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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milka CroCow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Tannur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CroCow comes to the cage accompanied by Ratatat - Loud Pipes. Tannur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Desert Rose. 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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210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milka CroCow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evan Tannur!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannur misses with an attempted mid kick.
CroCow lands with a thumping leg kick.
CroCow drives through and clinches with Tannur against the cage.
CroCow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
CroCow moves into the clinch successfully.
Tannur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tannur stalling.
CroCow lands a knee to the body.
CroCow cracks Tannur with a nice body shot.
Tannur wants to stall.
CroCow tries to work over Tannur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
CroCow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tannur is defending well for now.
Tannur looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Tannur fails to land.
CroCow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tannur is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CroCow tries to break the clinch but Tannur is controlling the position.
CroCow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
CroCow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
CroCow throws a leg kick which misses Tannur's front leg but catches the back leg as Tannur tries to avoid it.
Tannur feints and as CroCow raises his hands in defense, Tannur changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tannur trying to control the position from guard on top but CroCow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tannur postures up.
Tannur trying to control but CroCow is working from the bottom.
CroCow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tannur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
CroCow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
CroCow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CroCow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tannur defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tannur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
CroCow keeping moving, preventing Tannur from controlling successfully.
CroCow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tannur is one step ahead there.
CroCow is looking to stand up but Tannur isn't so interested in that idea.
Tannur trying to control but CroCow is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Evan Tannur.
Tannur lands a nice looking body kick.
CroCow scores with a punch to the head.
CroCow throws a combination that misses
and Tannur counters with a left and a right that stings CroCow.
CroCow throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tannur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tannur tries a head kick but it misses.
Milka CroCow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tannur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
CroCow slips a jab and a cross from Tannur.
Tannur looks to land a right hand but CroCow moved out of range.
CroCow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
CroCow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tannur as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannur tries to clinch up.
CroCow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tannur tries to land a leg kick but CroCow saw it coming and moves away.
Tannur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tannur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
CroCow misses with a knee to the head.
CroCow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tannur manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. CroCow obliges.
Tannur looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on CroCow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
CroCow looking to throw knees to the head but Tannur is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milka CroCow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
CroCow is looking to clinch but Tannur is avoiding it.
Tannur misses with a low kick.
Tannur shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tannur is figuring out what he wants to do next.
CroCow is staying active underneath Tannur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tannur prevents CroCow from improving his position.
Tannur works his way into side control.
CroCow manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tannur seems to be working for a kimura but CroCow defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannur trying to control the action but CroCow is working from the bottom.
CroCow looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Tannur pushes past his half guard into mount!
Tannur controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tannur avoids the attempt from CroCow to control.
CroCow working to try and regain half guard.
Tannur looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannur fails to take his opponent's back.
Tannur connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
CroCow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tannur trying to control but he's not successful this time.
CroCow tries to control Tannur's body but Tannur pushes him off. CroCow squirms to his side and now Tannur has his back!
Tannur lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tannur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tannur is riding his opponent, not letting CroCow buck him off.
Tannur looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Tannur.
Tannur throwing sloppy strikes.
Tannur tries to get the hooks in deep but CroCow pushed the leg off.
Tannur lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
CroCow is holding onto Tannur's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Tannur has the hooks in. CroCow is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tannur is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Tannur has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, CroCow has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Evan Tannur has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannur wants to control but CroCow is keeping busy.
CroCow manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tannur's guard. Nice work there by CroCow.
Tannur is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
CroCow slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tannur has CroCow pulled in close to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
CroCow content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tannur holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Tannur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
CroCow fails with an attempt to clinch.
CroCow fails with the takedown
and Tannur counters with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tannur. Those never looked like landing.
CroCow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tannur.
Tannur tries to clinch up.
CroCow looks for a takedown but Tannur sprawls well.
Tannur misses with a kick to the body.
Tannur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tannur drives through with a takedown into CroCow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
CroCow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tannur's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannur controls CroCow momentarily but CroCow frees himself.
CroCow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tannur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tannur is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
CroCow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
CroCow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tannur is keeping the position for now.
Tannur working for submissions but it's allowed CroCow to get to half guard.
Tannur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tannur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. CroCow is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CroCow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tannur works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tannur trying to control the position.
CroCow trying to control but Tannur is working from the bottom.
CroCow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
CroCow pushing down on Tannur's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tannur wants to get back to full guard.
CroCow is keen to just control but Tannur is a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannur has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. CroCow is working away from the top position though.
CroCow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
CroCow postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tannur to stand up.
Horrible takedown by Tannur or perhaps it was just good defense by CroCow which made him look bad.
CroCow pushes Tannur away with a front kick.
Tannur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
CroCow dives in and grabs Tannur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tannur pushes down on CroCow's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milka CroCow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
CroCow tries to clinch but Tannur moves out of range.
CroCow lands a head kick. Tannur smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from CroCow. Those never looked like landing.
Tannur tries to clinch there but CroCow circles away.
Tannur blocks a head kick by CroCow.
CroCow tries to clinch but Tannur is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tannur closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tannur trying to control the position but CroCow is working away.
Tannur tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tannur throws a strike aimed at the side of CroCow's head but CroCow avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tannur trying to control the position but CroCow is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Milka CroCow.
I think CroCow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milka CroCow!
Milka CroCow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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