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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anna Margret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Kicker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anna Margret!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker throws a head kick but Margret moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
Margret stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kicker.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
Margret scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Margret not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Margret thows a huge punch but Kicker dodges it nicely.
Kicker is trying to stand up here but Margret is controlling him well.
Kicker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kicker tries to get out of the position.
Margret seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kicker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Margret not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kicker is trying to stand back up but Margret is controlling him
Margret passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kicker!
Margret has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margret looking to secure an arm triangle but Kicker defends it well.
Margret looking to finish with strikes here!
Margret postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kicker looks a forlorn figure.
Kicker blocking the ground and pound.
Margret jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kicker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Margret is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kicker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Margret has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kicker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Margret.
Kicker blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margret trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kicker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Margret on the ground.
Margret pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kicker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Margret tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kicker is trying to stand up.
Margret sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Margret looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Margret scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kicker?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margret won't let Kicker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kicker is squirming around, avoiding Margret's attempts to control the action.
You get the feeling that Kicker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kicker is trying to escape the mount but Margret keeps good control and instead manages to take Kicker's back.
Margret tries to get the hooks in deep but Kicker pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anna Margret dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kicker fakes the leg kick and cracks Margret in the body.
Margret is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kicker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Margret shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Kicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margret takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kicker lands a high kick!
Kicker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Margret blocks a head kick by Kicker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margret is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kicker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Margret takes a step back to recover.
Margret avoids a kick to the body.
Kicker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Margret.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
Margret misses with a wild body shot.
Margret closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kicker circles away.
John Kicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anna Margret.
Margret fails with a takedown attempt.
Kicker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margret thows a leg kick but Kicker checks it
and Kicker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kicker lands a head kick. Margret smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slow jab from Margret misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Kicker.
John Kicker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margret misses with a takedown attempt
and Kicker counters with a nice body kick.
Margret is breathing heavily.
Kicker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Margret checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Margret looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Margret looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Margret moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kicker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kicker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kicker throws a head kick that half lands.
Kicker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Margret if he has to take too many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kicker.
Margret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kicker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kicker throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kicker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Margret blocks a head kick by Kicker.
Kicker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Kicker lands but Margret takes it in his stride.
Kicker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kicker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Margret's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Margret avoids the head kick by Kicker.
Margret slips under a jab from Kicker.
Kicker swats away the attempt to clinch by Margret.
Margret throws a hook but Kicker blocks it.
Margret closes the distance but Kicker moves to the side
and Kicker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Margret is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Margret moves out of range easily.
Margret moves in looking to clinch but Kicker pushes him off.
Margret is looking to clinch but Kicker is avoiding it.
Kicker throws the kick towards the body but Margret avoids it.
Kicker throws a head kick but Margret moves out of range.
Margret on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kicker. Kicker obviously looking to wear him down.
Margret fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kicker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Margret to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Margret stops Kicker from standing up.
Margret trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Margret 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kicker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kicker 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Anna Margret!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Anna Margret!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Anna Margret!
Anna Margret wins by unanimous decision!
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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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