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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Snell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sikkila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikkila has chosen Choke by Kittie as his entrance music. 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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160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Snell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Sikkila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sylvester Snell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snell tries to keep at a distance but Sikkila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Snell scores a nice knee to the body.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but Sikkila blocks with his arms.
Snell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snell prevents Sikkila from breaking the clinch.
Snell landing knees to the head.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sikkila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sikkila blocks an elbow strike.
Sikkila looking for a takedown.
Sikkila is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sikkila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sikkila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Snell connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sikkila swats away the attempt to clinch by Snell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikkila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snell circles away.
Sylvester Snell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Sikkila.
Snell tries to sprawl but Sikkila drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sikkila stops Snell from getting back to his feet.
Sikkila tries to pass the half guard into mount. Snell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sikkila missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sikkila is trying to control the action in half guard but Snell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sikkila has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Snell defend it? Sikkila steps over the head and cranks it - Snell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sikkila!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Sikkila!
Mark Sikkila decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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