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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Sirki� (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dice Thunderborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sirki� might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thergothon - Elemental. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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276 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirki�!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Dice Thunderborn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderborn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunderborn throws a low kick but Sirki� avoids it.
Thunderborn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sirki� half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sirki� drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sirki� on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sirki� seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Thunderborn misses with an uppercut.
Thunderborn misses with an uppercut.
Sirki� tries to counter with a takedown but Thunderborn is quick to defend against it.
A low kick from Thunderborn is predictable there
and Sirki� counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sirki� connects with a couple of short punches.
Thunderborn trying to keep a closed guard but Sirki� is proving a slippery customer.
Sirki� pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thunderborn is keeping the position for now.
Sirki� is looking to work some ground and pound but Thunderborn has wrist control.
Thunderborn is pulling down on Sirki�'s head. It's preventing any offense from Sirki�, at least for the moment.
Our spies down at at Total Impact inform us that Thunderborn has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderborn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sirki� might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sirki� stops Thunderborn from standing up.
Thunderborn is pulling down on Sirki�'s head. It's preventing any offense from Sirki�, at least for the moment.
Sirki� is working Thunderborn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sirki� working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thunderborn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thunderborn wants to stand and escape but Sirki� is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Thunderborn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirki� attempts a counter takedown but Thunderborn avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thunderborn misses with a wild body shot.
Sirki� feinted with a counter takedown.
Thunderborn misses with a hook
and Sirki� counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirki� accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thunderborn keeping full guard, as Sirki� tries to pass.
Sirki� connects with a couple of short punches.
Thunderborn keeping full guard, as Sirki� tries to pass.
Thunderborn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sirki� throwing strikes from guard but Thunderborn blocks nicely.
Sirki� wants to control from the top but Thunderborn keeps moving.
Sirki� thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thunderborn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn pulls Sirki� in close to prevent any damage.
Sirki� thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirki� working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sirki� stops Thunderborn from standing up.
Sirki� lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thunderborn wants to get back to his feet but Sirki� is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thunderborn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sirki� is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thunderborn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thunderborn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four 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.
Thunderborn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sirki� blocks a low kick nicely.
Sirki� changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thunderborn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirki� manages to avoid it.
Sirki� drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
Thunderborn tries to clinch but Sirki� is having none of it.
Sirki� appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dice Thunderborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunderborn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sirki�. That did some damage!
Thunderborn throws a shot from downtown. Sirki� moves away and avoids it.
Thunderborn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sirki� counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Sirki� there.
Sirki� missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thunderborn is refusing to be controlled, as Sirki� sits in half guard.
Sirki� working the head and body with strikes.
Sirki� 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.
Sirki� drops an elbow to the side of Thunderborn's head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Sirki� dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunderborn. Sirki� does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirki� feinted with a counter takedown.
Thunderborn throws a right hand that misses
and Sirki� counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sirki�.
Thunderborn pushes Sirki� off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sirki� avoids the body shot from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn misses with an uppercut
so Sirki� counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thunderborn is trying to keep Sirki� in close.
Sirki� working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Sirki� trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirki� wants to control from the top but Thunderborn keeps moving.
Thunderborn wants to get back to his feet but Sirki� is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirki� accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sirki� is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunderborn can do to turn this around?
Sirki� in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thunderborn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sirki� is controlling him.
Thunderborn is pulling down on Sirki�'s head. It's preventing any offense from Sirki�, at least for the moment.
Thunderborn trying to control the position.
Sirki� trying to control but Thunderborn is working from the bottom.
Sirki� stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thunderborn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thunderborn pushes Sirki� off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sirki� here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thunderborn clobbers Sirki� with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn throws a body shot but no joy.
Niko Sirki� is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunderborn jabs Sirki� right on the nose. Sirki� blinks but takes it well.
Thunderborn looks to land a left hand but Sirki� moved out of range nicely.
Sirki� changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thunderborn misses with a hook
so Sirki� counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Sirki� throwing strikes from guard but Thunderborn blocks nicely.
Sirki� throws a big right hand that misses.
Sirki� throwing strikes but missing.
Sirki� won't allow Thunderborn to get back to his feet.
Thunderborn keeping moving, preventing Sirki� from controlling successfully.
Sirki� is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirki� prevents Thunderborn from getting back to his feet.
Sirki� postures up in Thunderborn's guard and throws a big left but Thunderborn blocks it.
Sirki� wants to control from the top but Thunderborn keeps moving.
Thunderborn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sirki� working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sirki�'s corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sirki� wants to control from the top but Thunderborn keeps moving.
Sirki� thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sirki� postures up and lands a big shot to Thunderborn's brow.
Niko Sirki� overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thunderborn wants to stand up but Sirki� is controlling him.
Sirki� throwing strikes from guard but Thunderborn blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirki� trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunderborn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunderborn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sirki� loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sirki� won't allow Thunderborn to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thunderborn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sirki� drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
Thunderborn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirki� sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sirki� half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thunderborn connects with the punch.
Sirki� ducks under a wild hook from Thunderborn.
Sirki� drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sirki� checks a leg kick.
Sirki� tries to counter with a takedown but Thunderborn is quick to defend against it.
Thunderborn throws an overhand right that lands on Sirki�'s shoulder, as Sirki� tries to avoid the shot.
Sirki� keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunderborn.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Niko Sirki� will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sirki� takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thunderborn throws a leg kick
and Sirki� counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thunderborn won't be happy with that.
Thunderborn is pushing Sirki�'s head away, looking to escape. Sirki� manages to hold on to the position though.
Sirki� scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thunderborn to see if he's OK.
Thunderborn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sirki� wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thunderborn is trying to buck Sirki� off.
Sirki� wants to control but Thunderborn is keeping him busy.
Sirki� throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunderborn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sirki�.
Sirki� thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sirki� is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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Sirki� wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunderborn keeps working.
Sirki� cracks Thunderborn with a big right hand but Thunderborn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thunderborn is looking to regain half guard here but Sirki� keeps moving and retains side control.
Sirki� is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thunderborn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thunderborn is looking for a sweep.
Thunderborn throws Sirki� to one side and escapes!
Thunderborn throws a body punch but Sirki� moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunderborn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thunderborn throws a head punch that misses.
Sirki� blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunderborn breaks the clinch.
Sirki� defending well as Thunderborn loads up on a big left hand.
Sirki� uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunderborn.
Sirki� feinted with a counter takedown.
Thunderborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirki� is just out of range.
Sirki� feinted with a counter takedown.
Thunderborn misses with a hook. Sirki� ducked under it nicely.
Sirki� changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thunderborn misses with a body kick.
Sirki� drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunderborn digs a good hook to Sirki�'s body.
Thunderborn throws the left hand but Sirki� avoids the punch easily.
Sirki� drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thunderborn sprawls and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderborn cracks Sirki� with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunderborn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dice Thunderborn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Thunderborn.
Thunderborn throws a leg kick
and Sirki� counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sirki�.
Thunderborn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sirki� trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sirki� is working hard here to advance position.
Sirki� passes into half guard.
Thunderborn moves into full guard.
Thunderborn wants to get back to his feet but Sirki� is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirki� postures up in Thunderborn's guard and throws a big left but Thunderborn blocks it.
Sirki� is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sirki� is standing up over Thunderborn. Thunderborn looks to escape but Sirki� dives into side control.
Sirki� throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dice Thunderborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sirki� is looking to take a break and control but Thunderborn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thunderborn misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sirki� scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Thunderborn is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sirki� can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Sirki�!
Niko Sirki� took some time post fight to say the following; '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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