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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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225 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Merridew!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrma misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Merridew throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Merridew staying out of range there.
Merridew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Merridew staying out of range there.
Merridew slips under a jab from Tyrma.
Merridew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Merridew ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrma.
Tyrma looks to land a right hand but Merridew moved out of range.
No joy there for Tyrma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyrma misses with a body shot.
Merridew ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrma.
Merridew looks to land a right hand but Tyrma moved out of range.
Donk. Merridew catches Tyrma right on the button with a cross.
Merridew throws out a loose jab but Tyrma uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.
Sloppy strikes from Tyrma. Those never looked like landing.
Tyrma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merridew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma lands with a good body shot.
Tyrma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Merridew's hands.
Merridew ducks under a wild hook from Tyrma.
Tyrma swings for the body but Merridew moves out of range.
Tyrma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrma scores with a jab. Merridew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Merridew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrma looks to land a right hand but Merridew moved out of range.
Merridew swings for the body but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tyrma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Merridew's head backwards.
Merridew throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrma ducks under a wild hook from Merridew.
Merridew takes a swing at Tyrma's ribcage but misses.
Tyrma throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merridew throws a body punch but Tyrma moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tyrma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Merridew manages to avoid it.
Tyrma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bad Pluto! in the buildup to the fight.
Merridew misses with a looping left.
Merridew staying out of range there.
Merridew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrma moves away.
Merridew lands with a good body shot.
Merridew is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tyrma rather than just go for the knockout.
Merridew swings widly with a right hand
and Tyrma counters with a one-two to the body.
Merridew misses with an uppercut. Tyrma saw that one coming.
Tyrma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Merridew moves away.
Merridew just misses with a punch to the body.
Merridew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrma was well out of range. Poor timing from Merridew.
Tyrma connects with a body shot.
Tyrma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Tyrma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrma lands a jab to the nose.
Merridew takes a swing at Tyrma's ribcage but misses.
Merridew stuns Tyrma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Merridew moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merridew misses with a shot to the body
and Tyrma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyrma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Merridew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Tyrma misses the shot to the body.
Merridew dips to his left and cracks Tyrma with an uppercut!
Merridew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrma.
Merridew avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
Tyrma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Merridews jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyrma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merridew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Merridew there.
Tyrma missing with a left hand there. Merridew was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Merridew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyrma punishes Merridew's body with a nice straight punch.
Merridew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyrma.
Merridew needs to keep his hands up - Tyrma had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrma cracks Merridew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Merridew fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Tyrma misses its intended target.
Tyrma connects with a right hand. Merridew shakes it off.
Merridew throws a shot from downtown. Tyrma moves away and avoids it.
Tyrma moves away from the strike by Merridew.
Merridew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrma was well out of range. Poor timing from Merridew.
Tyrma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Merridew takes a swing at Tyrma's ribcage but misses.
Tyrma connects with a crisp jab.
Merridew throws a body shot but no joy.
Merridew misses with a wild body shot.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Merridew moves away and avoids it.
Merridew misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyrma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyrma slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Merridew throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A cross from Merridew lands.
Tyrma looks to land a right hand but Merridew moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurko Tyrma dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Merridew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrma moves away.
Merridew takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Merridew avoids the body shot from Tyrma.
Tyrma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Merridew at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Merridew.
Tyrma dodges the punch combination from Merridew.
Tyrma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merridew.
Merridew moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack Merridew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merridew misses with a wild body shot.
Merridew lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyrma cracks a nice hook into Merridew's ribs.
Tyrma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrma jabs Merridew right on the nose. Merridew blinks but takes it well.
Merridew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurko Tyrma is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Tyrma avoids the body shot from Merridew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merridew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Tyrma misses.
Tyrma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Merridew.
Merridew scores with a jab to the body.
Merridew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Merridew misses with an uppercut.
Tyrma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Merridew sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrma scores with a nice strike.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Merridew might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tyrma has got the better of the exchanges.
Merridew misses with a body shot.
Merridew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrma manages to avoid it.
Tyrma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyrma lands with an uppercut that bounces Merridew off the cage and back into range.
Tyrma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Merridew throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrma staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merridew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyrma misses with a looping left.
Merridew takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Merridew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tyrma throws a looping overhand right but Merridew ducks down to avoid it.
Merridew misses the shot to the body.
Tyrma throws a hook but Merridew avoids it easily.
Merridew looks to land a right hand but Tyrma moved out of range.
Merridew misses with a hook.
Tyrma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.
Merridew tries to move into range but Tyrma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Merridew looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrma is just out of range.
Merridew lands a really nice looking cross but Tyrma seems unphased.
Tyrma moves out of range of the strikes.
Merridew misses the body punch
and Tyrma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.
Merridew throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrma's shoulder, as Tyrma tries to avoid the shot.
Merridew takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Merridew is rocked!
Tyrma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Merridew is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyrma finish him?
Merridew is breathing heavily.
Merridew is aggressively charging in as Tyrma backs up avoiding any damage. Tyrma tosses out a jab and Merridew runs right into it face first! Merridew is out cold! Tyrma dropped down on all fours and is barking in Merridew's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurko Tyrma!
A relieved looking Kurko Tyrma 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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