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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luka Mrtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mournfully Singing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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167 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Mrtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mournfully Singing!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singing uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mrtic has time to react.
Singing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mrtic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mrtic tries to land a leg kick but Singing saw it coming and moves away.
Mrtic ducks under a wild hook from Singing.
Mrtic walks into a jab.
Mrtic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Singing swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Singing fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mrtic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mrtic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but Singing blocks it.
Singing lands a right hand.
Mrtic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Singing blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Singing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mrtic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singing's brow.
Mrtic trying to stall but Singing improves his position.
Singing avoids a wild elbow strike from Mrtic.
Singing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mrtic backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Mrtic throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Singing.
Singing misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Singing misses with a punch to the body.
Mrtic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mrtic misses with an elbow strike.
Singing is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mrtic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singing's brow.
Mrtic throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Singing.
Mrtic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Singing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Singing.
Mrtic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Singing blocks an elbow strike.
Singing pushes Mrtic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mrtic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Singing struggles to land a body shot inside as Mrtic controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Singing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mrtic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mrtic controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Singing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singing.
Singing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mrtic pushes off an throws an elbow but Singing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Singing lands with a short shot to the head.
Mrtic tries to land knees in the clinch but Singing avoids the damage to the body.
Mrtic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Singing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Singing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Singing misses with a punch to the body.
Singing stalling against the cage.
Singing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Singing is stalling here.
Singing blocks a body shot from Mrtic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singing lands with a right to the head.
Singing misses with a punch to the body.
Singing lands an uppercut.
Mrtic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singing avoids it.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but Singing blocks it.
Mrtic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Singing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mrtic.
A left hand lands to the body for Singing.
Singing avoiding damage as Mrtic throws knees to the body.
Singing managing to block the knees to the body from Mrtic.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singing.
Singing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singing lands a left hand.
Mrtic throws an elbow that misses.
Singing digs a right hand underneath Mrtic's ribcage. Mrtic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Singing blocks an elbow strike from Mrtic.
Singing struggles to land a body shot inside as Mrtic controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Singing.
Nice elbow from Mrtic.
Singing blocks the elbow strike.
Singing lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mrtic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singing's brow.
Mrtic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Singing blocks an elbow strike from Mrtic.
Singing dodges an elbow strike from Mrtic.
Singing can't find room to land a body shot as Mrtic controls the action.
Nice body punch from Singing.
Singing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singing fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mrtic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Singing connects with a body shot.
Singing connects with a jab.
Mrtic tries to clinch but Singing moves out of range.
Singing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mournfully Singing dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mrtic 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.
Mrtic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Singing blocks an elbow strike.
Singing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Singing is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Singing.
Mrtic tries a body shot but Singing blocks it.
Singing struggles to land a body shot inside as Mrtic controls his hands.
Mrtic stalling in the clinch but Singing improves position.
Mournfully Singing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mrtic misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singing lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mrtic or not.
Singing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mrtic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Singing is keeping busy.
Singing lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mrtic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singing's brow.
Singing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrtic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Singing is defending well for now.
Mrtic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Singing lands a body punch.
Singing has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mrtic looking to throw knees to the head but Singing is blocking nicely.
Singing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mrtic.
Singing struggles to land a body shot inside as Mrtic controls his hands.
Singing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singing blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Singing.
Singing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mrtic's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mrtic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Singing's brow.
Still in the clinch, Singing scores with a nice short uppercut.
Singing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singing tries to work over Mrtic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mrtic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singing works on Mrtic's body with a couple of short punches.
Singing stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mrtic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mrtic throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singing lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Singing wants to get back to striking at distance but Mrtic won't allow it.
Mrtic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Singing lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mrtic or not.
Mrtic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Singing.
A right hook to the body lands for Singing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singing lands a body shot in the clinch.
Singing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Singing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singing tests Mrtic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singing throws a right and a left that Mrtic avoids nicely.
As Singing backs away, Mrtic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mrtic throws a shot from downtown. Singing moves away and avoids it.
Singing throws out a counter right but Mrtic avoids it with no problem.
Singing lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Singing.
Mrtic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Singing finds it's way through Mrtic's defenses.
Mrtic 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.
Mrtic tries to clinch but Singing moves out of range.
Mrtic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Mrtic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singing lands with a hook. Mrtic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mrtic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mrtic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singing manages to avoid it.
Singing swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mrtic moves in looking to clinch but Singing pushes him off.
Mrtic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Singing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Singing's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Singing duly obliges.
Mrtic tries a head kick but it misses.
Mrtic lands with a good body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Singing. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Singing.
Singing throws a shot to the body.
Singing lands with a nice combination. Mrtic backs away looking to recover.
Mrtic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singing cracks Mrtic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oh Mrtic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mrtic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mrtic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mrtic walks straight into a right hand from Singing - that's dropped him! Singing jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mrtic from any more punishment! Mrtic complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mournfully Singing!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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