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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi has chosen Metallica - Ride the Lightning as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack clinches up with Kivi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kivi tries a body shot but Hack blocks it.
Kivi has Hack pressed against the cage.
Hack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hack blocks a body shot from Kivi.
Hack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kivi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kivi lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kivi.
Hack prevents a body shot from Kivi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kivi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hack.
Kivi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi scores with the left hand. Hack knows he should have avoided that one.
Hack closes the distance and clinches.
Kivi misses with a punch to the body.
Hack lands a hook that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Kivi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kivi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hack was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivi.
Hack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kivi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hack scoring well with a low kick there.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kivi.
Hack tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kivi manages to circle out of the way.
Hack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kivi.
Kivi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hack tries to clinch there but Kivi circles away.
Crack Hack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Kivi pushes him off.
Kivi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Hack lands but Kivi takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hack scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hack tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kivi blocks the elbow strike.
Kivi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kivi takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Kivi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kivi stalling against the cage.
Kivi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hack seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kivi can turn it around.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hack's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a punch to the body.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Kivi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kivi is trying to maintain a safe position but Hack gets an underhook and turns Kivi into the cage.
Kivi avoiding damage.
Kivi avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
A short right from Kivi on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hack scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Kivi avoids the damage to the body.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Kivi won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Hack's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kivi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kivi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kivi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kivi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Kivi avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack blocks a body shot from Kivi.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hack throws an elbow but misses.
Hack takes a shot to the head.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Hack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kivi blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
A short left from Hack.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Hack prevents Kivi from breaking the clinch.
Kivi lands with a light punch inside.
Kivi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hack misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Crack Hack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kivi lands a head shot.
Kivi throws out a loose jab but Hack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kivi jabs Hack right on the nose. Hack blinks but takes it well.
Hack wants to clinch up but Kivi keeps it at a distance.
Kivi checks a low kick from Hack.
Hack avoids a kick to the body.
Kivi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kivi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi throws a hook to the side of Hack's head but Hack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hack tries to clinch but Kivi is having none of it.
Hack moves away from the strike by Kivi.
Hack has closed the distance and engaged Kivi in a clinch.
Hack misses with an elbow strike.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but Kivi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi throws a head punch that misses.
Hack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
Hack lands an elbow inside that Kivi shrugs off.
Kivi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kivi is defending well for now.
Hack prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Hack lands with a left to the head.
Kivi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kivi lands a right hand.
Kivi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack gets through Kivi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hack controls his hands.
Hack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kivi misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi lands a hook that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Kivi avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Kivi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hack takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kivi misses with a straight left.
Kivi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hack was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kivi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kivi shoots in but Hack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kivi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hack is just out of range.
Hack is looking to clinch.
Kivi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kivi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hack throws a head kick that misses.
Kivi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kivi throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivi. Hack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hack, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Hack.
Kivi misses with a body shot.
Kivi avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with an uppercut.
Kivi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hack manages to avoid it.
Kivi looks to land a right hand but Hack moved out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hack.
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!
Hack moves out of range as Kivi throws a body kick.
Hack half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hack clinches with his opponent.
Hack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kivi avoids it.
Kivi dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hack as Kivi tries to tie him up.
Kivi scores with a hook to the body.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kivi avoids it.
Hack misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Atlas Kivi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
That's time! Hack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Kivi.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Kivi circles away.
Hack tries to clinch up.
Hack thows a leg kick but Kivi checks it
and Kivi counters with a shoot takedown. Hack fights it but they end up in guard.
Kivi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hack is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kivi defends it well.
Kivi trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack is looking for a kimura but Kivi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hack to get the leverage.
Hack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kivi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kivi is looking for a sweep. Hack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack is looking for a kimura here.
Kivi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kivi.
Hack is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kivi.
Kivi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hack misses with a kick to the body.
Kivi tries to land a front kick but Hack steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kivi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kivi or perhaps it was just good defense by Hack, which made it look bad.
Hack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kivi misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hack.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Hack cracks the inside of Kivi's front leg.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hack is looking to clinch.
Kivi lands with a nice body punch.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Kivi pushes him off.
Kivi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kivi lands a head kick!
Hack tries to clinch but Kivi moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kivi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kivi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivi throws a head kick but Hack moves out of range.
Atlas Kivi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kivi lands a body shot.
Hack slips a jab from Kivi.
Hack avoids the body shot from Kivi.
Kivi throws a series of punches but Hack moves out of range.
Hack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack slips under a jab from Kivi.
Hack tries to clinch there but Kivi circles away.
Hack delivers a nice body kick.
Kivi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kivi gets tackled into the cage by Hack. Hack maintains the clinch.
Kivi takes a shot to the head.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
Hack prevents Kivi from breaking the clinch.
Hack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kivi is defending well for now.
Hack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kivi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hack's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
Hack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kivi's defenses.
Hack lands an elbow just above Kivi 's eye.
Hack lands an elbow just above Kivi 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi blocks an elbow strike from Hack.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Hack controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi takes an elbow to the temple.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Hack controls the action.
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
Hack prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Hack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hack scores with a shot to the side of Kivi's head.
Kivi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hack as Kivi tries to tie him up.
Kivi lands a nice uppercut.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Hack controls his hands.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Kivi won't want to take too many of those.
Hack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kivi looking to slow down the pace here.
Hack misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atlas Kivi.
I think Kivi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Atlas Kivi!
Our winner, Atlas Kivi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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