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Event:
Fight and Furious II
Date: Apr 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Valo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nakki throws a body shot but no joy.
Valo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakki on the side of the head.
Valo misses with a body shot.
Valo throws a leg kick but Nakki checks it.
Valo is looking to slow Nakki down with leg kicks.
Nakki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#KD2#
Valo lands a big head kick that sends Nakki tumbling to the mat! Valo takes a step backwards and waves Nakki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nakki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Highland CT & Spar in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakki scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Tapio Valo has been cut.
Valo steps in with a hook that catches Nakki right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Valo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Nakki looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapio Valo! Tapio Valo retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Tapio Valo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Highland Island 24
Date: Mar 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Nakki misses with an uppercut. Yu saw that one coming.
Yu dives in and grabs Nakki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakki pushes down on Yu's head and hops out.
Uiva Nakki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nakki lands a nice hook to Yu's body. Yu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakki throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nakki pinned against the cage. Nakki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakki misses with a double jab.
Nakki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yu.
Nakki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Nakki instigates a clinch.
Yu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nakki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yu prevents a body shot from Nakki. #T1#
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Nakki.
Nakki is stalling here.
Nakki is leaning against Yu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakki taking a breather.
Yu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakki's elbow.
Nakki lands a hook that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
Nakki lands an uppercut.
Yu can't get the takedown.
Yu misses with the head strike.
Nakki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
Yu is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakki gets an underhook and turns Yu into the cage.
A short right from Nakki on the inside. #T2#
Nakki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakki digs a right hand into Yu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yu's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakki.
Nakki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nakki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Nakki.
Nakki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nakki.
Nakki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Nakki.
Nakki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nakki lands an uppercut.
Nakki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nakki avoiding damage.
#T3#
Nakki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu's elbow.
Yu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yu wants a takedown.
Nakki cracks Yu with a nice body shot.
Yu is breathing heavily.
Yu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nakki is defending well.
Nakki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nakki is leaning against Yu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakki.
A nice left hand lands by Nakki.
Nakki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Nakki.
Nakki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakki can't find room to land a body shot as Yu controls the action.
#T4#
Nakki misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nakki as the two fighters clinch.
Yu is trying to stall.
Nakki gets through Yu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nakki is struggling to control the position.
Nakki struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Nakki presses Yu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakki gets an underhook and turns Yu into the cage.
Nakki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yu.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uiva Nakki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Yu moves forwards but Nakki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nakki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheers as Nakki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yu doesn't seem phased though.
Yu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC2#
Yu is rocked!
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakki lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oh Yu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Will Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakki throws a body punch but Yu moves out of range.
Yu seems to have got his legs back now.
Yu looks to land a left hand but Nakki moved out of range nicely.
Nakki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakki throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakki throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakki.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nakki! But no joy.#CL2#
Nakki moves into the clinch.
Yu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nakki up against the cage.#T1#
The referee calls for Yu to work.
Yu has had enough of the clinch but Nakki keeps him there for the moment.
Nakki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nakki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakki controlling the action here for a moment.
Nakki digs a right hand into Yu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yu's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Nakki.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
A short body shot lands from Nakki as the two fighters clinch.
Nakki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yu blocks a body shot from Nakki.
Still in the clinch, Nakki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Nakki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nakki lands a right hand.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakki.
A short left from Nakki.
A body shot lands from Nakki.
Nakki lands with a short shot to the head.
Nakki scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nakki as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Nakki on the inside. #T3#
Nakki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nakki lands a body shot.
Uiva Nakki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakki lands with a short head shot on the inside. #KD2#
Nakki drops Yu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Yu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nakki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nakki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakki creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Yu with a big uppercut! Yu tries to clinch up but Nakki pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Yu to the mat! Yu covers up and Nakki unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Uiva Nakki!
After winning the bout, Uiva Nakki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Will Yu was interviewed post fight and said 'Y U no win ? U no better ?'.
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Event:
no blood, no gain
Date: Mar 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Miles misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Nakki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nakki throws a body shot but no joy.
Miles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uiva Nakki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miles moves away.
As Nakki tries to get set, Miles tries to push him back and clinch up but Nakki manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nakki misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Miles misses its target.#T1#
Nakki's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miles under the eye.
