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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian BLaszczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Omena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omena is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Minä olen voittaja!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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258 lbs
3 - 4 - 1 |
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287 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian BLaszczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jukka Omena!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BLaszczak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Omena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Omena misses.
Omena pushes BLaszczak up against the cage in a clinch.
BLaszczak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omena has him pressed against the cage.
BLaszczak has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Omena after a bit of a struggle.
Omena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Omena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but BLaszczak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Omena to work.
BLaszczak tries to pull guard but Omena holds him up against the cage and eventually BLaszczak drops back down to his feet.
Omena is pressed up against the cage. BLaszczak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Omena down to the mat. Omena avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian BLaszczak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BLaszczak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jukka Omena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BLaszczak was well out of range. Poor timing from Omena.
BLaszczak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Omena lands a jab to the head.
Omena misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Omena lands but BLaszczak takes it in his stride.
It looks like Damian BLaszczak has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omena wants to clinch up but BLaszczak keeps it at a distance.
BLaszczak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
BLaszczak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omena smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Omena is looking to score with low kicks.
BLaszczak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BLaszczak is breathing heavily.
BLaszczak tries to keep at a distance but Omena has taken the fight into the clinch.
Omena lands an elbow that stopped BLaszczak in his tracks for a moment.
Omena breaks the clinch.
Omena lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Omena gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Omena misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omena throws an elbow that misses.
BLaszczak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Omena smiles and moves away.
Omena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Omena clinches up against the cage.
Omena breaks the clinch.
Omena has taken the fight to the clinch.
Omena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Omena. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omena drives through and clinches with BLaszczak against the cage.
Omena breaks the clinch.
Omena has taken the fight to the clinch.
Omena misses with an elbow over the top.
Omena is pushing BLaszczak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Omena prevents a body shot from BLaszczak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BLaszczak has Omena pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. BLaszczak pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Omena tumbling to the mat - BLaszczak dives into Omena's guard.
Omena wants to stand and escape but BLaszczak is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Omena dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian BLaszczak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Omena has managed to clinch.
Omena breaks from the clinch.
Omena looks to clinch
and BLaszczak counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Omena looking for a sweep. Not yet Omena, not yet.
BLaszczak trying to control but Omena is working from the bottom.
Omena wants to get back to his feet but BLaszczak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Omena pushes BLaszczak off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BLaszczak moves out of range of the strikes.
Omena tries to clinch up
and BLaszczak counters with a single leg into guard. Omena didn't expect that.
Omena managing to control the position.
BLaszczak won't allow Omena to get back to his feet.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BLaszczak wants to control from the top but Omena keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
BLaszczak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Omena's waist but Omena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing BLaszczak off to one side.
Omena pushes BLaszczak up against the cage in a clinch.
Omena throws an elbow but it misses.
Omena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Omena lands a nice leg kick that just misses BLaszczak's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omena clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Omena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Omena with a knee to the head.
Omena breaks from the clinch.
Omena throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omena takes the fight into the clinch.
Omena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BLaszczak letting Omena take a breather here.
Omena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omena lands a nice leg kick that just misses BLaszczak's sensitive parts.
BLaszczak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
BLaszczak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Omena gets a clinch.
Omena lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Omena throws an elbow but it misses.
Omena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omena manages to break the clinch.
BLaszczak gets tackled into the cage by Omena. Omena maintains the clinch.
Omena misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukka Omena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damian BLaszczak's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
BLaszczak misses with a takedown attempt
and Omena counters with a slapping leg kick.
Omena throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by BLaszczak.
Omena tries to clinch but fails miserably
and BLaszczak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Omena tries to roll over but BLaszczak keeps him under control.
Omena has one foot on BLaszczak's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
BLaszczak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Omena moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omena will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning BLaszczak up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omena breaks the clinch.
Omena moves into the clinch.
Omena taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
BLaszczak takes an elbow to the temple.
Omena misses with some punches.
BLaszczak takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Omena as BLaszczak tries to tie him up.
Omena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Omena tries to clinch up but BLaszczak circles away and keeps his distance.
Omena moves into the clinch.
Omena breaks from the clinch.
Omena scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omena tries to clinch up.
Omena gets in close and instigates a clinch.
BLaszczak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Omena smiles and moves away.
Jukka Omena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omena tries to close the distance and clinch up but BLaszczak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Omena darts in and clinches BLaszczak up against the cage.
Omena manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
BLaszczak fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian BLaszczak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Omena obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omena lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Omena lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omena leaning against his opponent.
Jukka Omena seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Omena lands an elbow inside that BLaszczak shrugs off.
BLaszczak dodges an elbow strike from Omena.
Omena breaks the clinch.
Omena tries to clinch but BLaszczak moves out of range.
Omena takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omena throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Omena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Omena winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Omena!
Jukka Omena seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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