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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antti Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Kukkamaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kukkamaa!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkamaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hirvi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kukkamaa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hirvi.
Some wild striking there from Kukkamaa.
Kukkamaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hirvi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hirvi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kukkamaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kukkamaa misses with a body shot.
Hirvi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hirvi.
Hirvi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hirvi is looking to land body kicks.
Hirvi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kukkamaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kukkamaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvi circles away.
Hirvi misses with a low kick.
Hirvi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kukkamaa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hirvi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kukkamaa throws a right hand that Hirvi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hirvi also avoids with ease.
Hirvi slips under a jab.
Kukkamaa wants to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hirvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvi connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kukkamaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirvi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hirvi.
Kukkamaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hirvi moves away.
Kukkamaa drives through and clinches with Hirvi against the cage.
Kukkamaa takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Urho Kukkamaa has been cut.
Kukkamaa dodges an elbow strike from Hirvi.
Hirvi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kukkamaa working aggressively here.
Hirvi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kukkamaa's defenses.
Hirvi pushes off an throws an elbow but Kukkamaa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kukkamaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kukkamaa throws an elbow but misses.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kukkamaa.
Hirvi blocks an elbow strike from Kukkamaa.
Hirvi blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kukkamaa throws an elbow but misses.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow that stopped Hirvi in his tracks for a moment.
Kukkamaa misses with an elbow strike.
Hirvi lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukkamaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kukkamaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hirvi takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kukkamaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hirvi's brow.
Still in the clinch, Hirvi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hirvi avoids the elbow strike from Kukkamaa, against the cage.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow just above Hirvi 's eye.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow inside.
Kukkamaa lands an elbow that stopped Hirvi in his tracks for a moment.
Kukkamaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hirvi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kukkamaa takes an elbow to the temple.
Kukkamaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hirvi.
Hirvi misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvi lands an elbow inside that Kukkamaa shrugs off.
Kukkamaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hirvi blocks the elbow strike.
Kukkamaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Hirvi.
Hirvi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kukkamaa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kukkamaa throws a head punch that misses.
Hirvi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kukkamaa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kukkamaa covering up well and avoiding damage.
Hirvi throwing strikes and Kukkamaa squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Hirvi is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hirvi extends the arm and Kukkamaa is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antti Hirvi!
Antti Hirvi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, M/S Paint Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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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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