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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Krzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rehti Ladi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Will Never Walk Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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191 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Krzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rehti Ladi!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ladi.
Ladi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krzak.
Ladi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ladi tries to clinch there but Krzak circles away.
Ladi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ladi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krzak misses with a looping right.
Ladi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krzak checks the leg kick.
Ladi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladi lands a leg kick that knocks Krzak off balance momentarily.
Ladi throws a sloppy head kick and Krzak moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krzak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ladi to score with a decent uppercut.
Ladi misses with a wild body shot.
Ladi throws a nice head kick!
A jab lands there for Ladi.
Krzak throws a jab but it's blocked by Ladi.
Ladi works Krzak's body with a nice hook.
Ladi throws a push kick but Krzak slaps the foot to one side.
Ladi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Krzak takes a step back to recover.
Ladi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ladi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krzak throws a jab but it's blocked by Ladi.
Krzak blocks a head kick by Ladi.
Rehti Ladi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ladi closes the distance and pushes Krzak back into the cage.
Ladi throws a head punch that misses.
Krzak prevents a body shot from Ladi.
Ladi has a couple of punches blocked by Krzak.
A head punch on the inside from Ladi fails to land.
Krzak blocks a body shot from Ladi.
Ladi missing with knees to the body.
Ladi can't find room to land a body shot as Krzak controls the action.
Ladi lands with a right to the head.
Krzak blocks an elbow strike from Ladi.
Krzak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krzak.
Ladi throws a head punch that misses.
Ladi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ladi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krzak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ladi throws a punch but it's blocked by Krzak.
Ladi tries to throw a body punch but Krzak avoids it by throwing Ladi back against the cage.
Ladi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ladi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krzak's efforts to push away.
Ladi tries to land knees in the clinch but Krzak avoids the damage to the body.
Krzak is trying to break the clinch but Ladi has him pressed against the cage.
Ladi can't find room to land a body shot as Krzak controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krzak prevents a body shot from Ladi.
Krzak breaks from the clinch.
Ladi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ladi tries to clinch but Krzak moves out of range.
A slow jab from Krzak misses its intended target.
Krzak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ladi works the jab nicely.
Ladi fakes the leg kick and cracks Krzak in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krzak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ladi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ladi is looking to slow Krzak down with leg kicks.
Ladi moves away from the strike by Krzak.
Ladi fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rehti Ladi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ladi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krzak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Ladi misses.
Ladi throws a body punch but Krzak moves out of range.
Ladi throws a leg kick but Krzak moved away.
Krzak moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Ladi lands but Krzak takes it in his stride.
Krzak defending well as Ladi loads up on a big left hand.
Ladi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rehti Ladi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Ladi misses its intended target.
Ladi tries to score with a low kick but Krzak moves his leg out of the way.
Ladi throws a body kick that misses.
Ladi takes a swing at Krzak's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ladi.
Ladi tries a low kick but Krzak avoids it.
Ladi lands a really nice looking cross but Krzak seems unphased.
Krzak throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Ladi counter with a right hand.
Ladi is looking to slow Krzak down with leg kicks.
Krzak throws a hook but Ladi avoids it easily.
Ladi scoring well with a low kick there.
Krzak misses with a straight left.
Ladi lands with a straight right. Krzak didn't see that one coming.
Krzak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ladi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladi misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladi lands a glancing blow to the side of Krzak's head.
Krzak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ladi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krzak.
Krzak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ladi jabs Krzak right on the nose. Krzak blinks but takes it well.
Ladi slips under a jab.
Ladi fakes the leg kick and cracks Krzak in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ladi is looking to clinch but Krzak is avoiding it.
Ladi works the jab nicely.
Ladi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krzak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Krzak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ladi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladi throws a leg kick which misses Krzak's front leg but catches the back leg as Krzak tries to avoid it.
Ladi lands with a nice body kick.
Ladi takes a swing at Krzak's ribcage but misses.
Krzak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ladi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladi closes the distance and clinches.
Krzak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ladi tries a body shot but Krzak blocks it.
Ladi throws a punch but it's blocked by Krzak.
Ladi is working Krzak over against the cage.
Ladi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladi tries a body shot but Krzak blocks it.
Ladi lands a hook that snaps the head of Krzak backwards.
Ladi tries to throw a body punch but Krzak avoids it by throwing Ladi back against the cage.
Ladi has a couple of punches blocked by Krzak.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krzak as Ladi tries to tie him up.
Ladi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krzak backwards.
Ladi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krzak or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Ladi.
Ladi tries to work over Krzak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ladi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ladi can't find room to land a body shot as Krzak controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rehti Ladi 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. This is the final round!
Ladi missing with a left hand there. Krzak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krzak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ladi tries to clinch there but Krzak circles away.
Ladi moves into the clinch successfully.
Krzak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ladi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krzak's efforts to push away.
Ladi tries to throw a body punch but Krzak avoids it by throwing Ladi back against the cage.
Ladi lands a right hand.
Ladi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ladi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ladi has Krzak pushed against the cage.
Ladi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krzak wants to break free but Ladi has control.
Ladi tries to land knees in the clinch but Krzak avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ladi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krzak.
Ladi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ladi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ladi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ladi misses with a punch on the inside.
Ladi tries to land knees in the clinch but Krzak avoids the damage to the body.
Ladi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladi struggles to land a body shot inside as Krzak controls his hands.
Ladi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ladi can't find room to land a body shot as Krzak controls the action.
Krzak is trying to break free.
Ladi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ladi.
Ladi lands with an overhand left.
Ladi throws a wild body kick that Krzak sees coming a mile off.
Ladi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ladi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ladi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Ladi tenderised Krzak's leg. Krzak is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladi misses with a shot to the body
letting Krzak counter with a right hand.
Ladi throws a low kick but Krzak moves out of range easily.
Krzak blocks the body kick.
Ladi scores with a head kick.
Krzak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ladi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krzak misses with an uppercut.
Ladi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ladi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Ladi lands.
Krzak misses with a looping right.
Ladi misses with a hook.
Ladi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krzak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ladi's hands.
Krzysztof Krzak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krzak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ladi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rehti Ladi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krzak misses with an uppercut
and Ladi counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ladi.
Ladi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ladi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rehti Ladi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ladi 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rehti Ladi!
Post fight, Rehti Ladi took to the microphone: 'That guys butt cheeks must really hurt. Because I kicked his ass!! Bahaha!'.
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