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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grygiel comes into the arena with Sobota- Za damski h... blaring out of the sound system. Sirkiä has chosen Thergothon - Elemental as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Grygiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grygiel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grygiel throws a head kick but Sirkiä moves out of range.
Grygiel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sirkiä gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sirkiä wants to control but Grygiel is keeping him busy.
Sirkiä throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Sirkiä seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkiä not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sirkiä is trying to control the action in half guard but Grygiel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sirkiä stops Grygiel from getting back to his feet.
Sirkiä not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grygiel is staying active underneath Sirkiä, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sirkiä seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Niko Sirkiä.
Grygiel misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sirkiä shoots in for a takedown but Grygiel shows good takedown defense.
Sirkiä scores with a jab to the body.
Grygiel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grygiel lands a lovely overhand right.
Grygiel fails to land with a series of punches.
Grygiel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirkiä moves away.
Sirkiä lands a jab.
Grygiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkiä scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä lands with a right hand.
Sirkiä shoots in for a takedown but Grygiel shows good takedown defense.
Sirkiä throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grygiel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirkiä.
Sirkiä lands with an overhand left.
Grygiel closes the distance and clinches.
Grygiel breaks the clinch.
Donk. Sirkiä catches Grygiel right on the button with a cross.
Grygiel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grygiel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sirkiä looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grygiel!
Sirkiä throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Sirkiä connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grygiel is squirming around, avoiding Sirkiä's attempts to control the action.
Grygiel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sirkiä on the ground.
Sirkiä is landing with some decent strikes but Grygiel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sirkiä sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirkiä thowing shots but they're missing.
Grygiel is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Sirkiä dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sirkiä uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grygiel.
Artur Grygiel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sirkiä checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sirkiä showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grygiel.
Niko Sirkiä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirkiä digs a good hook to Grygiel's body.
Sirkiä swats away the attempt to clinch by Grygiel.
Niko Sirkiä seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grygiel looks to land a combination but Sirkiä avoids it well.
Good shot there by Sirkiä.
Grygiel ducks right into an uppercut from Sirkiä.
Grygiel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Sirkiä catches Grygiel right on the button with a cross.
Sirkiä shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grygiel as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä slips under a jab from Grygiel.
Sirkiä shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sirkiä was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grygiel is trying to stand up.
Sirkiä controlling his opponent.
Sirkiä punching from mount but Grygiel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä controlling from the full mount.
Sirkiä throws a wild left hand from mount and Grygiel manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Sirkiä takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Niko Sirkiä has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Niko Sirkiä was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sirkiä fails with a takedown attempt.
Sirkiä connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grygiel's hands.
Sirkiä jabs at Grygiel's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sirkiä is defended easily by Grygiel.
Artur Grygiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Sirkiä.
Horrible takedown by Sirkiä or perhaps it was just good defense by Grygiel which made him look bad.
Grygiel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Sirkiä to counter with a crisp jab.
Sirkiä lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Sirkiä. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sirkiä.
Grygiel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sirkiä counters with a stiff right hand.
Sirkiä shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grygiel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirkiä.
Sirkiä working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sirkiä pushing down on Grygiel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sirkiä not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Sirkiä showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sirkiä tests Grygiel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grygiel misses with a few strikes there.
Sirkiä lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grygiel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirkiä might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grygiel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grygiel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grygiel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sirkiä fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grygiel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sirkiä counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirkiä controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sirkiä stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grygiel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grygiel keeping moving, preventing Sirkiä from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sirkiä with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice shot lands for Sirkiä.
Grygiel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Grygiel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grygiel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sirkiä.
Grygiel tries to clinch up.
Sirkiä connects with a jab.
Sirkiä dives in and grabs Grygiel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grygiel pushes down on Sirkiä's head and hops out.
Sirkiä bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grygiel's head.
Sirkiä fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grygiel misses with a wild combination.
Grygiel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sirkiä paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Artur Grygiel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grygiel to score with a decent uppercut.
Sirkiä has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sirkiä fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sirkiä defending well as Grygiel loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkiä with a jab.
Grygiel needs to keep his hands up - Sirkiä had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Grygiel does no damage.
Sirkiä dives in and grabs Grygiel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grygiel pushes down on Sirkiä's head and hops out.
Artur Grygiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Sirkiä.
Sirkiä scores with a jab to the head.
Grygiel misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Sirkiä.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grygiel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sirkiä.
Sirkiä scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirkiä works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sirkiä fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grygiel to the ground. Sirkiä is now in Grygiel's guard.
Artur Grygiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grygiel has his foot on Sirkiä's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sirkiä works his way back into a safe position though.
Sirkiä throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grygiel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sirkiä is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Sirkiä comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sirkiä 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Sirkiä!
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hype
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