Nakki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakki misses with a looping right.
Miles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nakki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miles throws a poor cross that misses
and Nakki counters with a nice body shot.
Nakki lands a really nice looking cross but Miles seems unphased.
Miles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nakki cracks Miles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
Miles is looking to clinch.
Nakki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakki.
Miles tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nakki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miles with a body shot.
Nakki cracks Miles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nakki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles slips a jab from Nakki.
Miles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakki manages to avoid it.
Miles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakki in his tracks. #T3#
Miles slips under a jab from Nakki.
Miles is looking to counter the offense by Nakki and move into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Miles .
Miles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miles is looking to counter punch.
Miles misses with a wild body shot.
Nakki throws out a counter right but Miles avoids it with no problem.
Miles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakki manages to avoid it.
Nakki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakki swings widly with a right hand
and Miles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nakki throws a jab when Miles was well out of range.#T4#
Nakki takes one to the side of the head.
Miles throws out a loose jab but Nakki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles throws a hook but Nakki blocks it.
Nakki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nakki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakki misses with a straight right.
Miles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uiva Nakki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Miles defending well as Nakki loads up on a big left hand.
Miles misses with a right hand
enabling Nakki to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Miles misses the target.
Uiva Nakki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miles throws a jab when Nakki was well out of range.
Miles misses with an uppercut.
Nakki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nakki throws a hook to the side of Miles 's head but Miles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miles is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Nakki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles moves away from the strike by Nakki.
Miles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Miles .
Miles tries to clinch but Nakki moves away
and Nakki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miles thinking.
Nakki misses with an uppercut
and Miles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakki's coach down at Highland CT & Spar was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nakki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Miles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakki lands a head shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nakki throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Miles counter with a right hand.
Nakki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miles sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2##CL#
Miles drives through and clinches with Nakki against the ropes.
Miles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakki misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakki.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
Nakki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miles or not.
Miles throws a head punch that misses.
Nakki can't find room to land a body shot as Miles controls the action.
Nakki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miles .
Miles blocking some punches.
Miles swings wildly with an uppercut but Nakki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
A shot in the inside from Nakki.
Miles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nakki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miles tries to throw a body punch but Nakki avoids it by throwing Miles back against the ropes.
Miles misses with a punch to the body.
Miles working aggressively here.
Nakki trying to control the position but instead, Miles has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakki into the ropes.
Miles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nakki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miles can't find room to land a body shot as Nakki controls the action.
Miles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Nakki scores with a shot to the side of Miles 's head.
Miles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakki.
Nakki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nakki tries to throw a body punch but Miles avoids it by throwing Nakki back against the ropes.
Miles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uiva Nakki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
Miles throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakki.
Nakki struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles controls his hands.
Nakki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Miles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakki lands with a light punch inside.
Nakki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miles backwards.
Miles lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uiva Nakki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Nakki takes a swing at Miles 's ribcage but misses.
Miles is looking to counter punch.
Miles misses with a left hand
and Nakki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nakki moves forwards but Miles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nakki connects with the punch.
Nakki misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Miles misses the target.
Nakki throws a right hand that misses
and Miles counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakki throws out the jab.
Nakki throws a poor cross that misses
and Miles counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Miles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nakki.
Miles is looking to counter punch.
Nakki throws a body punch but Miles moves out of range.
Miles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nakki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakki misses with an uppercut. Miles saw that one coming.
Miles wants to clinch.#T2#
Miles connects with a body shot.
Nakki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakki throws a body punch but Miles moves out of range.
Miles wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nakki connects with a nice looking jab.
Nakki tries to move into range but Miles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Nakki throws a body punch but Miles moves out of range.
Miles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nakki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miles was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakki.
Miles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakki lands an overhand right.
Nakki scores with a nice head shot.
Nakki moves out of range as Miles strikes.
Miles throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nakki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miles .
It seemed like Nakki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Miles throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nakki misses with a hook to the body
and Miles counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Miles clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakki.
Miles has a couple of punches blocked by Nakki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakki misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakki has Miles pressed against the ropes.
Miles lands with a light punch inside.
Benjamin Miles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uiva Nakki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nakki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uiva Nakki!
Uiva Nakki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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