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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dzhumagaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juunas Sikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juunas Sikio!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhumagaliev throws a big shot that misses.
Sikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dzhumagaliev moves away.
Dzhumagaliev misses with an uppercut.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a shot to the body.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Dzhumagaliev. Those never looked like landing.
Sikio ducks under a wild hook from Dzhumagaliev.
A big left from Dzhumagaliev misses.
Sikio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Dzhumagaliev misses its intended target.
Dzhumagaliev lands a left and a right that send Sikio crashing to the mat, dazed. Dzhumagaliev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sikio is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzhumagaliev throws a nice looking combination but Sikio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sikio is still on wobbly legs! Can Dzhumagaliev finish him?
Sikio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dzhumagaliev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sikio seems to have recovered his senses.
Dzhumagaliev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sikio moves into the clinch.
Sikio misses with some punches.
Sikio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sikio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dzhumagaliev swings wildly with an uppercut but Sikio uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sikios head.
Sikio struggles to land a body shot inside as Dzhumagaliev controls his hands.
Dzhumagaliev pushes Sikio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sikio tries to throw a body punch but Dzhumagaliev avoids it by throwing Sikio back against the cage.
Sikio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev working aggressively here.
Dzhumagaliev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sikio tries to throw a body punch but Dzhumagaliev avoids it by throwing Sikio back against the cage.
Sikio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sikio blocks an uppercut.
Sikio misses with the head strike.
Sikio trying to stall but Dzhumagaliev improves his position.
Sikio misses with the head strike.
Sikio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dzhumagaliev.
Sikio lands a shot to the body.
Sikio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikio throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dzhumagaliev scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sikio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzhumagaliev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sikio backwards.
Dzhumagaliev has a couple of punches blocked by Sikio.
Sikio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dzhumagaliev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dzhumagaliev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev pushes Sikio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dzhumagaliev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dzhumagaliev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sikio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sikio misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sikio.
Dzhumagaliev misses with some punches.
Dzhumagaliev lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sikio.
Sikio trying to control the position but instead, Dzhumagaliev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sikio into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzhumagaliev.
Sikio misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhumagaliev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sikios head.
Dzhumagaliev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dzhumagaliev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Sikio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhumagaliev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sikio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sikio looks to throw the jab but Dzhumagaliev is out of range.
Sikio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhumagaliev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dzhumagaliev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sikio.
Dzhumagaliev moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Dzhumagaliev.
Dzhumagaliev drops Sikio with a big left hand! Sikio is injured, injured bad! Dzhumagaliev jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Dzhumagaliev!
Nikolai Dzhumagaliev gave a mention to FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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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