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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Off On The Pain - Gary Allan . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tucker Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas throws a low kick but Nyrkki avoids it.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nyrkki.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nyrkki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thomas 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.
Thomas pulls Nyrkki in to control the position.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nyrkki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nyrkki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body
and Nyrkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nyrkki wants to clinch.
Thomas swings for the body but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Nyrkki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomas as he avoids it easily.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Nyrkki counters with a left to the body.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Thomas.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Nyrkki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
Nyrkki controlling from mount.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.
Nyrkki landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thomas wants to control but Nyrkki is having none of it.
Nyrkki 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.
Nyrkki prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.
Nyrkki avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
Nyrkki trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Nyrkki unloading with bombs!
Thomas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nyrkki.
Thomas can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nyrkki controlling the position easily from mount.
Thomas working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki controlling his opponent.
Thomas is in a horrible position here. Nyrkki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thomas can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nyrkki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Nyrkki maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kake Nyrkki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Nyrkki off the ropes and back into rage.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Nyrkki staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Nyrkki is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas jabs Nyrkki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Nyrkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nyrkki misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nyrkki is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Nyrkki moves out of range easily.
Nyrkki closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Nyrkki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nyrkki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nyrkki is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Nyrkki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas can't keep his opponent in guard - Nyrkki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nyrkki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nyrkki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Nyrkki slows the pace down in half guard.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. Nyrkki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thomas has a hand on Nyrkki's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nyrkki takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Thomas wants to hold on but Nyrkki pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to escape the mount.
Nyrkki throwing strikes here but Thomas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nyrkki lands a heavy elbow.
Thomas is looking to get to half guard.
Nyrkki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nyrkki breaks from Thomas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thomas can't escape the position.
Nyrkki landing strikes from the mount.
Kake Nyrkki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas wants to control but Nyrkki is having none of it.
Thomas can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thomas wants to hold on but Nyrkki pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nyrkki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nyrkki trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Nyrkki landing shots from mount.
Nyrkki dominating with strikes here.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nyrkki controlling the position easily from mount.
Nyrkki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thomas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Nyrkki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kake Nyrkki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nyrkki wants to clinch.
Nyrkki moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nyrkki's sensitive parts.
Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Nyrkki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nyrkki blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nyrkki's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thomas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Thomas. No joy for Nyrkki on that attempt.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nyrkki is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tucker Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyrkki thows a body shot but no joy.
Nyrkki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nyrkki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Nyrkki checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Nyrkki counters with a takedown into side control.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Nyrkki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Thomas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Nyrkki is controlling well.
Thomas trying to control here.
Nyrkki controlling the action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nyrkki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Kake Nyrkki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nyrkki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thomas wants to control but Nyrkki is keeping busy.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thomas holds on and takes a little breather.
Tucker Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nyrkki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thomas regains half guard.
Nyrkki trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
Nyrkki is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tucker Thomas.
I think Nyrkki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kake Nyrkki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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