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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Freese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Freese might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Sexy And I Know It. Craig Freese had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Freese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Freese is predictable there
and Kakkipylly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kakkipylly throws a front kick that sends Freese stumbling back into the cage.
Kakkipylly looks to throw a body kick
and Freese counters with a low kick, right behind Kakkipylly 's knee.
Kakkipylly misses with a body kick.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kakkipylly moves into range and clinches up with Freese.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Freese dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Freese managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Freese blocks an elbow strike.
Freese avoids the elbow strike from Kakkipylly, against the cage.
Freese taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese is trying to stall.
Freese blocks the elbow strike.
Freese keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kakkipylly's efforts to push away.
Kakkipylly pushes off an throws an elbow but Freese leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Craig Freese has been cut.
Kakkipylly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freese is defending well for now.
Freese looking to stall.
Kakkipylly slowing the pace effectively.
Freese blocks an elbow strike.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freese taking a breather.
Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakkipylly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freese manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freese tries to work over Kakkipylly's front leg with a kick but Kakkipylly checks it.
Freese moves out of range of the body kick from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakkipylly drives through and clinches with Freese against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freese.
Freese blocks the elbow strike.
Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakkipylly throws a lazy head kick
and Freese counters with a low kick, right behind Kakkipylly 's knee.
Kakkipylly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakkipylly looks for the body kick but Freese saw that one coming.
Kakkipylly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Freese swats away the attempt to clinch by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick
and Freese makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kakkipylly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kakkipylly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freese tries to clinch but Kakkipylly is having none of it.
Kakkipylly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Freese.
Freese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick but Freese moves out of range.
Kakkipylly throws a lazy head kick
and Freese counters with a low kick, right behind Kakkipylly 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakkipylly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Kakkipylly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Freese's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kakkipylly throws a lazy body kick
and Freese makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Freese tried to score with a low kick but Kakkipylly checks it.
Freese throws a leg kick but Kakkipylly moved away.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kakkipylly connects with a high kick.
Freese tries to clinch but Kakkipylly moves away
and Kakkipylly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Freese is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up.
Kakkipylly misses with a head kick.
Kakkipylly tries to work over Freese's front leg with a kick but Freese checks it.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese counters by moving into the clinch.
Freese blocks an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Freese avoids the damage to the body.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freese dodges an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freese is defending well for now.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Freese avoids the damage to the body.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freese being controlled against the cage.
Kakkipylly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Freese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freese takes an elbow to the temple.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Freese keeps control of Kakkipylly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freese.
Kakkipylly avoiding damage as Freese throws knees to the body.
Freese is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Freese dodges an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly breaks from the clinch.
Kakkipylly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kakkipylly throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly scores with a head kick.
Kakkipylly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pikku Kakkipylly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese counters with a low kick, right behind Kakkipylly 's knee.
Kakkipylly explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Freese is having none of it.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Freese counters with a slapping leg kick.
Freese moves out of range of the body kick from Kakkipylly.
A head kick by Kakkipylly misses
and Freese counters with a good low kick that Kakkipylly was not able to check.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Freese is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws a low kick, looking for Freese's leg but Freese calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freese, right into the meat.
Freese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Freese tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kakkipylly is able to avoid easily.
Freese throws a leg kick
and Kakkipylly counters with a solid body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kakkipylly doesn't manage to clinch there - Freese circles away.
Kakkipylly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kakkipylly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Freese moves out of range.
Kakkipylly fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Kakkipylly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Freese's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Freese throws a front kick aimed at Kakkipylly's knee but Kakkipylly avoids it well.
Freese does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Freese is predictable there
and Kakkipylly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Freese is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kakkipylly thows a leg kick but Freese checks it
and Freese counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freese.
Kakkipylly missing with knees to the body.
Kakkipylly tries to circle away but Freese has him pinned against the cage.
Kakkipylly tries to circle away but Freese has him pinned against the cage.
Freese avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Freese wants to stall.
Kakkipylly landing knees to the body.
Freese is struggling to control the position.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow just above Freese 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese blocks an elbow strike.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow that misses.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.
Freese avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Freese moves out of range as Kakkipylly throws a body kick.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Freese tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kakkipylly is able to avoid easily.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese counters with an inside leg kick.
