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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Mansikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mansikka comes to the cage accompanied by Icepick - Born to Crush You. Hardly has chosen Eminem- Not Afraid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Mansikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mansikka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mansikka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardly rushes Mansikka and presses him up against the cage.
Mansikka is leaning against Hardly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mansikka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mansikka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mansikka checks the leg kick.
Mansikka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hardly scores with a one two! Mansikka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mansikka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansikka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hardly is able to avoid easily.
Hardly walks into a stiff left hand from Mansikka.
Hardly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansikka was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardly.
Hardly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mansikka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mansikka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardly defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly tries to move into range but Mansikka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mansikka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardly throws out the jab.
Hardly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mansikka thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardly tries to land a body kick
and Mansikka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mansikka.
Mansikka leaves Hardly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mansikka is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mansikka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot by Hardly.
Dan Hardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mansikka blocks a low kick nicely.
Mansikka misses with a head kick.
Mansikka avoids the body shot from Hardly.
Mansikka throws a head kick but Hardly moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mansikka has had enough of the clinch but Hardly keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly has Mansikka pressed against the cage, preventing Mansikka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Hardly.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mansikka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Mansikka on the inside.
Mansikka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardly's elbow.
Hardly can't find room to land a body shot as Mansikka controls the action.
Hardly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mansikka's elbow.
Hardly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardly is looking to chop away at Mansikka's legs.
Mansikka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardly tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardly blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mansikka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly moves out of range as Mansikka strikes.
Hardly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardly keeps Mansikka at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Hardly tries to clinch but Mansikka is having none of it.
Hardly fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardly throws a series of strikes that have Mansikka backpedaling.
Mansikka closes the distance and clinches.
Mansikka has Hardly pressed against the cage, preventing Hardly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mansikka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardly jabs at Mansikka's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mansikka throws a hook to the side of Hardly's head but Hardly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mansikka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardly's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hardly keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Teppo Mansikka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardly thows a body kick. Mansikka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hardly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mansikka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardly takes a swing at Mansikka's ribcage but misses.
Mansikka throws a hook to the side of Hardly's head but Hardly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mansikka shoots for a takedown but Hardly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Mansikka scores with a four punch combination!
Mansikka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardly stuffs the takedown attempt from Mansikka. Mansikka gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Hardly misses.
Mansikka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansikka looking to sit in guard and control but Hardly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mansikka wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardly landing some decent shots from guard.
Hardly postures up and lands a big shot to Mansikka's brow.
Mansikka is trying to control the position but Hardly postures up.
Hardly wants to pass the guard but Mansikka is keeping the position.
Hardly trying to control but Mansikka is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka wants to sweep but no luck.
Mansikka pulls Hardly in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardly from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Teppo Mansikka just wasn't active enough.
Mansikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardly.
Good leg kick by Hardly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardly misses with a double jab.
Hardly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mansikka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mansikka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hardly gets tackled into the cage by Mansikka. Mansikka maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardly fails to land.
Mansikka swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka blocking some punches.
Mansikka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardly walks away with a smile on his face. Mansikka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teppo Mansikka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardly.
Mansikka misses with a head kick.
Mansikka misses with a low kick.
Mansikka throws a head kick that misses.
Mansikka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mansikka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardly was well out of range. Poor timing from Mansikka.
Hardly throws a chopping leg kick but Mansikka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hardly lands with a nice body kick.
Hardly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardly scores with a shot to the body.
Mansikka avoids the head kick by Hardly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mansikka. That's going to slow Hardly down.
Mansikka avoids the body shot from Hardly.
Hardly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mansikka looks to land a left hand but Hardly moved out of range nicely.
Hardly lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mansikka throws a lazy head kick
and Hardly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardly wants to pass the guard but Mansikka is keeping the position.
Hardly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mansikka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly wants to control from the top but Mansikka keeps moving.
Hardly wants to pass the guard but Mansikka is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mansikka checks a leg kick nicely.
Mansikka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hardly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mansikka shoots in but Hardly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mansikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardly.
Hardly throws a leg kick which misses Mansikka's front leg but catches the back leg as Mansikka tries to avoid it.
Mansikka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mansikka counters with a body kick that stops Hardly in his tracks momentarily.
Hardly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mansikka. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mansikka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardly somewhat.
Mansikka clinches up against the cage.
Hardly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mansikka's elbow.
Mansikka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mansikka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mansikka doesn't seem bothered though.
Mansikka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hardly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mansikka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mansikka trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardly defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mansikka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dan Hardly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mansikka is trying to control the position but Hardly postures up.
