shot that misses.
Haye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koira on the side of the head.
Koira darts in and clinches Haye up against the cage.
Koira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koira is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koira looks for a takedown but Haye sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haye circles away.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kulku Koira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye throws a body punch but Koira moves out of range.
Haye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koira tries to clinch up but Haye circles away and keeps his distance.
Haye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haye misses with a body shot.
Haye connects with a crisp jab.
Koira throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Haye scores with a jab.
Koira doesn't manage to clinch there - Haye circles away.
Haye throws a good cross that connects.
Haye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haye throws a hook to the side of Koira's head but Koira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koira slips under a jab from Haye.
A swing and a miss from Haye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koira there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Koira misses with a series of wild punches.
Koira shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haye pinned against the cage. Haye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haye scores with a jab to the body.
Haye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koira at a distance.
Haye takes a swing at Koira's ribcage but misses.
Koira shoots in but Haye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Koira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koira misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koira missing with a left hand there. Haye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koira's head.
Koira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haye circles away.
Haye looks to throw the jab but Koira is out of range.
Haye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koira shoots in looking for a takedown but Haye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koira moves out of range of the strikes.
Koira takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koira has time to react.
Koira avoids the body shot from Haye.
Koira misses with a straight left.
Koira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Haye is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Koira.
Koira feints and as Haye raises his hands in defense, Koira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koira throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haye swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haye controls Koira momentarily but Koira frees himself.
Koira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haye is keeping the position for now.
Koira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koira working the body and head with strikes.
Koira looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Haye is avoiding damage well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haye is looking for a sweep.
Koira throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Haye works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Haye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haye misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Haye.
Koira shoots in for a takedown but Haye shows good takedown defense.
Koira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koira closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haye quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koira slips a nice elbow through Haye's hands, connecting with Haye's forehead.
Haye makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haye.
Koira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haye looking for a sweep. Not yet Haye, not yet.
Koira postures up and lands a big shot to Haye's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Koira prevents Haye from breaking the clinch.
Koira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Haye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kulku Koira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koira content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Haye on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haye tries to get out of the position.
Haye not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koira on the ground.
Koira is looking to work some ground and pound but Haye has wrist control.
Haye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koira won't allow Haye to sweep him here.
Haye trying to keep a closed guard but Koira is proving a slippery customer.
Koira with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koira misses with the ground and pound.
Haye tries to bench press Koira off him but Koira keeps the position.
Haye is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koira has hold of Haye's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Haye seems comfortable defending it but Koira has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Haye is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Haye is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Koira couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kulku Koira!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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