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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Kirkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Kirkham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirkham fails with the takedown.
Sagat ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sagat shoots in for a double leg but Kirkham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sagat avoids the head kick by Kirkham.
Nice sprawl there from Kirkham as Sagat shoots in.
Kirkham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sagat napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sagat is looking for a sweep.
Kirkham is trying to get an arm triangle but Sagat is defending well.
Kirkham sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sagat is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkham goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sagat rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kirkham's guard! Nice work there by Sagat!
Kirkham seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sagat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirkham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kirkham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kirkham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kirkham keeping moving, preventing Sagat from controlling successfully.
Kirkham trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sagat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirkham is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham tries to strike from the bottom.
Kirkham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sagat wants to control from the top but Kirkham keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Junior Sagat was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kirkham tries to sprawl but Sagat drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sagat is looking to take a break and control but Kirkham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kirkham manages to get to full guard.
Kirkham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sagat trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirkham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirkham wants to get back to his feet but Sagat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham keeping moving, preventing Sagat from controlling successfully.
Sagat forces his way into half guard.
Kirkham trying to control from the bottom.
Kirkham wants to stand back up but Sagat manages to pass into side control.
Sagat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirkham keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junior Sagat will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kirkham shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense.
Kirkham decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sagat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kirkham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sagat keeps working.
Sagat trying to hold on to Kirkham's head to control him but Kirkham postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkham wants to control but Sagat is keeping him busy.
Kirkham trying to control from Sagat's half guard. Sagat has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kirkham trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Kyle Kirkham wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sagat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sagat prevents Kirkham from improving his position.
Sagat is looking to take a break and control but Kirkham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sagat prevents Kirkham from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sagat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirkham keeps working.
Sagat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sagat prevents Kirkham from improving his position.
Sagat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kirkham trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat wants to control but Kirkham is keeping him busy.
Kirkham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kirkham is looking to control Sagat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kirkham avoid being mounted?
Sagat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kirkham has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sagat tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kirkham controls his leg.
Sagat with the ground and pound but Kirkham uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat won't allow Kirkham to sweep him here.
Kirkham trying to control the position here.
Kirkham keeping moving, preventing Sagat from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirkham looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're going to have a standup here because Kyle Kirkham wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but Kirkham moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkham takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Kirkham will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirkham ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Kirkham shoots in and gets a takedown into Sagat's guard.
Sagat controls Kirkham momentarily but Kirkham frees himself.
Sagat looking for a guillotine here but Kirkham defends easily.
Kirkham works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkham trying to control from Sagat's half guard. Sagat has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sagat wants to sweep but no luck.
Kirkham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sagat controls Kirkham momentarily but Kirkham frees himself.
Sagat has his foot on Kirkham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kirkham works his way back into a safe position though.
Sagat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirkham stands up and waves to Sagat to follow him.
Kirkham tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kirkham gets a clinch.
Sagat gets underhooks to prevent Kirkham's takedown attempt.
Kirkham is working for takedown but Sagat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kirkham keeps control of Sagat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagat is trying to drag Kirkham to the mat but Kirkham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kirkham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sagat shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sagat was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kirkham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kyle Kirkham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sagat looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kirkham tries to hold on but Sagat postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkham can't escape the position.
Sagat looking to control but Kirkham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kirkham is trying desperately to improve position.
Sagat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirkham tries to improve his position but instead Sagat has taken his back!
Kirkham trying to survive by controlling the hands.
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 Kyle Kirkham.
I think Kirkham 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Kyle Kirkham!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Kyle Kirkham!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Kyle Kirkham!
Kyle Kirkham wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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