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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dice Thunderborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sirkiä might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thergothon - Elemental. 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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230 lbs
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276 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dice Thunderborn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderborn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunderborn throws a low kick but Sirkiä avoids it.
Thunderborn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sirkiä half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sirkiä drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sirkiä seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thunderborn misses with an uppercut.
Thunderborn misses with an uppercut.
Sirkiä tries to counter with a takedown but Thunderborn is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Thunderborn is predictable there
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sirkiä connects with a couple of short punches.
Thunderborn trying to keep a closed guard but Sirkiä is proving a slippery customer.
Sirkiä pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thunderborn is keeping the position for now.
Sirkiä is looking to work some ground and pound but Thunderborn has wrist control.
Thunderborn is pulling down on Sirkiä's head. It's preventing any offense from Sirkiä, at least for the moment.
Our spies down at at Total Impact inform us that Thunderborn has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderborn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sirkiä might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sirkiä stops Thunderborn from standing up.
Thunderborn is pulling down on Sirkiä's head. It's preventing any offense from Sirkiä, at least for the moment.
Sirkiä is working Thunderborn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sirkiä working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thunderborn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thunderborn wants to stand and escape but Sirkiä is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thunderborn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirkiä attempts a counter takedown but Thunderborn avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thunderborn misses with a wild body shot.
Sirkiä feinted with a counter takedown.
Thunderborn misses with a hook
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirkiä accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thunderborn keeping full guard, as Sirkiä tries to pass.
Sirkiä connects with a couple of short punches.
Thunderborn keeping full guard, as Sirkiä tries to pass.
Thunderborn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but Thunderborn blocks nicely.
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but Thunderborn keeps moving.
Sirkiä thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thunderborn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn pulls Sirkiä in close to prevent any damage.
Sirkiä thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirkiä working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sirkiä stops Thunderborn from standing up.
Sirkiä lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thunderborn wants to get back to his feet but Sirkiä is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thunderborn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sirkiä is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thunderborn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thunderborn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thunderborn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sirkiä blocks a low kick nicely.
Sirkiä changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thunderborn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkiä manages to avoid it.
Sirkiä drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
Thunderborn tries to clinch but Sirkiä is having none of it.
Sirkiä appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dice Thunderborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunderborn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sirkiä. That did some damage!
Thunderborn throws a shot from downtown. Sirkiä moves away and avoids it.
Thunderborn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sirkiä there.
Sirkiä missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thunderborn is refusing to be controlled, as Sirkiä sits in half guard.
Sirkiä working the head and body with strikes.
Sirkiä has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sirkiä drops an elbow to the side of Thunderborn's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Sirkiä dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunderborn. Sirkiä does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirkiä feinted with a counter takedown.
Thunderborn throws a right hand that misses
and Sirkiä counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sirkiä.
Thunderborn pushes Sirkiä off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sirkiä avoids the body shot from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn misses with an uppercut
so Sirkiä counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thunderborn is trying to keep Sirkiä in close.
Sirkiä working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Sirkiä trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but Thunderborn keeps moving.
Thunderborn wants to get back to his feet but Sirkiä is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirkiä accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sirkiä is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunderborn can do to turn this around?
Sirkiä in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thunderborn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sirkiä is controlling him.
Thunderborn is pulling down on Sirkiä's head. It's preventing any offense from Sirkiä, at least for the moment.
Thunderborn trying to control the position.
Sirkiä trying to control but Thunderborn is working from the bottom.
Sirkiä stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunderborn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thunderborn pushes Sirkiä off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sirkiä here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thunderborn clobbers Sirkiä with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn throws a body shot but no joy.
Niko Sirkiä is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunderborn jabs Sirkiä right on the nose. Sirkiä blinks but takes it well.
Thunderborn looks to land a left hand but Sirkiä moved out of range nicely.
Sirkiä changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thunderborn misses with a hook
so Sirkiä counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but Thunderborn blocks nicely.
Sirkiä throws a big right hand that misses.
Sirkiä throwing strikes but missing.
Sirkiä won't allow Thunderborn to get back to his feet.
Thunderborn keeping moving, preventing Sirkiä from controlling successfully.
Sirkiä is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä prevents Thunderborn from getting back to his feet.
Sirkiä postures up in Thunderborn's guard and throws a big left but Thunderborn blocks it.
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but Thunderborn keeps moving.
Thunderborn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sirkiä working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sirkiä's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sirkiä wants to control from the top but Thunderborn keeps moving.
Sirkiä thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sirkiä postures up and lands a big shot to Thunderborn's brow.
Niko Sirkiä overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thunderborn wants to stand up but Sirkiä is controlling him.
Sirkiä throwing strikes from guard but Thunderborn blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunderborn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunderborn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sirkiä loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sirkiä won't allow Thunderborn to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thunderborn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sirkiä drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
Thunderborn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkiä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sirkiä half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thunderborn connects with the punch.
Sirkiä ducks under a wild hook from Thunderborn.
Sirkiä drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sirkiä checks a leg kick.
Sirkiä tries to counter with a takedown but Thunderborn is quick to defend against it.
Thunderborn throws an overhand right that lands on Sirkiä's shoulder, as Sirkiä tries to avoid the shot.
Sirkiä keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunderborn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Niko Sirkiä will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sirkiä takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thunderborn throws a leg kick
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thunderborn won't be happy with that.
Thunderborn is pushing Sirkiä's head away, looking to escape. Sirkiä manages to hold on to the position though.
Sirkiä scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thunderborn to see if he's OK.
Thunderborn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sirkiä wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thunderborn is trying to buck Sirkiä off.
Sirkiä wants to control but Thunderborn is keeping him busy.
Sirkiä throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunderborn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sirkiä.
Sirkiä thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sirkiä is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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Sirkiä wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunderborn keeps working.
Sirkiä cracks Thunderborn with a big right hand but Thunderborn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thunderborn is looking to regain half guard here but Sirkiä keeps moving and retains side control.
Sirkiä is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thunderborn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thunderborn is looking for a sweep.
Thunderborn throws Sirkiä to one side and escapes!
Thunderborn throws a body punch but Sirkiä moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunderborn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thunderborn throws a head punch that misses.
Sirkiä blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunderborn breaks the clinch.
Sirkiä defending well as Thunderborn loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkiä uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunderborn.
Sirkiä feinted with a counter takedown.
Thunderborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkiä is just out of range.
Sirkiä feinted with a counter takedown.
Thunderborn misses with a hook. Sirkiä ducked under it nicely.
Sirkiä changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thunderborn misses with a body kick.
Sirkiä drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunderborn digs a good hook to Sirkiä's body.
Thunderborn throws the left hand but Sirkiä avoids the punch easily.
Sirkiä drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn cracks Sirkiä with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunderborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dice Thunderborn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn throws a leg kick
and Sirkiä counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sirkiä.
Thunderborn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sirkiä trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sirkiä is working hard here to advance position.
Sirkiä passes into half guard.
Thunderborn moves into full guard.
Thunderborn wants to get back to his feet but Sirkiä is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä postures up in Thunderborn's guard and throws a big left but Thunderborn blocks it.
Sirkiä is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sirkiä is standing up over Thunderborn. Thunderborn looks to escape but Sirkiä dives into side control.
Sirkiä throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dice Thunderborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sirkiä is looking to take a break and control but Thunderborn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thunderborn misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sirkiä scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Thunderborn is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sirkiä can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Sirkiä!
Niko Sirkiä took some time post fight to say the following; '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.
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hype
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FIGHT
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