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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shefki Kuqi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Mieto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
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183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shefki Kuqi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Mieto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieto moves into the clinch.
Mieto misses with the head strike.
Kuqi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuqi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mieto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kuqi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juha Mieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mieto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuqi.
Kuqi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuqi.
Mieto lands with a right hand.
Kuqi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kuqi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shefki Kuqi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mieto cracks the inside of Kuqi's front leg.
Mieto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuqi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mieto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mieto misses with a low kick as Kuqi jumps back.
Kuqi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuqi swats away the attempt to clinch by Mieto.
The fighters circling - Kuqi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuqi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mieto.
Mieto delivers a nice body kick.
Mieto tries to clinch up.
Mieto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuqi misses with a wild combination.
Juha Mieto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuqi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mieto is fending him off so far but Kuqi persists. Nope, Mieto circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuqi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuqi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuqi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mieto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mieto, as that shot connected.
A combination from Kuqi does no damage.
Mieto thows a body shot but no joy.
Mieto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuqi's sensitive parts.
Mieto lands a head kick!
Kuqi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Mieto.
Mieto throws a hook but Kuqi avoids it easily.
Mieto misses with a hook
and Kuqi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi throwing strikes but missing.
Kuqi pushes down on Mieto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kuqi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuqi trying to control from half guard but Mieto is working away.
Mieto is in trouble now - Kuqi has advanced to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kuqi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mieto looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuqi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuqi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuqi misses with a head shot.
Mieto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kuqi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mieto tries to reverse the position but Kuqi maintains control.
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 Shefki Kuqi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mieto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mieto tries to clinch up
and Kuqi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuqi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kuqi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kuqi is looking to take a break and control but Mieto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mieto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kuqi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kuqi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuqi controlling the action here.
Kuqi is nestled in close to Mieto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shefki Kuqi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuqi controlling the pace.
Kuqi looks to land a strike but Mieto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi throwing strikes from guard but Mieto blocks nicely.
Kuqi trying to control but Mieto is working from the bottom.
Kuqi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuqi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuqi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuqi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuqi throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mieto can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuqi throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuqi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mieto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuqi is looking to work some ground and pound but Mieto has wrist control.
Mieto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuqi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi throws a big elbow that misses.
Mieto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuqi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuqi cracks Mieto with a solid left hand.
Kuqi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mieto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mieto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuqi is one step ahead there.
Mieto keeping moving, preventing Kuqi from controlling successfully.
Kuqi stays in close to Mieto's body and controls the position.
Kuqi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuqi wants to control from the top but Mieto keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shefki Kuqi dominated that second round.
That's time! Kuqi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mieto staying out of range there.
Kuqi throws a sloppy head kick and Mieto moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Mieto as Kuqi shoots in.
Kuqi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mieto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuqi.
Kuqi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuqi thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuqi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shefki Kuqi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mieto wants to clinch but Kuqi slips to the side
so Kuqi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kuqi throwing strikes from guard but Mieto blocks nicely.
Kuqi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuqi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuqi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mieto looking to control.
Kuqi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mieto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mieto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuqi.
Kuqi throws an elbow that misses. Mieto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuqi's guard. Nice move by Mieto!
Mieto tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuqi is retaining full guard.
Kuqi is adopting a defensive guard.
Kuqi has an active guard here but Mieto has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mieto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mieto's back!
Mieto covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kuqi punches Mieto on the ear.
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!
Kuqi is not going to allow Mieto to sit and survive in this position.
Kuqi 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.
Kuqi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mieto is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kuqi is trying to control but Mieto is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Kuqi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kuqi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mieto tries to hold on but Kuqi pushes him away.
BOOM! Kuqi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mieto blocking the ground and pound.
Juha Mieto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuqi trying to control but Mieto is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi looking to finish Mieto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mieto!
Mieto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mieto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kuqi looking to control but Mieto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuqi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mieto's face.
Mieto is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuqi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mieto is still in real trouble! Can Kuqi finish him?
Kuqi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mieto bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kuqi and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shefki Kuqi!
Shefki Kuqi is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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