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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Bitag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thergothon - Elemental. Ben Bitag acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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156 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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182 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niko Sirkiä!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Bitag!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitag misses with a takedown
and Sirkiä counters by moving into the clinch.
Bitag looking for a takedown.
Bitag pulls guard.
Sirkiä advances position into side control!
Sirkiä has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bitag gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sirkiä counters with a nice uppercut.
Niko Sirkiä has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Bitag.
Bitag has his takedown stuffed
enabling Sirkiä to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ben Bitag has been cut.
Bitag is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkiä clinches.
Sirkiä stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bitag tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sirkiä smiles and moves away.
Bitag has his takedown stuffed
and Sirkiä counters with a series of strikes that sends Bitag to the canvas! Sirkiä follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Bitag is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä gets to his feet - Bitag follows without any prompting.
Sirkiä scores with a hook.
Bitag is still on wobbly legs! Can Sirkiä finish him?
Sirkiä fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Bitag square on the jaw! Damn, Bitag is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Niko Sirkiä!
Niko Sirkiä retains his featherweight title!
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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
RATING
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