Hardly is looking to work some ground and pound but Mansikka has wrist control.
Mansikka looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hardly has picked Mansikka up and slammed him! Mansikka can't keep hold of the triangle and Hardly manages to pass to side control!
Hardly working the body and head with strikes.
Mansikka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly decides to stand back up. Hardly steps back and let's Mansikka get back to his feet.
A big left from Mansikka misses.
Good exchange - Hardly coming out on top.
Hardly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardly thuds a left hand into Mansikka's body.
Hardly is looking to score with low kicks.
Hardly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mansikka throws out the jab.
Hardly lands with a good body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hardly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardly. That's going to slow Mansikka down.
Hardly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly shoots in for a double leg but Mansikka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice uppercut lands for Mansikka. That snapped Hardly's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mansikka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardly pushes Mansikka away with a front kick.
Hardly throws a series of punches but Mansikka moves out of range.
Hardly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mansikka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardly.
Mansikka ducks under a wild hook from Hardly.
Mansikka slips a jab from Hardly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mansikka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mansikka misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hardly. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardly slaps away a takedown attempt from Mansikka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mansikka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mansikka throws a leg kick but Hardly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mansikka forces Hardly back against the cage and clinches.
Mansikka is trying to force a seperation but Hardly has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardly.
Mansikka breaks the clinch.
Mansikka tries to clinch up but Hardly circles away and keeps his distance.
Mansikka drives through and clinches with Hardly against the cage.
Mansikka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mansikka can't break the clinch.
Hardly slows down the pace here.
Mansikka misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mansikka avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardly.
Hardly digs a right hand into Mansikka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mansikka's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hardly breaks from the clinch.
Mansikka misses with a head kick.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mansikka moves away.
Mansikka has Hardly up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardly gets through Mansikka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mansikka jumps guard but Hardly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hardly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardly tries to work over Mansikka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mansikka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardly misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mansikka misses with a wild body shot.
Mansikka throws the kick towards the body but Hardly avoids it.
Mansikka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardly.
Mansikka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardly scores with a leg kick.
Hardly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Hardly.
Good work by Mansikka as he checks the leg kick.
Mansikka throws a body punch but Hardly moves out of range.
Dan Hardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardly throws a right and a left that Mansikka avoids nicely.
Hardly throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mansikka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mansikka looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardly is just out of range.
Hardly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mansikka rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardly misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Mansikka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mansikka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mansikka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mansikka blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardly.
Hardly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardly jabs Mansikka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly misses with a low kick as Mansikka jumps back.
Mansikka closes the distance and clinches.
Hardly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mansikka's elbow.
Good body shot from Hardly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly struggles to land a body shot inside as Mansikka controls his hands.
Mansikka working hard to break the clinch.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mansikka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansikka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardly working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mansikka.
Mansikka taking a breather.
Hardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mansikka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardly dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hardly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hardly misses with a straight left.
Hardly throws a sloppy head kick and Mansikka moves out of range easily.
Hardly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mansikka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardly.
A punch combination from Mansikka misses.
Mansikka throws a shot from downtown. Hardly moves away and avoids it.
Mansikka misses with an uppercut.
Mansikka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardly.
Hardly needs to keep his hands up - Mansikka had a free shot at his head there.
Hardly takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mansikka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mansikka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Mansikka counter with a right hand.
Mansikka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardly.
Hardly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardly throws a low kick, looking for Mansikka's leg but Mansikka calmly moves out of range.
Mansikka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mansikka.
Hardly swats away the attempt to clinch by Mansikka.
Hardly just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardly scores with a head kick. Mansikka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mansikka doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardly circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a head kick but Mansikka moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Mansikka blocks the low kick.
Mansikka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mansikka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mansikka.
Hardly misses with a low kick.
Mansikka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardly digs a good body shot into Mansikka's ribs.
Hardly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Teppo Mansikka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mansikka moves into range and clinches up with Hardly.
Mansikka looking to slow down the pace here.
Mansikka is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardly has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardly.
Mansikka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mansikka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mansikka tries to work over Hardly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mansikka prevents a body shot from Hardly.
Hardly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mansikka trying to stall but Hardly improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mansikka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mansikka just misses with a punch to the body.
Mansikka is looking to clinch but Hardly is avoiding it.
Hardly digs a good body shot into Mansikka's ribs.
Hardly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mansikka is looking to clinch but Hardly is avoiding it.
Hardly connects with the punch.
Mansikka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly tries to land a body kick
and Mansikka counters with a straight right hand.
Hardly lands a nice hook to Mansikka's body. Mansikka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mansikka misses the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardly!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Hardly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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