Freese throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kakkipylly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kakkipylly moves to clinch but Freese breaks away
and Freese counters with a nice leg kick.
Freese moves into the clinch successfully.
Kakkipylly tries to break the clinch but Freese is controlling the position.
Kakkipylly breaks from the clinch.
Freese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kakkipylly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kakkipylly looks to throw a body kick
and Freese counters with a slapping leg kick.
Freese sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch successfully.
Freese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kakkipylly.
Craig Freese's cut is getting worse.
Freese will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kakkipylly up against the cage.
Freese managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch.
Kakkipylly throws a leg kick but Freese moved away.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch but Freese is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakkipylly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakkipylly checks a low kick from Freese.
Freese blocks a head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kakkipylly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Kakkipylly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick
and Freese counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Kakkipylly really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Freese's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kakkipylly closes the distance and clinches.
Freese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pikku Kakkipylly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freese's brow.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freese.
Come on Freese - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kakkipylly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freese has him pressed against the cage.
Kakkipylly wants to break free but Freese has control.
Freese on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kakkipylly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Kakkipylly to work.
Freese just leaning against Kakkipylly, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freese is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kakkipylly is keeping busy.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Freese managing to block the knees to the body from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese counters with a good low kick that Kakkipylly was not able to check.
Freese tries to close the distance and clinch but Kakkipylly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freese fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kakkipylly, pushing him back against the cage.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kakkipylly is trying to force a seperation but Freese has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Freese content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakkipylly missing with knees to the body.
Freese prevents Kakkipylly from breaking the clinch.
Freese trying to stall but Kakkipylly improves his position.
Freese keeps control of Kakkipylly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kakkipylly has had enough of the clinch but Freese keeps him there for the moment.
Freese is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Freese seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Freese avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kakkipylly as Freese tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kakkipylly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Freese's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Kakkipylly wants to get back to striking at distance but Freese won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kakkipylly throws an elbow but misses.
Freese controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Craig Freese.
An inside leg kick from Kakkipylly misses.
Kakkipylly thows a leg kick but Freese checks it
and Freese counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freese is trying to maintain a safe position but Kakkipylly gets an underhook and turns Freese into the cage.
Kakkipylly tries to break the clinch but Freese is controlling the position.
Freese blocks the elbow strike.
Kakkipylly lands a nice elbow.
Kakkipylly missing with knees to the body.
Kakkipylly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freese avoids it.
Freese displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kakkipylly up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kakkipylly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakkipylly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freese slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Kakkipylly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Craig Freese's cut.
That's time! Freese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Freese feints and then cracks Kakkipylly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kakkipylly down.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that half lands.
Freese avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Freese takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kakkipylly throws a lazy head kick
and Freese counters with a low kick, right behind Kakkipylly 's knee.
Kakkipylly throws a lazy head kick
and Freese counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese counters with a thumping low kick.
Freese moves in looking to clinch but Kakkipylly pushes him off.
Kakkipylly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Freese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese counters with a leg kick.
Kakkipylly is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakkipylly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese counters with a good low kick that Kakkipylly was not able to check.
Freese feints and then cracks Kakkipylly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kakkipylly down.
Kakkipylly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Freese moves out of range easily.
Freese checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese counters with an inside leg kick.
Kakkipylly checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses
and Freese makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freese connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses.
Kakkipylly checks a low kick from Freese.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kakkipylly gets a clinch.
Freese is trying to maintain a safe position but Kakkipylly gets an underhook and turns Freese into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly tries to land knees in the clinch but Freese avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kakkipylly is pushing Freese up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Freese stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow strike.
Freese looking to slow down the pace here.
Kakkipylly just leaning against Freese, taking a breather.
Craig Freese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kakkipylly wants to break free but Freese has control.
Kakkipylly tries to break the clinch but Freese is controlling the position.
Kakkipylly tries to circle away but Freese has him pinned against the cage.
Freese avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Freese blocks the elbow strike.
Kakkipylly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakkipylly misses with an elbow over the top.
Freese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly is looking to break free of the clinch but Freese has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Kakkipylly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kakkipylly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Kakkipylly!
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hype
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