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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erki Kangas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Hiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kangas comes to the cage accompanied by Orgasmatron. Hiller has chosen Rush and Run - Shake and Jump as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erki Kangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Hiller!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kangas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hiller tries to bench press Kangas off him but Kangas keeps the position.
Kangas just content to control the position.
Hiller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kangas's best efforts.
Hiller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kangas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hiller trying to control but Kangas postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hiller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hiller is refusing to be controlled, as Kangas sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas blocks the strikes from Hiller.
Hiller is defending against the submission attempts here by Kangas.
Kangas prevents Hiller from improving his position.
Hiller is trying to maintain the position but Kangas is very close to passing his half guard.
Kangas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hiller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hiller trying to hold on to Kangas's head to control him but Kangas postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kangas is trying to control the action in half guard but Hiller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kangas prevents Hiller from improving his position.
Kangas is thwarting Hiller's attempts to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hiller throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hiller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiller works Kangas's body with a nice hook.
Hiller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kangas's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Hiller.
Kangas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Hiller looks to move away, Kangas throws a big counter combo bu Hiller just gets out of the way.
Hiller motions for Kangas to come forward. Hiller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hiller misses
and Kangas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hiller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hiller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kangas passes into half guard.
Hiller looking for submissions off his back.
Kangas is keen to just control but Hiller is a slippery customer.
Hiller looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiller controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hiller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kangas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hiller trying to control but Kangas postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hiller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kangas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erki Kangas dominated that round.
That's time! Kangas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hiller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kangas tries for a takedown but Hiller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good work by Kangas as he checks the leg kick.
Kangas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kangas checks a leg kick nicely.
Hiller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hiller stuffs the takedown.
Hiller counters with a body kick.
Hiller tries to land a front kick but Kangas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hiller throws a big shot that misses.
Kangas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hiller.
Hiller throws a hook but Kangas blocks it.
Hiller jabs Kangas right on the nose. Kangas blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hiller finds it's way through Kangas's defenses.
Kangas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kangas just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiller looking to score a takedown here. Kangas is defending well but Hiller drives through and ends up in Kangas's guard.
Kangas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hiller.
Hiller lands a couple of digs.
Kangas working for a triangle but Hiller defends it easily.
Kangas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kangas keeping moving, preventing Hiller from controlling successfully.
Hiller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kangas is pulling down on Hiller's head. It's preventing any offense from Hiller, at least for the moment.
Kangas keeping moving, preventing Hiller from controlling successfully.
Kangas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hiller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kangas's head.
Hiller postures up.
Erki Kangas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hiller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hiller wants to control from the top but Kangas keeps moving.
Hiller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kangas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hiller defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hiller drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kangas dives on top into guard.
Hiller looking for a triangle here. Kangas is fighting it but it looks tight! Hiller pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kangas is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Erik Hiller!
A very excited looking Erik Hiller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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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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