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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Kakkipylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Italiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Kakkipylly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariano Italiano!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Italiano misses
and Kakkipylly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Italiano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Italiano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Italiano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kakkipylly moves out of range of the leg kick from Italiano.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Italiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Italiano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Italiano working aggressively here.
Italiano blocks an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Italiano.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Italiano.
A head punch on the inside from Italiano fails to land.
Kakkipylly trying to land knees to the body.
Kakkipylly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Italiano tries a body shot but Kakkipylly blocks it.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
Italiano dodges an elbow strike from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly throws an elbow but it misses.
Italiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakkipylly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Italiano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Italiano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kakkipylly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kakkipylly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Italiano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kakkipylly defends well.
Italiano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kakkipylly has picked Italiano up and slammed him! Italiano can't keep hold of the triangle and Kakkipylly manages to pass to side control!
Kakkipylly stands up.
Italiano clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Italiano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kakkipylly backwards.
Italiano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kakkipylly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up but Italiano circles away and keeps his distance.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Italiano throws a low kick but Kakkipylly moves out of range easily.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Italiano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pikku Kakkipylly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakkipylly forces Italiano back against the cage and clinches.
Italiano working aggressively here.
Italiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kakkipylly's elbow.
Kakkipylly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Italiano.
Italiano digs a right hand into Kakkipylly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kakkipylly's gas tank.
Kakkipylly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakkipylly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kakkipylly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly misses with a low kick as Italiano jumps back.
Kakkipylly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Italiano lands with an overhand left.
Italiano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Italiano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Italiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakkipylly.
Italiano moves out of range of the body kick from Kakkipylly.
Italiano shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kakkipylly's guard.
Kakkipylly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Italiano controls the pace.
Italiano wants to control from the top but Kakkipylly keeps moving.
Italiano tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakkipylly is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Italiano trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakkipylly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Italiano throwing strikes but missing.
Italiano trying to control but Kakkipylly is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mariano Italiano hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Italiano blocks a leg kick.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Italiano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Italiano shoots in looking for a takedown. Kakkipylly tries to sprawl out of it but Italiano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kakkipylly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakkipylly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakkipylly pushes Italiano away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariano Italiano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Italiano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Italiano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Italiano avoids the head kick by Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly checks a leg kick.
Kakkipylly scoring well with a low kick there.
Italiano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kakkipylly throws a head kick that half lands.
Italiano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kakkipylly sprawls well. Kakkipylly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Italiano gets slowly back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Kakkipylly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kakkipylly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kakkipylly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Italiano misses with a low kick.
Kakkipylly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Italiano on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kakkipylly looks to land a body kick but Italiano moved away.
Kakkipylly is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Italiano.
A low kick from Italiano is predictable there
and Kakkipylly moves into the clinch.
Italiano avoiding damage as Kakkipylly throws knees to the body.
Italiano gets control of Kakkipylly's arms and successfully pulls guard. Italiano will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Italiano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kakkipylly stands up from Italiano's guard - Kakkipylly perhaps looking for a knockout.
Italiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakkipylly is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Italiano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakkipylly misses with a kick to the body.
Italiano throws a series of punches but Kakkipylly avoids them all with ease.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch but Italiano is having none of it.
Kakkipylly throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Italiano misses.
Kakkipylly is looking to clinch but Italiano is avoiding it.
Italiano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Italiano loads up on a big right hand but Kakkipylly slips the punch.
Pikku Kakkipylly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakkipylly lands with a nice body kick.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Italiano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up
and Italiano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kakkipylly moves forwards but Italiano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kakkipylly defending well as Italiano loads up on a big left hand.
Italiano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kakkipylly.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Italiano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakkipylly - the referee stops the clock and Italiano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakkipylly. Italiano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Italiano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Italiano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Italiano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kakkipylly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Italiano moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Italiano counters with a big head kick but Kakkipylly shrugs it off.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Italiano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Italiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakkipylly.
Italiano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakkipylly scores with a kick to the body.
Italiano is breathing heavily.
Kakkipylly avoids a kick to the body.
Italiano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Italiano is looking to clinch but Kakkipylly is avoiding it.
Kakkipylly misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakkipylly moves into the clinch successfully.
Kakkipylly lands an elbow inside that Italiano shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kakkipylly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Kakkipylly dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kakkipylly lands with a kick to the ribs.
Italiano lands with a nice body punch.
Italiano blocks the body kick.
Italiano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakkipylly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Italiano.
Italiano checks a low kick from Kakkipylly.
Italiano keeps the fight on the outside.
Kakkipylly throws a sloppy head kick and Italiano moves out of range easily.
Italiano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakkipylly.
Italiano tries to close the distance and clinch but Kakkipylly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kakkipylly.
Italiano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kakkipylly.
Kakkipylly tries to clinch up.
Kakkipylly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Italiano moves in looking to clinch but Kakkipylly pushes him off.
Kakkipylly throws a leg kick but Italiano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Italiano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Italiano throws a leg kick but Kakkipylly moved away.
Italiano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kakkipylly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Italiano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kakkipylly sprawls well. Kakkipylly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Italiano gets slowly back to his feet.
Kakkipylly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Italiano.
Kakkipylly connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakkipylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Italiano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kakkipylly throws a body kick that misses.
Italiano takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Italiano checks a leg kick.
Italiano connects with an inside leg kick.
Kakkipylly checks a leg kick.
Kakkipylly connects with a high kick.
Italiano is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakkipylly lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Italiano crumples to the floor! Kakkipylly milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pikku Kakkipylly!
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hype
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